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Ok so we all have some favourite American actors or actresses but dd you know the majority of them are irish?
Here is a list of who's half irish (you won't beleive who's half irish) 1990s Abigail Breslin (1996 - ) Spencer Breslin (1992 - ) Miranda Cosgrove (1993 - ) Television actress iCarly Dakota Fanning (1994 - ) Patrick Kelley (1994 - ) Television actor (Heroes) Jennette McCurdy (1992 - ) Television actress iCarly Nick Jonas (1992 - ) member of Jonas Brothers and actor on Disney Channel Original Series JONAS and Camp Rock Demi Lovato (1992 - ) Television actress (Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock and Sonny with a Chance) and musician Erik Per Sullivan (1991 - ) AnnaSophia Robb (1993 - ) [edit] 1980s Vanessa Hudgens (1988 - ) film/television actress (High School Musical trilogy) Joe Jonas (1989 - ) member of Jonas Brothers and actor on Disney Channel Original Series JONAS and Camp Rock Kevin Jonas (1987 - ) member of Jonas Brothers and actor on Disney Channel Original Series JONAS and Camp Rock Megan Fox (1986 - ) film/television actress and model (Transformers (film) Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and television series Hope and Faith) James Lafferty (1985 - ) film/television actor (One Tree Hill (TV series)) Jessica Sutta (1982 - ) dancer/singer/actress (Pussycat Dolls) Chad Michael Murray (1981 - ) film/television actor (One Tree Hill (TV series)) Mischa Barton (1986 - ) film/television actress (The O.C.)[1] Kristen Bell(1980- ) tv actress, stars in Veronica Mars Lauren Conrad, fashion designer and reality tv star of MTV's Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County and The Hills (Irish/German ancestry) Kieran Culkin Macaulay Culkin [2] Rory Culkin Chris Evans (1981 - ) film actor ("Cellular", "Fantastic Four")[3] David Gallagher (1985 - ) actor, perhaps best known for his role of Simon Camden on the television series 7th Heaven[4] Anne Hathaway (1982 - ) film actress ("The Princess Diaries", "The Devil Wears Prada")[5] Scarlett Keegan (1984 - ) model and actress; Playboy Playmate[6] Tessa Keller, (1989- )model and reality tv star on Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County Lindsay Lohan (1986 - ) teen idol/pop singer/actress, her mother Dina (née Sullivan) is Irish-American[7] Michelle Lombardo (1983 - ) actress and model[8] AnnaLynne McCord, actress on 90210 Mandy Moore, singer and actress (father of Irish extraction) Heidi Montag, reality star of MTV series The Hills (Irish/German ancestry) Renee Olstead (1989-) actress/singer Olivia Wilde, (1984 - ) actress/writer. Plays Thirteen on the TV series House, M.D. Elijah Wood (1981 - ) [edit] 1970s Vince Vaughn (1970 - ) Renée O'Connor (1971 - ) TV, Film & Stage Actor/Director/Producer. Best known as the co-star of the six year TV series "Xena Warrior Princess" Ben Affleck (1972 - ) Hollywood film star/screenwriter[9] Casey Affleck Drew Barrymore (Father John Drew Barrymore) Lara Flynn Boyle [10] A.J. Buckley Eddie Cahill [11] Jennifer Connelly [12] Kevin Connolly Dane Cook (1972 - ) actor/comedian Shannen Doherty (1971 - ) film/television actress Jimmy Fallon (1974 - ) actor/comedian [157] ""I'm Irish, so I mean, please," gripes Fallon. "They should never stop selling alcohol in general." Heather Graham [13] Alyson Hannigan (1974 - ) film/television actress ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "American Pie")[14] Josh Hartnett (1978 - ) film actor ("40 Days and 40 Nights", "Sin City") Katherine Heigl [15] Ashton Kutcher (1978 - ) film/television actor/prankster (That '70s Show)[16] Jenny McCarthy [17] Ana Ortiz Rose McGowan [18] Danica McKellar, part Irish through her father. Bridget Moynahan [19] Charlie O'Connell [20] Jerry O'Connell [20] Chris O'Donnell [21] Monica Potter [22] Dominic Purcell [23] Robin Tunney [24] Mark Wahlberg [25] Paul Walker [26] Sean Astin [edit] 1960s Sean Penn (1960 - ) his mother was a Catholic of Irish descent Chris Penn (1965 - 2006) his mother was a Catholic of Irish descent Robert Downey Jr (1965 - ) his father is of Irish descent Daniel Baldwin (1960 - ) actor, producer and director, one of the Baldwin brothers[27] his father is of Irish decent Stephen Baldwin (1966 - ) actor, one of the Baldwin brothers[27] his father is of Irish descent William Baldwin (1963 - ) film actor, one of the Baldwin brothers[27] his father is of Irish descent Matthew Broderick [28] Edward Burns [29] James Caviezel, his mother is of Irish descent [30] Neil Flynn film and television actor. Noted for his role as "Janitor" in Scrubs. George Clooney (1961 - ) Academy Award-winning actor, director, producer and screenwriter[31] Courteney Cox Arquette actress, film producer, and former model. Has German and Irish descents, mostly Irish. Stephen Colbert (1964 - ) actor, comedian, and journalist. Despite French surname, is of mostly Irish descent. John Cusack [32] Patrick Dempsey (1966 - ) film and television actor (Grey's Anatomy)[31] Johnny Depp (1963 - ) Academy Award-nominated American actor, former teen idol Matt Dillon (1964 - ) Academy Award-nominated American actor, former teen idol[31] Karen Duffy [33] Dean Winters Chris Farley[34] Brendan Fraser [35] Janeane Garofalo, is half-Irish, half-Italian[36] Lauren Graham [37] Kathy Griffin [38] Bonnie Hunt (1961 - ) actress Lucy Lawless (1968 - ) Full name:Lucille Frances Ryan Lawless Tapert. Actor best know for the co-starring role in the six year TV series "Xena Warrior Princess"in which she played Xena. Her great grandfather was from from Quilt in Co. Clare Ireland. Anthony Michael Hall (1968 - ) film/television actor, former teen star[39] Bonnie Hunt [40] Thomas Jane, actor, The Punisher [41] Moira Kelly [42] Robert Kelly [43] Matthew McConaughey (1969 - ) Actor James McCaffrey [44] Dylan McDermott [45] Neal McDonough [46] Edward Norton, (1969 - ), actor, known for movies like American History X and Fight Club. Rosie O'Donnell [47] Mike O'Malley [48] Tatum O'Neal, Youngest actor to won an Oscar Ellen Pompeo, is half-Irish, half-Italian actress John C. Reilly [49] Molly Shannon [50] Christian Slater, Irish, English extraction John Stamos, his mother, Loretta Phillips Stamos, is an immigrant from Ireland. Ben Stiller [51] Julia Sweeney [52] Maura Tierney [53] Courtney Thorne-Smith [54] Donnie Wahlberg [55] Kate Walsh (1967 - ) actress/television Luke Wilson (brother of Owen Wilson) Owen Wilson [56] Tom Cruise (1962 - ) Paul Giamatti (1967 - ) [edit] 1950s Kevin Bacon Baldwin brothers, father is of Irish heritage Steve Buscemi [57] Gabriel Byrne (1950 - ) Irish-born; Emmy- and Tony-nominated actor, and star of the 1995 film, The Usual Suspects Lenny Clarke [58] David Caruso actor, (Mother is Irish-American, Father is Italian-American) Kevin Costner, celebrity actor, of Native American, Irish and German descent [59] Tim Daly (1956 - ) stage, television and film actor, producer and director Bo Derek [60] Janice Dickinson, model, reality television star, her father is of Irish heritage Peter Gallagher Mel Gibson (1956 - ) actor, director and producer, his mother is an immigrant from Ireland Patricia Heaton [61] Marg Helgenberger[62] Nathan Lane [63] Denis Leary [64] Bill Maher [65] Mary McDonnell Twice nominated for the Academy Award Kelly McGillis[66] John C. McGinley [67] Ted McGinley (John C. McGinley's cousin—see also "Jump the Shark") Kate Mulgrew [68] (1955- ) Best known for her role as Captain Kathryn Janeway and Mary Ryan on the soap Ryan's Hope, about an Irish-American family Bill Murray (1950 - ) Academy Award-nominated, Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-winning comedian and actor[69] Michael O'Keefe [70] Colin Quinn [71] Mickey Rourke [72] John Sayles (1950 - ) independent film director and writer, frequently takes a small part in his own and other indie films[73] John Travolta Is of Irish-Italian ancestry [74] [edit] 1940s Armand Assante (1949 - ) film actor[75] Gary Busey [76] Bud Cort [77] Mia Farrow [78] Harrison Ford paternal grandfather was Irish-American [79] Teri Garr [80] Richard Gere Celebrity Actor, [81] Dennis Holahan (1942 - ) actor Diane Keaton [82] Kevin Kline [83] Michael Moriarty [84] Ryan O'Neal [85] Martin Sheen His mother was an immigrant from Ireland [86] Suzanne Somers [87] Meryl Streep, actress, mother is of partial Irish decent [edit] 1930s Stephen Boyd [88] Peter Boyle [89] Eileen Brennan [90] George Carlin (1937 - 2008) [91] Brian Dennehy (1938 - ) film/television/stage character actor[92] Clint Eastwood (1930 - ) [93] Malachy McCourt [94] Jack Nicholson [158] On Nicholson's maternal grandparents: "She began as Ethel May Rhoads of Chester, Pennsylvania, only daughter of upright Pennsylvania Dutch Protestants, and when she married John Nicholson, a working class Irish Catholic, her irate family broke their ties and disinherited her."</ref> Mike Farrell (See his biography "Just Call Me Mike") Bernie McInerney: (1936 - ) is a film/television/stage character actor Roy Scheider (1932 - 2008) James Earl Jones (1931 - ) [edit] 1920s Steve Allen [95] Jack Cassidy [96] Rosemary Clooney [97] Judy Garland (1922-1969)- see article [98] Grace Kelly [99] Patrick McGoohan {See article} Anne Meara (1929 - ) comedienne and actress, partner and wife of Jerry Stiller[100] Carroll O'Connor [101] Donald O'Connor [102] Maureen O'Hara [103] Jason Robards [104] Eileen Ryan [105] Maureen Stapleton (1925-2006), Oscar-winning film/stage/television actress[106] Marlon Brando (1924 - 2004) Gene Tierney (1920 - 1991), stage/film actress Jack Lord (1920-1998), film/stage/television actor[107] [edit] 1910s Rita Hayworth {1918-1987}-see article, her mother, showgirl Volga Hayworth, was Irish-American Lucille Ball {1911-1989}-see article Arthur Kennedy {1914-1990} Art Carney {1918-2003}[108] Geraldine Fitzgerald [109] Jackie Gleason {1916-1987}[110] Gene Kelly [111] Edmond O'Brien [112] Virginia O'Brien [113] Gregory Peck [114] Tyrone Power [115] Anthony Quinn [116] Ronald Reagan (1911 - 2004) Before entering politics, Reagan was a popular motion picture actor, as well as head of the Screen Actors Guild, a television actor, an announcer for the Chicago Cubs, and a motivational speaker[117] [edit] 1900s Joan Crawford {1903-1977} - her maternal grandmother was Irish Bing Crosby {1903-1977} - mother was of Irish descent. [118] James Dunn {1905-1967}[119] Errol Flynn {1909-1959}[120] Eddie Foy Jr. {1905-1983}-see article Helen Hayes {1900-1993}[121] John Huston {1906-1987} [122] Spencer Tracy (1900-1967)[123] John Wayne {1907-1979} Lon Chaney Jr. {1906-1973} [edit] 1890s Gracie Allen (1895 - 1964) actress, comedian who became internationally famous as the zany partner of husband George Burns[124] Ada Dyas James Cagney {1899-1986}[125] Buster Keaton {1895-1966}[126] Pat O'Brien {1899-1983} [127] Walter Brennan {1884-1974} [edit] 1880s Lon Chaney Sr. {1883-1930} [edit] 1870s Sara Allgood (1879 - 1950) Oscar-nominated Irish-born actress[128] George M. Cohan {1878-1942} |
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