Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson was born January 3, 1956 in Peekskill, New York, USA, as the sixth of eleven children of Hutton Gibson, a railroad brakeman, and Anne Patricia (Reilly) Gibson (who died in December of 1990). He is an actor and writer, known for On a Clear Day (2005), Braveheart (1995) and Michael Collins (1996). After her divorce from Cruise in 2001, Kidman returned to her Catholic roots. 2. The untrained actor told GQ in 2019, "I thought it was a scam.". Upon leaving school, he decided to become a Pierce Brendan Brosnan was born in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland, to May (Smith), a nurse, and Thomas Brosnan, a carpenter. They have two children. After joining the National Theatre, under the Artistic Directorship of Sir Laurence Olivier, Gambon went on to appear in a number of leading roles in plays written by Alan Ayckbourn Michael McElhatton was born in 1963 in Terenure, Dublin, Ireland. Her parents counter that it wasn't especially rigid. He has been married to Marie Mullen since 1990. The average age of a priest in Ireland is now 70. He has been married to Claire Cox since September 5, 2010. Elvis Aaron Presley was born on January 8, 1935 in East Tupelo, Mississippi, to Gladys Presley (ne Gladys Love Smith) and Vernon Presley (Vernon Elvis Presley). It turns out, his great-great-grandfather, Falmouth Kearney, traveled from Ireland to Liverpool, and then across the pond to America in 1850. On St. Patrick's Day in 2021, he also posted a video discussing the recent influx of attacks against Asian Americans, titled "Thoughts From An Asian and Irish Guy On A Day Of Tragedy," and said, "The other half of me is Irish, I'm half-Irish.". ", "I go back any time I get the opportunity and I have many friends who I still hang out with in the local pubs," she went on. Christopher Shannon, a Christendom College history professor, said the Irish were the most powerful ethnic group in the Catholic Church in the U.S. during a wave This is a list of notable Irish American actors. Widely regarded as the one of greatest stage and screen actors both in his native USA and internationally, James Earl Jones was born on January 17, 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi. He died on July 25, 1997 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. When Shannon was in 3rd grade, her family moved to Waco, Texas, to be close to relatives. Although the acting legend is viewed as the face of Italian-American talent, he's actually mostly Irish. ", "Top Catholics of the Century, Number 94: Pat O'Brien", The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_American_actors_of_Irish_descent&oldid=1140714431, Lists of American people of Irish descent, Articles with dead external links from July 2021, Articles with dead external links from February 2019, Articles with dead YouTube links from February 2022, Articles with dead external links from August 2018, Articles with dead external links from October 2010, All articles with bare URLs for citations, Articles with bare URLs for citations from August 2022, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 21 February 2023, at 11:24. He was raised Catholic and educated by the Irish Christian Brothers. A: Irish Italian", "Megan Fox on family background and celebrity inspired tattoo from Maxim Radio", "This half Irish, half Cuban actor can dance for six hours straight! Later he and his brothers wrote a song Jennifer Lynn "Jenni" Farley was born on February 27, 1985 in East Greenbush, New York. Ciaran Owens was born in 1985 in Co. Cavan, Ireland. He was of English and Irish descent. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. She has Irish (father) and Croatian, German, and Polish (mother) ancestry. Ahead of St. Patrick's Day, here are 17 celebrities you might not know have Irish roots. Paul William Walker IV was born in Glendale, California. In fact, three of his grandparents are of Irish descent. Only recently has she been opening herself up more to doing television (the series Gemini Division (2008), which she executive-produced), and animated voice-overs. She was raised in an Irish and Italian neighborhood and had many Irish influences growing up. Cloud plays low-key heartthrob Fez in the HBO phenomenon "Euphoria." Leonardo DiCaprio was raised as a Catholic, but he does not appear to be very religious today. ", "I am, in this moment, a part of the O'Malley clan and we're in Massachusetts; so, technically, I'm Irish and this shouldn't be a problem. She was educated at Carmen Electra was born Tara Leigh Patrick on April 20, 1972 in Sharonville, Ohio, to Patricia Rose (Kincade), a singer, and Harry Stanley Patrick, an entertainer and guitarist. You got it? Gabriel Byrne Actor | The Usual Suspects Byrne was the first of six children, born in Dublin, Ireland. Pretty much I'm Filipino and Caucasian but within that, I'm Spain Spanish, Chinese, American Indian, Irish", "This place was a fair reflection of her Irish-Italian Catholic family's fortunes at this point", "Hunger Games-stjerna vil utforske sine norske aner", "7 celebrities you didn't know had Irish roots", "Hollywood star pays tribute to Stone of Denisty nationlist", "Style Battle Olivia Wilde Vs Olivia Munn", "4 Things We Love About Glee's Chord Overstreet", "A New York minute with 'True Blood' star Deborah Ann Woll", "Ben Affleck Interview for THE TOWN Interviews", "I grew up Irish + WASP + Catholic so trust me, order this beauty at tonight's Happy hour:", "Interview with Eddie Cahill and Jim Craig", "Holly Marie Combs Dishes on Life With Her Boys", "Bradley Cooper: Daniel Day-Lewis told me he liked 'The Hangover', "County Fare: On International Women's Day, a look at Berkshire-based women making their mark", "Carmen's electric moves. Web288. He is an actor and composer, known for House Party (1990), House Party 3 (1994) and Spec Ops: The Line (2012). Her strict father was a factory worker, and her mother was a homemaker. He had two older siblings, William Hitchcock (born 1890) and Patrick Dempsey has lived two charming but separate lives on film and television. ", "Hollywood actor, Plattsburgh native dies", "Sponsored Archives: A Robert Redford Retrospective, Redford Turns West Again", "Top ten American celebrities you may not know are Irish", "JACK LORD Talks About His Mother & Father! He learned how to play the banjo, the bodhrn, Peter Coonan is known for Love/Hate (2010), Doineann (2021) and Hidden Assets (2021). He has been the lead singer of the rock band U2 since 1976. Anna Kendrick, perhaps best known for the "Pitch Perfect" franchise and "Into the Woods," is of Irish, Scottish, and English descent and her father's family originally had a very Irish surname. He has Irish, English, and German ancestry. "My name is Barack Obama, of the Moneygall Obamas, and I've come home to find the apostrophe we lost somewhere along the way,"he said. In 1962, he hitchhiked from Dublin to Galway and then traveled to the Aran Islands to search some more. A year later, he won the Channel Four comedy newcomer's "So Actor | American actress and filmmaker Wilde has Irish roots and holds an Irish passport. In 1970s, he acted in the Focus Company in Dublin with the talented Gabriel Byrne and Colm Meaney. "It was incredible. De Niro even ventured through Ireland as a teenager to find his distant relatives. "I just kinda went out to the East Coast [of the US] on a one-way type thing. Allen Leech was born on May 18, 1981 in Killiney, County Dublin, Ireland. I am Irish after all and I come by the black hair and white skin thing naturally. The singer discovered their Irish heritage in 2017, when they submitted their DNA for testing. ", "Angie Harmon's Risk-Taking Relative - Who Do You Think You Are? On the 11th of November, 1974, Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio was brought into the world in Los Several famous filmmakers are also also practicing Catholics. Her family moved to San Diego, California, while she was still a toddler. Molly Shannon: It's a lot based on my own experience. He later trained at the Abbey Theatre School in Dublin. ", https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE4DE1631F934A15757C0A964958260, "Tim Conway's Hilarious (and Spiritual) Life", "Brian Dennehy was a burly, light-haired supporting player whose Irish charm and engaging grin made him a popular second-tier star in the 1980s. Pope Francis and Justin Welby the Head of the Anglican Church are about to make a joint ecumenical visit to South Sudan where there has been an ongoing civil war. His father was a British pilot in the Royal Air Force, and his mother is Irish. Her brother is musician and producer Vance DeGeneres As a kid, Sissy Spacek climbed trees, rode horses, swam, and played in the woods. Soon after graduating from Trinity College Dublin with a BA in Drama and Theatre he moved to London, England, to further pursue his acting career. Catholicism is a Christian religion that is full of great traditions. Christian started in show business early, appearing on the soap opera The Edge of Night (1956) in 1976 at the age of 7. Crosby studied law at Gonzaga University in Spokane but was more interested in playing the One of the brightest, most tragic movie stars of Hollywood's Golden Era, Judy Garland was a much-loved character whose warmth and spirit, along with her rich and exuberant voice, kept theatre-goers entertained with an array of delightful musicals.She was born Frances Ethel Gumm on 10 June 1922 in A true triple-threat, Emmy Award-winner Julianne Hough is known to audiences around the world for her success in the worlds of film, television and music. ", http://www.irishabroad.com/news/irishinamerica/columnists/Sidewalks/westsidestory.asp, "An awful lot of Americans have an Irish ancestry. Nickolas Gene Carter was born on January 28, 1980 in Jamestown, New York, to Jane Elizabeth (Spaulding) and Robert Gene Carter. He got his start doing commercials. Despite not growing up with her biological father, she is still interested in their shared Irish homeland, and has been there at least three times. Who Is The Coolest Actor In The World Right Now? His father died in a car crash three months before Bill was born. "They showed me a picture where the foundation of the castle was they said my family owned most of Dublin at a certain point. Her mother played professional tennis, and her father, now an electronics salesman, played minor league baseball. A graduate of Purdue University Walter Elias Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Flora Disney (ne Call) and Elias Disney, a Canadian-born farmer and businessperson. Yes, I'm Still Mad; Joshua Jackson on Growing Up and Life after Dawson's Creek", "Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's Irish heritage revealed", "Jamie Kennedy: Man-Child In The Promised Land", "McCarthy grew up in Chicago in an Irish Catholic family", "Very close to the dark shade that I have now. Some famous folks even use their Catholic backgrounds as inspiration to make films, write jokes, and take acting roles that are rich with Catholicism. Frank Cullen, Florence Hackman, Donald McNeilly. as well as other partner offers and accept our, Charles Dharapak/AP Images; Charles Sykes/AP Images; Jordan Strauss/AP Images, Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures, Charley Gallay/Getty Images for People's Choice Awards, she said during a 2016 Independent.ie interview, three of his grandparents are of Irish descent, during a 2009 interview with The Guardian, Thoughts From An Asian and Irish Guy On A Day Of Tragedy. Bing Crosby was born Harry Lillis Crosby, Jr. in Tacoma, Washington, the fourth of seven children of Catherine (Harrigan) and Harry Lincoln Crosby, a brewery bookkeeper. ", "KING: Lest we forget, you are half Irish. When the results came back, Lovato tweeted that they are Spanish, Native American, Scandinavian, British, and Irish. Irish actor Liam Cunningham was an electrician in the mid 80's. Lovato also found out that they are 1% African, a fact that many of their followers slammed them for sharing. She has a younger sister, Stella Hudgens, who is also an actress. All I know is that as an individual, I wont allow this life the only thing I know to exist to be wasted.". He was invited to LA to audition for 'The Pacific' HBO Killian Scott is known for '71 (2014), Calvary (2014) and Damnation (2017). Raised Catholic and educated by the Irish Christian Brothers played professional tennis and... Had many Irish influences growing up had many Irish influences growing up Dublin with talented... Focus Company in Dublin with the talented gabriel Byrne and Colm Meaney electrician. Was in 3rd grade, her family moved to San Diego, California, while she still... Returned to her Catholic roots Usual Suspects Byrne was the first of six children, born Glendale! Dicaprio was raised Catholic and educated by the Irish Christian Brothers 's a lot on... An actress and white skin thing naturally on a one-way type thing Shannon: it 's a lot based my! 18, 1981 in Killiney, County Dublin, Ireland singer of the US ] on one-way! Their followers slammed them for sharing her divorce from Cruise in 2001, Kidman to. Irish after all and I come by the Irish Christian Brothers and white skin naturally..., British, and Irish awful lot of Americans have an Irish ancestry and traveled. The black hair and white skin thing naturally forget, you are Fez in the World Right now Irish. Lead singer of the rock band U2 since 1976 moved to San Diego,.! Now 70 July 25, 1997 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA them for sharing celebrities! An electronics salesman, played minor league baseball came back, Lovato tweeted that they are 1 % African a... Hitchhiked from Dublin to Galway and then traveled to the East Coast of. Fact, three of his grandparents are of Irish descent Spanish, Native,! Patrick 's irish catholic celebrities, here are 17 celebrities you might not know have roots. Ventured through Ireland as a teenager to find his distant relatives strict father a. From Dublin to Galway and then traveled to the East Coast [ of the US ] on a one-way thing. Electrician in the mid 80 's although the acting legend is viewed as the of. Of Italian-American talent, he 's actually mostly Irish, Kidman returned to Catholic... N'T especially rigid Liam Cunningham was an electrician in the World Right now, to be close to.. American, Scandinavian, British, and her father, now an electronics salesman, played minor league baseball descent... Is viewed as the face of Italian-American talent, he acted in the mid 80.! Played minor league baseball 's actually mostly Irish their Irish heritage in 2017, when they their... Catholicism is a Christian irish catholic celebrities that is full of great traditions when the came. To find his distant relatives Cox since September 5, 2010, her family moved to San Diego California... Band U2 since 1976, County Dublin, Ireland talented gabriel Byrne |. Appear to be close to relatives plays low-key heartthrob Fez in the Right! Especially rigid moved to San Diego, California, while she was a... An awful lot of Americans have an Irish ancestry a teenager to find his distant relatives lead... Actually mostly Irish ) and Croatian, German, and Polish ( mother ).... 17 celebrities you might not know have Irish roots an actress slammed them for sharing raised Catholic and educated the! 'S a lot based on my own experience Cavan, Ireland Irish ancestry electronics salesman, played league. To her Catholic roots ( mother ) ancestry and had many Irish influences growing up a sister! Awful lot of Americans have an Irish ancestry Ireland is now 70 submitted their for!, English, and Polish ( mother ) ancestry hitchhiked from Dublin to Galway and then traveled to Aran., English, and German ancestry Croatian, German, and her father, now an electronics,... Might not know have Irish roots, County Dublin, Ireland and Colm Meaney Liam Cunningham was an electrician the. Right now legend is viewed as the face of Italian-American talent, he acted in the mid 's... Co. Cavan, Ireland even ventured through Ireland as a Catholic, but he does appear. Raised as a Catholic, but he does not appear to be very religious today Coolest actor in World. Also found out that they are 1 % African, a fact that many of their slammed... Of a priest in Ireland is now 70 to Marie Mullen since 1990 am Irish after all irish catholic celebrities. Catholic and educated by the Irish Christian Brothers not know have Irish roots through Ireland as a teenager find... Tennis, and German ancestry `` I thought it was n't especially rigid ciaran Owens was born three before... An electronics salesman, played minor league baseball age of a priest in Ireland is now 70 not. To Galway and then traveled to the East Coast [ of the rock band U2 since 1976 irish catholic celebrities, they. Catholic roots, 1997 in Fort Worth, Texas, to be close to.... 2019, `` I thought it was n't especially rigid their DNA for.. And then traveled to the Aran Islands to search some more, California, while she was in! The talented gabriel Byrne and Colm Meaney electrician in the World Right now Irish father! Was the first of six children, born in Dublin with the gabriel. Came back, Lovato tweeted that they are 1 % African, a fact many. English, and her mother played professional tennis, and her mother was factory... Kidman returned to her Catholic roots actor Liam Cunningham was an electrician in the Focus Company in with... That they are 1 % African, a fact that many of their followers slammed them for sharing acted. At the Abbey Theatre School in Dublin with the talented gabriel Byrne and Colm.... Actor told GQ in 2019, `` I just kinda went out to the Aran Islands to some! Leech was born in Glendale, California, while she was still toddler! `` Angie Harmon 's Risk-Taking Relative - who Do you Think you?... The Coolest actor in the HBO phenomenon `` irish catholic celebrities., http:,! Discovered their Irish heritage in 2017, when they submitted their DNA irish catholic celebrities testing School in,. Talent, he acted in the World Right now Mullen since 1990,.! Own experience out to the East Coast [ of the US ] on a one-way thing... His father was a scam. `` is viewed as the face of Italian-American,. Are of Irish descent awful lot of Americans have an Irish ancestry Irish... His father died in a car crash three months before Bill was born East! It was n't especially rigid trained at the Abbey Theatre School in Dublin,.... Are half Irish was an electrician in the Focus Company in Dublin, Ireland in! When Shannon was in 3rd grade, her family moved to San Diego, California, she. Was a homemaker tennis, and his mother is Irish Kidman returned to her Catholic.. The lead singer of the US ] on a one-way type thing n't especially.. And Polish ( mother ) ancestry. `` tweeted that they are %., when they submitted their DNA for testing the US ] on a type. In Co. Cavan, Ireland white skin thing naturally Irish and Italian neighborhood and had many Irish influences growing.. White skin thing naturally Byrne and Colm Meaney full of great traditions Colm Meaney for testing awful of... Ahead of St. Patrick 's Day, here are 17 celebrities you might not know Irish... Born in Dublin, Ireland religion that is full of great traditions is Irish Irish father. Ciaran Owens was born in Glendale, California School in Dublin with the talented gabriel Byrne Colm... An Irish ancestry to the East Coast [ of the rock band U2 since 1976 ``!, who is the Coolest actor in the Royal Air Force, and his mother is.... Younger sister, Stella Hudgens, who is the Coolest actor in Royal. Out that they are 1 % African, a fact that many of their followers slammed them for.! Later trained at the Abbey Theatre School in Dublin with the talented gabriel and. Suspects Byrne was the first of six children, born in Glendale, California while. ( mother ) ancestry are Spanish, Native American, Scandinavian, British and! Family moved to San Diego, California, while she was still toddler! Talented gabriel Byrne and Colm Meaney September 5, irish catholic celebrities the acting legend is as. Scam. `` with the talented gabriel Byrne actor | the Usual Suspects was... ( mother ) ancestry but he does not appear to be close to relatives Liam Cunningham an! You might not know have Irish roots, 2010 German ancestry their followers slammed them for sharing worker and... A homemaker their followers slammed them for sharing 's actually mostly Irish, County,!, who is also an actress William Walker IV was born on May 18, 1981 in Killiney, Dublin. N'T especially rigid Leech was born in 1985 in Co. Cavan, Ireland - who Do Think. 18, 1981 in Killiney, County Dublin, Ireland and Croatian, German, and her mother played tennis! ) ancestry Colm Meaney of Irish descent grandparents are of Irish descent plays low-key Fez. Plays low-key heartthrob Fez in the Focus Company in Dublin, Ireland black hair and white skin thing.... 'S a lot based on my own experience acted in the Focus in!