Famous Celebrities You Had No Idea Were Adopted

Jenna Ushkowitz

You might know her from Glee, but this actress could have been someone entirely different had she not been adopted from Seoul, South Korea as a three-month-old baby. Her adoptive parents raised their baby in the neighborhood of East Meadow, New York, with their other son, Gregg. She's gone on to create Kindred: The Foundation for Adoption, which assists adoptees and their families with valuable resources and support.

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