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* '''Iwamatsu'''
* '''Iwamatsu'''
**The late actor [[Mako (actor)|Mako]] and his sister, [[Momo Yashima]], also an actor, are children of artist/author parents [[Taro Yashima]] and [[Mitsu Yashima]]; Mako was married to actress [[Shizuko Hoshi]]; their daughters Mimosa and [[Sala Iwamatsu]] are both actors.
**The late actor [[Mako (actor)|Mako]] and his sister, [[Momo Yashima]], also an actor, are children of artist/author parents [[Taro Yashima]] (Jun Atsushi Iwamatsu) and [[Mitsu Yashima]]; Mako was married to actress [[Shizuko Hoshi]]; their daughters Mimosa and [[Sala Iwamatsu]] are both actors.


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Revision as of 22:58, 1 April 2008

This is a list of show business families, compare it to List of U.S. political families. It is contemporary (in the sense that a professional offshoot should still be working in the twentieth or twenty-first centuries) and should be expanded. The guideline is that at least one of the relationships in the clan should be by blood — siblings, parents, children, cousins, etc. Following families are brothers and sisters who are recognizable as celebrity siblings (and who may also be listed within families).

Families

A

  • Arkin
    • Actor/composer Alan Arkin father of actors Adam, Matthew, Anthony Arkin and grandfather to third generation actor Molly Arkin (daughter of Adam Arkin)

B

  • Busey
    • Gary Busey is the father of Jake Busey. (Their full real names are William Gareth Jacob Busey Senior and Junior, respectively.)

C

  • Cassidy-Jones

D

  • Dolenz-Johnson-Trimble
    • Singer-musician-actor Micky Dolenz (Born George Michael Dolenz Jr.) is the father of actress Ami Dolenz, who is married to kickboxer-actor Jerry Trimble. Micky's father was Italian-born Slovenian film actor George Dolenz, and his mother was stage actress and singer, Janelle Johnson.
  • Dylan
    • Musician Bob Dylan and his first wife, former model Sara Dylan, are the parents of film director Jesse Dylan and musician Jakob Dylan. Bob Dylan is now married to his longtime backup singer Carolyn Dennis. Jesse's wife Susan Traylor and Jakob's wife Paige Dylan are both actresses.

E

F

  • Franklin
    • Musician Aretha Franklin often recorded her music with her two sisters Erma Franklin and Carolyn Franklin, who were solo singers in their own right, brother Cecil Franklin was also a singer as well as their father, the Reverend C.L. Franklin.

G

H

  • Hagen
    • Scriptwriter Hans Hagen (also known as Hans Oliva), and actress Eva-Maria Hagen, parents of Punk Rock singer Nina Hagen. Eva-Maria was later married to Wolf Biermann, a singer/songwriter. Nina's daughter Cosma Shiva Hagen is an actress.
  • Ho (Tai-Loy)
    • Impresario Don Ho was the father of fellow singer-musician Hoku (full name: Hoku Christianne Tai-Loy).

I

J

K

  • Kohan-Noxon

L

  • Lynch
    • Shane, Keavy, Edele, Naomi, and Tara Lynch are siblings who have all had singing careers, some more successful than others.

M

  • McGarrigle
    • See "Wainwright/McGarrigle singing family" below.
  • McKenna
    • Producer Leopold McKenna James, son of Irish actress Bernadette McKenna and theatre director Peter James.
  • Moffatt
    • Scott, Dave, Clint, and Bob Moffatt were a successful boy band from the 1990s to 2001

N

  • Nolan
    • The Nolans were a successful singing act in the late 1970's and early 1980's. The band's lineup changed through the years, but the members were all sisters. Members were Anne, Denise, Maureen, Linda, Bernadette, and Coleen

O

  • Osmond
    • Actors/singers/television hosts Donny Osmond and Marie Osmond are brother and sister. Donny formerly sang with his brothers Alan, Wayne, Merrill and Jay as The Osmonds; younger brother 'Little' Jimmy Osmond later joined the group as well as having solo success. Some of the brothers still perform together as "The Osmond Brothers", while Alan's sons perform as "The Osmonds - Second Generation".

P

Q

R

S

  • Sturges-Close-Merrill-Robertson
    • Director Preston Sturges married Eleanor Post Close, the daughter of Edward Bennett Close and Marjorie Meriwether Post. Edward Bennett Close, by his second wife, became the grandfather of actress Glenn Close. Marjorie Post, by her second husband, was the mother of actress Dina Merrill, whose second husband was Cliff Robertson.

T

V

  • Von Erich
    • Professional wrestler and wrestling promoter Jack Adkisson, better known as Fritz Von Erich, was the father of five sons who followed in his footsteps as wrestlers under the Von Erich name—Kevin, David, Kerry, Mike, and Chris. The family is also famous for its supposed "curse"—although Jack lived until his natural death, his oldest son, Jack Jr., was killed in a freak childhood accident, David died in 1984 under disputed circumstances, and Mike, Chris, and Kerry all committed suicide between 1987 and 1993.
      • Kevin's son Ross and Kerry's daughter Lacey are also wrestlers who perform under the Von Erich name.

W

Y

Z

Celebrity brothers

Celebrity sisters

Celebrity siblings

See also

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