", "But John Travolta has more of a claim than others being half Irish on his mother Helen's side and growing up in a predominantly Irish neighbourhood in New Jersey. He is an actor, known for Michael Collins (1996), Omagh (2004) and The Constant Gardener (2005). Carey has been very open about her heritage in the past and has specifically opened up about the struggles of being both Black and Irish. He is an actor, known for Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019) and The Infiltrator (2016). He originally planned to be a French teacher. Actors Who Consistently Make Great Movies. I cannot believe it either. Emmy-winning talk show host Ellen Lee DeGeneres was born in Metairie, Louisiana, a New Orleans suburb. Kidman famously starred in "Far and Away" with an Irish accent alongside her then-husband Tom Cruise in 1991. Within six months he was in his first movie, acting alongside Aidan Quinn in This Is My Father Richie Stephens is an Irish actor and writer who lives in Los Angeles, California. She was educated at Carmen Electra was born Tara Leigh Patrick on April 20, 1972 in Sharonville, Ohio, to Patricia Rose (Kincade), a singer, and Harry Stanley Patrick, an entertainer and guitarist. No one asked him because he was clearly Black.". He was raised in a Catholic household. Empire (162): 103, Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, etc. "Numero Uno (Die Another Day cover story)". Political commentator Bill O'Reilly was born on September 10, 1949 in New York City, to Winifred Angela (Drake) and William James O'Reilly. His mother, Janet Sheen (ne Templeton), was a former New York art Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born in Leytonstone, Essex, England. They have two children. "White people have a difficult time with [mixed race]. You might have had an inkling that Cloud was Irish, given his red hair and beard, and his full name (Conor Angus Cloud Hickey), but it's still delightful news to know for sure. Tall, dark, but somewhat gentle-looking actor Ray Stevenson was born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland on 25 May 1964, on a British army base. Born and raised in Cameron, North Carolina, Hardy started his career as a youth performing in the Trampoline Wrestling Federation, which he started alongside his brother Matt Hardy. Leonardo DiCaprio in Cannes, France. She attends Hillsong Church in Los Angeles, CA. Alicia Keys is also a little bit Irish. Pope Francis and Justin Welby the Head of the Anglican Church are about to make a joint ecumenical visit to South Sudan where there has been an ongoing civil war. Web20 Celebrities You Didn't Know Are Catholic In this episode of The Catholic Talk Showm, the guys are joined by Jacqueline Burkepile, editor of Church POP, to discuss superstar It turns out, his great-great-grandfather, Falmouth Kearney, traveled from Ireland to Liverpool, and then across the pond to America in 1850. He is an actor and writer, known for Rollerball (2002), WCW Monday Nitro (1995) and WWE Raw (1993). ", "Up and Coming": Moira Kelly; Playing Two Roles in, "Matthew McConaughey hopes to send his kids to the Gaeltacht", http://members.tripod.com/Vickie_Fernandes/HollywoodsNewGoldenBoy.html, "It was love at first sight, he says, tears puddling his ice-blue eyes. While many would place her roots in an Eastern European country thanks to her last name, Ratajkowski's family is actually from Ireland. Anna Kendrick, perhaps best known for the "Pitch Perfect" franchise and "Into the Woods," is of Irish, Scottish, and English descent and her father's family originally had a very Irish surname. The list is organized in reverse chronological order of birth decades and all of the actors' surnames are in alphabetical order. After graduating from the Gaiety School of Acting in 2004, Aidan appeared in a number of stage productions, many with Ireland's national theatre, The Abbey. He told Plus Magazine recently, "The emotional, romantic, whimsical part of me is Irish. (In my humble opinion). During his early years, Liam worked as a forklift operator for Guinness, a truck driver, an assistant architect and an A leading man of prodigious talents, Peter O'Toole was born and raised in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, the son of Constance Jane Eliot (Ferguson), a Scottish nurse, and Patrick Joseph O'Toole, an Irish metal plater, football player and racecourse bookmaker. He has been married to Kimberly Turner since June 19, 2004. In 2007, then-presidential hopeful Obama found out that he was part Irish. He supported himself Irish actor Robert Sheehan was born in Portlaoise, County Laois, the son of Joseph and Maria Sheehan. "She was, 'Who is this Irish guy?' Ratajkowski first gained international fame for her racy (and regrettable) work in Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" video back in 2013. In 2011, Dawson tweeted to let everyone know her roots, saying she was "more Irish than anything.". Nickolas Gene Carter was born on January 28, 1980 in Jamestown, New York, to Jane Elizabeth (Spaulding) and Robert Gene Carter. It doesnt get more Irish (or Brooklyn) than brilliant comedian and actress Anne Meara. Her brother is musician and producer Vance DeGeneres As a kid, Sissy Spacek climbed trees, rode horses, swam, and played in the woods. KING: How did they meet? They have one child. Web288. I am Irish after all and I come by the black hair and white skin thing naturally. Michael Fassbender is an Irish actor who was born in Heidelberg, Germany, to a German father, Josef, and an Irish mother, Adele (originally from Larne, County Antrim, in Northern Ireland). "I have great childhood memories cow-tipping, going off and getting lost in the bog for hours and coming home covered in dirt.". This inspired Wilde to study at Dublin's Gaiety School of Acting, where she specialized in Irish playwrights. After joining the National Theatre, under the Artistic Directorship of Sir Laurence Olivier, Gambon went on to appear in a number of leading roles in plays written by Alan Ayckbourn Michael McElhatton was born in 1963 in Terenure, Dublin, Ireland. She was born Mary Elizabeth Spacek on December 25, 1949, in Quitman, Texas, to Virginia Frances (Spilman) and Edwin Arnold Spacek, Sr., a county agricultural agent. Christopher Shannon, a Christendom College history professor, said the Irish were the most powerful ethnic group in the Catholic Church in the U.S. during a wave He has Irish, English, and German ancestry. Mel Gibson. In 1976, if you had told fourteen-year-old Franciscan seminary student Thomas Cruise Mapother IV that one day in the not too distant future he would be Tom Cruise, one of the top 100 movie stars of all time, he would have probably grinned and told you that his ambition was to join the priesthood. They have two children. When she was 3, she recorded herself singing Beatles covers on her parents karaoke machine & sent them off to her grandmother. He was of Irish heritage. Her ancestry includes German, English, Irish, Scottish, Swedish, and Luxembourgish. Vanessa Anne Hudgens was born in Salinas, California. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_actors_of_Irish_descent Selena Gomez's parents are both Catholics, and she was raised in the faith. "I'm actually supposed to be McGinn Connolly. He has been quoted as saying, "I dont believe in Heaven and Hell. He was raised in Florida. Blessed Sacrament Church. Before the 2004 Olympics started, rumor had it that 19 year-old Phelps was thinking of trying to match or even surpass Mark Spitz's legendary seven Shaquille O'Neal was born on March 6, 1972 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. She is of mostly English, German, and Irish descent. The assumption has been that they were Celts who migrated from central Europe around 500BCE. In Irish comedian Dylan Moran was born in Navan, County Meath in 1971. Mariah attended Greenlawn's Harborfields High School. ", http://www.irishabroad.com/news/irishinamerica/columnists/Sidewalks/westsidestory.asp, "An awful lot of Americans have an Irish ancestry. In addition to Saint Patrick, the Holy Trinity, and Catholicism, shamrocks are associated with these rites. At the age of 15, she studied in Saegertown High School, Pennsylvania, and at that same age, entered Edinboro One of four sisters, Jenny McCarthy was born in Evergreen Park, Illinois, a Chicago suburb, the second oldest daughter of Linda (Loheit), a courtroom custodian, and Daniel McCarthy, a steel mill foreman. Farley studied theatre and communications on Marquette Christopher Eugene O'Donnell was born on June 26th, 1970 in Winnetka, Illinois, to Julie Ann (Rohs) and William Charles O'Donnell, Sr., who managed a CBS radio station, WBBM-AM. High School Musical 3: Senior Year. It doesnt get more country than Texas, lol. Kutcher said he was "Irish, Bohemian and Native American" on, Nathon, Ian (December 2002). I just felt it would work best for my knowledge and for a general audience being set in Ireland. Because you yourself are Irish? She was born 7 weeks early, weighing only 3 lbs. Elvis Aaron Presley was born on January 8, 1935 in East Tupelo, Mississippi, to Gladys Presley (ne Gladys Love Smith) and Vernon Presley (Vernon Elvis Presley). He had Irish, German, and English ancestry. (News) The Mirror (London)", "She says she rebelled against a strict Irish Catholic upbringing. In August 2018, Aguilera shared an Instagram from Dublin, captioned "Proud of my [Irish] roots" with an Irish flag. Some famous actresses who are Catholic include Selena Gomez, Nicole Kidman, and Denise Richards. He later trained at the Abbey Theatre School in Dublin. He was previously married to Valerie Fox. In this role, she is responsible for ensuring WWE's global brand strength and growth across all lines of business. After her divorce from Cruise in 2001, Kidman returned to her Catholic roots. Last Sundays edition had several worthwhile topics covered even in the first half hour. They ran out of them. Stuart Townsend was born in Howth, County Dublin in 1972. "My name is Barack Obama, of the Moneygall Obamas, and I've come home to find the apostrophe we lost somewhere along the way,"he said. He Vince McMahon, Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer of WWE, Inc. (WWE), is a third-generation promoter who has made WWE into the global phenomenon it is today.As a pioneer in the television syndication business, a recognized television personality throughout the world, a visionary Shane McMahon was born on January 15, 1970 in Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA. The untrained actor told GQ in 2019, "I thought it was a scam.". The 43rd President of the United States of America, George Walker Bush (known colloquially as "W" to distinguish himself from his father, George Bush, the 41st president of the U.S.), was born two days after the national holiday of the Fourth of July, 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut. (1897). She has a younger sister, Stella Hudgens, who is also an actress. Beltane (bel-tein ), on 30 April1 May, is the Gaelic May Day festival. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. If you have not heard of Brooke Shields before, this tagline from her Calvin Klein Jeans ad had to grab your attention. He's even visited his family there several times. Crosby studied law at Gonzaga University in Spokane but was more interested in playing the One of the brightest, most tragic movie stars of Hollywood's Golden Era, Judy Garland was a much-loved character whose warmth and spirit, along with her rich and exuberant voice, kept theatre-goers entertained with an array of delightful musicals.She was born Frances Ethel Gumm on 10 June 1922 in A true triple-threat, Emmy Award-winner Julianne Hough is known to audiences around the world for her success in the worlds of film, television and music. Blessed Sacrament Church, founded in 1904, was the first Catholic church in the Hollywood area. List of the top Irish male screen actors. "Actually I'm not Latina, even though I would love to be and many people do think I am,"she told Star Tribune back in a 2008interview. Multiple Emmy- and Golden Globe-winner Martin Sheen is one of America's most celebrated, colorful, and accomplished actors. "I'm proud to have the Latin hips," he says! Unlike Michael Jackson", "Bridget Moynahan a star in public with a private life", "Jerry O'Connell and his younger brother Charlie (Sliders) have always been close. American actress and filmmaker Wilde has Irish roots and holds an Irish passport. The average age of a priest in Ireland is now 70. Most associate Gwen Stefani, Barack Obama, or Robert De Niro with ethnicities other than Irish. Although his father, Peter Townsend was a professional golfer, Stuart was determined to be an actor and began his career by appearing in a number of student films, while attending the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin. She has Irish (father) and Croatian, German, and Polish (mother) ancestry. "I feel like the luckiest child in the world because I got to grow up there. Leonardo DiCaprio. Despite not growing up with her biological father, she is still interested in their shared Irish homeland, and has been there at least three times. Polish and Russian on my moms. "I had breakfast with them in the morning. She was born in Brooklyn on September 20, 1929 to Irish She was the first winner of the series American Idol in 2002. All my family live out there," Cloud told the Wall Street Journal of his plans to move to his family's homeland in 2019. Nothing." 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He is an actor, known for Like Mike (2002), Road to the Championship (2011) and Vince Carter: Legacy (2021). While Aguilera's Latin roots get most of the attention, especially because of her Spanish-language albums, that's not her only ancestral homeland. He was the younger brother of Nick Carter (the Backstreet Boys) and had three sisters.He began his music career at age seven, singing lead for the band "Dead End" for two years. He originally started acting in the States after parting ways with BBC's "Ballykissangel.". Full Mutt", "Hvzda z Karlka a tovrny na okoldu Robbov: Johnny Depp m nebavil", "Amanda Bynes: 25 Things You Don't Know About Me", "Lauren Cohan has turned killing zombies into a fine art in, "A Scene Stealer Steps off the Sidelines: With a calculated move, actress Zooey Deschanel sheds the 'best friend' persona", "Crossing Over; International Star Aarn Daz Brings The Heat To, "Q: What nationality are you? He has a fraternal twin brother, Michael, and a sister, Tausha. His film presence has been filled with memorable roles that range from an inwardly tortured hit man, to an adventurous explorer, a determined-but-failing writer, and the greatest military leader in history.Farrell was born on Brendan Gleeson was born in Dublin, Ireland, to Pat and Frank Gleeson. He made waves in the faith with his controversial film The Last Temptation of Christ. She grew up near Cincinnati, Ohio and got her first boost when a "Want to know what comes between me and my Calvins? Byrne was the first of six children, born in Dublin, Ireland. She was raised in an Irish and Italian neighborhood and had many Irish influences growing up. "That always kind of scared me, the pressure of having to be so cool," Stefani continued. "They showed me a picture where the foundation of the castle was they said my family owned most of Dublin at a certain point. KING: Why is that? Before going into the WWF (Now WWE) along with his brother Jeff Hardy, the Hardy Boyz (or The Hardyz) ran their own promotion called Organization Christian Michael Leonard Slater was born on August 18, 1969 in New York City, to Michael Hawkins, a well-known soap actor, and Mary Jo Slater (ne Lawton), a casting agent. Her mother, Gina Hudgens (ne Guangco), an office worker, is from the Philippines. He learned how to play the banjo, the bodhrn, Peter Coonan is known for Love/Hate (2010), Doineann (2021) and Hidden Assets (2021). Derby, George & James Terry White, eds. edited by Frank W. Blackmar c. 1912 p.496-498. His father was a member of the Garda Sochna, the police force of the Republic of Ireland. 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