Famous U.S. Stars That Weren't Born In America
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Mila Kunis
This gorgeous actress is well known for starring in the popular American TV show That 70's Show, but the actress herself hails from Ukraine. The star moved to the United States with her family when she was just 7-years-old, and it would only take her another 7 years to land the role of "Jackie Burkhart".
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Ryan Gosling
Ryan Gosling is among America's favourite Canadian-born stars! Also joining him from Canada are other famous American stars including Jim Carrey, Seth Rogen, Ryan Reynolds, and Michael J. Foxx.
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Natalie Portman
You would never guess it, but famous American star Natalie Portman was born in Jerusalem! While her mother is American, her father is Israeli. The actress's parents raised her Jewish, and she spent most of her childhood growing up on the east coast of the United States!
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Amy Adams
Our next American star was born in Italy! Because of her father's position in the United States Army, Amy Adams spent the first 8 years of her life growing up on army bases around the world!
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Bruce Willis
Bruce Willis spent the first 2 years of his childhood growing up in Western Germany! His American father met his German mother while serving on a military base in Germany!
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Nicki Minaj
Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, or better known as American pop singer Nicki Minaj, was born on the island of Trinidad and Tobago. Her family moved to Queens when she was still young, but she still pays visits to her birthplace, most recently to sing at the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival 2020!
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Keith Urban
If you thought our next star famous American star was from Australia, guess again! While he does hail from the Land Down Under, country music singer Keith Urban is actually a native Kiwi, not Aussie! Another twist, while his wife, Nicole Kidman, is Australian, she was actually born in Hawaii while her Aussie parents were there on educational visas!
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Portia de Rossi
While you may be thinking our next star has a very Italian-sounding name, she actually hails from Australia! Born Amanda Lee Rogers, Portia de Rossi changed her name at the age of 15 to reinvent herself! We'd say the name change was a success!
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Kim Cattrall
Journeying across the pond brings us our next American star, Kim Cattrall! Best known for her role of "Samantha Jones" on the hit show Sex and the City, Kim was actually born in London, England! The actress then spent most of her childhood growing up in Canada and would move to New York to start her acting career when she was 16!
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Christian Bale
Also from across the pond is Wales-born actor Christian Bale! While he was born in Wales, the actor's parents are of English descent, and he identifies as English, not Welsh!