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I suppose in many cases it's easy to guess who in the spotlight may be Christian, whether practising or just through habit of upbringing.
But which famous people are Jewish, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist?
Tina Turner and Richard Gere are Buddhist. Sanjeev Bhaskar (i assume) is Hindu and Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Maureen Lipman and David Baddiel are Jewish. Cat Stevens is now Muslim and Imran Khan always has been.
Can anyone think of anyone else? This subject fascinates me. Sometimes one can guess who is Muslim or Hindu purly by applying stereotypes to race but Jewish isn't always that obvious. Gwyneth Paltrow and Goldie Hawn, for instance, break the stereotype whilst Jeff Goldblum, Krusty the Klown and Jackie Mason to me are more obvious.
I was told that the man who provides Shaggys voice in the Scooby Doo cartoons is a Muslim called Haseem. And Julia and Nadia Sawalha are half (if that's possible) Islamic through their father, the actor Nadim. I've also heard that Ben Kingsley, who played the fantastic Don Logan in Sexy Beast is both Jewish and Hindu.
But which famous people are Jewish, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist?
Tina Turner and Richard Gere are Buddhist. Sanjeev Bhaskar (i assume) is Hindu and Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Maureen Lipman and David Baddiel are Jewish. Cat Stevens is now Muslim and Imran Khan always has been.
Can anyone think of anyone else? This subject fascinates me. Sometimes one can guess who is Muslim or Hindu purly by applying stereotypes to race but Jewish isn't always that obvious. Gwyneth Paltrow and Goldie Hawn, for instance, break the stereotype whilst Jeff Goldblum, Krusty the Klown and Jackie Mason to me are more obvious.
I was told that the man who provides Shaggys voice in the Scooby Doo cartoons is a Muslim called Haseem. And Julia and Nadia Sawalha are half (if that's possible) Islamic through their father, the actor Nadim. I've also heard that Ben Kingsley, who played the fantastic Don Logan in Sexy Beast is both Jewish and Hindu.