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Ethnicity:
Italian and Puerto Rican
DeCesare is an American model famous for being the 2004 Playmate of the year and being featured in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2008. She is of Italian and Puerto Rican descent.
DeCesare is married to NFL star Jeff Garcia.
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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/swimsuit/home/index.htm
Ethnicity:
African, Irish and Native American
Spector was the lead singer of the girl group, The Ronettes. The Ronettes were a 60’s group who are famous for their hit, Be my Baby. The other members of the group included her sister, Estelle Bennett and her cousin, Nedra Talley who was of African American and Puerto Rican descent.
Spector stated in an interview that she was born in Spanish Harlem to an Irish father and a mother of African and Native American descent. She was born Veronica Yvette Bennett on August 10, 1943.
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Birth Name:
Justin Drew Bieber
Birthplace:
Ontario, Canada
Date of Birth:
March 1, 1994
Race or Ethnicity:
French and German
Justin Drew Bieber is a Canadian pop/R&B singer who is of French and German descent. Bieber is able to understand some French but can’t speak the language fluently. He was raised by his single mother, Pattie Mallette and is able to play the piano, drums, guitar, and trumpet.
He was discovered on YouTube by Scooter Braun, who later became his manager.
Source:
http://www.houseofnames.com/fc.asp?sId=&s=Mallette
http://www.houseofnames.com/fc.asp?sId=&s=Bieber
Ethnicity:
Italian
DJ Pauly D was born Paul DelVecchio and is well known for his appearance on the reality show Jersey Shore. He is an Italian American who hails from Johnston, Rhode Island. Pauly D is known for his elaborate hairstyles which he uses to impress the girls on Jersey Shore.
Ethnicity:
Jewish Eastern European
The star of the comedy Friends has Jewish roots from eastern Europe. On the television series “Who do you think you are?” David Schwimmer delves into his family background and traces his ancestry all the way to eastern Europe.
Schwimmer was born in Astoria, Queens, New York, United States on November 2, 1966.
Source:
http://entertainment.stv.tv/showbiz/68545-david-schwimmers-family-tree/
Birth Name:
Cordazar Calvin Broadus
Birth Place:
Long Beach, California, United States
Birth Date:
October 20, 1971
What Race or Ethnicity?:
African American
Snoop Dogg is a hip hop artist who was born Cordazar Calvin Broadus but was called Calvin at home. He got the name “Snoopy” from his parents, Beverly Tate and Vernall Varnado. He was born and raised in Long Beach, California.
photo credit: Alan Light
Birth Name:
James Earl Jones
Birth Place:
Arkabutla, Mississippi, United States
Birth Date:
January 17, 1931
What Race or Ethnicity?:
African American, Irish, Choctaw, Cherokee
The American actor was quoted in an article saying that his ethnicity is part Irish, part African, and part Cherokee. He has a totem pole erected in front of his house as a tribute to his Native ancestry and states that it is an emblem of Native American culture as a whole.
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Birth Name:
Gemma Christina Arterton
Birth Place:
Gravesend, Kent, England
Birth Date:
January 12, 1986
What Race or Ethnicity?:
English
Arterton is an English actress who played the title role in the BBC show Tess of the D’Urbervilles.
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Birth Name: Linda M. Perry
Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts
Date of Birth: April 15, 1965
Ethnicity: Brazilian and Portuguese
Linda Perry is an American musician who is best known as the lead singer of the female band, 4 Non Blondes. Perry is now a songwriter and producer and has made hit songs for artists such as such as Christina Aguilera (”Beautiful”), Gwen Stefani (”What You Waiting For”) and Pink (”Get the Party Started”).
Perry was born to a Brazilian mother named Marluce Perry and a Portuguese father named Alfred Xavier Perry.
Birth Name:
Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem
Birth Place:
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Birth Date:
March 1, 1969
What Race or Ethnicity?:
Spanish
The Spanish actor was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain and comes from a family of filmmakers and actors. He is famous for his role in the film No Country for Old Men for which he won an academy award for best supporting actor.
