14 Famous People You Had No Idea Were Foster Kids or Foster Parents

Alec Mapa

You saw him on countless TV shows, most notably Ugly Betty, but the most important role played by the actor Alec Mapa is as a father. Mapa and his husband, Jamison Hebert, are fathers of a son, Zion, and staunch foster care advocates of adoption through the system.

“He was five years old when he was out of foster care and it was a tragic circumstance, so there was a lot of grief happening,” Mapa told Raise a Child. “But now that he’s settled and been with us for five years, he’s so funny and quick-witted. He can be very sarcastic in a very biting way, which is very similar to Jamie and I. On the other hand, he has a physical prowess that I never possessed as a kid. He has a natural athletic ability that doesn’t come from either one of us. He’s a fearless athlete and he’s becoming a very confident person.”