These Famous Canadian Celebrities May Surprise You

NBA fan or not, you’ve probably been hearing Tristan Thompson’s name everywhere since he was reportedly caught cheating on girlfriend Khloe Kardashian while she was pregnant with their daughter - yikes! But did you know the famed Cleveland Cavaliers player is originally from Brampton, Ontario?

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Despite being known for her sharp American political commentary on her show Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, Samantha hails from Toronto, Ontario and maintains dual citizenship in the U.S. and Canada.

Not only was the Arrested Development star born in Brampton, Ontario, but his first acting gig was an unpaid role in a Tim Hortons commercial. What's more Canadian than that?

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Before she was Christina Yang on Grey's Anatomy, Sandra Oh grew up in Ottawa and worked her way through Canadian theatre and film. She even studied at the National Theatre School of Canada in Montreal as a young adult.

The comedian, writer and producer was living in Vancouver at age 16 when he landed his first role in Judd Apatow’s Freeks and Geeks - and the rest is history!

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The Pretty Little Liars star and model was born in Mississauga, Ontario. She even had a small role on Degrassi: The Next Generation alongside fellow Canadian Nina Dobrev.

Before he was the Grammy-nominated DJ and mouse head wearing phenomenon known as deadmau5, he was Joel Thomas Zimmerman from Niagara Falls, Ontario.

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Taylor grew up in Kelowna, BC, before getting his breakout role as Tim Riggins in the teen drama Friday Night Lights.

One half of Will & Grace is actually Canadian. Eric was born in Toronto and got his start in Canadian theatre before moving to LA.

The Oscar award-winning director behind movies like Avatar and Titanic grew up in Chippawa, Ontario. No wonder he snagged our girl Celine for the Titanic soundtrack.

Although she and her family moved to New Zealand when she was four, the True Blood star was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, Star Wars star, Hayden Christensen, grew up in Vancouver before moving to New York City to pursue acting.

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Michael Cera isn’t the only Canadian star of Arrested Development. The actor/comedian and Amy Poehler’s ex-husband grew up in Toronto before making it as an actor.

With so many iconic roles in American 90’s movies like Scream and The Craft, it’s easy to forget that Neve Campbell is actually Canadian. Born in Guelph, Ontario, she had guest appearances on Canadian shows like Kids in The Hall and Are You Afraid of The Dark? before landing her role on Party of Five in the U.S.

Although born in Massachusetts, the Friends star was raised in Ottawa by his mother, Suzanne Marie Morrison, who is a former press secretary to Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.

Just like her How I Met Your Mother character, Cobie is from Vancouver, BC.

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The actor from Fringe and The Affair is from Vancouver, BC, but he’ll always be Pacey from Dawson’s Creek to us.

The Rock’s dad and fellow wrestler, Rocky, yes, Rocky, is from Nova Scotia and Dwayne has had dual citizenship in Canada and the U.S. since 2009.

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The entrepreneur known for founding Tesla Motors and SpaceX has a Canada connection - and we’re not just talking his relationship with Canadian musician Grimes. Although he grew up in South Africa, he revealed over Twitter that he considers himself to be half Canadian, saying, “I love Canada! I'm half Canadian. My Mom was born in Regina.”

Yes, we know what you’re thinking, Paula Abdul from American Idol? But it’s true, Paula has a Canadian connection too! Straight Up, her mother is from Minnedosa, Manitoba.

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