2. Eliza Dushku 

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Best known for her roles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and action blockbuster True Lies, Eliza Dushku is another celebrity who was raised as a Mormon. Her mother was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, so she and her three brothers were also raised as Mormons. While she attended Mormon church as a youngster, she, like many other followers of the faith, has distanced herself from LDS living. Although she is no longer part of the Mormon church, she still looks back fondly on her time with the religion and is grateful for the impact it had on her formative years. She also has a Mormon-themed tattoo she got when she was younger. 

3. Roseanne Bar

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The comedian, actor, and talk show host dabbled with Mormonism as a youth. Although she was born into a Jewish family in Salt Lake City, Utah, she was also part of the Latter Day Saints between the ages of six to 16. Her parents kept their Jewish faith hidden from the neighbors in fear of persecution. She was never baptized though, due to her Grandmother being angry that she was not following the Jewish faith. In her book, Roseanne: My Life as a Woman, she wrote; “Friday, Saturday, and Sunday morning I was a Jew; Sunday afternoon, Tuesday afternoon, and Wednesday afternoon we were Mormons.” In her later years, Rosanne ditched Mormonism and become a follower of Judaism, no doubt pleasing her Grandmother. 

4. Paul Walker

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The late, great Paul Walker was raised in a Mormon family as a child. Along with his four younger siblings: Aimee, Ashlie, Caleb, and Cody, they were all subjected to the Mormon faith. By the time he reached adulthood, Walker had rejected the teachings of the Latter-Day Saints. Despite no longer practicing as a Mormon, he found solace as a non-denominational Christian.