Many celebrities spend most of their time outside the States and it's definitely easier to do so if they hold a dual citizenship. Some A-listers became American citizens after finding fame in Hollywood and living in the country for decades, while others started off as Americans and eventually applied to get a foreign passport in addition to the American one.
Some celebrities were actually awarded citizenships from foreign countries because of the humanitarian work they had done there.
10 Jim Carrey (American/Canadian)
Thanks to comedies such as Bruce Almighty and Ace Ventura, Jim Carrey remains one of the most beloved celebrities in the world. His best movies also include psychological an romantic dramas.
Carrey moved from Ontario, Canada to LA in 1979 when he was just a teenager. In 2004, he became a US citizen and kept his Canadian citizenship as well. According to People, he is a proud Canadian: "My upbringing in Canada made me the person I am. I will always be proud to be a Canadian." But since he found his success in Hollywood, The USA made him who he is today.
9 Angelina Jolie (American/Cambodian/Bosnian)
The gorgeous Angelina Jolie is not just an actor and a mother - she is also an activist without compare. Because of everything she has done for Cambodia (investing millions of dollars in this beautiful Southeast Asian country), she became a citizen by order of royal decree from King Norodom Sihamoni.
But that's not all: in 2012, Jolie also became an honorary citizen of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, thanks to her directorial debut In the Land of Blood and Money (2011).
8 Michael Bublé (Canadian/Italian)
There are a lot of things people keep forgetting about the charming Canadian singer Michael Bublé. He's also a dual citizen, but unlike Jim Carrey and Pamela Anderson, he is not also an American, but rather holds an Italian citizenship.
Many celebrities have Italian roots, but not all of them hold an Italian passport. His father is from Croatia - but Bublé doesn't hold a Croatian passport. One European passport is enough to get around.
7 Sandra Bullock (American/German)
Sandra Bullock can also spend more than 90 days in Europe without a problem: she holds a German passport. Her mother is a German opera singer and she met Bullock's father in Germany where he was stationed with the US army.
Sandra Bullock was born in Arlington, Virginia, but she spent 12 years growing up in Germany. She is fluent in German and she applied for a German citizenship in 2009.
6 Emily Blunt (British/American)
Emily Blunt is a British actor who became an American citizen six years ago, after she was already married to John Krasinski. As her surname suggests, the Sicario star is indeed blunt. She spoke unfiltered truth regarding her reasons to become a US citizen in an interview for The Times: "But I felt quite sad, actually. Having to be sworn into a country that wasn’t mine. I know at the core of it I haven’t given up anything, but it was sort of bittersweet ... It was odd."
She also made fun of her decision as means to comment on the state of American politics, but she had to apologize soon after the fact.
5 Keith Urban (New Zealand/Australian/American)
Keith Urban as well as his wife Nicole Kidman also holds a dual citizenship. He was born in New Zealand and grew up in Australia, which makes him a "kwaussie", both a Kiwi and an Aussie. He migrated to Nashville, Tennessee in 19992 to make it big in the music industry.
4 Olivia Wilde (Irish/American)
These days, Olivia Wilde is making headlines because she is dating Harry Styles. Similar to her sweetheart, she is also a citizen of a country from the other side of the pond - Ireland.
When growing up, she spent summers in the charming seaside town of Ardmore. She's clearly proud of her Irish roots: her surname is a nod to Oscar Wilde, the famous Irish poet and playwright. She changed her surname from Cockburn to Wilde in high school.
3 Tom Hanks (American/Greek)
Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson became Greek citizens in 2020. How so? In 2018, Hanks and Wilson raised awareness about the wildfires that were raging outside of Athens.
They love Greece and visit it almost on a yearly basis. They even own property there!
2 Arnold Schwarzenegger (Austrian/American)
Arnold Schwarzenegger is arguably one of the most famous American citizens who wasn't born an American. He grew up in Austria and moved to the States when he was 21 years old. Ever since he was ten, he wanted to go to America and make it big as a bodybuilder.
Schwarzenegger firmly believes in following your dreams and passion. No wonder: it certainly turned out better than he expected for him personally.
1 Natalie Portman (Israeli/American)
Natalie Portman is an exceptional actor who found fame when she was just a teenager thanks to her breakthrough role in Léon: The Professional.
Many don't know that she studied psychology at Harvard and that she is also a citizen of Israel. She was born in Jerusalem and speaks Hebrew. She's also studied a little bit of Japanese, Arabic, German, and French.