page_title: Culture of Minnesota
section_title: Popular culture
hierarchical_section_title: Culture of Minnesota / Popular culture
caption_attribution_description: English: Garrison Keillor and cast members of A Prairie Home Companion radio show in Lanesboro, Minnesota. עברית: גאריסון קיילור (שני מימין) וצוות התוכנית בעת הקלטה
context_page_description: The culture of Minnesota is a subculture of the United States with influences from Scandinavian Americans, Irish Americans, German Americans, Native Americans, Czechoslovak Americans, along with numerous other immigrant groups. They work in the context of the cold agricultural and mining state.
context_section_description: On the TV series Beverly Hills, 90210,
  twins Brandon and Brenda Walsh were transplants from Minneapolis. The character of Marshall Eriksen from the sitcom How I Met Your Mother is a proud Minnesota native from St. Cloud with some episodes taking place there. The main characters of Nickelodeon's Big Time Rush are branded as "four hockey players from Minnesota." American Idol held auditions for its sixth season in Minneapolis in 2006 and Last Comic Standing held auditions for its fifth season in Minneapolis in 2007. The winner of season 4 was Josh Blue, a St. Paul native. The actor winning the role of "Sandy" on the televised Grease: You're the One that I Want! competition was Laura Osnes, an Eagan native; she played Sandy in the 2007 Broadway run of Grease.  A statue of Mary Tyler Moore downtown on the Nicollet Mall commemorates the 1970s television situation comedy Mary Tyler Moore, awarded 3 Golden Globes and 31 Emmy Awards.
  Minnesota's winters are the setting of several Hollywood films, including the comedies of Grumpy Old Men (1993) and Grumpier Old Men (1995), set in Wabasha, but filmed in St. Paul.  The Coen Brothers' 1996 dark comedy film Fargo, along with its 2014 spin-off series, also feature the backdrop of a Minnesota winter. The film primarily takes place in Minneapolis and Brainerd, with Bemidji and Duluth serving as the main settings for the TV show. Characters are depicted speaking with a strong, over-the-top Minnesota accent. Another Coen Brothers' film, 2009's A Serious Man is filmed and set in their hometown of St. Louis Park with the leading protagonist being a professor at St. Olaf College.
caption: A Prairie Home Companion live radio show
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