Famous American celebrities born in Canada

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

How many do you recognize?

Paul Anka - 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

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

Shawn Ashmore - most famous role is Iceman in X-Men and its sequels X2 and X-Men: The Last ; born in Richmond, British Columbia

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

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

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

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

Pamela Anderson - the blonde bombshell and animal rights activist was born in Ladysmith, 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 like The Blue Brothers, Trading Places, Ghostbusters and My Girl ; born in Ottawa, Ontario

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

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

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

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!, currently in Flashpoint as Sgt. Greg Parker was born in Toronto, Ontario

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ryan Gosling - star in the films The Notebook, Blue Valentine and Lars and the Real Girl 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

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

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 Ottawa, Ontario

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

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

Margot Kidder - best known for playing Lois Lane in the Superman movies starring Christopher Reeve was born in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

Kristin Kreuk - known for the role of Lana Lang in the television series Smallville was born in Vancouver, British Columbia

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

Tyler Labine - the comedy actor starred in the television show Reaper and is currently in the comedy series Mad Love; 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

Rich Little - the impressionist and voice actor was born in Ottawa, 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 recently as host of the game show Deal or No Deal was born and raised in Willowdale (an area of Toronto)

Rachel McAdams - most notable for her roles in the movie The Notebook and the hit comedy Wedding Crashers was born in London, Ontario

Eric McCormack - best known for his role in the television series Will & Grace was 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

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 - known for her role in The Matrix trilogy ; born in Burnaby, British Columbia

Mike Myers - comedian famous for his lead roles in the Wayne’s World, Austin Powers and Shrek blockbuster movies was born in Scarborough, Ontario

Leslie Nielsen - actor and comedian famous for his role in The Naked Gun film series was born in Regina, Saskatchewan

Sandra Oh - known her role as Dr. Cristina Yang on medical drama television series Grey's Anatomy ; born in Ottawa, Ontario

Catherine O'Hara - is well known for her lead roles in the films Beetlejuice, Home Alone, and The Nightmare Before Christmas ; born in Toronto, Ontario

Ellen Page - known for her role as the title character in the film Juno was born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Anna Paquin - won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1994 at the age of 11 for her role in the movie The Piano ; born in Winnipeg, Manitoba

Tahmoh Penikett - best known for his roles as Karl "Helo" Agathon on the Sci Fi Channel's television program Battlestar Galactica and as Paul Ballard in Joss Whedon's series Dollhouse ; born in Whitehorse, Yukon

Mary Pickford - the motion picture actress, co-founder of the film studio United Artists and one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was born in Toronto, Ontario

Walter Pidgeon - the Hollywood legend and pioneer starred in motion pictures from the 1920s to 1970s including the science fiction classic Forbidden Planet was born in Saint John, New Brunswick

Christopher Plummer - best known for the role of Captain Georg von Trapp in The Sound of Music , the oldest actor to ever win an Oscar (at age 82 for Best Supporting Actor in the movie "Beginners") was born in Toronto, Ontario

Ryan Reynolds - named one of People magazine's "Sexiest Men Alive" in 2008, 2009 and 2010 was born in Vancouver, British Columbia

John D. Roberts - television journalist at CNN and Fox News was born in Toronto, Ontario

Robbie Robertson - best known as the guitarist and primary songwriter within the roots-rock group The Band was born in Toronto, Ontario

Seth Rogen - well-known for his roles in the popular movies Knocked Up, Superbad, Monsters vs. Aliens and The Green Hornet ; born in Vancouver, British Columbia

Morley Safer - best known for his long tenure on the television news magazine 60 Minutes, which began in December 1970, was born in Toronto, Ontario

Michael Sarrazin - found fame opposite Jane Fonda in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? also starred in The Flim-Flam Man and The Gumball Rally ; born in Quebec City, Quebec

William Shatner - gained worldwide fame and became a cultural icon for his portrayal of James T. Kirk, captain of the USS Enterprise, in the television series Star Trek; born in Montreal, Quebec

Paul Shaffer - known as the musical director for David Letterman's late night talk shows was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario

Norma Shearer - one of the most popular actresses in the world from the mid-1920s until her retirement in 1942 was born in Montreal, Quebec

Martin Short - the comedy actor was born in Hamilton, Ontario

Cobie Smulders - plays Canadian Robin Scherbatsky on the television series How I Met Your Mother and S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Maria Hill in the 2012 movie The Avengers ; born in Vancouver, British Columbia

Jewel Staite - portrayed Kayee Frye in Firefly and Serenity, and Dr. Jennifer Keller on Stargate Atlantis was born in White Rock, British Columbia

Donald Sutherland - drama actor with a film career spanning nearly 50 years was born in Saint John, New Brunswick

Alan Thicke - the television personality wrote the theme songs for Diff'rent Strokes, The Facts of Life and original theme to Wheel of Fortune; born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario

Shania Twain - the country pop singer-songwriter was born in Windsor, Ontario

Shannon Tweed - the ex-Playboy Playmate and partner to Gene Simmons was born in St. John's, Newfoundland

Fay Wray - the original scream queen famous for her role in the 1933 movie King Kong was born in Cardston, Alberta

Alex Trebek - host of the game show Jeopardy! was born in Sudbury, Ontario

Vanity - became famous as a member of Vanity 6 (the female vocal trio assembled by the R&B artist Prince in the early 1980s) ; born in Niagara Falls, Ontario

Neil Young - the legendary rock artist widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation was born in Toronto, Ontario

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