Campaign ManagerThe celebrities are just slaying with their glamour and beauty in Hollywood. Their incredible looks will force you to guess their heritage and what culture they belong to. These days multicultural families and individuals are holding the spotlight in media and influence the social values and perspectives regarding multiculture features. In the same way, there are Hollywood stars who are igniting the entertainment industry with their multicultural personality. Here are the top 60 celebrities who will captivate you with their charisma and make you eager to know about their ancestry. Keep reading the slides and get to know the unexpected cultural facts about your favorite stars!
Mariah Carey
Who does not know about this incredible singer? She is a legend who gave numerous hit records like ‘One Sweet Day’, ‘Vision of Love’, ‘Love takes time’ and ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’. After marrying Tommy Mottola(head of Sony Music), her albums ‘Day Dream’, ‘Merry Christmas’ and ‘Music Box’ made their marks among top selling ones. In the 90s, she had a tussle with media when they labeled Mariah as “white girl who can sing”. Mariah was grown with multi traits by African Venezuelan father and Iris American mother. Carey mentioned her views talking to Latina, “Having Obama in office and bringing a child into the world at this point is totally different than me feeling like an outcast when I was growing up and not feeling like it was okay to be culturally diverse.”
Nicki Minaj
Her original name is Onika Tanya Maraj. Professionally called Nicki Minaj, she is a singer, model, songwriter, actress, rapper and what not. She has just placed her feet in every domain of the Hollywood industry. She appeared in the animated film ‘Ice Age: Continental Drift'(2012) which was her debut. In 2010, she was known to be the first stupendous solo artist to chart seven singles concurrently on Billboard Hot 100. The star is a Trinidadian American. For sure you could not guess that unknown fact about her heritage! She carries Indian ancestry as her father is an Indo Trinidadian. Her last name Maraj is actually a Hindu word which means ‘a great king’. As recorded, Indians moved to Trinidad as contracted labors in the 19th century.
Meghan Markle
You might be surely updated about her engagement with Prince Harry and on 19 May 2018, both will tie the knot! She is ready to become a part of the British Royal family and took retirement from her acting career. Of course, marriage is not a reason for it. Instead, she has been active in humanitarian works and wants to focus only on it. She marked her presence as an actress by appearing on television series ‘Suits’ for seven seasons.
Markle’s father is a Caucasian and mother carries African American descent. She has spoken about her multi-culture in a piece where she stated, “While my mixed heritage may have created a grey area surrounding my self-identification, keeping me with a foot on both sides of the fence, I have come to embrace that. To say who I am, to share where I’m from, to voice my pride in being a strong, confident mixed-culture woman.”
Vin Diesel
Vin Diesel, born in California, is a director, screenwriter, producer and an actor. Performing the character of Dominic Toretto in film series ‘The Fast and The Furious’ made him outstandingly famous. Vin Diesel made his debut in the children’s play titled ‘Dinosaur Door’ at the age of seven. Currently, he is also the founder of three production companies Tigon Studios, Racetrack Records and One Race Films.
His culture background has confused the audience many times as he himself said ”All I know from my mother is that I have connections to many different cultures.” He admits himself to the fact that he carries ‘ambiguous culture’. The mother of Vin Diesel is of German, Scottish and English descent.
Dwayne Johnson
Who does not know ‘The Rock’ Dwayne Johnson? The WWE champion placed himself in the spotlight by his incredible acting talents in Hollywood. He was counted among the greatest wrestlers of the time. He made a record during his debut in the film ‘The Scorpion King’ for which he was paid over $5.5 million. Most of you might not be knowing about his heritage. His father, a Nova Scotian was native to Canada and mother is of Samoan descent. The father of Dwayne was the first wrestler who won WWF Tag Team Championship. Now you can be sure about his traits!
