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Maine: Patrick Dempsey

Patrick Dempsey totally looks like he'd be from Maine. The ER dreamboat was born and raised in Lewiston where he started his career being a juggler. Oddly enough, he placed second in an international juggling competition before he got his big break in acting. 

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