We’re certainly accustomed to hearing about our favorite celebs in the news; who they’re dating, what they’re up to, what projects they’re working on- the works. Sometimes if they are an actor for example, we can associate them with their character so much that we can forget about their true roots! Click next to find out the celebs who you don’t even know have been misleading you with their origins!
Back To Their Roots These Are The States That Your Favorite Celebrities Grew Up In
Julia Garner – New York
Garner was born in the Bronx, New York, in the Riverdale area. She did, however, go to high school in Greenwich, Connecticut. She began taking acting lessons at the age of 15 in order to overcome shyness, something deemed necessary in order to launch a successful acting career. Garner earned a psychology degree from Indiana University in 2015. Garner is probably best known for her portrayal of southern-sounding Ruth Langmore in popular Netflix series Ozark (starring alongside Jason Bateman). For this role, she received critical acclaim, winning two Primetime Emmys. More recently she starred in Netflix drama Inventing Anna.
Julia Garner New York
Tiger Woods – California
Eldrick Tont “Tiger” Woods is a professional golfer from the United States. Woods is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and is widely considered as one of the greatest golfers of all time. Woods was born in Cypress, California, to Earl and Kultida “Tida” Woods but grew up in Orange County. He was a child prodigy who was introduced to golf by his athletic father Earl Woods before the age of two. Woods was recruited by numerous institutions before eventually enrolling at Stanford on a golf scholarship in the fall of 1994.
Tiger Woods California
Chrissy Metz – Florida
Denise and Mark Metz raised their daughter, Chrissy, in Homestead, Florida. Her father was stationed in Japan while serving for the US Navy, therefore she spent many of her early years there. She attended elementary, middle, and high school in Gainesville, Florida, after the family relocated back to the States. Metz is best known for her role as Kate Pearson on the television series This Is Us (2016–present), for which she received Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.
Chrissy Metz Florida
Alexandra Daddario – New York
Alexandra Daddario was born on March 16, 1986, in New York City. She attended Brearley School and the Professional Children’s School while growing up on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Daddario has stated that she first decided to pursue a career as an actor when she was 11 years old. She went to Marymount Manhattan College before dropping out to focus solely on performing. She has spent years studying Meisner’s acting approach. Daddario made her television debut at the age of 16 in the ABC daytime serial opera All My Children, where she played the persecuted young Laurie Lewis, and has subsequently acted in films such as San Andreas (2015) and Baywatch (2017).
Alexandra Daddario New York
Erin & Ben Napier – Mississippi
Ben and Erin almost didn’t return to Laurel, Mississippi after graduating from college. According to People, the pair explored moving to Memphis, Birmingham, Nashville, or even New York City. The couple ultimately decided to stay to make their community more appealing to themselves, others who reside there, and those who might consider moving; eventually resulting in the popular HGTV series Home Town. The two first met at the University of Mississippi on December 7, 2004, and fell in love six days later.
Erin & Ben Napier Mississippi
Brad Pitt – Oklahoma
Despite having been born in Shawnee, Oklahoma; Pitt and his family quickly moved to Springfield Missouri not long after. Pitt attended Kickapoo High School, where he was a member of the golf, swimming and tennis teams. He was a member of the Key and Forensics clubs at school, as well as debates and musicals. Pitt enrolled in the University of Missouri in 1982 after graduating from high school, majoring in journalism with an emphasis on advertising. Pitt dropped out of university two weeks before finishing his degree requirements and moved to Los Angeles, where he took acting classes and performed odd jobs initially… and the rest is history.
Brad Pitt Oklahoma
Whoopi Goldberg – New York
Caryn Elaine Johnson, or “Whoopi Goldberg” as she is more commonly known, was born in Manhattan, New York City in 1955. She grew up in the Chelsea-Elliot Houses- a New York City public housing project. She attended St Columba’s, a local Catholic school, before dropping out of Washington Irving High School years later. Goldberg moved to California in the 70s, where she initially worked odd jobs such as bank telling and bricklaying, until she began to involve herself in theater.
Whoopi Goldberg New York
Tom Selleck – Michigan
Tom Selleck was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1945. However, his family decided to move to Sherman Oaks, California, in 1948. Selleck graduated from Grant High School in 1962 and enrolled at Los Angeles Valley College, living at home in order to save money. Selleck, who stands 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) tall, transferred to the University of Southern California during his junior year to play for the USC Trojans men’s basketball team. Having started in Business Administration, Selleck eventually dropped out and went on to study acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse. Selleck also served for the Californian National Guard during the Vietnam War.
Tom Selleck Michigan
Natalie Suleman (Octomom) – California
Natalie was born in Fullerton, California. She was known as Natalie Doud at Nogales High School in La Puente, California, and subsequently at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, where she received a psychiatric technician license. She went on to California State University, Fullerton afterwards, earning a B.S. in child development and working for three years at a state psychiatric hospital. The incident that catapulted Suleman to stardom began in 2009, when she had IVF and had twelve embryos implanted in her uterus. However, eight made it through, with all of them surviving the birth.
Natalie Suleman (Octomom) California
Leonardo DiCaprio – California
Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio was born on November 11, 1974, in Los Angeles, California. DiCaprio’s parents split up when he was only a year old, but since they wanted to closely co-parent, they moved into twin cottages with a shared garden in Echo Park, Los Angeles. He attended the Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies for four years and later the Seeds Elementary School, before enrolling at the John Marshall High School. DiCaprio struggled at the beginning of his career, remaining jobless for a year and a half, even after 100 auditions. Eventually he secured roles in 20 commercials, where his acting career finally began to take off.
Leonardo DiCaprio California
Pauley Perrette – Louisiana
Perrette was raised mostly in the southern States after being born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, New York, New Jersey, and California have all been home to her at some stage. Perrette studied criminal justice at Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Georgia, before moving to New York City to study at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Since then, Perrette has worked in television and film, primarily in advertisements, voiceovers, music videos, and short films.
