The story of Wayne Gretzky is an inspiring one. The legend started playing hockey in his backyard in Brantford with his little sister as early as the age of two. By the time he was a bit older, his father, Walter Gretzky, was teaching him, his siblings, and a few other friends how to play ice hockey.

Who'd have known the little enthusiast would grow up to be the leading point scorer and assist the producer in the history of the National Hockey League? While he made his debut with the Edmonton Oilers, he has his fair share of games in the international circuit as well.

The star of films such as the rom-com "The Girl Next Door" and the horror film "House of Wax," Elisha Cuthbert is a beloved superstar from Calgary in Canada. She moved to Los Angeles in the United States at the tender age of 17 after graduating high school with the dream of becoming an actress.

Since then, Cuthbert has appeared in dozens of films and TV shows aside from a few music videos, including that of the famous song "She Will Be Loved" by Maroon 5. Even though she'd lived in America for most of her career, she returned to Canada to marry NHL player Dion Phaneuf in 2013.

Keanu Reeves is as good a person as he is an actor. People have vouched for his sweet-hearted character over and over again, proving he's a true Canadian stereotype. Even those who haven't watched his film "The Matrix" have probably watched a clip of his iconic bullet dodge from that movie.

Even though the star of the film "The Devil's Advocate" was born in Lebanon, he's lived most of his childhood in Canada and holds citizenship by naturalization. He moved to the United States at about 17 and started his early work in a couple of youth programs on Nickelodeon.

Coming from a legacy of goaltending, Carey Price also became one following his father's career. He first debuted in the NHL team Montreal Canadiens even though he was himself from Vancouver, British Columbia. He's been called a great player by many sources, including EA Sports.

Price's success can be seen with an Olympic Gold and being titled the Best Goaltender at the Sochi Olympics in 2014. Besides that, he was also on the winning team of the World Hockey Championship in 2016. But that's not all that he's limited to. His list of awards and honors is pretty long and diverse.

Evangeline Lilly is a Canadian actress who is a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, where she plays Wasp. In only 20+ acting credits, she's already managed to bag seven award wins aside from 45 nominations, which includes a bunch for her acting in the 2004 TV series "Lost."

Her first introduction to the media industry was through the Ford Modelling Agency, which landed her a few roles here and there. But it wasn't until 2004 that Lilly got her big breakthrough. The parts that followed were also noteworthy, including her supporting ones in the 2008 Oscar-winning film "The Hurt Locker" and "The Hobbit" film series.

Clara Hughes hails from Winnipeg in Manitoba and masters both cycling as well as speed skating. She made ripples across Canada when she won two bronze medals in the 1996 Olympic games in the United States. But that was only the beginning, as the event led to a trail of awards coming into Canada.

Her latest wins were two gold medals for cycling at the Pan American Championship. As far as her speed skating is concerned, Hughes won gold at the 2004 World Single Distance Championship as well as the 2006 Olympics. That is, of course, apart from all her silvers and bronzes.

Seth Rogen and his partner in many movies, James Franco, are almost writing the new direction of comedy films for the past decade. He's been in hits such as "This is the End," "Superbad," and the animated "Sausage Party," which are pulling forth a unique cult of comedy goers.

That said, very few people know that this new superstar hails from the city of Vancouver. After winning a local comedy contest as a teenager, he was sure he wanted to pursue comedy as a career. In order to support his ambitions, Rogen's household soon moved to Los Angeles, where he started to support his family at a young age.

Driving masses into concerts all around the world, Justin Bieber became famous with his debut studio album "My World 2.0" when he was only 16. Born in London, he was primarily brought up in Stratford in Ontario with a single mother who raised him and his siblings despite limited means.

That was how he started gaining success. His mother would post his videos of singing and playing music on YouTube before he began to play for large crowds. Bieber has broken a range of different records and won 368 awards while being nominated for another 438. He did all of that before even turning 30 years of age.

At 11 years of age, Anna Paquin made her acting debut in the 1993 drama "The Piano" and won an Oscar. That was the second-youngest age at which anyone in history had won an Academy Award. She gained fame and success as a child and an adult actor. She was in films such as "Jane Eyre," "X-Men," and "The Irishman."

While the actress resides in Los Angeles with her husband, Stephen Moyer, she was born in Manitoba and lived most of her childhood in New Zealand. That was where she got her first role and breakthrough. She also played the cello and the piano as a youngster.

Even though the famous actor Kiefer Sutherland was born in the United Kingdom, he spent most of his teenage in Toronto and has deep roots in the country. His parents, Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas are both famous actors. On the other hand, Kiefer's grandmother Tommy Douglas was a Canadian politician who had also been the Premier of Saskatchewan.

After a few successful acting roles in films, he then moved to the United States, where he grew in fame. However, the project that got him much recognition was the 2001 TV series "24," in which he played Jack Bauer. His acting in the series won him an Emmy.

A pleasantly surprising addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in this decade was Ryan Reynolds, who was given the character of the comedic superhero Deadpool. So far, his character has had two dedicated films. The first even won him a Saturn Award for Best Actor.

But all that was pretty late down his career. Reynolds had quite a long-struggling period before and after he had moved to the United States from Vancouver, British Columbia. Post his child-acting for Nickelodeon, he received supporting and cameo roles in films and TV series, but nothing significant came through until his portrayal of Deadpool in 2015.

Dwayne, "The Rock" Johnson, has Samoan ancestry while predominantly living in the United States. However, not even his fans may know that he received Canadian citizenship in 2009 owing to his father's birth in Nova Scotia. But that isn't it, and he was even signed to Calgary's football team at one point.

After dropping from the football league, he debuted in wrestling that same year. He rose to stardom in the mere blink of an eye, and that changed his life. In 2000, The Rock hosted Saturday Night Live, and the rave reviews from that episode had him receiving offers from Hollywood soon after.

Alanis Morissette was born in Ontario in 1974 and began her journey in music as early as the late '80s. Her first two studio albums were in Canada, while she moved to Los Angeles for her third, titled "Jagged Little Pill." That was the most famous one for her up until that time in 1995.

This album non only boosted to the top of the charts but also sold 33 million copies globally, making Morissette a commercial success. In 2015, a four-disc collector's edition hit store shelves to celebrate the 20th anniversary of this album. Morissette reportedly resides in California, United States, with her husband Mario Treadway and three children.

Ryan Gosling was raised in Ontario, Canada, and was homeschooled. He said that part of his life gave him a sense of autonomy, which significantly contributed to his success. At a young age, Gosling was into performing in front of crowds. Not just that, he was also in an Elvis Presley tribute band that his uncle led.

At only 12 years of age, he auditioned for Disney Channel in Montreal and got a two-year contract in "The Mickey Mouse Club," and moved to Florida for the role. One minor project after another finally led Gosling to his international breakthrough, which was the 2004 film "The Notebook."

Elliot Page was born with the name Ellen in Halifax. His first role came at ten in the film Pit Pony, which later derived into a TV series. However, the one that got him significant recognition across the board was the 2005 film Hard Candy where he played Hayley Stark.

Page has reportedly wanted to be an actor ever since he knew what a career was. In 2007 he played the title character of Juno, a film that earned both critical and financial success, and Page's acting got nominated for an Academy for best lead actress. In 2020, he came out as a proud member of the LGBT community.

Canada has always been known for its legacy in ice hockey, and one of its successful players includes Sidney Crosby, who became the youngest NHL captain to win a Stanley Cup. His range of records, awards, and honors is commendable.

He has had a passion for the sport since childhood, and he is said to have started playing hockey when he was two. Crosby was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Troy Crosby, who was a goaltender for Verdun Junior Canadiens in a local Quebec hockey league. Since his debut, Sidney took up his dad's legacy of playing the sport and in the same position.

Fans may know Will Arnett as Bob Guth from the 2003 TV series "Arrested Development" as well as the title character from the Netflix show "BoJack Horseman." While his parents are from Manitoba, he was born and raised in Toronto, where his mother was the first person who encouraged him to pursue acting.

He loved performing and would audition for commercials while he was in his hometown. In 1990 Arnett moved to New York to study drama but was picked for his first TV series in the pilot of "The Mike O'Malley Show." He is also known to have voiced Batman in "The Lego Movie" film series.

People who are into movies would probably know James Cameron. He is the director of two of the most commercially successful films in the history of Hollywood, namely "Titanic" and "Avatar." If that isn't enough, he was the director behind the Arnold Schwarzenegger hit film "The Terminator" too.

One of the most successful celebrities that hail from Canada, among his honors, Cameron received the American Academy of Achievement's Golden Plate Award in 1988. He was awarded the Companion of the Order of Canada honorary title in 2019. And he has also won three Oscars, which interestingly enough were all for Titanic in 1998.

Film star Michael J. Fox was born in Edmonton, Alberta. He holds citizenship in both the United States and Canada. Fox was inducted into the Canada Walk of Fame in 2000 in the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2002, while he was also appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2010.

Even though Fox made his film debut in the 1980 feature "Midnight Madness," he'll always be known as Marty McFly from the sci-fi movie series "Back to the Future." The film's director cast him to replace Eric Stoltz, who probably wasn't doing justice to the character.

Shawn Mendes is a singer as well as a songwriter hailing from Ontario in Canada. His debut studio album "Handwritten" got him worldwide commercial success and peaked on the U.S. Billboard Top 200. He thus became one of the only five artists whose albums got that rank before 18 years of age.

Following that, Mendes released four studio albums, with the last one in 2020, and each of them topped the charts to make him the youngest ever musician to do so. Mendes started dating the Cuban singer Camila Cabello in 2019. However, he split up with her only two years later.

Shay Mitchell was born in Ontario but traveled much with her family before settling in Vancouver. The star was already modeling for big companies in her late teens in various cities around the world but later realized that she wanted to study acting and returned to Toronto.

The best of her roles was Emily Fields's character in the TV series "Pretty Little Liars" and Tina in the 2016 film "Mother's Day." Her acting has won her a Cast To Watch award at the Young Hollywood Awards in 2011. Along with her flourishing career, she also continues to pose for magazines and brands now and then.

Drake is the alias of the famous rapper born Aubrey Drake Graham in Toronto. He has pretty much established himself as one of the best winning four Grammys and six AMA awards. His journey in the industry, however, was a bit different. Drake is an actor turned musician, having worked in the TV series "Degrassi: The Next Generation" before he started rapping.

He started small with a few mixed tapes, slowly getting his name out there. In 2010 Drake released his debut album "Thank Me Later," which topped the charts and won him multiple awards. Interestingly, the term YOLO became famous thanks to one of his song's lyrics.

Alessia Cara was born in Mississauga but bought up in Brampton. She got famous primarily in Canada but in the United States with her debut single and album, which she released when she was only 18 and 19 years of age, thereby gaining colossal success commercially.

But Cara is more than just a singer. She voiced the character of Jane in the animated film "The Willoughbys." The dual-citizenship holder from Italy and Canada was the first person ever to win the Best New Artist award at the Grammys. Besides that, she also has multiple other nominations and wins to her name.

Eugene Levy is a famous name in the world of comedy. In Canada, he might be known for sketch comedies on the TV series "SCTV," whereas, in the United States, he's better known as the legendary Noah Levenstein from the "American Pie" film series. He's appeared in eight of the nine editions released up until 2020.

Levy was born in Hamilton, Ontario, and tied the knot with the Canadian screenwriter Deborah Divine in 1977. Their two children, Dan and Sarah, are both actors, and the family reportedly resides in Toronto. The TV series "Schitt's Creek" was their family gig, with Eugene creating it along with both his children.

Best known for his character James T. Kirk in the "Star Trek" films, William Shatner's career is over seven decades-long, with his first film "The Butler's Night Off" released in 1951. As an actor, he has been in 248 titles according to his IMDb page, winning two Primetime Emmys through this course.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Shatner has also authored a range of fictional and non-fictional books and even made a TV series based on his novels titled "TekWar." Meanwhile, he is particularly interested in horse riding and breeding in his free time, a passion he's had for most of his life.

Michael Cera is most famous for his projects between 2000 and 2010. That includes films such as "Superbad," "Juno," and "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World." But his work in the TV series "Arrested Development" was arguably the one that bought him into the limelight.

The most endearing part about his journey into the performing arts world was when Cera was a three-year-old living in Ontario. He watched multiple reruns of "Ghostbusters" while he had chicken pox and was fascinated by Bill Murray and the world of cinema in general. He later enrolled in The Second City school of improvisational comedy at a very young age.

Now looking back at the '90s and early '00s, it was an era ruled by the comedy genre in Hollywood. And a few names that always pop up looking back at those years are the likes of A-list talents such as Mike Myers, Jim Carrey, Eddie Murphy, and Jackie Chan. Myers is, of course, on the list for his work in film franchises such as "Austin Powers," "Wayne's World," and "Shrek."

Interestingly the iconic character of Austin Powers was Myers' own creation, and he also wrote or co-wrote all of the films. Hailing from Toronto, the comedian was titled the Officer of the Order of Canada.

Shania Twain is a singer and songwriter who comes from Canada as well with high commercial success in the United States. Surprisingly, the genre she produces in music is country, disproving the notion that country musicians can only be from the southern U.S. states.

Twain had already created a massive legacy when she took a break from music, with multiple reputable sources naming her the "Queen of Pop" and other similar titles. BBC Online said that the new age of female popstars, including the likes of Britney Spears and Taylor Swift, were all inspired by this legend. She was even inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2011.

Rachel McAdams, born in London, Ontario, has made a name globally for acting in a range of popular films. Her breakthrough came around 2004 when she played Regina George in the rom-com "Mean Girls," perfectly playing the dangerously sweet antagonist.

In the same year, she appeared in probably her most popular movie to date, which was "The Notebook." This film was a love story where she acted alongside her future boyfriend, Ryan Gosling. She won a range of awards in the subsequent year before she went on a hiatus for four years. During that time, she turned down several movies that all went on to become commercial hits.

Coming from very humble beginnings in the city of Kelowna in British Columbia is the actor Taylor Kitsch. While he loved ice hockey and played in the junior league for Langley Hornets, he had to quit the sport owing to a knee injury. That subsequently led him to the world of media and move to New York.

Kitsch had to live in the subways for a substantial time before he got on to more significant modeling projects in Los Angeles. His breakthrough was in an NBC TV series called "Friday Night Lights," while he's also played Gambit in the MCU film "X-Men Origins: Wolverine."

Nina Dobrev played Candace Kelmeckis in the romantic drama "The Perks of Being a Wallflower." Still, to filmmakers, she might always be the ideal performer for the horror and thriller genres. Some of her most notable roles were in films such as "XXX: Return of Xander Cage," "The Final Girls," and " The Vampire Diaries."

Born Nikolina Kamenova Dobreva in Sofia, Bulgaria, her family moved to Canada while she was only an infant. All her education was in Canada, and she majored in Sociology before she decided to pursue acting and move to the United States. The talented actress is multilingual and speaks French well while fluent in English and Bulgarian.

Many of us remember Robin Scherbatsky, the Canadian who moved to America in the popular sitcom "How I Met Your Mother." Well, that's the actual story of the actress who plays that character. Cobie Smulders is from Vancouver in British Columbia and completed most of her education there.

While she thought she'd be a marine biologist at one point, her love for theatre and acting led her to the industry with more minor gigs in the beginning until she finally landed the famous role in "How I Met Your Mother." The show was a hit and won nine Emmys, with Scherbatsky becoming a favorite with the fans.

Bryan Adams is a legendary singer and songwriter, at the least. His 1984 album titled "Reckless" was a multi-platinum record being the first one to receive a Diamond certification in Canada. The album had six singles only, with "Run To You," "Summer of '69," and "Heaven," all getting great critical acclaim.

Adams was born in Kingston and Raised in Ottawa but spent much of his childhood traveling owing to his father's duties. Even though he wasn't always rich and saw tough times in his teenage, he's performed several charity concerts for a range of different humanitarian causes, including one for underprivileged children and their education in Pakistan.

Here's an actor who can say he kissed the Duchess of Sussex. Known for playing Mike Ross in the popular legal drama "Suits," Patrick Adams was the series' protagonist, acting alongside ex-actress Meghan Markle. Besides that, his best acting roles come in films such as "Clara" and "Old School."

While he grew up in Toronto, Adams moved to Los Angeles to continue his studies a the University of Southern California. He earned his BFA there and was also awarded the Jack Nicholson scholarship in 2004. Soon after, he was signed to work on the production of the play "The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?"

Joni Mitchell is a one-of-kind songwriter and singer who wrote about romance, social, and philosophical ideas, with their music ranging from folk, rock, pop, and other genres. While she was born in Alberta, she spent her teenage in Saskatchewan, where she played her first live gig at just 19 years of age.

Even though she was first attracted to country music, her mother disapproved of it, so Mitchell had to settle for the ukulele instead of the guitar. Though eventually, she went on to learn the former later in life. With ten Grammy awards and a range of coveted accolades to date, she is indeed a very accomplished musician.

Some people in showbiz shall always have that association with recreational substance use. Tommy Chong, a great actor, and writer from Edmonton, Alberta, is one of them. While he's been an outspoken advocate for cannabis legalization, his journey with the plant is much deeper than one could think.

The first-ever film he acted in was the comedy "Up in Smoke," which he also wrote. Its story followed a stoner's journey of smuggling the illegal substance. Following that, he's portrayed similar characters in a range of movies, including all of his "Cheech and Chong" films as well as the popular 1999 sitcom "That '70s Show."

Actress Emmanuelle Chriqui was born in Montreal, Quebec, while her parents were both Moroccans who moved to Canada while she was just an infant. Her mother always encouraged her to become an actress. And she did become one relatively early in life when she appeared in a Mcdonald's commercial aged only ten.

Her major onscreen roles started in the mid-'90s after she moved to Vancouver and acted in titles such as "Harrison Bergeron" and "The Donor." As far as her acting in Hollywood is concerned, she's famously known as Sloan McQuewick from the popular TV series "Entourage" and Lana Lang Cushing from "Superman & Lois."

Nelly Furtado is a singer whose music dominated the early 2000s. Born in Victoria, Canada, her singles "I'm Like a Bird" and "Turn Off the Light" charted in the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 list from her very first studio album titled "Whoa, Nelly!"

Furtado's journey in music started to take a steep hike as soon as she released her first track, "Party's Just Begun (Again)," with DreamWorks Records when she was only 21. According to a statement from 2017, the Grammy award-winning singer reportedly divides her time between both New York City and Toronto. Her work has inspired several singers, including Lorde and Dua Lipa.

The eight-time Grammy award-winning Canadian singer Avril Lavigne took the world by storm with just her debut album titled "Let Go." At the time, she was 18 and had quit school to focus on her music. In her native locality in Ontario, she had the skater personality that carried forth into her first album as well.

Lavigne also played hockey and was twice titled MVP in a boys league when she was in high school. Her second album, "Under My Skin," was charted at number one in five countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom. It was also certified five-times platinum in Canada.

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