Tuesday, June 21, 2011
20 Celebrities You Might Not Realize Are Asian
1. Keanu Reeves
He's a quarter Hawaiian and a quarter Chinese.
2. Rob Schneider
He's a quarter Filipino.
3. Kristin Kreuk
(From Smallville) She's half Chinese.
4. The Rock
He's half Samoan.
5. Ne-yo
He's a quarter Chinese.
6. Mark-Paul Gosselaar
(Zack from Saved By The Bell) A quarter Indonesian.
7. Enrique Iglesias
Half Filipino.
8. Karen O
Singer of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. She was born in Seoul, Korea to a Polish father and Korean mother.
9. Sharon Leal
Half Filipino.
10. Eddie Van Halen
His Mother is Chinese-Malaysian and his father is Dutch.
11. Dean Cain
(Played Superman) A quarter Japanese.
12. Vanessa Hudgens
Her dad is of Irish and Native American ancestry, and her mom is of Filipino, Spanish and Chinese descent.
13. Chad Michael Murray
He's a quarter Japanese.
14. Nicole Scherzinger
(Pussycat Dolls) She was born to a Filipino father and a Hawaiian-Russian mother.
15. Kirk Hammett
(From Metallica) He's half Filipino.
16. Freddie Mercury
100% Parsi.
17. Bruno Mars
Half Filipino.
18. KT Tunstall
A quarter Chinese.
19. Norah Jones
Half Indian.
20. Naomi Campbell
Her paternal grandmother is Chinese.