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Speaking of their relationship he told 'The Cruz Show,' "I call him my brother." He also wrote in his memoir about their high school days together.
Her first reaction on hearing the news was to yell, "I kissed my cousin!" The pair co-starred in the Broadway show 'A Raisin in the Sun.'
Glenn Close Brooke Shields share more than just their talent for acting: they are also second cousins once removed.
Music production clearly runs in the family for these two, who apparently are related via their grandmothers. Timbaland went public with this fact in 2016.
Your second cousin once removed is not a super close relation: Brooke Shields' great-grandmother was the sister of Glenn Close's grandfather.
Broadway actress Audra McDonald discovered on 'Finding Your Roots' that she shares DNA with her co-star, Puff Daddy!
He told the Boston Globe, "When I saw that Lady Gaga had French Canadian ancestry I thought there might be something there."
According to celebrity genealogist Chris Child, vying Queens of Pop Lady Gaga and Madonna are actually ninth cousins. Child made the revelation in 2011.
Turns out Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez have a connection that runs deeper than being Disney Channel alumni. According to MyHeritage, they are 13th cousins, twice removed.
The genealogy website suggests that Cyrus and Gomez are both descended from the same 17th-century English family, the Kempes.
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See also: Siblings who starred together on-screen
After RuPaul became aware of this fact on the PBS show 'Finding Your Roots,' he joked, "He looks like my kin!"
It might not be the closest blood tie, but according to the genealogy website MyHeritage, singer-songwriters Katy Perry and Taylor Swift are ninth cousins.
The pair have addressed the relationship publicly on various occasions over the years. At the beginning of a 2020 interview with 'Today' Kravitz joked, “What’s up, cousin?”
Drag queen and TV personality RuPaul is a distant cousin of US senator Cory Brooker. Their relationship may be distant, but their resemblance would suggest otherwise!
Many people are unaware that musician Lenny Kravitz is the son of 'The Jeffersons' star Roxie Roker. That makes him the second cousin of meteorologist Al Roker.
Cage's father is the brother of Sofia's famous father, Francis Ford Coppola. They also have another cousin in actor Jason Schwartzman.
Perry once joked on Capital FM, "We fight like cousins! I'm going to have to ask her if this is true, or if we should get blood tests together..."
We may know him as Nicolas Cage, but this award-winning actor's name is actually Nicolas Coppola. Unknown to many, he is the first cousin of filmmaker Sofia Coppola.
At the 2016 REVOLT Music Conference, Shahidi gave a speech to honor Nas. She said, "We're here to honor Nas, who I get to call my Big Cuzzo."
Actress Kate Moennig, who is best known for 'The L Word,' is the cousin of fellow actress and Goop founder Gwyneth Paltrow. She revealed the connection in a 2000 interview.
The famous pair also have famous cousins in singer Brandy and her brother Ray J. Again, Snoop clearly values his relationship with his famous cousins: he once recorded music with Brandy.
Actress Yara Shahidi, who is known for her work on 'Black-ish,' and rapper Nas are second cousins. Sources suggest the two are close; Shahidi was flower girl at Nas' wedding.
Rapper Snoop Dogg and WWE star Sasha Banks are first cousins. It's no secret either: Snoop once stepped into the ring to rap for his cousin.
When asked whether the two actresses were close, Moennig said, "She's my cousin!" But according to the interview, the cousins are not close in any way.
Again, the name gives the game away: models Ireland and Hailey Baldwin are first cousins. They are both daughters of one of the Baldwin brothers.
The clue's in the name with these two: actress Melissa McCarthy and media personality Jenny McCarthy are first cousins!
Jenny McCarthy came out in support of her cousin in 2013 when a film critic attacked her in a personal way because of her weight.
The internet went wild in 2018 when actress Gabrielle Union called rapper Saweetie her "little cousin" on Instagram. Union explained their relationship on Twitter.
She wrote, "Her father and I are 1st cousins. Her grandma is my aunt Joanne Glass who I based Eva from 'Deliver Us From Eva' on. Pretty runs in the family."
Ireland's father is Alec Baldwin, while Hailey's is Stephen Baldwin. The famous cousins are really close; they even got matching tattoos together in 2015.
It goes without saying that celebrity siblings are often in the spotlight. People are generally less aware, however, that many celebrities also have famous cousins. The reality is, of course, that there are just as many, if not more, famous cousins as there are famous siblings.
Check out this gallery to find out which celebs are secretly cousins.
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It goes without saying that celebrity siblings are often in the spotlight. People are generally less aware, however, that many celebrities also have famous cousins. The reality is, of course, that there are just as many, if not more, famous cousins as there are famous siblings.
Check out this gallery to find out which celebs are secretly cousins.