Famous American Celebrities Born in Canada

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Many people do not know that these famous icons in the American entertainment industry are from Canada.

How many do you recognize?

Patrick J. Adams − best known for playing Mike Ross in USA Network's TV series Suits; born in Toronto, Ontario

Pamela Anderson − the blonde bombshell and animal rights activist was born in Ladysmith, British Columbia

Réal Andrews − best known for his role as Marcus Taggert on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital ; born in North Vancouver, British Columbia

Paul Anka − a teen idol in the late 1950s and 1960s with hit songs like "Diana'", "Lonely Boy", and "Put Your Head on My Shoulder was born in Ottawa, Ontario

Vinessa Antoine − best known for her role as Jordan Ashford in the ABC soap opera General Hospital ; born in Toronto, Ontario

Robbie Amell − known for playing Stephen Jameson on The CW's series The Tomorrow People, Ronnie Raymond / Firestorm on The CW's series The Flash, Fred Jones in the films Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins and Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster, and Wesley Rush in the film The Duff; born in Toronto, Ontario

Stephen Amell − starred as Oliver Queen on the CW network show Arrow; born in Toronto, Ontario

Will Arnett − known for his role as George Oscar "G.O.B." Bluth II on the comedy series Arrested Development; born in Toronto, Ontario

Aaron Ashmore − identical twin brother of Shawn Ashmore; best known for his TV roles as Jimmy Olsen in Smallville and as Steve Jinks in the sci-fi series Warehouse 13; born in Richmond, British Columbia

Shawn Ashmore − identical twin brother of Aaron Ashmore; most famous role is Iceman in the X-Men film series; born in Richmond, British Columbia

Dan Aykroyd − gained fame on the American late-night comedy show Saturday Night Live, where he was a writer and the youngest cast member for its first four seasons, from 1975 to 1979; starred in movies The Blue Brothers, Trading Places, Ghostbusters and My Girl ; born in Ottawa, Ontario

Randy Bachman − musician/songwriter, founding member of the bands The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba

Jay Baruchel − known for his roles in the popular movies Tropic Thunder and The Sorcerer's Apprentice was born in Ottawa, Ontario

Adam Beach − starred in the movies Windtalkers, Skinwalkers, Smoke Signals, Flags of Our Fathers, Cowboys & Aliens; born in Ashern, Manitoba

Samantha Bee − best known as a cast member on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, currently hosts the late night talk show Full Frontal with Samantha Bee on TBS ; born in Toronto, Ontario

Justin Bieber − the R&B teen sensation was born in Stratford, Ontario

Dylan Bruce − known for his roles as Chris Hughes on the CBS daytime soap opera As the World Turns and as Paul Dierden on BBC America/Space's Orphan Black; born in Vancouver, British Columbia

Geneviève Bujold − best known for her portrayal of Anne Boleyn in the 1969 film Anne of the Thousand Days, for which she won a Golden Globe Award for best actress and was nominated for an Academy Award; born in Montreal, Quebec

Michael Bublé − the popular contemporary jazz pop artist was born in Burnaby, British Columbia

Raymond Burr − primarily known for his title roles in the television dramas Perry Mason and Ironside was born in New Westminster, British Columbia

James Cameron − film director, film producer, screenwriter, editor whose most famous works are Titanic and Avatar was born in Kapuskasing, Ontario

Kim Coates − the well-known actor currently starring as Tig Trager in the FX series Sons of Anarchy was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Neve Campbell − achieved fame on the 1990s television series Party of Five, her film roles include the Scream horror film trilogy ; born in Guelph, Ontario

John Candy − most renowned role was that of the loquacious salesman Del Griffith in the movie Planes, Trains and Automobiles ; born in Newmarket, Ontario

Jim Carrey − the actor and comedian starred in several highly popular films including Dumb and Dumber, Batman Forever, How the Grinch Stole Christmas was born in Newmarket, Ontario

Tom Cavanagh − starred in the NBC comedy-drama Ed, and is best known for his dual role as Dr. Harrison Wells and Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash in the superhero television series The Flash; born in Ottawa, Ontario

Michael Cera − best known for his roles in the television sitcom Arrested Development, and movies Superbad, Juno, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World was born in Brampton, Ontario

Sarah Chalke − actress known for portraying Rebecca "Becky" Conner on the ABC sitcom Roseanne, Dr. Elliot Reid on the NBC/ABC comedy series Scrubs, and Stella Zinman in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother was born in Ottawa, Ontario

Emmanuelle Chriqui − best known for her performance on HBO's Entourage as Sloan McQuewick and as Dalia in the movie You Don't Mess with the Zohan, topped the AskMen.com Most Desirable Women of 2010 list; born in Montreal, Quebec

Rae Dawn Chong − the actress is the daughter of comedian Tommy Chong; born in Edmonton, Alberta

Tommy Chong − known for his comedy act Cheech & Chong and his role as Leo on the television sitcom That '70s Show was born in Edmonton, Alberta

Hayden Christensen − gained international fame portraying the young Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith ; born in Vancouver, British Columbia

Enrico Colantoni − known for portraying Elliot DiMauro in the sitcom Just Shoot Me!, starred in the teen drama series Veronica Mars as Keith Mars and the police drama series Flashpoint as Sgt. Greg Parker; born in Toronto, Ontario

Elisha Cuthbert − roles include the movie The Girl Next Door, as Kim Bauer in the action-thriller television series 24 and as Alex Kerkovich in Happy Endings, regularly secures a place in FHM and Maxim's annual "hottest women" lists ; born in Calgary, Alberta

Henry Czerny − known for his roles in the films The Boys of St. Vincent, Mission: Impossible, Clear and Present Danger, The Ice Storm, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Fido, Remember, and Ready or Not ; born in Toronto, Ontario

deadmau5 − progressive, electro, house DJ/producer was born Joel Thomas Zimmerman in Niagara Falls, Ontario

Yvonne De Carlo − film and television actress known for roles as Sephora the wife of Moses in The Ten Commandments and as Lily Munster in th television series The Munsters; born in Vancouver, British Columbia

William deVry − best known for his daytime soap opera roles as Michael Cambias on All My Children, as Storm Logan on The Bold and the Beautiful and as Julian Jerome on General Hospital ; born in Montreal, Quebec

Celine Dion − the internationally reknowned singer-songwriter composer was born in Charlemagne, Quebec

Denny Doherty − singer/songwriter most widely known as a founding member of the 1960s musical group The Mamas & the Papas was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia

James Doohan − best known for his role as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the television and film series Star Trek ; born in Vancouver, British Coumbia

Drake − the popular hip-hop, rap artist was born in Toronto, Ontario

Robin Duke − actress and writer on NBC's Saturday Night Live from 1981 to 1984; born in Etobicoke, Ontario

Erica Durance − best known for her role as Lois Lane on the Superman-inspired television series Smallville was born in Calgary, Alberta

Deanna Durbin − born Edna Mae Durbin, attained worldwide popularity as a child star in the 1930s while starring in a series of musicals, when she retired at 29 she was the highest-paid woman in Hollywood and the world; born in Winnipeg, Manitoba

David James Elliot − star of the television series JAG, playing lead character Harmon Rabb Jr. ; born in Milton, Ontario

Linda Evangelista − the top international supermodel who appeared in George Michael's music video 'Freedom' was born in St. Catharines, Ontario

Percy Faith − the easy listening bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario

Brendan Fehr − best known for portraying Michael Guerin in the WB television series Roswell, Jared Booth in Bones, and for portraying Laboratory Tech Dan Cooper in CSI: Miami; born in New Westminster, British Columbia

Colin Ferguson − best known for his role as Sheriff Jack Carter on the Syfy television series Eureka. Other roles include Tripp Cooke on The Vampire Diaries, Paul Watson on the Hallmark Channel series Cedar Cove and William on the Syfy series Haven ; born in Montreal, Quebec

Nathan Fillion − known for his role as Richard Castle in the television series Castle; born in Edmonton, Alberta

Dave Foley − starred in the television sitcom NewsRadio ; born in Etobicoke, Ontario

Glenn Ford − Hollywood's Golden Era leading man whose career spanned seven decades was born in Quebec City, Quebec

David Foster − legendary hit-maker noted for discovering Celine Dion, Josh Groban, and Michael Bublé and for producing some of the most successful artists in the world was born in Victoria, British Columbia

Rosemary Forsyth − most notable for her role as Bronwyn opposite Charlton Heston in the 1965 film The War Lord; born in Montreal, Quebec

Michael J. Fox − known for his roles in the television sitcom Family Ties and the Back to the Future trilogy ; born in Edmonton, Alberta

Jonathon Frid − known for having played the role of vampire Barnabas Collins on the gothic television soap opera Dark Shadows; born in Hamilton, Ontario

Nelly Furtado − the singer-songwriter, record producer was born in Victoria, British Columbia

Kathleen Gati − best known for her role as Liesl Obrecht on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital ; born in Montreal, Quebec

Victor Garber − the versatile actor best known for his portrayal of Jack Bristow on the J.J. Abrams television show Alias and Dr. Martin Stein, a.k.a. one-half of Firestorm, in The Flash; born in London, Ontario

Ryan Gosling − star in the films The Notebook, Drive, Lars and the Real Girl and The Ides of March was born in London, Ontario

Glenn Gould − one of the best-known and most celebrated classical pianists of the 20th century was born in Toronto, Ontario

Jason Gray-Stanford − best known for having played Lieutenant Randy Disher in the TV program Monk; born in Vancouver, British Columbia

Lorne Greene − known for his television roles as Ben Cartwright on the western Bonanza, and Commander Adama in the science fiction TV Series Battlestar Galactica ; born in Ottawa, Ontario

Graham Greene − the Native Canadian actor has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Kicking Bird in the movie Dances with Wolves, portrays Malachi Strand in the A&E crime drama television series Longmire; born on the Six Nations Reserve in Ohsweken, Ontario

Bruce Greenwood − is known for his role as the American president John F. Kennedy in Thirteen Days and as Captain Christopher Pike in J. J. Abrams's Star Trek reboot series, currently stars as Dr. Randolph Bell in the medical drama The Resident; born in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec

Grimes − the experimental pop musician became a media sensation in 2020 for having a son and a relationship with billionaire Elon Musk; born Claire Boucher in Vancouver, British Columbia

Monty Hall − host of the television game show Let's Make a Deal was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba

Phil Hartman − actor and comedian, best known role as Bill McNeal in the sitcom NewsRadio was born in Brantford, Ontario

Shalom Harlow − the supermodel/actress was born in Oshawa, Ontario

Susan Haskell − best known for her role of Marty Saybrooke on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live ; born in Toronto, Ontario

Tricia Helfer − won Ford Models' Supermodel of the World contest in 1992, known for her role as Number Six in the 2004–2009 television series Battlestar Galactica; born in Donalda, Alberta

Jill Hennessy − is best known for her role as Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh in the television series Crossing Jordan was born in Edmonton, Alberta

Natasha Henstridge − fashion model turned actress, star of the Species franchise, was born in Springdale, Newfoundland

Michael Ironside − portrayed the villain in movies, mostly recognized from his voice over work as Sam Fisher in the video game Splinter Cell

Joshua Jackson − well known roles include Pacey Witter in Dawson's Creek, Charlie Conway in The Mighty Ducks film series, Peter Bishop in Fringe, and Cole Lockhart in The Affair; born in Vancouver, British Columbia

Peter Jennings − anchor of ABC's World News Tonight was born in Toronto, Ontario

Norman Jewison − one of the most reknowned and admired filmakers of our time, famous for directing the films In the Heat of the Night, The Thomas Crown Affair, Fiddler on the Roof, Jesus Christ Superstar, Moonstruck, Other People's Money, The Hurricane and The Statement was born in Toronto, Ontario

Robert Joy − best known for his roles as Dr. Sid Hammerback in CSI: NY , Charlie Houx in Land of the Dead, Lizard in The Hills Have Eyes, Dave in Atlantic City, and Jim in the 1985 comedy-drama film Desperately Seeking Susan; born in Montreal, Quebec

Stana Katic − known for her role as Detective Kate Beckett on the television series Castle; born in Hamilton, Ontario

Margot Kidder − became famous for playing Lois Lane in the Superman movies starring Christopher Reeve was born in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

Taylor Kitsch − played Gambit in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, starred in the Disney film John Carter, starred in the movie Battleship (that is based on Hasbro's toy game); born in Kelowna, British Columbia

Pom Klementieff − known for her role as Mantis in the Guardians of the Galaxy movie franchise ; born in Quebec City, Quebec

Kristin Kreuk − known for the role of Lana Lang in the television series Smallville, stars in the television series Beauty & The Beast ; born in Vancouver, British Columbia

John Kricfalusi − creator of animated television series The Ren & Stimpy Show was born in Chicoutimi, Quebec

Kelly Kruger − best known for her role as Mackenzie Browning on The Young and the Restless ; born in Montreal, Quebec

Tyler Labine − the comedy actor starred in the television show Reaper and in movie Tucker & Dale vs Evil; was born in Brampton, Ontario

Avril Lavigne − the popular pop-rock artist was born in Belleville, Ontario

Art Linkletter − radio and television talk-show pioneer, famous for interviewing children on the daytime variety/talk show House Party during the 1950s and 1960s was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Evangeline Lilly − best known for her starring role as Kate Austen in the ABC television drama Lost ; born in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta

Rich Little − the impressionist and voice actor was born in Ottawa, Ontario

Del Lord − film director and actor best known as a director of Three Stooges films ; born in Grimsby, Ontario

Norm MacDonald − the actor, writer and stand-up comedian best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live was born in Quebec City, Quebec

Howie Mandel − stand-up comedian, television host, and actor is well known for his role in the medical drama St. Elsewhere and host of the game show Deal or No Deal was born and raised in Willowdale (an area of Toronto)

Tatiana Maslany − stars in the science fiction thriller series Orphan Black; born in Regina, Saskatchewan

Cameron Mathison − best known for his role as Ryan Lavery on the daytime soap opera All My Children; born in Sarnia, Ontario

Lois Maxwell − mainly known for her portrayal of Miss Moneypenny in the first fourteen James Bond films was born Lois Ruth Hooker in Kitchener, Ontario

Rachel McAdams − the actress most notable for her screen roles in the The Notebook, the hit comedy Wedding Crashers and the Sherlock Holmes movies was born in London, Ontario

Eric McCormack − best known for his role in the television series Will & Grace was born in Toronto, Ontario

Dean McDermott − husband of Tori Spelling; born in Toronto, Ontario

Todd McFarlane − creator of the comic book Spawn was born in Calgary, Alberta

Lorne Michaels − creator and producer of the live late-night television sketch comedy and variety show Saturday Night Live (SNL) was born in Toronto, Ontario

Joni Mitchell − played a key part in the folk rock movement; Rolling Stone magazine called her "one of the greatest songwriters ever"; hits include "Big Yellow Taxi", "Free Man in Paris" and "Help Me" ; born in Fort Macleod, Alberta

Shay Mitchell − best known for her role as Emily Fields in the ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars; born in Mississauga, Ontario

Cory Monteith − known for his role as Finn Hudson on the Fox television series Glee was born in Calgary, Alberta

Alanis Morissette − the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter with hits "You Oughta Know", "Ironic", "You Learn", "Hand in My Pocket", "Head over Feet" and "All I Really Want" was born in Ottawa, Ontario

Carrie-Anne Moss − famous for her iconic role as