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May 22, 20225 min read
'Top Gun: Maverick' Actor Glen Powell is Descended from the Warriors of Genghis Khan
Glen Powell, who plays air warrior 'Hangman' in the new Top Gun: Maverick, is descended from the ancient Tatar warriors of Genghis Khan....
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Hollywood Ancestry
Oct 25, 20206 min read
Sarah Jessica Parker Descended from Accused Witch
'Hocus Pocus' star Sarah Jessica Parker played a Salem witch—turns out she's descended from one of the real-life accused witches. | By...
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Hollywood Ancestry
Feb 7, 20204 min read
"Hidden Figures" Actress Taraji P. Henson's Ancestor was First to Reach the North Pole
The "Hidden Figures" actress has a relative in her family tree who made a great contribution to science by being the first to reach the...
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Hollywood Ancestry
Sep 28, 20195 min read
Ansel Elgort's Grandmother Saved Norway's Jewish Children from the Nazis
Ansel Elgort's grandmother was an amazing hero who saved many of Norway's Jewish children from being murdered by the Nazis. | BY MIKE...
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Hollywood Ancestry
Aug 28, 20194 min read
A Kitty Cat Saved the Life of Dylan Minnette's Ancestor
The 13 Reasons Why star and Wallows band frontman is here today in his present form, in part because a cat saved his ancestor's life. |...
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Hollywood Ancestry
Aug 23, 20197 min read
Mark-Paul Gosselaar's Great Grandparents Were Murdered at the Sobibór Nazi Death Camp
Mark-Paul Gosselaar—the actor who played Zack Morris in Saved by the Bell—has a family tree with a sad past tied to the Holocaust.
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Hollywood Ancestry
Jul 20, 20195 min read
'Game of Thrones' Actor Eugene Simon—Lancel of House Lannister—In Real Life Is of House Bruce
The actor who plays the role of Lancel Lannister in Game of Thrones is actually a descendant of Clan Bruce and the royal houses of...
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Hollywood Ancestry
Jul 2, 20198 min read
Josh Hutcherson Descends from Revolutionary War Soldiers
Josh Hutcherson starred as the revolutionary fighter 'Peeta' in The Hunger Games, and in fact the real-life actor is descended from...
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