If you spend your free time staring woefully out the window and wondering why you aren't a successful model/actor/singer yet, it might be because your parents aren't massively famous. Being born into an A-list family means you're pretty much guaranteed to be famous if you want the lifestyle. Proof? All these talented celeb kids who are stealing the spotlight from their parents right now. We're not saying celebrities with famous parents are totally undeserving of their fame and fortune butttttt...it probably helped 'em get that fame and fortune. Just a lil bit. Just saying.
There are some famous fams who have made Hollywood a total family affair, with tons of collaborate projects and appearances (pls see the Osbournes, the Cyruses, the Smiths, and ofc the Kardashian-Jenners), and if you didn't already realize they're related, then we're kinda concerned for you, ngl. But then there are the celebs you may not even realize have mega-famous 'rents, and those are the ones that really intrigue us. (Ever found yourself watching something and thought, "Huh, that person looks familiar"? It's probs because their mom/dad/aunt/uncle/grandparent is also super duper famous.) Honestly, science* says that A-list children make up at least half of Hollywood's total population, so please join me for a who's whomst of celebrity kids—including several surprises that will have you totally shook.
*Fine, fine, we're using the term "science" loosely here.
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Hailey Baldwin
Famous parent(s): actor Stephen Baldwin; niece to actor Alec Baldwin
What it was like: "I'm lucky that I was raised so normally in a suburban town," Hailey said. "If I didn't have that normal childhood before I started doing this, I don't know—I think things would be different...I don't see myself as famous, I see myself as a normal person with a job that is not very normal. My work life is very out there and very public. But I do my best to maintain my privacy."
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Lily Collins
Famous parent(s): singer-songwriter Phil Collins
What it was like: "At the beginning, [having Phil Collins as a dad] was the most interesting thing about me," Lily said. "Now I’ve done eight films, it’s an afterthought. I get kids who say, 'Oh, I love your movie, but my mum loves your dad.' It’s really nice to be able to share that with him, but it doesn’t define who I am career-wise."
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Maya Hawke
Famous parent(s): actors Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman
What it was like: "My parents are wonderful and really supportive and have given me a lot," Maya said. "And I feel really grateful to have their support. And they both loved [Stranger Things], and loved it before I was on it."
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Sofia Richie
Famous parent(s): singer-songwriter Lionel Richie; sister to reality star Nicole Richie
What it was like: "My dad, he thinks so out-of-the-box," Sofia said. "He’s so weird and he can take my mind places that I probably wouldn’t go to and he opens me up to so many different thoughts. He’s my creative go-to.”
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Zoë Kravitz
Famous parent(s): actor/musician Lenny Kravitz and actor Lisa Bonet; granddaughter to actor Roxie Roker
What it was like: "When I was younger, I really wanted to prove to people I was a normal human being, that I was cool, chill," Zoë said. "When kids were mean, the first thing they’d say is, 'She thinks she’s so f*cking cool because her dad is famous.' I just wanted to fit in."
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Kaia Gerber
Famous parent(s): supermodel Cindy Crawford
What it was like: "I think it was only on my eighth birthday, at Disneyland, that I started to understand what was going on," Kaia said. "I wanted to take pictures with the princesses, and everyone wanted to take pictures with her!"
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Dakota Johnson
Famous parent(s): actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith; granddaughter to actor Tippi Hedren
What it was like: "I was so consistently unmoored and discombobulated. I didn’t have an anchor anywhere," Dakota said. "I never learned how to learn the way you’re supposed to as a kid. I thought, Why do I have to go to school on time? What’s the point when you’re living in Budapest for six months while your stepdad films Evita and you go to school in your hotel room?"
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Chris Pine
Famous parent(s): actors Robert Pine and Gwynne Gilford; grandson to actor Anne Gwynne
What it was like: "My first audition, professionally speaking, was for Gilmore Girls," Chris said. "My father had gone in for an audition. I’d just graduated college and he told the casting directors that I was an actor: 'My son’s coming back into town. Will you have him in for a reading?' So nepotism at its best."
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Lily Rose Depp
Famous parent(s): actor Johnny Depp and model Vanessa Paradis
What it was like:"I grew up with the media circus," Lily said. "My whole life. My parents were very calm about the photographers, the fans, and all that. But I understood right away that I hadn’t done anything to deserve that attention. No matter what happens, it will be there. I didn’t choose it. You just can’t take that too seriously. You need to live your life. And stay calm."
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Blake Lively
Famous parent(s): actor Ernie Lively
What it was like: "I have a big, close, loving family, and they’re all from the South, but because so many of them are actors, everyone was very normal about it. It was just like any job to them," Blake said. "They always came home and talked about it around the dinner table the way any family talks about work, but it wasn’t anything special."
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Brooklyn Beckham
Famous parent(s): athlete David Beckham and singer-turned-designer Victoria Beckham
What it was like: "I had a lot of pressure on me," Brooklyn said. "Every time I made a mistake everyone was looking at me. I just wanted to go in my own direction."
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Emma Roberts
Famous parent(s): actor Eric Roberts; niece to actor Julia Roberts
What it's like: "I think it's important to choose...to make decisions for yourself," Emma said. "And that's part of growing up in any career you have. I think you need to know what you like and what you don't and how you want to build a career."
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Angelina Jolie
Famous parent(s): actor Jon Voight
What it was like: "When my father had an affair, it changed [my mother's] life. It set her dream of family life ablaze. But she still loved being a mother," Angelina said. "Her dreams of being an actor faded as she found herself, at the age of 26, raising two children with a famous ex who would cast a long shadow on her life. After she died, I found a video of her acting in a short film. She was good. It was all possible for her."
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Gwyneth Paltrow
Famous parent(s): actor Blythe Danner and producer Bruce Paltrow
What it was like: "People think, 'She’s just a rich kid.' Until I was 18, I was," Gwyneth said. "Then I was broke. I’ve never taken a dime off my parents. I’m completely self-made."
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Bella and Gigi Hadid
Famous parent(s): model Yolanda Hadid; brother to model Anwar Hadid
What it was like: "The first two years I was always on set with my mom," Gigi said. "When I was young, I did Baby Guess and Guess Kids—Paul Marciano saw me when I was a baby and decided I was going to be his next whatever. After Guess Kids, my mom made me stop. She would not let me sign with an agency until I was 17 because she wanted me to be a normal kid and accept myself for who I was. She knew the industry was going to judge me."
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Jennifer Aniston
Famous parent(s): actors John Aniston and Nancy Dow
What it was like: "My dad’s advice has always been: ‘Don’t do it. Become a doctor. Become a lawyer.’ He didn’t want me to be heartbroken because he knew it was a tough business. It compelled me to go for it even harder," Jennifer said. "Do what keeps you happy, and don’t ever let people box you in.”
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Nicole Richie
Famous parent(s): singer-songwriter Lionel Richie; sister to Sofia Richie
What it was like: "My father told me fame is fame, it's going to go up and it's going to go down…You're going to get good reactions, bad reactions. That cannot be part of who you are. You have to let it live over here," Nicole said.
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This article originally appeared on Cosmopolitan.com. Minor edits have been made by the Cosmo.ph editors.
