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Jackie Chan -

Before gaining fame in the United States, Jackie Chan was already a successful actor in China. He is fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese. He couldn't speak a word of English when he arrived in California more than thirty years ago, and watched US movies and TV series to improve his English. 

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Enrique Iglesias -

The singer was born in Madrid, Spain, and moved to Miami when he was nine years old. His first language is Spanish.

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Marion Cotillard -

The actress was born in France and is fluent in both French and English.

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Charlize Theron -

Born in South Africa, Theron's first language is Afrikaans.

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Milla Jovovich -

The model and actress was born in Ukraine, but spent her early childhood in Moscow, Russia. She moved to London at age five.

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Claudia Schiffer -

The German-born supermodel speaks German and English.

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Mila Kunis -

The actress was born in Ukraine and moved to the United States in 1991. Russian is actually her first language.

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Andy Garcia -

Andy Garcia's native language is Spanish. He was born in Havana, Cuba, and learned English through his mother, who was an English teacher.

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Kat Von D -

The tattoo artist was born in Montemorelos, Mexico, to Argentinian parents, and moved to Los Angeles at age four. Her first language is Spanish.

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Diane Kruger -

Diane Kruger is originally from Germany, and was sent to London in an exchange program when she was a teen. At age fifteen she moved to Paris to pursue her modeling career. She is fluent in German, English, and French.

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Benicio Del Toro -

The Academy Award-winning actor grew up speaking Spanish, and learned to speak English at age twelve.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger -

Arnold Schwarzenegger barely spoke English when he arrived in the United States in 1968 at age 21. His first language is German.

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Ricky Martin -

The Puerto Rican singer grew up speaking Spanish and later learned English.

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Sandra Bullock -

The actress was born in Virginia, but grew up in Germany. She is fluent in both German and English.

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Daddy Yankee -

Daddy Yankee, born Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez in San Juan, Puerto Rico, speaks fluent Spanish and English.

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Salma Hayek -

Salma Hayek was born in Mexico. The actress was still struggling with dyslexia when she arrived in Los Angeles at age 25, and had a hard time learning English.

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Christoph Waltz -

The 'Django Unchained' actor Christoph Waltz was born in Vienna, Austria, and speaks fluent German, English, and French.

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Natalie Portman -

Portman was born in Jerusalem, Israel, and speaks five languages. Her first language is Hebrew.

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Penélope Cruz -

Penélope Cruz spoke very little English when she signed her first movie contract in the United States. The actress grew up in Spain. 

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Heidi Klum -

The model was born and raised in Germany, and is fluent in both German and English.

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Antonio Banderas -

The Spanish actor was born in the city of Málaga and grew up speaking Spanish.

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Sofía Vergara -

The actress was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, and learned English in a private bilingual school.

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Javier Bardem -

The Spanish actor says he learned English primarily by listening to AC/DC.

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Jean-Claude Van Damme -

Van Damme, also nicknamed 'The Muscles from Brussels' was born in Brussels, Belgium. His mother tongue is French.

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Isabella Rossellini -

The Italian actress was born in Rome. She fluently speaks Italian and has learned Swedish and English from her mother.

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Jean Reno -

French actor Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jiménez, better known as Jean Reno, was born in Morocco to Spanish parents. He is fluent in French and Spanish, and learned English later in life.

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Demián Bichir -

'The Nun' actor Demián Bichir was born in Mexico City, Mexico, in 1963. His first language is Spanish, and he learned English at an early age.

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Shakira -

The Colombian singer speaks fluent English, Italian, and Portuguese (in addition to Spanish of course).

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Matthias Schoenaerts -

The Belgian actor speaks fluent Dutch, French, and English.

See also: Celebs with surprising accents

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