Celebrities you didn't know were from Canada

Celebrities you didn’t know were from Canada

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Mike Myers, second from left, with his “Shrek” costars Antonio Banderas, left, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy, was born in Canada May 25, 1963. Diaz, by the way, is a local girl, born in San Diego in 1972. (Francois Guillot / AFP)

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Rachel McAdams (“Sherlock Holmes,” “Morning Glory,” “A Wanted Man”) was born in London, Ontario, Nov. 17, 1978. (Danny Moloshok / Invision/Associated Press)

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Will Arnett (“Arrested Development,” “30 Rock,” “Despicable Me”) was born May 4, 1970, in Toronto. (Robyn Beck / AFP/Getty Images)

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Ryan Reynolds (“Green Lantern,” “Buried,” “The Proposal”) was born Oct. 23, 1976, in Vancouver. (Carlos Alvarez / Getty Images)

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Ryan Gosling (“Drive,” “Gangster Squad”) was born in Rachel McAdams’ hometown of London, two years later: Nov. 12, 1980. (Andreas Rentz / Getty Images)

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Filmmaker James Cameron (“Aliens,” “Titanic,” “Avatar”), pictured with Suzy Amis, was born Aug. 16, 1954 in Kapuskasing, Canada. (Marty Melville/ AFP/Getty Images)

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Singer Avril Lavigne (“I’m With You,” “Complicated”) was born Sept. 27, 1984, in Belleville, Canada. (Alexander Tamargo / Getty Images)

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Singer Alanis Morissette (“Jagged Little Pill,” “Ironic”) was born in Ottawa, June 1, 1974. She’s pictured in concert at England’s Manchester Apollo in 2012. (Shirlaine Forrest / WireImage)

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Ellen Page (“Juno,” “Inception”) was born Feb. 21, 1987, in Halifax, Canada. (Patrick T. Fallon / For the Los Angeles Times)

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Michael J. Fox, with wife Tracy Pollan, was born June 9, 1961, in Edmonton, Canada. (Frederic J. Brown / AFP/Getty Images)

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Comic film star Jim Carrey, left, with Ringo Starr at a January 2014 benefit in Los Angeles, was born Jan. 17, 1962, in Newmarket, Canada. (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

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Pamela Anderson (“Baywatch,” “V.I.P.”), at a January 2014 benefit in L.A., was born July 1, 1967, in Ladysmith, Canada. (Valerie Macon / Getty Images)

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William Shatner was born March 22, 1931, in Cote Saint-Luc, Canada. (Michael Reynolds / EPA)

By Amy Hubbard

Jan. 24, 2014 2:28 PM PT

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From Calabasas, Calif., to Canada? Thanks to his recent arrest, pop singer Justin Bieber’s status as a citizen of Canada has become more widely known. And the possibility of his deportation has been batted about in the media.

Could the Calabasas homeowner be booted back to the Great White North? If he were to be convicted on a drug offense, he’d better get himself a good immigration attorney, those in the know told the L.A. Times’ Matt Pearce. He could also be deported on the grounds of “moral turpitude,” or conduct that doesn’t measure up to community standards.

Bieber was arrested in Miami Beach on Thursday on suspicion of DUI, resisting arrest without violence and driving without a valid license.

Any way you cut it, an arrest adds a new layer of hassle for entertainers who want to travel: It’s a red flag for authorities.

As Bieber makes headlines with his legal woes, it’s interesting to note there is a whole host of celebrities we’ve imported from Canada. Flip through our gallery above and see if you come across any surprises.

Follow me at @AmyTheHub

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