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Drake, Sandra Oh, Ryan Reynolds, Dan Aykroyd, Carly Rae Jepsen and Jim Carrey

Drake, Sandra Oh, Ryan Reynolds, Dan Aykroyd, Carly Rae Jepsen and Jim Carrey are just a handful of the many celebrities who call Canada home. (AP)

Canadian celebrities

Check out our list of 88 actors, musicians and other celebrities born in Canada.

Luke Grimes, Paul Newman, Josh Radnor, Martin Sheen, Fred Willard and Ed O'Neil

Luke Grimes, Paul Newman, Josh Radnor, Martin Sheen, Fred Willard and Ed O'Neil are just a handful of the actors who have been born in Ohio and gone on to careers in Hollywood. (AP)

Ohio actors

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Harry, Charles and William

FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2014 file photo, Britain's Prince Charles, center, with his sons Prince William, right, and Prince Harry stops for the media outside Lancaster House. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool, File)AP

The British Royal family

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Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg and Chris Rock

Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg and Chris Rock are three celebrities who have hosted multiple Academy Awards ceremonies. (AP)

The Academy Awards

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Celebrity deaths

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Television fun facts

Cast of "The Office"

The cast of "The Office" in the press room during the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)AP

‘The Office’

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Josh Radnor, Cobie Smulders, Jason Segel, Alyson Hannigan, Neil Patrick Harris

"How I Met Your Mother" cast members, from left, Josh Radnor, Cobie Smulders, Jason Segel, Alyson Hannigan and Neil Patrick Harris pose together at a celebration for the 100th episode of the television series, at The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)ASSOCIATED PRESS

‘How I Met Your Mother’

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The Friends cast

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2002 file photo, the stars of "Friends," from left, David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, Courteney Cox Arquette, Jennifer Aniston and Matt LeBlanc pose with the award for outstanding comedy series at the 54th annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, file)AP

‘Friends’

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yellowstone cast

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 30: (L-R) Steven Williams, Keith Cox, Wes Bentley, Kelly Reilly, Gil Birmingham, Kevin Costner, Cole Hauser, Kelsey Chow, Luke Grimes, Kent Alterman and Sarah Levy attend Paramount Network's "Yellowstone" Season 2 Premiere Party at Lombardi House on May 30, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Paramount Network)Getty Images for Paramount Netwo

‘Yellowstone’

15 fun facts about ‘Yellowstone’

The cast of "Game of Thrones"

The cast of "Game of Thrones" appear on stage to present the award for outstanding supporting actress in a limited series or movie at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. From left are, Alfie Allen, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams,Lena Headey, Peter Dinklage, Kit Harington Emilia Clarke, Gwendoline Christie, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Carice van Houten. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

‘Game of Thrones’

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'Saved By The Bell' Cast & Creator

The cast and creator of NBC sitcom 'Saved by the Bell' ((back row) American actress Lark Voorhies, American actor Mark-Paul Gosselaar, American actor Mario Lopez, and series creator, American author and screenwriter Sam Bobrick (1932-2019), (front row) American actress Tiffani Amber Thiessen, American actress Elizabeth Berkley, American actor Dennis Haskins, attending an NBC 'Hot Shots' event, location unspecified, circa 1990. (Photo by Vinnie Zuffante/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)Getty Images

‘Saved By The Bell’

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Boy Meets World cast

The cast of the the 1990s ABC sitcom "Boy Meets World," including Ben Savage, Matthew Lawrence, Betsy Randle, Rider Strong, Trina McGee, Maitland Ward, and Lily Nicksay, left to right, attend the ATX Television Festival opening night red carpet on Thursday, June 6, 2013, in Austin, Texas.(Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP)Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP

‘Boy Meets World’

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Movie fun facts

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‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ fun facts

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