This list contains information about celebrities who learned English as their second language, loosely ranked by fame and popularity. Several famous people are bilingual and those on this list learned ESL. Many celebrities who learned English later in life are also fluent in several other languages.
Which celebrities learned English as a second language? Sofia Vergara tops this list. She was born in Barranquilla, Colombia and learned English at Marymount School Barranquilla, a private bilingual Spanish/English school. Mila Kunis was born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, SSR. She spoke Russian while living in Chernivtsi, but her family moved to the U.S. in 1991. She can speak both Russian and English fluently.
Ricky Martin was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He grew up speaking Spanish and later learned to speak fluent English. Andy Garcia was born in Havana, Cuba. His native language is Spanish, but his mother, who was an English teacher, taught him to speak English at an early age.
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Antonio Banderas
Antonio Banderas was born in Spain. He grew up speaking Spanish, but he also speaks English.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger was born in Thal, Austria. He spoke little English when he moved to the United States at the age of 21, to compete as a professional body builder.
Diane Kruger
Diane Kruger was born in Algermissen, Germany. She grew up speaking German, but she also speaks English and French perfectly.
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias was born in Madrid, Spain. He moved to Miami to live with his father, Julio Iglesias, when he was nine years old. Iglesias first learned Spanish, but he also learned to speak English when he was young.
Kat Von D
Kat Von D was born Katherine von Drachenberg in Nuevo León, Mexico. She grew up in a Spanish speaking household in Los Angeles. Von D can now speak English better than she can speak Spanish.
Mila Kunis
Mila Kunis was born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, SSR. She spoke Russian while living in Chernivtsi, but her family moved to the U.S. in 1991. She can speak both Russian and English fluently.
Milla Jovovich
Milla Jovovich was born in Kiev, Ukraine, SSR. Her family moved to London and then California, when she was five years old.
Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He grew up speaking Spanish and later learned to speak fluent English.
Sofía Vergara
"Modern Family" actress Sofia Vergara was born in Barranquilla, Colombia. She learned English at Marymount School Barranquilla, a private bilingual Spanish/English school.
Andy Garcia
Andy Garcia was born in Havana, Cuba. His native language is Spanish, but his mother, who was an English teacher, taught him to speak English at an early age. His family moved to Florida when Garcia was five years old.