25 Celebrities You May Not Have Known Are African American!
Being racially ambiguous can mean smart business
on the celebrity scene for our favorite actresses, models, and mega-star crushes. And while some fans shun them for not claiming their African American roots, others say the world is no longer about ethnic divide. We will let you be the judge, check out 25 celebrities you probably had no clue had some African American heritage!
on the celebrity scene for our favorite actresses, models, and mega-star crushes. And while some fans shun them for not claiming their African American roots, others say the world is no longer about ethnic divide. We will let you be the judge, check out 25 celebrities you probably had no clue had some African American heritage!
Mariah Carey
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While Mariah Carey may seem to forget a lot of where she comes from when it comes to manners and being nice to us “common folk” one thing she has always been proud of is her unique familial blood line. Her father was of African American and Venezuelan ethnicity while, her mother is of white Irish descent.
unique familial blood line. Her father was of African American and Venezuelan ethnicity while, her mother is of white Irish descent.
Cash Warren
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While Jessica Alba may seem like the bi-racial partner in her marriage with movie producer Cash Warren, he too is of ethnic descent. Cash is the son of Hills Street Blues actor Michael Warren.
marriage with movie producer Cash Warren, he too is of ethnic descent. Cash is the son of Hills Street Blues actor Michael Warren.
Troian Bellisario 
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Pretty Little Liars actress Troian Bellisario may play a WASP (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant) on the show, but her bloodline speaks to a little racial mixology. Bellisario is actually the daughter of African American TV producer and actress Deborah Pratt.
bloodline speaks to a little racial mixology. Bellisario is actually the daughter of African American TV producer and actress Deborah Pratt.
Daniel Sunjata
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Wouldn’t you think Daniel Sunjata’s golden skin tone and fine hair screams Latino? Well actually, Daniel is half African American and half Caucasian.
Slash
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Rock star god Slash has always thanked his African American mother for the long, thick mane that adorns his head. While Slash enjoys being a part of the European heritage passed down from his father, he readily identifies with people of color.
Maya Rudolph
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Bridesmaids star Maya Rudolph has nailed a number of racially ambiguous roles, but DNA can’t tell a lie. Rudolph is the daughter to Minnie Riperton and music composer Richard Rudolph.
Nicole Richie
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While Lionel Richie isn’t Nicole Richie’s biological father, that doesn’t mean she doesn’t have a dose of chocolate in her blood. Richie’s biological dad Peter Michael Escovedo was Afro-Mexican. She also possesses Creole and Spanish ancestry.
Gabrielle Reece 
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Volleyball star Gabrielle Reece’s father was actually Trinidadian. He died when she was just 5 years-old.
Soledad O’Brien
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Have you really been wondering why Soledad O’ Brien likes to appear in those CNN Black In America specials? Well, Brien’s father is Afro-Cuban and her mother is Australian. Make sense now?
Wentworth Miller
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Wentworth Miller has that whole rugged Caucasian guy thing down pact, but there is more to him than meets the eye. Miller was born in England to a black father and a white mother. His family later relocated to Brooklyn, NY where Wentworth was raised.
Meghan Markle 
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Meghan Mackle has her biracial roots to thank for that stunning bone structure. That’s right, the “Suits” actress has an African American mother and a white father.
Rashida Jones 
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While Rashida Jones is the daughter to one of the world’s most well-known musicians, people still fail to believe this girl is partly African American. Yes, Rashida Jones’ father is in fact music mogul Quincy Jones! Her mother is Peggy Lipton.
Dwayne Johnson
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Dwayne Johnson just couldn’t be as fine without a little mix in his DNA, right? Johnson is actually part black and part Samoan.
Vin Diesel
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Vin Diesel identifies himself as a “person of color,” but what color exactly is he speaking of? Diesel’s mother is Scottish, English, and German but he never met his biological father. His stepfather is African American though.
Rosario Dawson
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Rosario Dawson has her multi-ethnic heritage to thank for her smolderingly exotic looks. Dawson’s mother is of Afro-Cuban descent, while her biological father is of European herit
multi-ethnic heritage to thank for her smolderingly exotic looks. Dawson’s mother is of Afro-Cuban descent, while her biological father is of European herit
Jordin Sparks
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Jordin Sparks is normally pegged for being Hispanic, but Sparks is really part Caucasian and part African American.
Pete Wentz
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Fall Out Boy frontman Pete Wentz has a Jamaican grandfather, and a pretty cool one at that! Wentz’s grandfather was cousin to General Colin Powell and the US Ambassador to Sierra Leone.
Jessica Szohr
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Gossip Girl actress Jessica Szohr is Hungarian, African American, and Caucasian.
Darnell Martin
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Darnell Martin was the first African American woman to write and direct a film for a major Hollywood studio in 1994 with her production “ I Like It Like That.” It was known to little, however, that Martin was born to a Irish-American mother and a African American father.
Adriana Lima
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Adriana Lima’s nostalgically enticing beauty isn’t descendent of one ethical background, but a number of them! That’s right, Lima is of African, West Indian, Japanese, and Portuguese ancestry.
Derek Jeter
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Aren’t those sparking blue eyes paired with such devilishly tanned skin a sight to see when to comes to professional baseball player Derek Jeter? Well, Jeter can thank his mother’sIrish/German heritage mixed with his father’s African American genealogy for such great traits!
Irish/German heritage mixed with his father’s African American genealogy for such great traits!
Kris Humphries
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Kim Kardashian’s ex, Kris Humphries, is part African American and part Caucasian..
Melissa Gorga
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We aren’t trying to stir the rumor mill, again, but a little birdie told us that Melissa Gorga may not be 100% Italian after all. Check out some old photos of Mrs. Gorga before the nose job, and you decide!
Carol Channing
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Carol Channing stunned fans everywhere when the Broadway actress revealed her father was of African American descent. Channing dropped the bomb in her 2002 autobiography Just Lucky I Guess, and says she is “proud of her heritage.”
Jennifer Beals
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Flashdance actress Jennifer Beals was born to an Irish mother and African American father. Beals has always seen herself as “being the other in society” due to her biracial ethnicity, but says it made her a better actress for her later years.
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