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Celebrities from Canada
As are neighbors to the north prepare to celebrate Canada Day this weekend, we acknowledge Canada's contribution to the world of entertainment here in the United States as well.
Check out our list of 88 actors, musicians and comedians born in Canada.
-Mike Rose, cleveland.com
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Rocker Bryan Adams
Adams is originally from Kingston, Ontario
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Actor Patrick Adams
The 'Suits' actor is from Toronto
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Actor Robbie Amell
Amell is originally from Toronto
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Actor Stephen Amell
Like his cousin Robbie, Stephen is from Toronto
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Actress Pamela Anderson
The former 'Baywatch' star hails from Ladysmith, British Columbia
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Singer Paul Anka
Anka is from the Canadian capital, Ottawa
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Actor Will Arnett
Arnett also hails from the Toronto area
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Actor Dan Aykroyd
Not only was Aykroyd born in Ottawa, but he was born on Canada Day.
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Singer Justin Bieber
The former YouTube star is from London, Ontario
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Singer Michael Bublé
The singer is originally from Burnaby, British Columbia
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Actress Neve Campbell
The 'Scream' star was born in Guelph, Ontario
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Comedian John Candy
John was born in Newmarket, Ontario
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Singer Alessia Cara
Born Alessia Caracciolo, she hails from Brampton, Ontario
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Comedian and actor Jim Carrey
Carrey is from Newmarket, Ontario
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Actor Michael Cera
Cera was born in Brampton, Ontario
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Actress Sarah Chalke
Having played a slew of popular television characters, Chalke was born in Ottawa
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Comedian Tommy Chong
Chong is from Edmonton, Alberta
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Actress Emmanuelle Chriqui
While her parents are from Morocco, Chriqui was born in Montreal.
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Actor Hayden Christensen
The Star Wars alum is from Vancouver.
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Actor Kim Coates
Originally from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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Singer Leonard Cohen
Cohen was born in Montreal
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Actress AJ Cook
The 'Criminal Minds' star is from Oshawa, Ontario
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Actor Daniel Cudmore
The actor/stuntman is from Squamish, British Columbia
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Actress Elisha Cuthbert
The '24' star was born in Calgary, Alberta
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Singer Celine Dion
Dion is from the Montreal suburb, Charlemagne
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Rapper Drake
Aubrey Drake Graham is from Toronto. His father is American.
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Actor Nathan Fillion
Fillion is from Edmonton, Alberta
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Comedian Dave Foley
Foley hails from Etobicoke, Ontario
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Actor Michael J. Fox
Marty McFly is from Canada, having been born in Edmonton
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Actor Nolan Funk
The 'Glee' actor is from Vancouver, BC
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Singer Nelly Furtado
Nelly is from Victoria, BC
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Actor Victor Garber
Garber played the Canadian Ambassador in 'Argo' and is originally from London, Ontario
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Actor Ryan Gosling
Gosling was born in London, Ontario (coincidentally, in the same hospital that a future 'Notebook' co-star was born in).
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Comedian Tom Green
Green is from Pembroke, Ontario
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Actor Bruce Greenwood
Greenwood hails from Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
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Actress Shenae Grimes
Before hitting it big on '90210,' the Toronto native was a 'Degrassi' alum.
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Actor Corey Haim
The former child star was born in Toronto
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Comedian Phil Hartman
The 'SNL' alum was originally from Brantford, Ontario.
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Magician Doug Henning
Henning was from Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Actress Natasha Henstridge
The 'Species' star is from the town of Springdale which is in Newfoundland and Labrador
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Actor Joshua Jackson
The Vancouver native got to show off his skating skills in 'The Mighty Ducks'
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Singer Carly Rae Jepsen
Jepsen was born in Mission, BC
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Actor Avan Jogia
Avan is originally from Vancouver.
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Singer/actress Alexz Johnson
Johnson was born in New Westminster, British Columbia
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Actor Taylor Kitsch
Kitsch is from Kelowna in British Columbia
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Actor Elias Koteas
You might recognize the Montreal native from his role on 'Chicago P.D.'
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Actress Kristen Kreuk
The former 'Smallville' star is from Vancouver
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Musician Chad Kroeger
When not rocking out with the Canadian supergroup Nickleback, Kroeger might be visiting his hometown of Hanna, Alberta.
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Musician Avril Lavigne
Once married to Nickleback's Chad Kroeger, Lavigne hails from Greater Napanee, Ontario
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Rocker Geddy Lee
The Rush frontman is originally from North York, Ontario
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Actors Dan and Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara and Annie Murphy
The ‘American Pie’ actor is originally from Hamilton, Ontario. His son Dan and ‘Schitt’s Creek’ co-star O’Hara are both from Toronto. Murphy is originally from Ottawa.
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Singer Gordon Lightfoot
The folk singer was born in Orillia, Ontario
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Actress Evangeline Lilly
Lilly was born in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
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Comedian Norm MacDonald
Norm is from Quebec City
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Comedian Howie Mandel
Deal or no deal, Howie is from Willowdale, Ontario
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Actress Rachel McAdams
Born in London, Ontario, Rachel makes her home in the Toronto area.
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Rachel McAdams fun facts
Want to learn more about the Canadian actress? Check out our slideshow of interesting facts about Rachel McAdams.
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Actress Miriam McDonald
Another 'Degrassi' alum, McDonald was born in Oakville, Ontario
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Singer Sarah McLachlan
Sarah is from Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Singer Shawn Mendes
Shawn was born in Toronto
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Singer and songwriter Joni Mitchell
Mitchell was born in Fort Macleod, Alberta
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Actress Shay Mitchell
Mitchell calls Mississauga, Ontario her place of birth
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Actor Cory Monteith
The 'Glee' star was born in Calgary, Alberta
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Comedian Rick Moranis
Moranis was born in Toronto
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Singer Alanis Morissette
You oughta know that Alanis was born in Ottawa
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Actress Carrie-Anne Moss
Moss was born in Burnaby, British Columbia
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Actor Mike Myers
He played English super spy Austin Powers, but Myers calls Scarborough, Ontario his birthplace.
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Actor Leslie Nielsen
Nielsen was born in Regina, Saskatchewan.
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Actress Sandra Oh
Oh hails from Ottawa
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Actress Ellen Page
Page is another native of Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Actress Anna Paquin
Paquin might have grown up a Jets fan since she was born in Winnipeg
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Actress Molly Parker
Parker is from Maple Ridge, British Columbia
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Actor Christopher Plummer
Born in Toronto, Plummer was raised in the wealthy enclave of Senneville, Quebec
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Actor Jason Priestley
Jason was born in Vancouver, BC
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Actor Ryan Reynolds
Reynolds also hails from Vancouver
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Comedian and actress Caroline Rhea
Rhea was born in Westmount, Quebec
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Actress Kathleen Robertson
Robertson is from Hamilton, Ontario
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Actor Seth Rogen
Rogen was born in Vancouver
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Musician Paul Shaffer
Shaffer is from Fort William, Ontario
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Actor William Shatner
Captain Kirk might have been born in Iowa, but Shatner was born in Montreal.
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Comedian Martin Short
Short is from Hamilton, Ontario
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Actress Cobie Smulders
Smulders, who played a Canadian on 'How I Met Your Mother,' is from Vancouver
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Actress Tara Strong
The voice actress was born in Toronto
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Actor Donald Sutherland
Sutherland hails from Saint John, New Brunswick
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Actor Alan Thicke
Thicke was born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario
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TV host Alex Trebek
The 'Jeopardy' host was born in Sudbury, Ontario
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Singer Shania Twain
Twain was born across the border from Detroit in Windsor, Ontario
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Actress Emily VanCamp
Emily is originally from Port Perry, Ontario
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Singer and musician Neil Young
Young was born in Toronto
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Movie and television fun facts
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- Oscars hosts since 1989
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- 25 actors you didn't know appeared in 'Boy Meets World'
- 88 celebrities who were born in Canada
- Fun facts about 'The Big Lebowski' and 20 other movies turning 20 in 2018
- Fun facts about 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' for its 20th anniversary
- Celebrate 'Dirty Dancing' turning 30 with these fun facts
- 20 fun facts about 'Scream' for its 20th anniversary
- 'Romeo + Juliet' turns 20: Where are they now
- Remembering Alan Rickman: His most memorable roles
- 10 movies that turned 10 in 2016
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Celebrity fun facts
- Emilia Clarke
- Sophie Turner
- Jason Momoa
- Danielle Fishel and the 'Boy Meets World' cast
- Chris Hemsworth
- Amanda Seyfried
- Kat Dennings
- Robert Downey Jr.
- Alyson Hannigan
- Tiffani Amber Thiessen
- Miley Cyrus
- Emma Stone
- Seth MacFarlane
- Mark Hamill
- Jennifer Lawrence & Mila Kunis
- David Hasselhoff
- Lindsay Lohan
- Natalie Portman
- George Clooney
- Sarah Michelle Gellar
- Emma Watson
- Alec Baldwin
- Jenna Fischer
- Kate Mara
- Jennifer Aniston
- Alan Alda
- Betty White
- Dave Matthews
- Danica McKellar
- Taylor Swift
- Britney Spears
- Bill Nye
- Scarlett Johansson
- Rachel McAdams
- Demi Moore
- Julia Roberts
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