10 Celebrities You Didn't Know Have Canadian Roots

What do Matthew Perry, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Madonna have in common? Aside from being the #squad we didn’t know we needed, these three celebs are just a few of Hollywood’s elite that hail from “our home and native land.” We all know that Canada gifted the world with stars like Ryan Gosling, Ryan Reynolds, Shania Twain and her royal highness Celine Dion, but there are many more starlets who have once called Canada home, or can trace their lineage back to the land of maple syrup and ketchup chips.

Here are all the Canadian celebrities you didn’t know about:

Lady Gaga

Mother Monster is a proud Italian American but thanks to her mom Cynthia, who is half Italian and half French Canadian, she has roots in the Great White North. I mean, it makes sense. She did pen a song called “Eh Eh.”

The politician is a very proud American but she also has some ties to the maple leaf. Her maternal great-grandmother, Delia Martin, has French Canadian roots. (Side note: Does this make her eligible to run for Prime Minister?!)

The Mission: Impossible star once called Ottawa home. He lived in Canada’s capital for several years in the early 1970’s when his father took a job in the city.

The Queen of Pop was born in Bay City and raised in Michigan but her late mother Madonna Louise Fortin was of French Canadian ancestry. Who knew?!

Ellen DeGeneres

Dwayne Johnson

Paula Abdul

Brendan Fraser

Rick Fox

Matthew Perry

This post is part of The Canada Project, a representative survey of Canadians from across the country. You can find out more right here.