30 stars you didn't know were of middle eastern descent. Some of your favorite stars are actually part-Arab! Do you know which of these celebrities have middle eastern blood? Some of these are truly shocking! Check out below.
Vince Vaughn - Lebanese
Vince Vaughn's paternal grandmother was of Lebanese descent. He has a mixed background that includes roots in Italy, Holland, England, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, and Switzerland.
Jerry Seinfeld - Syrian
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The creator of Seinfeld has a Syrian-Jewish mother.
Zoe Saldana - Lebanese
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Zoe Saldana was born in New Jersey to a Dominican dad and a Puerto Rican mom. She confirmed in an interview that she is also part Lebanese, and that she is proud of her Middle Eastern roots and enjoys Lebanese food.
Steve Jobs - Syrian
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The Apple founder and innovative genius Steve Jobs was born to Abdulfattah Jandali, a Syrian Muslim, and Joanne Schieble, whose parents objected to her relationship with a Muslim. As a result Jobs was adopted as a baby by Paul and Clara Jobs.
Shakira - Lebanese
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Shakira was born in Colombia to a Colombian mom and a Lebanese dad who was born in New York City after his parents emigrated from Lebanon.
Wentworth Miller - Syrian and Lebanese
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Wentworth Miller has a father who is part African-American and Jamaican and a mom who is part Syrian and Lebanese.
Salma Hayek - Lebanese
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Salma Hayek was born in Mexico but her paternal grandfather was Lebanese.
Alia Shawkat - Iraqi
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Alia Shawkat - best-known as Maeby Funke and recently starring in Search Party - has an Iraqi father.
Jenna Dewan-Tatum - Lebanese
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Jenna Dewan-Tatum, previously credited as Jenna Dewan, starred in Step Up and married the actor Channing Tatum. Her father is half Lebanese and half Polish.
Ariana Grande - unknown
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In 2014, Ariana posted on Facebook that she had "just found out my grandparents are heavily Greek and part North African.... I thought I was Italian... who am I?" It seems that she took a genetic test and, like many people of Sicilian ancestry, she has some genetic heritage from Algeria or Morocco.
Paula Abdul - Syrian
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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando, California, and gained her Syrian ancestry through her father Harry Abdul, who came from the Syrian Jewish community in Aleppo.
Shannon Elizabeth - Lebanese and Syrian
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American Pie star Shannon Elizabeth has a father of Lebanese and Syrian ancestry.
Catherine Keener - Lebanese
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Catherine Keener is best-known as Steve Carrell's love interest in The 40-Year-Old Virgin. She is Irish on her father's side and Lebanese on her mother's.
Yasmin Le Bon - Iranian
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1990s supermodel Yasmin Le Bon was born to an Iranian father and an English mother.
Andre Agassi - Iranian
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Former tennis world champion Andre Agassi had Arab descent through his father, who was a former Olympic boxer for Iran and came from Armenian and Assyrian heritage.
Frank Zappa - Lebanese
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Seventies rock legend Frank Zappa was part Lebanese, through his father, who was born in Partinico, Sicily and had Greek and Arab ancestry.
Sammy Hagar - Lebanese
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Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar is part Lebanese.
Ralph Nader - Lebanese
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US presidential candidate and activist Ralph Nader was born in Connecticut to Lebanese immigrants.
Casey Kasem - Lebanese
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The late DJ and radio host Casey Kasem was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Lebanese Druze immigrant parents.
Marlo Thomas - Lebanese
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Actress Marlo Thomas is the daughter of Lebanese-American comedian Danny Thomas. She's most famous for starring as "Rachel's mom" in Friends.
Amal Clooney - Lebanese
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The human rights lawyer and wife-of-George-Clooney was born in Lebanon to Lebanese parents and grew up in Beirut before moving to Europe.
Diane Rehm - Syrian
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Diane Rehm is host and executive producer of The Diane Rehm Show on National Public Radio (NPR). She was born to a Syrian family living in Washington, DC.
Rami Malek - Egyptian
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Rami Malek is best known for playing the lead role in the widely acclaimed series Mr. Robot. He was born in Los Angeles to Egyptian parents and was raised as an Orthdox Coptic Christian.
DJ Khaled - Palestinian
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Khaled Mohamed Khaled is a DJ, record producer, and record label exec. He's released nine studio albums, including Major Key in 2016. He was born in New Orleans to Palestinian parents.
Jim Avila - Lebanese
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Jim Avila is a longstanding correspondent for ABC News 20/20.
Bella Hadid - Palestinian
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Bella Hadid is a model with a gigantic Instagram following. She was voted Model.com's Model of the Year in 2016.
Gigi Hadid - Palestinian
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Gigi Hadid was named International Model of the Year by the British Fashion Council in 2016.
Rima Fakih Lebanese
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Rima Fakih, Miss USA 2010, was born in Lebanon, but later moved to Michigan.
Iman - Somali
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Iman was born in Mogadishu. She later attended school in Egypt. Her Arab name at birth was Zara Mohamed Abdulmajid.
Hala Gorani - Syrian
Source : stars.topix.com
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