20 Celebrities Born in Surprising Places!

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19. Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman was born in Jerusalem, Israel, although her parents met at Ohio State University. After leaving Israel, Portman’s family first lived in Washington, D.C., then Connecticut and then Jericho, New York, on Long Island. Portman has dual American and Israeli Citizenship.

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18. Mila Kunis

Mila Kunis was born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine. When Kunis was seven, her family moved to Los Angeles, California. Kunis couldn’t understand a word of English when she arrived, so she enrolled in acting classes to improve her English. This led to Kunis securing a manager and landing her first acting job on “Days Of Our Lives.”

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17. Emma Watson

Although Emma Watson seems like the quintessential British girl, she was actually born in Paris, France. When Watson was five, she moved with her mother and younger brother to Oxfordshire while her father moved to London. Unfortunately Watson isn’t fluent in French!

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16. Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron was born in Benoni, South Africa, where she lived with her parents on a farm. Theron went to school in Johannesburg and then won a one-year modeling contract and moved to Milan, Italy. After spending a year modeling in Europe, Theron then moved to New York City and Miami, Florida.

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15. Hugh Jackman

Although his parents are British, Hugh Jackman was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. His parents moved there as part of the “Ten Pounds Poms” immigration. When Jackman was eight, his parents divorced and his mother moved back to England with his two sisters while he stayed in Sydney with his father.

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14. Rebel Wilson

Rebel Wilson was born and raised in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Wilson spent a year in South Africa when she was based there as a Rotary International Youth Ambassador for Australia. While there, Wilson contracted malaria and had hallucinations that she was an Oscar winning actress. After that, she decided to pursue a career in acting!

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13. Keanu Reeves

Keanu Reeves has lived everywhere! He was born in Beirut, Lebanon, but lived in Sydney, Australia then New York City, USA and then Toronto, Canada. Reeves primarily grew up in Toronto.

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Kathie Lee Gifford 

Kathie lee Gifford was born in Paris France. Gifford’s father was a US Navy Chief Petty Officer who was stationed in France when she was born, but the family quickly moved to Bowie, Maryland, and that is where she grew up.

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11. Milla Jovovich

Milla Jovovich was born in Kiev, Ukraine, but left when she was five and moved to London, England. Her family then moved to Sacramento, California, and then Los Angeles.

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10. Vanessa Minnillo

Vanessa Manillo was actually born in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines. Minnillo’s father was in the Air Force, so the family moved around a lot. Minillo lived in Washington, California, Nevada, Florida, Germany and Japan.

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9. Dominic Monaghan

Dominic Monaghan was born in Berlin, Germany, but his family moved around every four years, so he also lived in Düsseldorf, Stuttgart and Münster. When He was 11 years old, his family moved to Heaton Moor in Stockport, England.

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8. Rose McGowan

Rose McGowan was born in Florence, Italy, and spent her early childhood as part of the cult Children of God, moving throughout Europe from commune to commune. McGowan moved to the United States when she was 10, relocating to Oregon and then Seattle, Washington.

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7. Bruce Willis

Bruce Willis is actually German-American. His father was an American solider and his mother was a German citizen. Willis was born in Idar-Oberstein, West Germany, and moved to Carneys Point, New Jersey, when he was two.

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6. Tommy Lee

Tommy Lee was born in Athens, Greece, to a US Army serviceman and a Greek mother. When Lee was only a year old, he moved to West Covina, California, and that is where he grew up.

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5. Nina Dobrev

Although Nina Dobrev was raised in Canada, she was actually born in Sofia, Bulgaria. When Dobrev was two, her family moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was raised in the Greater Toronto Area.

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4. Isla Fisher

Isla Fisher is generally thought to be Australian, but she was actually born in Muscat, Oman! Her family then relocated to Bathgate, Scotland and, when she was six years old, Fisher moved to Perth, Australia, where she spent her formative years.

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 3. Amy Adams

Amy Adams was born in Vicenza, Italy. Her father was an American serviceman and would move the family from base to base. Adams’ family finally settled in Castle Rock, Colorado, when she was eight years old.

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2. Samaire Armstrong

Samaire Armstrong was born in Tokyo, Japan, to a Scottish father and an Italian mother. Her family lived in Japan for five years and then moved to Hawaii and then Sedona, Arizona. Armstrong also spent time living in Malaysia and China while she was growing up.

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1. Joaquin Phoenix

Joaquin Phoenix was born Joaquin Rafael Bottom in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He lived there until he was six and then his family returned to the United States. Phoenix’s family actually belonged to the religious group Children of God and began traveling throughout South American, which is where all five of their children were born.

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