wehoodie
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Famous people who grew up without a father or without a mother.-Lance Armstrong-never knew his birth father.Notorious B.I.G.-was abandoned by his father when he was 2.Kate Beckinsale-lost her father when he died when she was 6.Halle Berry-was abandoned by her father when she was 4.Mary J. Blige-was abandoned by her father when she was 4.Orlando Bloom-lost his father when he died when he was 4.Pierce Brosnan-was abandoned by his father before his first birthday.Mariah Carey-had little contact with her father after her parents divorce when she was 3.50 Cent-never knew his father and lost his mother when he was 8.Eric Clapton-never knew his real father. He grew up thinking his grandparents were his parents and his mother his sister.Bill Clinton-lost his father in a car accident 3 month before he was born.Stephen Colbert-lost his father and two brothers in a plane crash when he was 10.Sean Combs-was 3 when he lost his father who was murdered.Tom Cruise-has said that he suffered from abuse as a child by his father.Jodie Foster-grew up without a father after her parents separated before she was born.Jamie Foxx-was abandoned by both his parents and raised by his adopted grandparents.Cary Grant-grew up thinking his mother had abandoned him when she really was in a mental institution.Adrian Grenier-grew up not knowing who his father was.Laird Hamilton-was abandoned by his father when he was an infant.Enrique Iglesias-was raised mainly by his nanny, Elvira Olvarez.Samuel L. Jackson-only met his father twice during his life.Jay-Z-was abandoned by his father.Alicia Keys-grew up without a fatherKid Cudi-lost his father to cancer when he was 11.Martin Lawrence-rarely saw his father after his parents divorced when he was 8.John Lennon-grew up without a father and lost his mother when he was 17.Jet Li-lost his father when he was 2.LL Cool J-grew up with an abusive father.Lindsay Lohan-grew up without a father while he was in prison.Shelby Lynne-lost her mother and father in a murder suicide when she was 17.Madonna-lost her mother to cancer when she was 5.Paul McCartney-lost his mother to cancer when he was 14.Sarah McLachlan-was adopted and never knew her birth father.Eva Mendes-was raised by her single mother after her parents divorced.Marilyn Monroe-grew up without a father.Demi Moore-was abandoned by her father before she was born.Eddie Murphy-lost his father when he was killed when he was 8.Jack Nicholson-never knew his real father.Shaquille O'Neal-grew up without his birth father.Barack Obama-met his father only once before he died in a car crash.Clive Owen-was abandoned by his father when he was 3.Al Pacino-grew up in his grandparents home with his mother.Guy Pearce-lost his father in a work related accident when he was 8.Mekhi Phifer-grew up without a father having never met him.Sarah Polley-lost her mother to cancer when she was 11.Ellen Pompeo-lost her mother when she was 4.Gabrielle Reece-lost her father when she was 5.Keanu Reeves-was abandoned by his father when he was 13.Julia Roberts-lost her father when she was 10.Alex Rodriguez-was abandoned by his father when he was 7.Ronaldinho-lost his father from a heart attack when he was 8.Jason Schwartzman-lost his father to cancer when he was 13.Tupac Shakur-grew up not knowing his birth father while his stepfather went to prison when he was 2.Anderson Silva-was raised by his aunt.Gene Simmons-was abandoned by his father when he was 3.David Spade-was abandoned by his father.Jon Stewart-was raised primarily by his mother.Barbra Streisand-lost her father when she was 2.Charlize Theron-grew up with an abusive and alcoholic father.Shania Twain-was abandoned by her birth father.Liv Tyler-didnt know who her birth father was until she was 9.Raoul Wallenberg-lost his father to cancer 3 months before he was born.Orson Welles-lost his mother when he was 11 and his father when he was 15.Kanye West-was abandoned by his father when he was 3.