Tucker
Charlize Theron’s most famous previous rescue pup was a mutt named Tucker who she adopted way back in 2001. Tucker’s previous owner moved to Thailand to join the Peace Corps, but he lucked out when Theron was the one to take him home!
Orson, Denver, Delilah, and Dog Pitt
Theron has had many rescue dogs over the years, starting when she was a child. As an adult, her previous dogs include: Orson was a Dane-Dalmatian mix she adopted in Naples Italy, while filming there in September of 2000. Denver and Delilah were two cocker spaniels she had in the late 90s/early 2000s who were puppies from two pregnant rescues. She also had a pitbull named Dog Pitt in the late 2000s.
Johnny and Berkley
Charlize Theron’s two older rescue dogs are Berkley (left) and Johnny (right), who she’s had since the early 2010s. Johnny’s full name is “Johnny Utah,” after Keanu Reeves’ character in Point Break. She adopted both from Wallis Annenberg PetSpace, who she provided the testimonial for below.
Leo and Cleo
In 2019, Charlize Theron adopted two puppies for her kids named Leo and Cleo. Cleo is the all-white pup and Leo has light brown fur on his head. Theron originally wanted to just adopt one, but then her kids demanded they get one each, which she discusses in the video below.
Bok
Growing up in South Africa, Charlize Theron’s best friend was her pet goat named Bok – which is the Afrikaans word for “goat.” Theron talks about her goat Bok in the interview below with Seth Meyers.
Charlize Theron
Birthday
August 7, 1975 (49)
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Charlize Theron is a South African actress. She is known as a supporter of Best Friends Animal Society, the largest no-kill sanctuary in the United States. Theron is a big animal rights activist, appearing on the cover of Animal Fair magazine three times and working with PETA campaigns. Additionally, she has been involved with a global consumer project that creates solutions for wildlife conservation called Wildlife Works. Charlize is a known dog lover, rescuing and adopting many of them over the years. She is best known for her lead role in Monster (2003) and is one of the most popular and highest-paid Hollywood actresses today. Her performance won her an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress.
Her career took off in the late 1990s with main roles in films such as Mighty Joe Young, Cider House Rules with Tobey Maguire and Paul Rudd and Devil’s Advocate with Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves. By the early 2000s, she became considered an A-list celebrity, starring in many top films. Some notable roles have been starring in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) with Tom Hardy and The Fate of the Furious (2017) with Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson.
