—————————————————— Converted for the Gifts? Top 10 Celebrity Converted Jews | Art Attack | Houston | Houston Press | The Leading Independent News Source in Houston, Texas

Lists

Converted for the Gifts? Top 10 Celebrity Converted Jews

Page 3 of 3

3. Soleil Moon Frye aka Punky Brewster

Soleil Moon Frye briefly dated Mark Wahlberg, but converted for Jason Goldberg. Wahlberg just sounds like a Jewish last name.

2. Ike Turner

Who knows why Ike Turner converted? Known as much for his massive influence on R&B as being a notorious wife beater, maybe Turner decided that if one religion wouldn't take him, he'd try another?

1. Marilyn Monroe

You know that song in the musical Annie, where the entire staff of Daddy Warbuck's mansion walks around singing, "We've got Annie." Yep, that's how Jews feel about Marilyn. We got Marilyn.

KEEP THE HOUSTON PRESS FREE... Since we started the Houston Press, it has been defined as the free, independent voice of Houston, and we'd like to keep it that way. With local media under siege, it's more important than ever for us to rally support behind funding our local journalism. You can help by participating in our "I Support" program, allowing us to keep offering readers access to our incisive coverage of local news, food and culture with no paywalls.
Abby Koenig
Contact: Abby Koenig