Though, of course, a well-known relative can be a blessing and a curse.
“I’ve lost more jobs than I’ve gained from being in the business,” Emma Roberts told Flaunt magazine of having an actor dad in Eric Roberts and her being connected to her rather famous Aunt Julia Roberts. “People have opinions and sometimes maybe they’re not good opinions of people in your family. I’ve never gotten a job because of it, I know I definitely have lost a couple of jobs because of it.”
As Maya Hawke noted, calling Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke Mom and Dad “means I’ll get a couple chances on their name and then if I suck, I’ll get kicked out of the kingdom. And that’s what should happen. So I’m just going to try not to suck.”
Solid life advice, tbh.
So as the stars gather with their famous (and not-so-famous) kin for the festive season, we’re looking back at all of the celebrities you may have forgotten have shared ancestry.com data or a holiday dinner table.
Let’s revisit some celebrity fam connections, shall we?
