Colorado Celebrities

Most are aware of the tension between Barbara Streisand and the creators of South Park, but its origin involving the singer’s strong words about Colorado is much more complicated.

Colorado’s highest-grossing music artist of all time was pretty popular for a while but has since faded into obscurity.

South Park, the cartoon based in Colorado and carrying the distinction of being the most popular of its kind in the state, is allowing someone to become a permanent resident, all for a good cause.

While the most famous account of a celebrity being creeped out at The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, involves horror author Stephen King, a famous actor not affiliated with horror at all reportedly had a similar experience.

Comedian and actor Joey Diaz is known for his tough guy attitude and thick New Jersey accent, so it may come as a surprise that not only did the famous celebrity attend school in Colorado, but he also spent time in multiple of the state’s jails, including two that he refers to as “paradise.”

It’s easy to assume that South Park, a cartoon set in Colorado and created by Coloradans, is popular in the state, but how popular is it elsewhere?

Vintage footage shows Stephen King discussing an idea he once had for a story set in a women’s room in Colorado’s Stapleton Airport.

Whether it's the celebrities who frequent popular ski towns or those who were born here but no longer call the state their home, celebrities and Colorado go hand in hand.

Did you see the movie "National Lampoon's Vacation"? If you saw the movie, then you most certainly know who Cousin Eddie is. Do you recall his house in Kansas? Well, it's not in Kansas, it's actually in Colorado, and you can drive by it.

Aspen, Colorado will host a special preview of musical based on Woody Creek counterculture icon Hunter S. Thompson before its latest east coast run premieres.