Who knew these famous people were family?
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The Trap
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Al Roker - Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images
Lenny Kravitz - Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Wonderwall
Liev Schreiber - Ethan Miller/Getty Images
Eli Manning - Al Bello/Getty Images
Pablo Schreiber - Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
Avril Lavigne - Chelsea Lauren/Getty Images
Taryn Manning - Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
Brandy - Photo by Mark Mainz/Getty Images
Nicolas Cage- Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
Celine Dion - Ethan Miller/Getty Images
Jason Schwartzman - Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AFI
Justin Bieber - Theo Wargo/Getty Images
Ryan Gosling - Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
Melissa McCarthy- Jason Merritt/Getty Images
Jenny McCarthy - Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images
Snoop Dogg - Kevin Winter/Getty Images
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SOURCES
Al Roker and Lenny Kravitz - first cousins, once removed (Al is cousins with Lenny’s mother Roxie Roker) http://www.today.com/allday/al-lenny-kravitz-discuss-being-distant-cousins-776252 http://nassau.usembassy.gov/bahamianamericans.html
Liev Schreiber and Pablo Schreiber (Pornstache from OITNB) - half-brothers http://www.salon.com/2013/07/26/pablo_schreiber_i%E2%80%99m_the_most_hated_guy_on_twitter_right_now/
Peyton/Eli Manning and Taryn Manning - second cousins
Nicolas Cage and Jason Schwartzman + Sofia Coppola - cousins http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sites/default/files/custom/Kimberly/coppola.pdf
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/25/celebrity-relatives-hollywood_n_2551631.html
Melissa McCarthy and Jenny McCarthy - first cousins
http://www.people.com/article/celebrity-cousins-melissa-mccarthy-jenny-mccarthy
Snoop Dogg and Brandy - first cousins
http://www.mtv.com/news/1541667/snoop-reunites-with-dre-improves-macking-mojo-on-blue-carpet/
http://blogs.ancestry.com/cm/2012/11/07/george-clooneys-honest-family-connection/
according to ancestry.com, George Clooney is distantly related to Abraham Lincoln (“Clooney is Lincoln’s half-first cousin five times removed”)
http://corporate.ancestry.com/press/press-releases/2012/10/baby-baby-baby---ancestry.com-reveals-justin-bieber-ryan-gosling-and-avril-lavigne-are-related/
BASED ON THIS BUZZFEED POST:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mikespohr/17-celebrities-you-had-no-idea-were-actually-related-to-each#zt32qc
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