Flawlessly Accented Celebs You Didn't Realize Weren't Born in the U.S. of A
By Pippa RagaJan. Sixteen 2019, Updated 10:31 a.m. ET
When Christian Bale gained ultimate night's Best Actor Golden Globe for his function in Vice, his popularity sent viewers right into a Wikipedia mad sprint to find out where the American Psycho superstar was truly born. In addition to thanking Satan, Christian used to be heard expressing gratitude for "that geezer over there" and calling the crowd of actors he shared the room with "lucky buggers ... innit?" Which caused a lot of confusion amongst everyone who thought that the iconic Batman had been born in our nation 'tis of thee.
"I thought Christian Bale was doing a British accent to be funny and boy was it making me mad!!" wrote one fan on Twitter who quickly became to the internet for receipts. When American audience realized that Christian (né Christian Charles Philip) used to be born in Wales, the scoop sent them right into a tailspin.
"I constantly forget that Christian Bale’s real accent sounds like a cartoon chimney sweep," wrote one dejected fan. British audience, alternatively, couldn't believe everyone's lapses in reminiscence and located it onerous to believe his accessory was once the rationale the fame was once trending.
"Is very famous and very British actor Christian Bale trending because people didn't know the very famous British actor was British? Or because he compared Dick Cheney to Satan?" wrote one curious British lad.
But Christian isn't the one famous person who is wowed us with a flawless accessory and controlled to convince lovers he's from someplace he is not. Read on for five different actors you never would have guessed were not born in America.
Natalie Portman (born in Jerusalem, Israel)
Though the Star Wars favorite and Harvard grad is a total American sweetheart, Natalie Portman (born Neta-Lee Hershlag) is actually Israeli, and is a very vocal activist and spokesperson for American-Israeli relations. When she used to be 3, her whole circle of relatives relocated to the U.S. so her father may just study drugs.
They lived in Washington D.C. and Connecticut earlier than deciding on a home in Long Island, where Natalie attended Jewish day schools earlier than in the long run graduating from Syosset High School. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Natalie revealed that although she loves the States, "my heart's in Jerusalem. That's where I feel at home."
Charlize Theron (born in Benoni, South Africa)
Charlize may have risen via popularity by means of taking part in Americans — most particularly Aileen Wuornos in Monster, which earned her an Oscar — but aside from living in Hollywood (which celebrity does not?), her family ties are in South Africa, where she was born. In fact, English isn't even this celebrity's first language — Charlize, who comes from a lineage of Afrikaners, is a local speaker of Afrikaans.
Born in Benoni, close to Johannesburg, Charlize attended primary and boarding school within the primary town earlier than relocating to the States to review dance. But after struggling an harm that left her incapable of pursuing ballet, she used to be nearly forced to transport again house. As she instructed T Magazine, "My mom came over from South Africa and said, 'Either you figure out what to do next or you come home, because you can sulk in South Africa'." Thankfully, she made her profession within the States and the rest is history.
Keanu Reeves (born in Beirut, Lebanon)
OK, although you would possibly have first of all been stunned to be informed Keanu identifies as Canadian, he was actually born in Beirut, of all puts. The Matrix big name moved round a host together with his family sooner than they ever arrived to North America, and since he's The One, Keanu holds three passports: U.S., U.Okay. and Canada.
His British mom met Keanu's Chinese-Hawaiian father in Lebanon, while she was once working in Beirut, and after his dad was despatched to prison for promoting heroin, the mother-son duo traveled extensively prior to settling in New York City. At 6, after Keanu's mother married Broadway and Hollywood director Paul Aaron, the circle of relatives moved to Canada where Keanu were given his start in showbiz. When he in any case dropped out of highschool and moved to LA, he become certainly one of America's mainstays.
Nicki Minaj (born in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago)
As a New York local, the truth that Nicki Minaj wasn't born and bred in the town comes as somewhat of a startling surprise. After all, she reps New York City super onerous and is a recognized alumna of Manhattan's elite LaGuardia High School. But it turns out she moved to the Big Apple on the age of five, after being raised by way of her grandmother in Saint James.
Nicki's mother, who had moved to New York to attend college, introduced her daughter along a few years later. And despite the fact that Nicki has a flawless and, dare I say, enviable New York accent, she's still super unswerving to her roots. After the large floods previous this 12 months, Nicki tweeted, "Trinidad, I am working on getting many different resources to you now ... I will let you know exactly who I’m donating the funds to & hope to be with you very soon. I Love you. We will get through this."
Kim Cattrall (born in Liverpool, England)
How outdated were you when you learned that Sex and the City's Samantha was once actually British? Because I was nowadays years old. Though Kim technically moved to Canada along with her speedy circle of relatives at only three months old, her extended circle of relatives lives in London, a town she ceaselessly visited while growing up.
In fact, at age 11, Kim moved again to her house country (she holds dual British-Canadian citizenship) so her family could take care of her ill grandmother. She pursued theater on the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art sooner than returning to Canada at 16, but later moved again to Europe as an grownup within the '80s, the place she lived in Frankfurt with her ex-husband Andre J. Lyson.
Call it American privilege, but I to find it onerous to believe that these actors can pull off such flawless accents without having been born within the U.S. Sorry Nicole Kidman, but you've got to step up your sport.
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