With the increasing visibility of interracial couples and multiethnic families, the world is shaping up to become a colorful and diverse place. While Hollywood still has a ways to go when it comes to representing multiethnic identity on-screen, it’s doing better than it was 20 or so years ago when television and film were predominantly white.
And we’re bound to see even more representation in the coming years: According to a Pew Research report in 2017, the number of multiracial or multiethnic infants has tripled since 1980. That’s huge!
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Something shaping the way the entertainment industry sees diversity is the plethora of mixed-race actors, singers and models stepping into the spotlight to prove that all colors should be welcome in Hollywood. And while you might not know the exact race of these folks (you will now after this gallery), you’re at least aware of their impact.
Click through for 15 celebrities you might not know were mixed-race.
A version of this article was originally published in July 2017.
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