fbpx
Blogs

24 Celebrities You Didn’t Know Are Italian

You never would guess who is on the list!

Most people know American stars such as Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, and Sebastian Maniscalco have Italian roots. However, there are some  celebrities that may surprise you!

#24 Bradley Cooper

Glasto17-44_(35547413626)_Cropped

Bradley Cooper is of Irish and Italian descent. His father is Irish and his mother’s side is Italian (from the Abruzzo and Naples regions).

#23 Selena Gomez

191125_Selena_Gomez_at_the_2019_American_Music_Awards_(cropped)

Selena Gomez is of Mexican and Italian descent. Her mother has partial-Italian ancestory.

#22 Bruce Springsteen

Screen Shot 2020-07-06 at 9.57.58 AM

Bruce Springsteen is of Italian, Dutch and Irish descent. Bruce’s maternal great-grandmother, Raffaela Zerilli, arrived at Ellis Island in October of 1900 from Vico Equense, Italy. His maternal grandfather was born in Naples.

#21 Joe Rogan

vrXDcTFC

Joe Rogan is of Italian and Irish descent. He is three-quarters Italian and one-quarter Irish. 

#20 Gwen Stefani

Gwen_Stefani_MET

Gwen’s mother is Irish, Scottish, English, Norwegian, and German. Her father, Dennis Stefani, is Italian-American.

#19 Giancarlo Esposito

850px-Giancarlo_Esposito_SXSW_2017_(cropped)

Giancarlo’s Italian on his fathers side. His father, John Esposito, was carpenter from Naples.

Giancarlo played character Gus Fring on hit show Breaking-Bad

#18 Brittany Murphy

1024px-Brittany_Murphy

Brittany Murphy was of Irish and Italian descent. 

#17 Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay_Lohan_MTV_VMA_2008

Lindsay Lohan is Irish, German, and Italian (from her mother). 

#16 Justin Long

Justin_Long_at_TIFF_2010

Justin is partial-Italian descent. His paternal grandmother was Italian.

#15 Hulk Hogan

Screen Shot 2020-07-06 at 10.40.46 AM

Hulk Hogan is of Italian, French, and Panamanian descent. He is Italian from his father’s side.

#14 Jennifer Anniston

Screen Shot 2020-07-06 at 10.46.33 AM

Jennifer Anniston is of partial-Italian descent. Her mother Nancy Dow is of Scottish, Irish, and Italian heritage. 

#13 Jay Leno

445px-JayLenoJul08

Jay Leno is of Scottish and Italian descent. He is Italian from his father’s side.

Sources

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

%d bloggers like this: