Famous Celebrities You Had No Idea Were Adopted

Jamie Foxx

Before he was a world-famous actor, Jamie Foxx was a child of divorce. When his parents split up, it was his maternal grandmother who took him in at just seven months old. He was raised for his whole life in the town of Terrell, Texas. There, he joined a local church choir and fell in love with singing, performing, and later, acting.

The More You Know

Growing up, Katy Perry wasn't allowed to eat Lucky Charms cereal because luck was "linked to the devil." Her family also called deviled eggs "angeled eggs."
In the early days of his career, Sylvester Stallone was so poor that he sold his dog Butkus for $50.
Angelina Jolie performed her own stunts whilst filming Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
Ashton Kutcher's real first name is Christopher.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.