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Tristan Thompson
- NBA star Tristan Thompson has officially become a citizen of the United States. The Canadian-born basketball player grew up in Brampton, Ontario, but has enjoyed a fruitful career with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and has just signed a US$19 million deal with the Boston Celtics. “I came to the US on a student visa and have always had big dreams," Thompson said after fulfilling the requirements to become a naturalized citizen. "I’m now truly living the American dream.”
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Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson
- Though they're both US citizens, Wilson is also of Greek descent via her mother, and she and Hanks often vacation in Greece. In January 2020, Hanks was made an honorary citizen of Greece, and in July it was made official. What's more, "citizenship has reportedly also been extended to Hanks’ entire family."
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Nicole Kidman - The Australian actress also obtained her American citizenship.
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Charlize Theron - The South African-born actress became a US citizen in 2008.
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Jim Carrey - Actor and comedian Jim Carrey has had Canadian and American citizenship since 2004.
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Salma Hayek - The Mexican actress is also an official American citizen.
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Michael Bublé - The Canadian-born singer has had Italian nationality since 2005.
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Ricky Martin - Ricky Martin was born in Puerto Rico but he also has Spanish nationality.
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Kirsten Dunst - The American actress is also a German citizen since 2011.
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Angelina Jolie - The American actress was offered Cambodian citizenship from King Norodom Sihamoni in 2005.
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Olivia Wilde - The actress got her Irish nationality thanks to her father.
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Natalie Portman - The Israeli-born actress also has dual citizenship (with the US, of course).
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Daniel Day-Lewis - The award-winning actor is both British and Irish.
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Alanis Morissette - The Canadian singer became a US citizen in 2005.
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Kim Cattrall - The 'Sex and the City' star is English-Canadian.
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Pierce Brosnan - The eternal 007 is both Irish and American.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger - The Austrian-born actor also has American citizenship.
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Benicio del Toro - The Puerto Rican actor has had Spanish nationality since 2011.
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Tracey Ullman - The comedian has shared British and American nationality since 2006.
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Nicki Minaj - The Trinidadian-born rapper is also an American citizen.
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Keanu Reeves - The actor was born in Lebanon, is a Canadian citizen, and also got British citizenship from his mother.
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Nina Dobrev - Nina Dobrev is a Bulgarian-Canadian model.
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Alan Cumming - The actor was born in Scotland but he also has American nationality.
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Jordana Brewster - The actress was born in Panama, partly raised in Brazil, but is also an American citizen.
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Lupita Nyong'o - The award-winning actress is both Kenyan and Mexican.
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Boris Kodjoe - The actor was born in Austria but also has German citizenship.
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Dave Matthews - The musician is a South African and American national.
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Craig Ferguson
- The presenter and comedian was born in Scotland but also has American citizenship. See also: The best music to come out of Scotland
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Celebrities who have dual citizenship
These stars have dual citizenship for all sorts of reasons
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Lots of celebrities have dual citizenship, either because they moved countries and applied for it, because they're the children of immigrants, or for other more specific reasons.
To discover some celebrity dual citizens, click on.
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