20 Celebrities You Might Not Realize Are Asian

You know all these famous people. You’ve met them on stage, in movies and advertising campaigns. But would you ever think these celebrities are Asian?

1. Keanu Reeves

He's a quarter Hawaiian and a quarter Chinese.

2. Rob Schneider

He's a quarter Filipino.

3. Kristin Kreuk

(From Smallville) She's half Chinese.

4. The Rock

He's half Samoan.

5. Ne-yo

He's a quarter Chinese.

6. Mark-Paul Gosselaar

(Zack from Saved By The Bell) A quarter Indonesian.

7. Enrique Iglesias

Half Filipino.

8. Karen O

Singer of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. She was born in Seoul, Korea to a Polish father and Korean mother.

9. Sharon Leal

Half Filipino.

10. Eddie Van Halen

His Mother is Chinese-Malaysian and his father is Dutch.

11. Dean Cain

(Played Superman) A quarter Japanese.

12. Vanessa Hudgens

Her dad is of Irish and Native American ancestry, and her mom is of Filipino, Spanish and Chinese descent.

13. Chad Michael Murray

He's a quarter Japanese.

14. Nicole Scherzinger

(Pussycat Dolls) She was born to a Filipino father and a Hawaiian-Russian mother.

15. Kirk Hammett

(From Metallica) He's half Filipino.

16. Freddie Mercury

100% Parsi.

17. Bruno Mars

Half Filipino.

18. KT Tunstall

A quarter Chinese.

19. Norah Jones

Half Indian.

20. Naomi Campbell

Her paternal grandmother is Chinese.