Famous Celebrities You Had No Idea Were Adopted

Melissa Gilbert

Prior to starring in Little House on the Prarie, Melissa Gilbert was adopted into a show business-oriented family. From her birth, she was destined to be a star. Paul Gilbert and Barbara Crane, her adoptive parents, had both been career actors for several years, so they were more than happy to help Melissa with her own dreams of acting when she was just 10 years old. 

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The More You Know

  • Leonardo DiCaprio has never done drugs and had to speak to a drug expert to prepare for Wolf of Wall Street.
  • Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has his own motivational alarm clock app, which fans can download. It has no snooze button.
  • Tom Hanks had an asteroid named after him which was called “12818 tomhanks”.
  • Matthew Broderick was convicted of careless driving in a car accident in which two people died.
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