Mila Kunis has an exotic name and an equally exotic background: She was born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, in 1983, when it was part of the USSR. Her family came to the United States in 1991 with $250.
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Mila Kunis has an exotic name and an equally exotic background: She was born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, in 1983, when it was part of the USSR. Her family came to the United States in 1991 with $250.
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Amy Adams was actually born in Vicenza, Italy, while her father was in the U.S. military. She grew up in Colorado.
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Amy Adams was actually born in Vicenza, Italy, while her father was in the U.S. military. She grew up in Colorado.
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Jim Carrey, wild man of "The Mask" and "Ace Ventura," is actually a buttoned-up Canadian underneath that rubbery exterior. He was born in Newmarket, Ontario, just north of Toronto.
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Jim Carrey, wild man of "The Mask" and "Ace Ventura," is actually a buttoned-up Canadian underneath that rubbery exterior. He was born in Newmarket, Ontario, just north of Toronto.
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Hit singer Rihanna was born Robyn Rihanna Fenty in Barbados.
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Hit singer Rihanna was born Robyn Rihanna Fenty in Barbados.
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Natalie Portman was born Natalie Hershlag in Jerusalem in 1981. She moved to the U.S. when she was 3 but maintains citizenship of both the U.S. and Israel.
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Natalie Portman was born Natalie Hershlag in Jerusalem in 1981. She moved to the U.S. when she was 3 but maintains citizenship of both the U.S. and Israel.
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Keanu Reeves may have a Hawaiian first name, but he was born in Beirut, Lebanon. His mother is English, and his father was born in Hawaii. Reeves spent his childhood moving from place to place before settling in Toronto. He moved to Los Angeles in the mid-'80s.
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Keanu Reeves may have a Hawaiian first name, but he was born in Beirut, Lebanon. His mother is English, and his father was born in Hawaii. Reeves spent his childhood moving from place to place before settling in Toronto. He moved to Los Angeles in the mid-'80s.
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Idris Elba is known widely for his portrayal of Baltimore drug dealer Stringer Bell in "The Wire," but he was born and raised in London, the son of a Sierra Leonean father and Ghanaian mother.
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Idris Elba is known widely for his portrayal of Baltimore drug dealer Stringer Bell in "The Wire," but he was born and raised in London, the son of a Sierra Leonean father and Ghanaian mother.
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That most American-sounding of musical groups, the Band, was actually four-fifths Canadian. Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson and Richard Manuel were all born in Ontario. Only Levon Helm, from Elaine, Arkansas, hailed from the U.S.
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That most American-sounding of musical groups, the Band, was actually four-fifths Canadian. Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson and Richard Manuel were all born in Ontario. Only Levon Helm, from Elaine, Arkansas, hailed from the U.S.
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Kim Cattrall of "Sex and the City" played the sexualized New York PR woman Samantha Jones, but she was born in Liverpool, England, and grew up in Canada.
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Kim Cattrall of "Sex and the City" played the sexualized New York PR woman Samantha Jones, but she was born in Liverpool, England, and grew up in Canada.
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OK, so Joaquin Phoenix is from the United States -- but not the "states" part. He was born in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico and lived there until he was 6.
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OK, so Joaquin Phoenix is from the United States -- but not the "states" part. He was born in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico and lived there until he was 6.
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Based on "Bridesmaids" and "Damages," you'd never know Rose Byrne was actually from Australia. She was born in Sydney in 1979. She now lives in New York.
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Based on "Bridesmaids" and "Damages," you'd never know Rose Byrne was actually from Australia. She was born in Sydney in 1979. She now lives in New York.
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Canadians: They're just like us! Though, often, funnier and more polite. (Except YOU, Justin Bieber.) Take Will Arnett, left, the "Arrested Development" star who's now one of "The Millers." He was born in Toronto.
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Canadians: They're just like us! Though, often, funnier and more polite. (Except YOU, Justin Bieber.) Take Will Arnett, left, the "Arrested Development" star who's now one of "The Millers." He was born in Toronto.
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Tommy Lee is another child of a U.S. armed forces member. He was born in Athens in 1962. His father was in the Army; his mother, Vassiliki Papadimitriou, was a contestant in the 1957 Miss Greece pageant.
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Tommy Lee is another child of a U.S. armed forces member. He was born in Athens in 1962. His father was in the Army; his mother, Vassiliki Papadimitriou, was a contestant in the 1957 Miss Greece pageant.
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Vanessa Lachey was born Vanessa Minnillo in Angeles City, the Phillippines, in 1980. Her father, an American serviceman, moved frequently; Lachey also lived in Germany, Japan and Turkey during her childhood.
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Vanessa Lachey was born Vanessa Minnillo in Angeles City, the Phillippines, in 1980. Her father, an American serviceman, moved frequently; Lachey also lived in Germany, Japan and Turkey during her childhood.
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Underneath that Batman mask, it's hard to tell where Christian Bale's growl hails from. (And it's even harder in "American Hustle.") But the actor was born in Wales to a South African-born father and an English mother.
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Underneath that Batman mask, it's hard to tell where Christian Bale's growl hails from. (And it's even harder in "American Hustle.") But the actor was born in Wales to a South African-born father and an English mother.
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The Mowry twins of "Sister, Sister," Tia and Tamera, were born in Gelnhausen in what was then West Germany. Their father and mother both served in the U.S. Army.
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The Mowry twins of "Sister, Sister," Tia and Tamera, were born in Gelnhausen in what was then West Germany. Their father and mother both served in the U.S. Army.
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"Gene Simmons" is about as American-sounding as you can get, right? Not so much for Chaim Witz, which is what Simmons was born in Haifa, Israel, in 1949. He and his mother moved to New York in the late '50s. Before he was Gene Simmons, he went by Eugene Klein.
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"Gene Simmons" is about as American-sounding as you can get, right? Not so much for Chaim Witz, which is what Simmons was born in Haifa, Israel, in 1949. He and his mother moved to New York in the late '50s. Before he was Gene Simmons, he went by Eugene Klein.
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Portia de Rossi of "Ally McBeal" and "Arrested Development" is the exotic name chosen by Amanda Lee Rogers, who was born in Horsham, Australia. De Rossi also now goes by Portia DeGeneres, after her spouse, Ellen DeGeneres.
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Portia de Rossi of "Ally McBeal" and "Arrested Development" is the exotic name chosen by Amanda Lee Rogers, who was born in Horsham, Australia. De Rossi also now goes by Portia DeGeneres, after her spouse, Ellen DeGeneres.
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Kathie Lee Gifford's father was with the U.S. Navy at the time she was born in Paris in 1953. Originally Kathryn Lee Epstein, she was raised in Maryland.
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Kathie Lee Gifford's father was with the U.S. Navy at the time she was born in Paris in 1953. Originally Kathryn Lee Epstein, she was raised in Maryland.
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Another son of a serviceman, Bruce Willis was born in Idar-Oberstein in what was then West Germany. (Incidentally, his first name is Walter.) His mother was German. When he was very young, his father moved the family to New Jersey, where Willis grew up.
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Another son of a serviceman, Bruce Willis was born in Idar-Oberstein in what was then West Germany. (Incidentally, his first name is Walter.) His mother was German. When he was very young, his father moved the family to New Jersey, where Willis grew up.
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Rose McGowan, best known for "Charmed," was born in Italy, the daughter of two members of the Children of God religious sect. She didn't move to the U.S. until she was 10.
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Rose McGowan, best known for "Charmed," was born in Italy, the daughter of two members of the Children of God religious sect. She didn't move to the U.S. until she was 10.
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Keith Urban may be a top-selling country singer, but his roots are far from Nashville. He was born in New Zealand and grew up in Australia. He moved to the United States in 1992.
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Keith Urban may be a top-selling country singer, but his roots are far from Nashville. He was born in New Zealand and grew up in Australia. He moved to the United States in 1992.
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And then there's Urban's wife, Nicole Kidman, who's kind of the reverse of this whole gallery. Though she grew up in Australia -- and still has that country's distinctive accent -- she was born in Honolulu.
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And then there's Urban's wife, Nicole Kidman, who's kind of the reverse of this whole gallery. Though she grew up in Australia -- and still has that country's distinctive accent -- she was born in Honolulu.
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