Famous Celebrities You Had No Idea Were Adopted

JC Chasez

Did you know this boy bander was adopted when he was five years old? Born in 1976, his biological mother knew she would not be able to properly care for her new son. Instead of raising him herself, she asked her own foster parents, Roy and Karen Chasez, to raise him for her. The child became a family member and was adopted when he was five. He would later become a singer with NSYNC.

The More You Know

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As a child, Jim Carrey wore tap shoes to bed just in case his parents needed cheering up in the middle of the night.
At age 15, Cristiano Ronaldo was diagnosed with a heart condition that required surgery, he was briefly sidelined and made a full recovery.
Denzel Washington's finger falls out of place from time to time.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.