Not to many people know that these American celebrities have dependents from Italy. Does anybody on the list shock you?
#10 Steve Carell
Steve Carell is of of Italian, German, and Polish descent.
His father is of Italian and German heritage. His father’s surname was originally Caroselli (it was changed to Carell in the 1950s).
#9 Vince Vaughn
Vince Vaughn is of Italian, English, Irish, German, and Lebanese descent. He is Italian his maternal grandfather.
#8 Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage is of Italian, German and Polish descent. He is Italian from his father’s side.
#6 Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa was of Italian, French, and Greek descent.
Franks mother, Rosemarie, is Neapolitan and Sicilian. His father, Francis, was an immigrant from Partinico, Sicly.
#5 Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw is of Italian, Scottish, Irish, English, French, Dutch, Czech, and German descent. He is Italian from his grandfather.
#4 Steven Tyler
Steven Tyler is of Italian, German, Polish, and English descent.
His paternal grandfather was from Cotronei in Calabria.
#3 Leah Remini
Leah Remini is of Italian and Austrian descent. Her father has Italian ancestry from Sicily.
#2 Jon Favreau
Jon Favreau is of Italian and Canadian descent. He is Italian from his father’s side.
#1 Jason Biggs
Jason Biggs is of English and Italian descent. Biggs’ father is English and Italian and his mother is Sicilian.
Sources
- Famous People of Italian Descent [Ranker]
- Wikipedia
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