In Hollywood, there are far more famous families than one might think. And for many years, this has been a source of criticism. Fans who accuse Hollywood of nepotism find it unfair that certain celebrities – either coincidentally or not – rise to fame potentially due to having famous parents. However, in a more positive light, it can be pretty cool that many stars have raised children who are just as well-known as they are. It creates a connection between generations of entertainment and is seen in various industries. For example, Steph and Seth Curry are the sons of former NBA player and fellow sharpshooter Dell Curry. Considering that in many cases, the 2nd generation celebrities are more talented than the first, it is often unreasonable to claim that they found success solely due to their parents. However, in several other cases, it is evident that certain parental icons can definitely have an impact on their children’s success. In the recent quote featured below, we see how LeBron’s end-of-career plans could strategically impact his son’s draft stock. LeBron “Bronny” James Jr is currently projected to go 34th overall in his draft, but LeBron James Sr., who went 1st overall in 2003, has likely altered that. With this statement, it would be no surprise if more teams show interest in Bronny due to the star that would accompany him.
At the end of the day, we can’t really determine how famous certain celebrities would be without parents like “LeGM”. So, let’s just take a look at and appreciate some of the entertainment world’s parent-child duos.
Jaden and Willow Smith, children of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith
Margaret Qualley, daughter of Andie MacDowell
Lily Collins, daughter of Phil Collins
Maya Hawke, daughter of Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman
Chris Pine, son of Robert Pine and Gwynne Gilford
Blake Lively, daughter of Ernie Lively
Emma Roberts, daughter of Eric Roberts and niece to Julia Roberts
Jennifer Aniston, daughter of John Aniston
Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen, sons of Martin Sheen
Bryce Dallas Howard, daughter of Ron Howard
Matthew Perry, son of John Bennett Perry
Miley Cyrus, daughter of Billy Ray and Tish Cyrus
Laura Dern, daughter of Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd
I think it was only on my eighth birthday, at Disneyland, that I started to understand what was going on. I wanted to take pictures with the princesses, and everyone wanted to take pictures with her!
– Kaia Gerber on her mother Cindy Crawford
