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). 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. Some famous folks even use their Catholic backgrounds as inspiration to make films, write jokes, and take acting roles that are rich with Catholicism. Political commentator Bill O'Reilly was born on September 10, 1949 in New York City, to Winifred Angela (Drake) and William James O'Reilly. I appreciate that and respect it," Carey said during a 2009 interview with The Guardian. It Gerard McSorley was born in 1950 in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK. Such productions included The Plough & The Stars, Romeo & Juliet and A Cry from Heaven. When she was a teenager, her parents divorced, Clint Eastwood was born May 31, 1930 in San Francisco, the son of Clinton Eastwood Sr., a bond salesman and later manufacturing executive for Georgia-Pacific Corporation, and Ruth Wood (ne Margret Ruth Runner), a housewife turned IBM clerk. "People gave me blankets for sleeping outside," the "Godfather" star told Irish Central in 2007. Cloud plays low-key heartthrob Fez in the HBO phenomenon "Euphoria." She dances with her big sister during Ciara Princess Harris was born on October 25, 1985 in Fort Hood, Texas to Jackie Harris (ne Smith) & Carlton Clay Harris. Ciaran Owens was born in 1985 in Co. Cavan, Ireland. Emily Ratajkowski, Robert De Niro, and Mariah Carey are just some celebrities who have Irish roots Getty/ iStock Bet you never knew these celebrities Leonardo DiCaprio is another famous Catholic person. This was before being discovered in New York City by a casting agent for "Euphoria." 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. Most associate Gwen Stefani, Barack Obama, or Robert De Niro with ethnicities other than Irish. 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. WebFor a long time, the myth of Irish history has been that the Irish are Celts. ", "I go back any time I get the opportunity and I have many friends who I still hang out with in the local pubs," she went on. as well as other partner offers and accept our, Charles Dharapak/AP Images; Charles Sykes/AP Images; Jordan Strauss/AP Images, Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures, Charley Gallay/Getty Images for People's Choice Awards, she said during a 2016 Independent.ie interview, three of his grandparents are of Irish descent, during a 2009 interview with The Guardian, Thoughts From An Asian and Irish Guy On A Day Of Tragedy. Lets pray for the ongoing efforts of peace. His family moved to the South Island of New Zealand in 1954. His breakthrough role was as the antisocial and rebel Francie Brady in Neil Jordan's acclaimed film The Butcher Boy (1997) for his which Owens won and was nominated for several awards.After this well criticized debut, he went to appear Martin McCann grew up with a brother and sister in the Falls Road, Divis Flats area of Belfast, Northern Ireland.In 2006 Lord Richard Attenborough cast McCann in his film after seeing him play Alex in a stage production of A Clockwork Orange. Kidman followed Scientology, amongst other religions, throughout the marriage. In 1970s, he acted in the Focus Company in Dublin with the talented Gabriel Byrne and Colm Meaney. Ahead of St. Patrick's Day, here are 17 celebrities you might not know have Irish roots. Leonardo DiCaprio was raised as a Catholic, but he does not appear to be very religious today. He later said, "I spent Colin Farrell is one of Ireland's biggest stars in Hollywood and abroad. Anne Hathaway was raised by Catholic parents, and, in her teens, she even considered becoming a nun. 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. Broderick was Web288. He's even visited his family there several times. On St. Patrick's Day in 2021, he also posted a video discussing the recent influx of attacks against Asian Americans, titled "Thoughts From An Asian and Irish Guy On A Day Of Tragedy," and said, "The other half of me is Irish, I'm half-Irish.". Her father had Irish and Norwegian ancestry, and her mother was from a Jewish immigrant family. Rihanna lived the life of a normal Fergie was born Stacy Ann Ferguson on March 27, 1975 in Hacienda Heights, California, to Theresa Ann "Terri" (Gore) and John Patrick Ferguson, both schoolteachers. The average age of a priest in Ireland is now 70. Nicole Kidman was raised by Catholic parents and attended Catholic school growing up. KING: Your mother was Mexican. He had a comfortable, middle-class upbringing in nearby Alec Baldwin is the oldest, and best-known, of the four Baldwin brothers in the acting business (the others are Stephen Baldwin, William Baldwin and Daniel Baldwin). "They showed me a picture where the foundation of the castle was they said my family owned most of Dublin at a certain point. He has appeared in films such as Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) and Careful What You Wish For (2015). 1 on the Billboard country album chart and he has had 21 hit No. "I'm actually supposed to be McGinn Connolly. In fact, her entire family converted to Episcopalianism due to that faith's more open view towards being gay. He brought his faith to the big screen with his 2004 film The Passion of the Christ. He has been married to Ines Glorian since March 15, 2007. Christian started in show business early, appearing on the soap opera The Edge of Night (1956) in 1976 at the age of 7. His father, Barack Obama Sr., who was black, was from Alego, Kenya. "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. Today, he is a member of a small sect of Catholicism called Traditionalist Catholicism. His father had Irish ancestry and his Producer | It appeared to work as he has since starred Christopher Ashton Kutcher was born on February 7, 1978 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Diane (Finnegan), who was employed at Procter & Gamble, and Larry Kutcher, a factory worker. Demi started out as a child actor on 'Barney & Friends'. 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He told Plus Magazine recently, "The emotional, romantic, whimsical part of me is Irish. He later trained at the Abbey Theatre School in Dublin. 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. 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. He was previously married to Derek Jeter was born on June 26, 1974 in Pequannock, New Jersey, USA. His mother was also a drama coach. They ran out of them. He's made this a running joke for years now, which is why his introduction at the bar was more than fitting. 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He is best known for playing cops and villains on TV and movies plus his ability to do a broad range of accents.He has appeared in over 100 stage and screen productions.Richie is a member of Bobby Moresco's Actor's Eamonn Owens is an Irish actor born in Killeshandra, Ireland. "But people always ask me. Although the acting legend is viewed as the face of Italian-American talent, he's actually mostly Irish. ", "KING: Lest we forget, you are half Irish. "I credit a lot of my growth as a child and a lot of my happiness with the people I was surrounded by in Ireland," she said. "I absolutely love Ireland. He is married to Heather Goldenhersh. Time spent in British repertory theater led to leading roles in acclaimed productions at some of David Wilmot is known for Anna Karenina (2012), Intermission (2003) and The Guard (2011). 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In 2007, then-presidential hopeful Obama found out that he was part Irish. I will double check to make sure. She would go on to become the most famous Irish actress in Hollywood throughout the 1940s to the 1960s. Beltane (bel-tein ), on 30 April1 May, is the Gaelic May Day festival. ", "Angie Harmon's Risk-Taking Relative - Who Do You Think You Are? Later he and his brothers wrote a song Jennifer Lynn "Jenni" Farley was born on February 27, 1985 in East Greenbush, New York. In 1962, he hitchhiked from Dublin to Galway and then traveled to the Aran Islands to search some more. Michael Fred Phelps II was born in Towson, Maryland, to Deborah Sue (Davisson), a middle school principal, and Michael Fred Phelps, a state trooper. He has also appeared television series Last Man Standing (2011) and Kevin Jonas was born as Paul Kevin Jonas Jr. on November 5,1987 in New Jersey. Nothing." He is an actor and writer, known for Rollerball (2002), WCW Monday Nitro (1995) and WWE Raw (1993). 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He is an actor and writer, known for The Batman (2022), The Bachelor Weekend (2013) and The Damned United (2009). "White people have a difficult time with [mixed race]. His parents were both of half English and half Irish ancestry. He took great attention to Irish play writers such as Samuel Beckett, which eventually led to him performing in his high Jonathan Rhys Meyers was born Jonathan Michael Meyers on July 27, 1977, in Dublin, Ireland, to Mary Geraldine (Meyers) and John O'Keeffe, a musician. Devon Murray was born in County Kildare, Ireland in October 1988. Yes, I'm Still Mad; Joshua Jackson on Growing Up and Life after Dawson's Creek", "Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's Irish heritage revealed", "Jamie Kennedy: Man-Child In The Promised Land", "McCarthy grew up in Chicago in an Irish Catholic family", "Very close to the dark shade that I have now. 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Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson was born January 3, 1956 in Peekskill, New York, USA, as the sixth of eleven children of Hutton Gibson, a railroad brakeman, and Anne Patricia (Reilly) Gibson (who died in December of 1990). His father was a doctor who hoped to have Ciarn follow in his footsteps, but that was not to be. During the press tour for "Oblivion" in 2013, Cruise made the rounds visiting Ireland and learned even more about his ancestry. She is best known as JWoww on Jersey Shore and its spin-off series Snooki & JWoww. Leaving school without any qualifications at age 16, Moran quickly became attracted to stand-up comedy and debuted, in 1992, at a comedy club in Dublin, The Comedy Cellar. She remained steadfast in her beliefs until she married Tom Cruise. MAHER: You see that I'm trying Irish, all Irish people are. Nowadays, it seems that Clooney leans more towards an agnostic or atheist point of view. Actor | She is of mostly Irish descent, along with English, German, and French. 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