Famous Celebrities You Had No Idea Were Adopted

Colin Kaepernick

In another timeline, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback could have been playing for the Green Bay Packers. He was adopted in 1987 by his parents Rick and Teresa Kaepernick, who had lost two sons at birth to congenital heart failure. He was only five weeks old at the time. He was previously born to a nineteen-year-old Heidi Russo in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He has never met his birth mother and does not know the identity of his birth father.

Actor Joaquin Phoenix was born in a cult, which might help explain why his siblings were named River, Rain, Liberty, and Summer. Their parents were members of Children of God group, which was founded in the 1960s.
As a child, Johnny Depp was allergic to chocolate.
In the early days of his career, Sylvester Stallone was so poor that he sold his dog Butkus for $50.
Kate Bosworth has two different-colored eyes.

Famous Celebrities You Had No Idea Were Adopted

Colin Kaepernick

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