Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Stevie Wonder, etc appear on Oprah's final shows

Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise and Stevie Wonder are among the stars who surprised Oprah Winfrey during a farewell double-episode taping of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" which will come before the finale original.

Oprah and Tom Cruise | Photo source Reuters

Other celebrities and personalities who turned Oprah's farewell show into a star-studded event include Aretha Franklin, Michael Jordan, Jerry Seinfel, Madonna, Kristen Chenoweth, John Legend, Josh Groban, Josh Groban, Jamie Foxx, Maria Shriver, Stedman Graham, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Halle Berry, Queen Latifah, Katie Holmes, Dakota Fanning, Diane Sawyer, Beyonce, Rascal Flatts, Rascal Flatts, Lisa Ling, Carson Kressley, Jessica Seinfeld, Ally Wentworth, Bob Greene and Richard Daley.

The show, which is set to air on May 23 and 24, is billed as "Oprah's Surprise Spectacular" because not even the talk show queen know who would be appearing.

Meanwhile, the finale will air on May 25, which would close 25 years of the most-watched daytime talk show in America.

Lady Gaga and Madonna, distant cousins

Lady Gaga has always been compared to the "Queen of Pop" Madonna because of these few basic similarities - blonde, provocative outfits, incredibly globally famous, and dance music.

Lady Gaga and Madonna on "Saturday Night Live" | Picture: NBC , Source: The Daily Telegraph

Recently, Gaga's hit "Born This Way" was also heavily accused of being a rip off of Madonna's "Express Yourself". However, the two divas have never feuded although Gaga admitted Madonna as a huge influence.

Now, new evidence conclude that Gaga and Madonna are actually distant cousins. As reported by MailOnline, celebrity genealogist Christ Child told Boston Globe that they are "ninth cousins once removed" after the specialist tracked the French Canadian families 'back 200 years within minutes.'

So there's nothing to compare really because they're born that way, eh! :D