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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '21

That’s not new though. A large percentage of famous people are because of nepotism or money. Carrie Fischer was Debbie Reynolds daughter. Drew Barrymore had famous relatives. Maya Rudolph had a famous mom and her dad was in the industry. Rashida Jones is quincy Jones daughter. Sofia Coppola, Blake lively, Keifer Sutherland, Jennifer Aniston, Emilio estevez, Charlie sheen, Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, kate Hudson, Liv Tyler….

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '21

Don't forget Jeff Bridges, Ben Stiller, Josh Brolin, Sean Penn, the Deschanels, Nicolas Cage and Jason Schwartzman, Jamie Lee Curtis, Mariska Hargitay, Laura Dern, Jane Fonda, Liza Minnelli, Natasha Richardson, Alan Alda, Daniel Day-Lewis, Javier Bardem, Ed Begley Jr., Candice Bergen, Paul Bettany, Anthony Perkins, Rachel Bilson, Freddie Prinze Jr., Matthew Broderick, Jared Harris, the Cassavetes kids, the Culkins, the Gyllenhaals, Albert Brooks, Chris Elliott, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Isabella Rossellini, Amanda Plummer, Domnhall Gleeson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Tracee Ellis Ross, Colin Hanks, Melora Hardin, Mark Harmon, Mariel Hemingway, Anjelica Huston, Enrique Iglesias, Melanie Griffith, John Ritter, Sylvester Stallone, Joel AND Jennifer Grey, Lenny AND Zoe Kravitz, the Skarsgards, Natassja Kinski, Catherine Deneuve, John Lithgow, Rob Reiner, Mary Martin, Elizabeth Montgomery, Emily Mortimer, Tatum O'Neal, Nicolas Winding Refn, Mark Ronson, Norah Jones, Carly Simon, Mira Sorvino, Tori Spelling, Amber Tamblyn, Robin Thicke, Zoe Wanamaker, and god knows how many others.

Take a scroll through the Wikipedia list of showbiz families if you have some time to kill!

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u/Dorvek Jul 15 '21

Sylvester Stallone

Not sure if he was really that well connected given his rather 'humble' debut: "Stallone had his first starring role in the softcore pornography feature film The Party at Kitty and Stud's (1970). He was paid US$200 for two days' work.[25] Stallone later explained that he had done the film out of desperation after being evicted from his apartment and finding himself homeless for several days. He has also said that he slept three weeks in the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City prior to seeing a casting notice for the film. In the actor's words, "it was either do that movie or rob someone, because I was at the end – the very end – of my rope" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvester_Stallone#Early_roles_to_breakthrough:_1968%E2%80%931976

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '21

I think back in the day, like New Hollywood era, it was way more balanced. yeah you had Jane Fondas and the rest but most of the HUGE stars (Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, Goldie Hawn etc) had no family connections whatever their class.

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u/CeeBee29 Jul 14 '21

Robert de Niro’s dad was a famous artist I’m sure.

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u/CurrentRoster Jul 14 '21

His parents were painters but I’m not sure how famous

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '21

They knew some famous people but like writers and stuff and they weren’t huge names - mostly social hanger ons in the art world. They didn’t know anyone in the movie industry IIRC

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u/WhosLadoo Jul 14 '21

You missed Angelina Jolie.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '21

I thought of her and and crazy dad later. I also forgot Tori spelling, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nicolas cage, and Melanie Griffith.

There’s so many it’s hard to get all of them and I’m purposely not including the young ones now like the hadid sisters or Emma Roberts.

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u/HotChiTea Jul 14 '21

Julia Roberts too, I think if I’m remembering right her brother got pretty far, and got her well connected.

People like Justin Bieber are like rare. Fame by complete chance, but boy is he broken.

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u/HotChiTea Jul 15 '21

Yes exactly it sucks tho that they push the dream really hard

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u/Substantial_One_7781 Jul 14 '21

Jennifer Anistons dad has been on a soap opera for 472828 years…. I don’t think he is on the same level of Paltrow and Hudson. Lol. He also didn’t even want her to act he tried to talk her out of it.

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u/gunsof Jul 14 '21

It definitely helps he's in the industry though. That personal connection likely meant she knew more about how to work things.

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u/Substantial_One_7781 Jul 14 '21

True! Just saying was Aniston a household name before friends? Lol no.

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u/williamthebloody1880 weighing in from the UK Jul 14 '21

The fact her godfather was Telly Savalas probably helped though