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Which actor/actress were you surprised to discover is hugely connected?

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 04/05/2026 15:00

Kate Hudson - my god i had no idea her mum is Goldie Hawn

Just finished season 2 of Running Point (really good)

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 04/05/2026 15:01

Step dad is Kurt Russell - who's own dad was an actor

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DisplayPurposesOnly · 04/05/2026 15:01

You must be young 😂

Look up Drew Barrymore.

Notmyreality · 04/05/2026 15:03

DisplayPurposesOnly · 04/05/2026 15:01

You must be young 😂

Look up Drew Barrymore.

That’s what I thought😀

TomatoSandwiches · 04/05/2026 15:03

They are all connected, all of them.

mumofoneAloneandwell · 04/05/2026 15:04

34 😅

Can't believe I had zero clue, just thought she was part of that 00s era of actors!

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 04/05/2026 15:05

DisplayPurposesOnly · 04/05/2026 15:01

You must be young 😂

Look up Drew Barrymore.

My google search brought up

John Drew Barrymore was a member of the Barrymore family of actors... 😅 omg

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Darrara · 04/05/2026 15:06

mumofoneAloneandwell · 04/05/2026 15:04

34 😅

Can't believe I had zero clue, just thought she was part of that 00s era of actors!

Well, look up Gwyneth Paltrow, Maya Hawke, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nicolas Cage, Sofia Coppola etc.

Darrara · 04/05/2026 15:07

Or in the UK, look up Emilia Fox, Joely Richardson etc.

sunflowersandsunsets · 04/05/2026 15:07

They all are, pretty much.

mumofoneAloneandwell · 04/05/2026 15:09

Darrara · 04/05/2026 15:07

Or in the UK, look up Emilia Fox, Joely Richardson etc.

I knew about Emilia fox - i think she's good tbh, as is the younger brother who was in Cheaters

The less said about Lawrence the better

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 04/05/2026 15:10

I do wonder if there are any prominent actors still around who arent from big families

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Dandeliontea123 · 04/05/2026 15:11

Kate Hudson has two actor brothers- Oliver Hudson(Rules of Engagement) and Wyatt Russell who has recently been in Monarch alongside his dad!

zeddybrek · 04/05/2026 15:11

There's a whole wiki page on list of entertainment industry dynasties. Very few new people enter the industry with absolutely no family connection it seems. The list is very long!

Pinkdaisychains · 04/05/2026 15:12

Rafe Spall, Samuel West, the Cusacks

AImportantMermaid · 04/05/2026 15:12

Jamie Lee Curtis is super-connected. Her mum was Janet Leigh and her dad was Tony Curtis - Hollywood A listers. Her husband is Christopher Guest of Spinal Tap fame, or as he’s known to the aristocracy here, Baron Christopher Haden-Guest, making Jamie Lee a baroness!

GingerBeverage · 04/05/2026 15:13

The recent reviews of Euphoria made me check the writer/director Sam Levinson. His dad is Barry Levinson (directed Rain Man, Good Morning Vietnam).

It’s more rare not to be connected.

MrsMoastyToasty · 04/05/2026 15:13

Not an actor but a formula one driver.
Max Verstappen's partner Kelly Piquet is the daughter of Nelson Piquet (F1 driver), the father of her eldest child is Danil Kyvat (F1 driver) . Max himself is the son of Jos Verstappen (F1 driver).

Sausagenbacon · 04/05/2026 15:13

what are we supposed to be voting on?
what's the AIBU?
most posters of vacuous threads at least make some attempt on this.

Darrara · 04/05/2026 15:15

mumofoneAloneandwell · 04/05/2026 15:09

I knew about Emilia fox - i think she's good tbh, as is the younger brother who was in Cheaters

The less said about Lawrence the better

But you know about James Fox, Edward Fox and Robert Fox, right?

Bellasmellsofwee · 04/05/2026 15:18

You’ll find that most of them are.

Even the ones that cry a past of poverty, you’ll find that they are related to or actually went to uni with hugely connected people or their parents did.

Many years ago, I worked for an agency representing people. It was quite eye opening how some of it was hidden.

mumofoneAloneandwell · 04/05/2026 15:19

Darrara · 04/05/2026 15:15

But you know about James Fox, Edward Fox and Robert Fox, right?

I... didnt 🙈

Wow

And didnt know that Natasha Richsrdson (may she rest) was a daughter of Vanessa Redgrave of the Redgrave dynasty!

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 04/05/2026 15:19

What chance has the ordinary person got eh

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Bellasmellsofwee · 04/05/2026 15:20

mumofoneAloneandwell · 04/05/2026 15:19

What chance has the ordinary person got eh

Almost zero.

film, TV, music, writing, politics, any entertainment it’s pretty much a closed club.

treeposer2 · 04/05/2026 15:20

Big Mo and Sirius Black are siblings. Wild.

mumofoneAloneandwell · 04/05/2026 15:20

Bellasmellsofwee · 04/05/2026 15:18

You’ll find that most of them are.

Even the ones that cry a past of poverty, you’ll find that they are related to or actually went to uni with hugely connected people or their parents did.

Many years ago, I worked for an agency representing people. It was quite eye opening how some of it was hidden.

A hill that I will die on is that Lillia Turner (lily in eastenders) is Stacey's real life sister - it doesnt matter but just irks me that theyre not open about it 😄

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