Secret Celebrity Cousins
A Family Affair
Kevin and Kyra aren’t the only Hollywood cousins to walk down the aisle. Click here to find out which other celebrities wed relatives.
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All in the Famil... You won't believe who these celebrities are related to. Keep clicking to see some of Hollywood's biggest stars' surprising cousins. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photos by Getty Images)
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Justin Bieber, A... According to an Ancestry.com report, the four Canadian celebrities share centuries-old connections to Quebec's earliest settlers. Justin and Ryan are 11th cousins once removed, Justin and Avril are 12th cousins and Justin and Celine are 10th cousins three times removed. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photos by Getty Images)
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Tom Cruise and W... Tom Cruise and “Lost” actor William Mapother’s fathers are brothers, making the actors first cousins. Cruise was born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV, but changed his name early in his career. Mapother has appeared in five of Cruise’s films, including “Mission: Impossible II” and “Magnolia.” —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photos by Larry Busacca, Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
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Kyra Sedgwick an... Kevin Bacon and his wife of 23 years, actress Kyra Sedgwick, learned that they are distant cousins on the PBS show “Finding Your Roots,” which explores the histories of famous families through genealogy. Six degrees, indeed. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
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Ralph Macchio an... “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Melissa Gorga recently confirmed on Twitter that she is cousins with the original “Karate Kid,” Ralph Macchio. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photos by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)
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Ben Affleck and ... They write together, they act together... is it really a surprise that they are distantly related? The New England Genealogical Society discovered that the “Good Will Hunting” co-stars are tenth cousins, once removed. Damon and Affleck are both descendants of a New England bricklayer named William Knowlton Jr. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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Madonna and Lady... Madonna and Lady Gaga’s recent fight can technically be classified as a family feud. Why? They are related! New England Historic Genealogical Society specialist Chris Child reveals that the pop stars are ninth cousins, once removed. “When I saw that Lady Gaga had French Canadian ancestry, I thought there might be something there,” Child told the Boston Globe. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photos by Stephen Lovekin, Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)
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Gwyneth Paltrow ... Gwyneth Paltrow and Katherine Moennig have more than just acting in common. The “Iron Man” babe and the "L Word” star are related. Paltrow’s mother is the half-sister of Moennig’s father, making the women cousins. “We’re totally different people. We look very different, too. I think that people would be able to point out the differences a lot more easily than they’d be able to point out the similarities,” Moennig told the New York Observer in 2000. “I like that people don’t actually make the comparison. And I want no one judging me solely on the fact that I am her cousin. There is a fear, yeah. It could be a blow to your head, but again, it is none of my business.” —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photos by Larry Busacca, Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
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Angelina Jolie a... We all know Angelina Jolie is worldly, but who knew she had high-up political connections too? According to Washington genealogist William Addams Reitwiesner, Angelina Jolie and Hillary Clinton are ninth cousins, twice removed. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Dan Kitwood, Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Brad Pitt and Ba... Angelina isn't the only Jolie-Pitt with a cool political cousin. Brad and President Barack Obama are related as well. The New England Historic Genealogical Society discovered that Pitt and Obama are ninth cousins, linked by Virginia native Edwin Hickman. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photos by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images, Paul Sakuma/AP)
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Nicolas Cage and... Actor Nicolas Cage was born Nicolas Kim Coppola, a member of the legendary Hollywood Coppola dynasty headed by “Godfather” director Francis Ford Coppola. Cage’s father, August Coppola, and the director are brothers, making Cage first cousins with Francis Ford Coppola’s daughter, renowned filmmaker Sofia. Sofia and Nicolas aren’t the only Coppola cousins competing in Hollywood, though... —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)
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Nicolas Cage, So... The pair is also first cousins with actor Jason Schwartzman, the son of “Godfather” and “Rocky” actress Talia Shire. Shire is the sister of Francis Ford and August Coppola, but adopted the surname Shire when she wed songwriter David Shire in 1970. The couple divorced eight years later, and Talia went on to marry producer Jack Schwartzman in 1980. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photos: Vittorio Zunino Celotto, Jason Merritt, Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
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Ellen DeGeneres ... The New England Genealogical Society discovered that talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is distant (15th) cousins with Kate Middleton. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photos by Kevin Winter, Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
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Brooke Shields a... Brooke Shields and Glenn Close definitely don't look alike, but the two actresses are indeed related. Shields and Close are second cousins, once removed. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photos by Frazer Harrison, Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
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Jenny and Meliss... "Bridesmaids" star Melissa McCarthy counts actress Jenny McCarthy among her first cousins. Melissa's dad, Michael, and Jenny's father, Dan, are brothers. "Congrats to my cousin melissa mccarthy on her Emmy win!!" the Playboy Playmate tweeted following Melissa's win in 2011. There must have been some funny Thanksgiving dinners at the McCarthy house. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photos by Jemal Countess, Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images)
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Lenny Kravitz an... Al Roker revealed that he is distantly related to Lenny Kravitz during an interview with the rocker on "Today." Kravitz confirmed the rumor, saying, "We both have Roker." Lenny added, "My mother was Roxie Roker, my grandfather, Albert Roker from the Bahamas. Has to be." —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photos by Tullio M. Puglia, Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)
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A Family Affair Kevin and Kyra aren’t the only Hollywood cousins to walk down the aisle. Click here to find out which other celebrities wed relatives.
