Once in a while we find ourselves with an amazing actor/actress that worked hard to climb up into the ranks of celebrity status. On the other end, it seems that if anybody in your family is famous, this somehow gives a family member the impression that they can be famous too. Over the past few years, it seems like this trend of actors/actresses joining Hollywood’s elite because of their mommys/daddys has gotten way out of control.
I appreciate that sometimes an audience grows attached to a specific celebrity and when they pass away or retire their siblings take over the roles that they played earlier and that the audience feels comfortable without having to deal with change. Unfortunately, too many celebrity families are trying to build billion dollar empires through their families and are misguided in the fact that their super-human gene talents may have not passed down to every single family member.
With this being said, I will admit that once in a while a family member does surprise me and may in fact do a better job then their ancestors. But for every needle in a haystack there’s an overpopulation of crap that the audience shouldn’t have to deal with and should exit Hollywood as soon as possible.
Ashlee Simpson
Not to be mistaken with any Simpson cartoon character, Ashlee Simpson has got to go. I don’t know which part of her is sadder. The fact that she’s only famous because of her sister Jessica or because her album was #1 on the charts even after she flat-out lip-synched on live tv. I don’t much care for Jessica either but at least she can hit a tune. The saddest part is seeing her father/manager pimp her out to every little show that he can get a time slot for her whereas more deserving artists are left without a gig to show for themselves. I’m making a plea to the 12-18 year old girls with disposable income out in the world: Please use your money on someone with some musical talent.
Melissa Rivers
Her mommy might be the butt of jokes every week because of her plastic surgery but at least she managed to get her own talk show and become a steady entertainer in the world of tv tabloids. Melissa on the other hand leached on to her mommy and managed to get a gig with the E! Entertainment network and has been able to sit comfortably interviewing celebrities for the longest while. I think almost any human being with half a brain can do that job for a living but did it have to go to daughter of a celebrity- I don’t think so.
Jamie Lynn Spears
I hope to squash this star before it even begins to shine. So your sister is Britney Spears? You even publicly said during a live interview that you would like to join a kids tv show and suddenly weeks later you were hired for that show. I’m guessing you will probably like to create a pop album in the near future like your big sis. Only problem is nobody has ever heard your voice and I hope I don’t have to. Britney and her hubby K-Fed are enough to swallow right now,please don’t hurt my stomach anymore than its current state of disgust for you.
The Baldwin Clan
I’m not sure who to give the award to on this one since there’s so many damn Baldwins in Hollywood. You have Alec, Stephen, William and Daniel. They’ve all managed to create their own niches for themselves but none of their performances have really captured anybody’s hearts with the exception of maybe Alec who seems to be the lone bright spot in this family.The good news is that the majority of this family’s flame seems to be deflated and have also been the highlight of ridicule when their own family was bombed by Canada in the movie version of South Park.
Tori Spelling
She’s the daughter of Aaron Spelling, a famed television producer. She guest starred in most of her father’s shows before landing a regular part in Beverly Hills 90210, a series co-produced by her father. Often described as having a limited acting range, there was much speculation that she landed the 90210 role through her father’s influence. Since her father has been less involved with Hollywood lately,so has Tori. Hmm? Coincidence? Oh,and her brother Randy is also an actor who has also been on 90210 before I’m sure with the assistance of their daddy.
These are just five people that make my list. To be honest, I could probably make one huge article on how many people don’t deserve jobs in Hollywood but it would simply be way too long to read. Therefore, I’ve managed to find a list of a wide variety of celebrity relatives in Hollywood and leave the rest up to you.
Alec, Billy, and Stephen Baldwin; John and Joan Cusack; River and Joaquin Phoenix, Dennis and Randy Quaid; Ralph and Joseph Feinnes; Miranda and Natasha Richardson; Lynn and Vanessa Redgrave; Rosanna, Patricia, and David Arquette; Casey and Nina Siemaszko; Jeremy and Jason London; Keith and David Carradine; Tony and Ridley Scott; Damon and Keenan I. Wayans; Virginia and Michael Madsen; Jerry and David Zucker; Owen and Luke Wilson; Francis Coppola and Talia Shire. om and Jim Hanks; John and Nick Turturro; Ron and Clint Howard; John, Joey, and Ellen Travolta; Matt and Kevin Dillon; Julia and Eric Roberts; Elizabeth and Andrew Shue; Bruce and Pamela Springsteen; Sylvester and Frank Stallone; Christian and Helen Slater; Woody and Brian Harrelson; Melanie and Tracy Griffith; Meg and Jennifer Tilly; Michelle and DeeDee Pfieffer; John and James Belushi; Olivia and Mariam D’abo; Bill and Brian Doyle Murray; Macaulay and Kieran Culkan; Dermot and Kieran Mulroney; Billy and Lora Zane, Dana and Kim Delaney. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen; Peter and David Paul; Shannon and Tracy Tweed; Kirk and Candace Cameron; Jason and Justine Bateman; Scott and Jimmy Baio; Mariel and Margaux Hemingway. Michael Douglas; Jeff and Beau Bridges; Sean, Chris, and Michael Penn; Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez; Isabella Rosellini, Nick Cassavetes; Peter and Jane Fonda; Bridget Fonda; Liza Minelli; Adam Arkin; Geraldine Chaplin; Mira Sorvino; Melanie Griffith; Laura Dern; Drew Barrymore; Jamie Lee Curtis, Nicolas Cage, Robert Downey, Jr. ake Busey; Zoe Cassevetes; Sofia Coppola; Brian, David, and Peter DeLuise; Scott Caan; Sean and Mackenzie Astin; Ed Begley, Jr. George Clooney (Rosemary Clooney, aunt).
Leave your comments on who you feel should be on this list or if any names were missed out accidentally.
Credit to http://www.fortheretarded.com for the information on celebrity relatives listed.
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