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Do you dress up in medieval clothing to watch "Game of Thrones?" Do you know the Vulcan death grip? Then chances are you are from Wyoming. The folks at Estately sorted through the data and have comprised a list of the "Nerdiest states in America...

Last week, the "fake news site" DailyNews11 caused a stir by falsely reporting that several scenes from the upcoming 'Star Wars' movie were scheduled to be filmed near Cheyenne. Unfortunately, that story was quickly debunked. However, here are five places in Wyoming that would make an excellent setting for the 'Star Wars' franchise...

By the time she was 16-years-old, Wyoming native Mildred Harris was among the most well known actresses in the world when her torrid love affair with Charlie Chaplin became the first tabloid scandal in Hollywood history. Born in Cheyenne in 1901, the daughter of a telegraph operator scored her first Hollywood movie role at the age of 11, when she was cast in The Post Telegrapher...

Worland native and University of Wyoming alum K. Harrison Sweeney says he was recently cast to voice the part of "Jabba the Hutt" in an upcoming Star Wars movie.

This year marks the 140th anniversary of Wyoming's first "celebrity wedding". March 7, 1876, legendary wild west gunslinger 'Wild' Bill Hickok and Agnes Thatcher Lake tied the knot at a house in Cheyenne. At the time, the bride was nearly as famous as her infamous new groom...

They might not all be household names, but there's a long line of actors from right here in Wyoming who have forged successful careers in Hollywood. Here's our completely unofficial and totally subjective list of the five best working actors from the Cowboy State, not including part-time Jackson resident Harrison Ford...

'The Image' originally screened between two porn films to the confusion of patrons. "[Bowie] thought it was hilarious," director Michael Armstrong said.

Wyoming has produced its fair share of famous actors and actresses over the years. None were move beloved in their time than Isabel Jewell. Jewell was born in Shoshoni, Wyoming, in 1907. After school, she moved to Lincoln, Nebraska, and joined a theater company...

The Revenant is based on the story of real-life American frontiersman Hugh Glass and was the basis of two movies including the 2015 film that stars Leonardo DiCaprio who just won an Oscar for his role as the explorer who was left for dead after being mauled by a grizzly bear...

Hot on the heels of the 88th Academy Awards, here's five legendary Oscar winning movies that were filmed, or set, in the great state of Wyoming. 1. Shane - This 1953 western follows a gunslinger who settles in the Cowboy State after the Civil War...

This week, film fans are mourning the loss of Tony Burton, who passed away at the age of 78. Burton will be fondly remembered for his role as "Duke", a boxing trainer who appeared in six Rocky movies. And his greatest on-screen moment was filmed right here in Wyoming...

It's not entirely certain, however, what the Foo Fighters frontman will be playing at the ceremony on Feb. 28.