Posted on 12/16/2006 10:21:50 AM PST by bannie
On another thread the subject of neoptism of hollywoodies came up, and it seemed that it might be interesting to pool knowledge about who in Hollywood broke into the tight movie union because of their connections.
Nicholas Cage is Francis Ford Coppola's nephew. Anyone who saw him in Peggy Sue Got Married KNOWS he only got hired because of his uncle. He got to learn by being an apprentice in the trenches--that's a gift.
Kate Hudson is Goldie Hawn's daughter.
Gwennie Paltrow is the daughter of Bruce Paltrow and Blythe Danner.
Is there time for a vanity thread during the Christmas shopping rush?
kate hudson is the daughter of goldie hawn and bill hudson.
Her father is Mark Hudson (of the Hudson Brothers, if you remember them).
Angelina Jolie is the daughter of Jon Voight--the actor.
goldie hawn and kurt russell have a son named wyatt
At the end of the day, it doesn't matter much. But we are living in a world that focuses on celebrity more than talent and sister/nephew/daughter/et al finds it easier to get in front of a camera or onstage than a more talented nobody.
It certainly helps identify the problem with the music industry today.
Maybe it is because of all the contracts and phoniness of the entertainment world; they'd rather not have outsiders learn of it, get frustrated, and speak candidly of the horrorshow.
George Raving Looney Clooney is the nephew of Rosemary Clooney.
Did you see that episode of ER where Rosemary Clooney guest starred as a woman with dementia (IRCC)...opposite her nephew Jorge? Great episode from the early years of ER (circa 1994).
...and I'll bet you there are many more than we know.
Apparently, it's hard to get into the union...kind of a catch-22. You have to have already acted to get a card, but you can't act until you get a card..?
Well at least Paris Hilton made it all on talent alone...
Keifer Sutherland is the son of Donald Sutherland
Dont forget Coppolas daughter Sofia who was in all three Godfather films. The third one, she had a really big part and got blasted by the critics for her awful performance. Later on she went to direct Lost In Translation and Marie Antoinette
Sean Astin is the son of Patty Duke and was adopted by her second husband John Astin.
The Baldwin brothers.
I think Melanie Griffith is the daughter of Tippi Hedron.
Lord of War should be mandatory viewing for everyone. Cage is an awesome actor.
Casey Affleck
Danny Aiello II
Edward Albert
Alexis Arquette
David Arquette
Patricia Arquette
Peter Aykroyd
Daniel Baldwin
Stephen Baldwin
William Baldwin
Collin Bernsen
Jake Busey
Trevor Chan
Roger Clinton
Michael DeLuise
Peter DeLuise
Kevin Dillon
Eric Douglas
Joe Estevez
Miguel Ferrer
John Clark Gable
Donal Gibson
Michael Gwynne
Ashley Hamilton
Jim Hanks
Scott Holden
Clint Howard
Lorenzo Lamas
Jonathan LaPaglia
Brandon Lee
Chris Lemmon
Chad Lowe
Lee Majors II
Chad McQueen
Christopher Mitchum
Aaron Norris
Mike Norris
Hugh O'Connor
Chris Penn
Dedee Pfeiffer
Tarquin Olivier
Mackenzie Phillips
Craig Rivera
Melissa Rivers
Campbell Scott
Ramon Sheen
Andrew Shue
Pamela Springsteen
Frank Stallone
Don Swayze
Patsy Swayze
Joey Travolta
Nick Turturro
Ron Van Cleef
Barry Van Dyke
James Van Patten
Ethan Wayne
Tahnee Welch
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/2404/nepotism.htm
Liza Minelli.
Wouldnt have gotten her start were it not for her being Judy Garlnds daughter.
Frank Sinatra....Junior
James Belushi...brother of John
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