Celebrities who were raised by their grandparents — including Jamie Foxx
Family doesn’t always mean a picket fence and a cheery theme song: sometimes it’s made up of the people that stood by you through thick and thin. In the case of these celebs, their grandparents took on the role of parent whether through choice, circumstances or a mixture of the two. Read on to find out which famous faces owe their upbringing to their grandparents. © Getty Images Eric Clapton grew up believing his grandmother Rose was his mother Eric Clapton The ‘Wonderful Tonight’ singer and guitarist Eric Clapton is still beloved today, with fans finding inspiration and comfort in his classic tracks. But his life before international fame was anything but ordinary. According to NBCNews, the artist believed his grandmother Rose and her husband were his parents. In reality, his mother was his ‘older sister’ who had given birth when she was still a teenager. © Jason Kempin Jamie Foxx was raised by his mother’s adoptive parents Jamie Foxx Jamie Foxx is best known as the action lead of Django Unchained and Collateral, but when it …
