Aubrey Plaza sounds like it should be a square in a city where marches and parades are held, but it's actually the name of Delaware's most famous native. Aubrey Plaza was born in Wilmington, and was the star of the drama league productions in the town when she was growing up. Her unusual first name comes from her father's love of the band 'Bread,' who have a song called 'Aubrey.' She stuck around in Delaware long enough to finish high school, but then moved on to New York to further her studies and career.
We're lucky that Plaza is still with us to share her talents at all - she suffered a stroke when she was only 20, and was left with temporary paralysis. She recovered, only to suffer a second, smaller stroke when she was recording 'Parks and Recreation.' Fortunately, she's gone on to make a full recovery, and has racked up multiple movie credits to go with her television work.