Chris Pine (Star Trek, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves) is the son of Robert Pine (CHiPs 1977-1983, additional voices in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth)
maybe not lesser known but Nick Cage’s real surname is Coppola. he’s Francis Ford Coppola’s nephew.
He changed his name because he never wanted nepotism off this
Born into the Coppola family, Cage began his career in…[]… various films by his uncle Francis Ford Coppola such as Rumble Fish (1983), The Cotton Club (1984), and Peggy Sue Got Married (1986).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Cage
Bit late for that!
Yeah after Pefgy Sue he never wanted to be in any Coppola movies
Ewan McGregor’s (Obi-Wan in the Star Wars prequels) uncle Denis Lawson is one of the few lesser characters to be in all three of the original movies. He played Wedge Antilles.
McGregor says that he originally just went to watch Star Wars in the cinema with his brother to see their uncle. Then they were blown away by the movie itself.
Perfect thanks!
Arnold Schwarzeneggers son in law is Chris Pratt.
Ha ha no way. Really?
It took me a surprising amount of time to realize that John David Washington was Denzel Washington’s son
I’m not really shocked by these sorts of things anymore - just more evidence that Hollywood runs on nepotism/“who you know” like any other industry.
Edit: Also “insider information” privilege - knowing “what you do” to get certain jobs. That’s huge in my experience…
That AND people with basically endless amounts of money have time to practice skills for themselves like acting, art, or music. Rich people have the most valuable resource in life. Time.
Right? I recently read a book by an author who appeared to be confused to the point of paranoia by how many of the 1960s rock musicians from California (Topanga Canyon scene) were from wealthy or politically connected families.
Although it started out pretty entertaining, I didn’t make it all the way to the end of the book. I mean - has he never met that type of kid? There’s no conspiracy beyond wealth and connections. Banal to the point of boredom.
And normies refuse to understand this while hopped on “tHeY wOtKed so haRd”
“Was.” His attempt to crowdfund treatment was an eye-opening indictment of American healthcare and the celebrity mythos
Diane Ladd is Laura Dern’s mother…and in Wild at Heart they play as mother/daughter.
Also, (way more obvious) Bruce Dern is Laura Dern’s father irl
Jonathan Nolan is Christopher Nolan’s nephew and they share an uncle in John Nolan.
Jonathan is actually Christopher Nolan’s brother
Ah then that’s why John is an uncle to both of them. I must have misremembered.
Nepo babies do be like that…
