Madonna
 The pop music icon adopted son David (left) from Malawi in 2006 and Mercy (also from Malawi) in 2009.


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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie 
The actor and his partner, Angelina Jolie, adopted son Maddox from Cambodia in 2002, daughter Zahara (in Pitt’s arms) from Ethiopia in 2006 and son Pax from Vietnam in 2007.


Chris Rock
The comedy giant and his wife took temporary custody of a 2-year-old from South Africa. Reportedly, the girl’s grandmother was ill.
Lionel Richie
The singer and his ex-wife, Brenda, took in the 2-year-old daughter of a member of Richie’s band. Her name was Nicole Camille Escovedo. But she would become known to the world as Nicole Richie.
 

Steven Spielberg.
After marrying Kate Capshaw, the Color Purple director adopted her adopted son, Theo (right).
Wyclef Jean
The musician and his wife, Marie, adopted their daughter Angelina Claudinelle Jean (right) in 2005.