The most popular Hollywood actors come from the Soviet Union or have Russian roots. Many of them proudly speak of their origin.
If you sort through the biographies of all the Hollywood actors and their families, one very intriguing fact will come up. Most of the foreign artists have Russian roots. This seemingly ridiculous statement is completely true.
Hollywood Stars - Russian!
For example, the famous Hollywood actress Mila Jovovich, who to this day increases the number of fans thanks to her talent, was born in Kiev, and her parents have Russian roots. She first heard English at the age of 5, before that she had learned to speak Russian. The star’s mother, Galina Loginova, was a popular Soviet artist, among the films with her participation the famous "Shadows disappear at noon."
Another beauty - actress Mila Kunis - not so long ago shocked the public with a message that she was from Chernivtsi, in Ukraine, and her parents had Russian roots.
David Duchovny, best known for the X-Files series, is also somewhat Russian. David's father was a Jew, but was born in Russia, then he lived in Ukraine for some time and emigrated to the United States.
Natalie Portman - actress, who in 2011 received her well-deserved Oscar, has generally roots of various nationalities. Born in Jerusalem, she is the owner of Jewish, Polish, Romanian and most importantly Russian roots. Natalie's ancestors, on the mother's side, once immigrated to the United States from Russia and Hungary, and on her father's side, from Poland and Romania.
Gwyneth Paltrow is an actress with Jewish and Russian roots. Father Gwen - a descendant of the most famous kind of rabbis - Paltrovich, once they lived in Minsk, but then they had to move to the USA and change their name in a different manner, more convenient for American pronunciation.
The ancestors of the very famous actor Harrison Ford also moved to America from Belarus, having Russian and Jewish roots.
Bright funny dark-skinned actress, delightfully playing any role - Whoopi Goldberg - is no exception to this list, thanks to her grandmother, who is originally from Odessa. Now it’s easy to understand why she managed to play comedic roles so well.
Hollywood is proud of its roots!
Sylvester Stallone, a recognized militant star, calls himself Russian, since his great-grandmother was a Jewish woman who was born in Odessa before the revolution.
Steven Spielberg, without whom Hollywood would not have been Hollywood, is also in some part Russian, because his two grandfathers are from Russia.
The same can be said of other actors, for example, Leonardo DiCaprio, Winona Ryder, Michael Douglas, Nicole Scherzinger, Helen Mirren, Dustin Hoffman, etc.
Many of the best actors in one way or another have Russian ancestors, but the most interesting thing is that they appreciate it and talk about it out loud with a sense of pride and love for their roots.
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