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Famous Celebs Who Have Dual Citizenship!

Cynthia Springer / December 3, 2024 - 04:00 pm

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Jim Carrey and Tiffany Haddish attend a special screening of "Sonic the Hedgehog" at the Regency Village Theatre in Westwood, California, on February 12, 2020
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Jim Carrey and Tiffany Haddish

These stars would describe themselves as citizens of the world! For celebs like Tiffany Haddish (L) and Jim Carrey (R), they hold more than just an American passport... find out how these stars are connected to one or more countries! 

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Jim Carrey attends the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 6, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California
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Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey was born in Ontario, Canada, but moved to Los Angeles in the late '70s to pursue a career in comedy. However, it wasn't until 2004 that the famous actor became an official citizen of the U.S. Carrey's main reason for becoming a naturalized citizen was to be able to vote in American elections. 

RELATED: THIS Is The Iconic Christmas Role Jim Carrey Turned Down

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Tiffany Haddish attends the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party following the 92nd Oscars in Beverly Hills on February 9, 2020
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Tiffany Haddish

Comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish grew up in Los Angeles, but her father was originally from the country Eritrea. "My father is from Eritrea and he passed away last year—and he said one say I would end up here", Tiffany stated at the 2018 Oscars. She visited Eritrea in May 2019 where she applied for and obtained citizenship. 

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Angelina Jolie attends the European premiere of "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" at Odeon IMAX Waterloo on October 09, 2019 in London, England
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Angelina Jolie

Born in Los Angeles, Angelina Jolie is known for her humanitarian work outside of her acting career. The star was awarded Cambodian citizenship on July 21st, 2005 for her conservation efforts in the country. She additionally holds Bosnian citizenship after raising awareness of the Bosnian War during her filming of In the Land of Blood and Honey. 

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Ricky Martin speaks onstage during the 20th annual Latin GRAMMY Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on November 14, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada
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Ricky Martin

Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin was granted Spanish citizenship in 2011, allegedly to marry his former longtime Spanish partner, as same-sex was legal before many U.S. states. Today, the "Livin' La Vida Loca" star is now married to Syrian-Swedish artist Jwan Yosef as of 2017. The welcomed their fourth child in October of last year! 

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Benicio Del Toro attends FYC Event For Showtime's "Escape At Dannemora" at NeueHouse Hollywood on June 05, 2019 in Los Angeles, California
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Benicio del Toro

Just like Ricky Martin, Sin City actor Benecio del Toro was born in Puerto Rico, and also filed for Spanish citizenship at the same time as Martin. Spain granted him the additional citizenship in 2011, for his "artistic talents" and for the fact he has Spanish ancestry, even with family residing in Barcelona.

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Olivia Wilde attends the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Califronia on February 9, 2020
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Olivia Wilde

Actress Olivia Wilde was born in New York, and grew up in Washington D.C. Her mother is American and her father is British, but they spent their summers with her grandparents in Ardmore, Ireland. Because of her eminent love for the country, she eventually attended Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin. "A lot of my growth as a child and a lot of my happiness with the people I was surrounded by in Ireland," Wilde has stated.

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Salma Hayek at the "The Roads Not Taken" press conference during the 70th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at Grand Hyatt Hotel on February 26, 2020 in Berlin, Germany
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Salma Hayek

As one of the most gorgeous actresses, Salma Hayek holds both Mexican and American passports. But don't limit her to just those countries - Hayek's dad is actually Lebanese-Mexican, and her maternal grandparents are Spanish. She describes herself as 50% Lebanese and 50% Spanish. 

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Ludacris arrives at the Spotify Supper on January 07, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada
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Ludacris

Rapper Ludacris only recently gained dual citizenship to the country Gabon, which lies on the west coast of central Africa. His wife, Eudoxie Mbouguiengue, is Gabonese herself, and now their three children are officially, too! 

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Charlize Theron attends the EE British Academy Film Awards 2020 at Royal Albert Hall on February 02, 2020 in London, England
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Charlize Theron

South African born actress Charlize Theron became a naturalized citizen of the U.S. in 2007. She explained her dual country success to David Letterman on The Late Show: "I've always wanted to be (a citizen) they just didn't want to take me. It's quite a process you have to work hard, you know, study up."

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The power of holding onto more than one passport certainly makes life easier when entering or working in certain countries. For these celebs, they were able to obtain an additional passport of another country, making them dual citizens. Find out which stars have two homes across the globe!

These Celebrities Have Dual Citizenship

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