Hanswahini SinghDwayne Johnson
Who does not know ‘The Rock’ Dwayne Johnson? The WWE champion placed himself in the spotlight by his incredible acting talents in Hollywood. He was counted among the greatest wrestlers of the time. He made a record during his debut in the film ‘The Scorpion King’ for which he was paid over $5.5 million. Most of you might not be knowing about his heritage. His father, a Black Nova Scotian was native to Canada and mother is of Samoan descent. The father of Dwayne was the first black wrestler who won WWF Tag Team Championship. Now you can be sure about his traits!
Drake Graham
Aubrey Drake Graham is among the most successful men in America. In his early days, he got popular by his character in series ‘Degrassi: The Next Generation’. Then he stepped into the career of rapper and recorded ‘Room For Improvement’. In 2010, he came up with debut album ‘Thank Me Later’ which was no.1 on Billboard 200 and soon Recording Association Industry of America gave it a certificate of platinum. Only few might be knowing that he is a biracial star as his father hails from African American ancestry and mother is a Canadian. He has been vocal regarding racial comments received by people on his skin tone. In an interview, Drake said, “I’m so light that people are like ‘you’re white.’ That’s what I get more than anything, people saying ‘you’re white, you’re not black.”
Jesse Williams
Jesse Williams is popular as Dr. Avery among his fans which was the character in television series Grey’s Anatomy. Jesse was seen as civil rights leader in the film ‘The Butler’ (2013). In reality, he is active in civil rights work and is currently designated as the youngest member of the think tank, The Advancement Project. When we talk about his racial traits, he has been quite vocal about it. Jesse has also worked in modeling career starting from his college days. Fans loved him in Fall in Love music video from the album All of Me. The mother of William is Swedish and dad is African American. While talking to The Grape Vine, William said, “I have access to rooms and information. I am white and I am also black. I am an invisible man in a lot of these scenarios.”
Lisa Bonet
She is originally named as Lilakoi Moon and is well known for her role in the sitcom ‘The Cosby Show’ as the character Denise Huxtable. Initially, in her career, she was seen in the beauty pageants which landed her on this sitcom. She played roles in several movies such as ‘Biker Boy’, ‘High Fidelity’, ‘Whitepaddy’ and ‘Life on Mars’. At the age of 20, she married to Lenny Kravitz and had a daughter from him, Zoe Isabella. Again after breaking up with Kravitz, she started dating Jason Momoa and got married to him in 2007. In 2008 she gave birth to a son Lola Momoa(second child). Her father is an opera singer who is an African American and mother is of Jewish descent. Lisa’s first husband Kravitz is also biracial and she related to him very well.
Jessica Szohr
Jessica Szohr has an astonishing personality who grew her popularity by many breakthrough performances in shows and films. She got renowned after appearing on ‘Gossip Girls’, drama series where she played the character of Vanessa Abrams. She started her career by playing her first screen roles in shows like ‘What about Brian’, ‘Joan of Arcadia’, ‘My Wife and Kids’, and ‘CSI Miami’. She is a small town girl from Wisconsin and you might be eager to know about her heritage as what genes made her a remarkable beauty. She comes from black and Hungarian descent. Jessica Szohr seems to be a family oriented woman and she regularly visits her grandmother’s place to have her favorite cookies.
Paula Patton
In 2005, American actress Paul Patton started her career by making debut in ‘Hitch’, a comedy movie. In 2013, she performed the lead role in romantic movie ‘Baggage Claim’ and in the action film 2 Guns. In 2017, she starred in series ‘Somewhere Between’ in which she played the character of a mother. She got married to Robin Thicke and gave birth to a child, Julian Fuego in 2010. When we talk about her heritage she dislikes being called biracial. Paula Patton stated in an interview, “I find (the term) biracial offensive, it’s a way for people to separate themselves from African-Americans, a way of saying I’m better than that. I’m Black because that’s the way the worlds sees me. People aren’t calling Obama biracial. Most people think there’s a Black president.”