Brad Pitt is the latest star to go back on his Christian beliefs. May 19, 2011 — -- For some stars brought up in the Christian faith, the lessons of the Bible proved futile. At the Cannes Film Festival, Brad Pitt revealed his reservations with his "stifling" Christian upbringing.
Pitt's spiritual journey began in his own home, as he was raised with a devout Christian mother. Pitt told The Hollywood Reporter in 2012, “I grew up very religious, and I don't have a great relationship with religion, I oscillate between agnosticism and atheism.”
Jolie's mother raised her as a Catholic but did not require her to go to church. As a child, she often watched films with her mother and it was this, rather than her father's successful career, that inspired her interest in acting, though she had a bit part in Voight's Lookin' to Get Out (1982) at age seven.
While Hanks' family religious history was Catholic and Mormon, one journalist characterized Hanks' teenage self as being a "Bible-toting evangelical" for several years.
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DiCaprio was raised Catholic. Sources have falsely claimed his maternal grandmother was born in Odesa, Ukraine; there is no evidence that DiCaprio has any relatives of Ukrainian birth or heritage.
Clarkson was raised Southern Baptist. She has said, "I always grew up in church. I was the leader of our youth group. I've always grown up pretty close to church and with God.
In 2015, Smith said in an interview with The Christian Post that his Christian faith, which was instilled in him by his grandmother, helped him to accurately portray Bennet Omalu in Concussion, saying: "She was my spiritual teacher, she was that grandmother at the church, the one having the kids doing the Easter ...
Willis was a Lutheran, but no longer practices. In a July 1998 interview with George magazine, he stated: "Organized religions in general, in my opinion, are dying forms. They were all very important when we didn't know why the sun moved, why weather changed, why hurricanes occurred, or volcanoes happened.
She was raised in a Roman Catholic family; she attended Mass every Sunday and received a Catholic education, attending Holy Family School and the all-girls Preston High School. In school, López ran track on a national level, participated in gymnastics and was on the softball team.
Of her heritage, Gomez has said she is "a proud third-generation American-Mexican" and "My family does have quinceañeras, and we go to the communion church. We do everything that's Catholic, but we don't really have anything traditional except go to the park and have barbecues on Sundays after church."
Radcliffe stated of his beliefs in 2012: "There was never [religious] faith in the house. I think of myself as being Jewish and Irish, despite the fact that I'm English." He has said that his family are "Christmas tree Jews" also he said: "I'm an atheist, but I'm very proud of being Jewish.
He embraced the Catholic faith in 2022. LaBeouf has described his parents as "hippies", his father as "tough as nails and a different breed of man", and his upbringing as similar to a "hippy lifestyle", stating that his parents were "pretty weird people, but they loved me and I loved them."
Evans is a follower of Buddhism. He is a fan of the New England Patriots, and narrated the documentary series America's Game: The Story of the 2014 New England Patriots and America's Game: 2016 Patriots.
Raised as a Christian, she was baptized in a Southern Baptist church before moving to Hollywood in 2005. She attended church regularly while growing up and wore a purity ring. In 2001, when Cyrus was eight, she and her family moved to Toronto, Canada, while her father filmed the television series Doc.
Catholicism. Madonna was born and raised Catholic. She adopted "Veronica" as her confirmation name, paying tribute to Saint Veronica. Agents like the American theologian Chester Gillis, have explained that Madonna was educated in a strict Catholic household.
“There's no ceremony recognizing divorce in the Church of Scientology," the Rev. Ann Pearce, a Scientology spokeswoman, told the Times. If for some reason the church's tried-and-true methods don't work, the church assigns divorcing Scientologists an in-house lawyer.
Mark Wahlberg is speaking out on how his commitment to religion has impacted him both personally and professionally. The 51-year-old actor, who is a devout Catholic, has been open about overcoming his early struggles in life by embracing his faith.
Nicholson was raised as a Catholic but stopped attending church in high school. In a 1992 Vanity Fair interview, he said, "I don't believe in God now." Twelve years later, in an Esquire magazine interview, he said that he prayed "to something" and had "a God sense. It's not religious so much as superstitious.
He grew up in an Irish-American neighborhood and said that his household was predominantly Irish in culture. He was raised Catholic, but later converted to Scientology in 1975 at age 21.
As an adult, she has studied Kabbalist teachings. On August 5, 2021, Spears announced that she had converted to Catholicism. Her mother, sister, and nieces Maddie Aldridge and Ivey Joan Watson, are also Catholic.
These days, when aspiring stars asks Cowell how to find success in the music industry, he tells them to “Follow Kelly.” "I use you as an example. I genuinely mean this: You're one of the nicest people I've ever met. Most loyal I can say that because we've known each other a long time.
Britney Spears Called Out Kelly Clarkson Over A Resurfaced Interview Where She Theorized That Britney's 2007 Mental Breakdown Was A Publicity Stunt. “don't you just wish she would say she's kidding ??? … in a world where bullying has been heartbreaking, I've had my share.”
