Famous Celebrities You Had No Idea Were Adopted

Eartha Kitt

Born in 1927 on a South Carolina cotton farm, Eartha was raised by a woman who she believed was her mother named Anna Mae Riley. She eventually went to live in NYC with Anna Mae's sister, who she believed was her aunt, Mamie Kitt. This turned out to be her biological mother. Her father remains a mystery. She only knows that he was white and owned the farm Mamie had worked on. 

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The More You Know

  • Growing up, Eva Mendes wanted to be a nun, but she changed her mind when she found out they didn't make any money.
  • Growing up, Katy Perry wasn't allowed to eat Lucky Charms cereal because luck was "linked to the devil." Her family also called deviled eggs "angeled eggs."
  • Leonardo DiCaprio's mom was looking at a Leonardo da Vinci painting in a museum in Italy when Leo first kicked. That's why he's named Leonardo.
  • Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has his own motivational alarm clock app, which fans can download. It has no snooze button.
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