Famous Celebrities You Had No Idea Were Adopted

Debbie Harry

Debbie Harry is better known by the stage name Blondie, but before she was on a stage she was stuck in the foster care system. Adopted by Richard and Catherine Harry, she was only three months old when she found her new life. Throughout her life, she sang in local religious choirs in her hometown of Hawthorne, New Jersey. There, she found a love for singing but wanted to pursue an edgier sound. 

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