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Sidney Poitier

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Sidney Poitier, born to Afro-Bahamian parents who were visiting the US, made history as the first black actor and first Bahamian to receive the Academy Award for Best Actor. Although he spent his early years in the Bahamas, he later moved to Miami at the age of 15.

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Cuba Gooding Jr.

Cuba Gooding Jr., the Academy Award-winning actor, has Barbadian heritage through his paternal grandfather.

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Grace Jones

Grace Jones, born in Jamaica, relocated to Syracuse, New York, with her family when she was 13 years old.