List of show business families

This is a list of show business families, compare it to List of United States 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).

The list of family connections in the Indian film industry is so extensive that it has its own article—see List of Indian film clans.

Families

A

Adams

• Actor Don Adams was the father of actress Cecily Adams and TV executive Stacey Adams. Cecily's widower is actor Jim Beaver.

Aday

• Musician and part-time actor Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday), is the father of singer Pearl Aday and actress Amanda Aday.

Affleck

• Actor/director/writer/producer Ben Affleck, his wife Jennifer Garner (actress), his brother Casey Affleck (actor), and Casey's wife Summer Phoenix (actress).

Alda

• Actor Robert Alda was the father of actor/director Alan Alda and actor Anthony Alda.
  • Alan is in turn the father of actresses Beatrice and Elizabeth Alda, and grandfather to actors Emilia Alda and Scott Coffey.

Altman-Sarafian

• Film director Deran Sarafian and scriptwriter Tedi Sarafian are the sons of Richard C. Sarafian, also a film director. They are nephews of Robert Altman.

Aniston

• Actor John Aniston is the father of Jennifer Aniston.

Appleton

• Nicole Appleton and older sister Natalie perform together in All Saints and Appleton.

Arden-Osbourne

• Music manager and agent Don Arden was the father of Sharon Osbourne, the wife and manager of heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne. Sharon would enter the public consciousness for the first time with the success of the reality TV show The Osbournes.
  • The oldest of Ozzy and Sharon's children, Aimee Osbourne, chose not to appear on The Osbournes; she is an actress, singer, and writer. Her two younger siblings did appear on the show; Kelly Osbourne went on to a music career and Jack Osbourne.

Arkin

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

Armendáriz-Marín

• Mexican actor Pedro Armendáriz and wife Carmelita, herself an actress, were the parents of fellow actor Pedro Armendáriz, Jr. The father was also a cousin of Mexican actress Gloria Marín.

Arquette-Cox

• Late actor/comedian/pianist/songwriter Cliff Arquette was the father of late actor Lewis Arquette.
  • Lewis was the father of five actors: Patricia Arquette (formerly married to actor Nicolas Cage); Rosanna Arquette (formerly married to film composer James Newton Howard; she also lived with, but never married, musician Peter Gabriel); Alexis Arquette; David Arquette (who is married to Courteney Cox); and Richmond Arquette.

Asher

• Musician Victoria Asher is the daughter of fellow musician Peter Asher. She is the niece of actress Jane Asher

Astin/Duke

• Actors and ex-spouses John Astin and Patty Duke are the parents of actors Sean and Mackenzie Astin.

B

Baio

• Actor-brothers Jimmy and Joey Baio are the cousins of actor-director Scott Baio.

Balcon/Day-Lewis

• Sir Michael Balcon, film producer, is the father of Jill Balcon, actress, married to Cecil Day-Lewis, poet, parents of Tamasin Day-Lewis, documentary maker, and Daniel Day-Lewis, actor who is married to Rebecca Miller, writer daughter of Arthur Miller, playwright.

Bachchan

• Actor Amitabh Bachchan and his wife Jaya Bachchan. Their son Abhishek Bachchan and his wife Aishwarya Rai.

Baldwin

• Brothers and actors Alec Baldwin, William Baldwin, Stephen Baldwin and Daniel Baldwin; Alec formerly married to actress Kim Basinger, and William currently married to singer Chynna Phillips.

Ball-Arnaz-Luckinbill

• Actress Lucille Ball and her first husband, musician Desi Arnaz, gave birth to actors Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz, Jr.. Lucille Ball later married comedian Gary Morton, and Lucie married actor Laurence Luckinbill.

Barrymore

• Actress and producer Drew Barrymore is descended from a renowned acting family: Her parents are actress and manager Jaid Barrymore and actor John Drew Barrymore, who was the son of renowned classical actor and playboy John Barrymore. She is also the great-niece of Ethel Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore.

Bateman

• Actor Jason Bateman is the brother of actress Justine Bateman; their father is producer Kent Bateman. Jason is the son-in-law to Paul Anka. Televangelist Dr. (Rev.) Miles Bateman is a distant cousin.

Beatty-MacLaine-Bening

• Warren Beatty, brother of Shirley MacLaine and husband of Annette Bening

Beery

• Wallace, Noah and William Beery were brothers. Noah's son Noah Beery, Jr. became a film and television star. Wallace was married to Gloria Swanson.

Begley

• Academy-Award winning actor Ed Begley and his son, actor-environmental activist Ed Begley, Jr..

Bergen

• Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his wife, model and actress Frances Bergen, were the parents of actress Candice Bergen.

Berggren

• Jonas Berggren and his younger sisters Malin (better known as Linn) and Jenny were founding members of Ace of Base. Linn has left the band, but her siblings remain members.

Booth

• Actor Junius Brutus Booth was the father of actor Junius Brutus Booth, Jr. who was married to actress Agnes Booth, parents of actor Sydney Barton Booth; actor/producer Edwin Booth, and actor John Wilkes Booth. His daughter was writer Asia Booth, who was married to actor/comedian/manager John Sleeper Clarke, and their sons were actor Creston Clarke and actor Wilfred Clarke.

Bracco

• Sisters Elizabeth and Lorraine Bracco are actors

Bracco

• Actress Alice Braga is niece to Sônia and daughter to Ana Maria

Bridges

• Actor Lloyd Bridges was father of actors Jeff Bridges and Beau Bridges. Beau is father of actor Jordan Bridges.

Broderick

• Actor Matthew Broderick's father, James Broderick, starred as the Lawrence patriarch on Aaron Spelling's popular drama Family. Matthew is married to actress Sarah Jessica Parker.

Brooks-Bancroft

• Hollywood multihyphenate Mel Brooks and his late wife, actress Anne Bancroft, are the parents of author Max Brooks.

Brosnan-Harris

• Actor Pierce Brosnan was married to Cassandra Harris, they are parents to Sean. Cassandra was married to Dermot Harris, younger brother of Richard, who parented Chris Brosnan, who until his death, was adopted by Brosnan.

Burnett-Hamilton

• Actress/comedian Carol Burnett and her one-time husband, TV producer Joe Hamilton, are the parents of recording artist Erin Hamilton and the late actress Carrie Hamilton.

Busey

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

C

Caan

• Actor James Caan is the father of fellow actor Scott Caan.

Cameron-Noble-Bure

• Actors Kirk Cameron and Candace Cameron Bure are brother and sister. Kirk's wife is actress Chelsea Noble. Candace's husband is hockey player Valeri Bure.

Capra

• Film director Frank Capra was the father of movie studio executive Frank Capra, Jr.
  • Frank, Jr. was in turn father to film director Frank Capra III.

Carey-Baskauskas

• Actor Macdonald Carey was the father of singer and actress Lynn Carey.
  • Another daughter of his, Theresa, is the mother of reality television personality Aras Baskauskas.

Carradine/Bowen/Plimpton

• Actor John Carradine was the father of four actors. Bruce Carradine, whom John adopted, was the son of his first wife Ardanelle McCool from a previous marriage, and David Carradine was his son by Ardanelle. Keith and Robert Carradine are John's sons from his second marriage to Sonia Sorel. She would later have a son by artist Michael Bowen; their son is actor Michael Bowen.
  • Keith is the father of actress Martha Plimpton from a relationship with actress Shelley Plimpton.
  • Robert is the father of actress Ever Carradine.

Carpio

• Asian singing star Teresa Carpio, herself from a musical family, is the mother of actress and singer T.V. Carpio

Carter/Cash

• The original Carter Family, a seminal country music group, consisted of A. P. Carter, his wife Sara Carter, and his sister-in-law and Sara's cousin Maybelle Carter.
  • Two of A. P. and Sara's children, Joe Carter and Janette Carter, followed in their parents' footsteps.
  • Maybelle had three daughters who also entered the country music business, and performed with her for a time—Anita Carter, June Carter Cash, and Helen Carter.
    • June and her first husband, country singer Carl Smith, were the parents of country singer Carlene Carter.
    • June was also the mother of late country singer-songwriter Rosie Nix Adams by her second husband, Edwin "Rip" Nix.
    • June's third husband was late country legend Johnny Cash. They were the parents of singer, songwriter, and producer John Carter Cash.
    • Johnny was also the father of country singer Rosanne Cash from his first marriage to Vivian Liberto.

Cassavetes

• Actress Katherine Cassavetes was the mother of director John Cassavetes.
  • John and his wife, actress Gena Rowlands, were parents to filmmakers Nick Cassavetes director of The Notebook, Zoe Cassavetes director of Broken English, and Alexandra Cassavetes.

Cassidy-Jones

• Actor Jack Cassidy was the father of singer/actor David Cassidy by his first wife, actress Evelyn Ward. He and his second wife, singer and actress Shirley Jones, had three sons—singer/actor Shaun Cassidy and actors Patrick and Ryan Cassidy.
  • David's first wife was actress Kay Lenz. He is the father of actress and singer Katie Cassidy from a relationship with model Sherry Benedon.
  • Shaun was formerly married to model Ann Pennington and actress Susan Diol. His current wife is producer Tracey Turner.

Chambers

• Singer Lester Chambers is the brother of Willie, George and Joe Chambers and like them a former member of sixties group The Chambers Brothers. He is also the father of artist Dylan Chambers.

Chan

• Actor Jaycee is the son of actors Joan Lin and Jackie Chan (a famous martial artist).

Chaney

• Lon Chaney, Sr. is the father of actor Lon Chaney, Jr.

Chapin

• Jazz drummer Jim Chapin is the father of musicians Harry, Tom, and Steve Chapin.
  • Harry was the father of singer Jen Chapin.
  • Tom is the father of Abigail and Lily Chapin, two-thirds of the Chapin Sisters folk music group. He is also stepfather to the third member, Jessica Craven, the daughter of film director Wes Craven.

Chong

• Actor-comedian Tommy Chong is the father of fellow actors Marcus, Robbi and Rae Dawn Chong.

Cheng

• Actor Joyce Cheng is the daughter of fellow actors Adam and Lydia Shum.

Chuckle-Patton

• Paul and Barry Chuckle, known as the Chuckle Brothers, and their elder brothers, The Patton Brothers are the son of James Patton Elliott, a Gang Show performer known as Gene Patton. The brothers appears together on ChuckleVision.

Clooney-Ferrer-Boone

• News anchor and politician Nick Clooney is the father of actor/producer/director George Clooney; George was married to actress Talia Balsam, daughter of Joyce Van Patten and Martin Balsam.
• Nick's sister is singer Rosemary Clooney; she was married to late actor José Ferrer, who in turn was previously married to actress/acting teacher Uta Hagen. Clooney and Ferrer were the parents of actor Miguel Ferrer and Gabriel Ferrer.
  • Gabriel married singer/actress Debby Boone; their twin daughters are Dustin Ferrer and artist Gabi Ferrer.
  • Debby is a member of the Boone Sisters singing group. The girls are the cousins of actor Randy Boone and the daughters of singer Pat Boone.
• Note: Actor Mel Ferrer is unrelated to this family.

Coen-McDormand

• Brothers Ethan Coen and Joel Coen; Joel married actress Frances McDormand

Cole

• Late musician Nathaniel Adams Coles (known popularly as Nat King Cole) is the father of singer/songwriter Natalie Maria Cole.

Compton-Pelissier-Reed

• Actor Fay Compton (whose brother was the writer Sir Compton Mackenzie) married the producer H.G.Pelissier; their son was producer/director Anthony Pelissier who married actor Penelope Dudley Ward; their daughter being actor Tracy Reed who adopted the surname Reed following her mother's second marriage - to film director Sir Carol Reed, Tracy married actor Edward Fox (see Fox acting family below)

Connery

• Actor Sir Sean Connery is the brother of fellow actor Neil Connery; Sean's son is actor Jason Connery, who was married to Mia Sara.

Contostavlos

• Mungo Jerry bassist Byron Contostavlos is the father of Dino "Dappy" Contostavlos and uncle of Tula "Tulisa" Contostavlos, both of N-Dubz.

Coppola-Shire-Schwartzman-Vogelsang-Cage

• Composers Anton Coppola and the late Carmine Coppola are brothers.
  • Carmine was the father of director Francis Ford Coppola and actress Talia Shire, as well as literature professor August Coppola.
    • Talia's first marriage was to composer David Shire. She is the widow of producer Jack Schwartzman. Shire and Schwartzman are the parents of actor/musicians Jason Schwartzman & Robert Carmine, and Jack was also the father of cinematographer John Schwartzman by an earlier marriage.
    • Francis and his wife, set decorator and artist Eleanor Neal Coppola, are the parents of late film producer Gian-Carlo Coppola, director Roman Coppola, and film multihyphenate Sofia Coppola. Sofia was once married to director Spike Jonze.
    • August and his former wife, dancer and choreographer Joy Vogelsang, are parents of actor and radio DJ Marc Coppola, director-producer Christopher Coppola, and actor Nicholas Coppola, better known by his stage name of Nicolas Cage.

Corbett

• Harry Corbett, creator of the Sooty glove puppet and its TV shows, is the father of Matthew Corbett.

Corr

• Jim, Andrea, Caroline and Sharon Corr are members of the Irish-based folk group The Corrs

Costello

• Actor Maurice Costello and daughters Dolores Costello and Helene Costello. Great-granddaughter Drew Barrymore (granddaughter of Dolores).

Crosby-Edwards

• Singer-actor Bing Crosby was the father of: Gary; Dennis; Phillip;Harry; Lindsay; Mary and Nathaniel. Dennis was also the father of actress Denise Crosby, who was married to Blake Edwards' son Geoff. Geoff's sister is actress Jennifer Edwards.

Crosby-Raymond

• Oscar-winning cinematographer Floyd Crosby was the father of David Crosby of The Byrds and CSNY fame.
  • David is also part of the jazz-rock band CPR with his biological son James Raymond.

Cruise-Kidman

• Connor Cruise is the adopted son of actors Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman.

Culkin

• Bonnie Bedelia Culkin is the sister of Kit Culkin who is the father of actors, Macaulay Culkin, Kieran Culkin, Dakota Culkin, Rory Culkin, Shane Culkin, Christian Culkin and Quinn Culkin.

Curtis-Leigh-Guest

• Actors Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh are the parents of actresses Jamie Lee and Kelly Curtis; the girls' half-sister is actress Allegra Curtis. Jamie Lee's husband is comedian and actor Christopher Guest.

Cusack (Ireland)

• Actor Cyril Cusack is the father of four daughters, Niamh, Sorcha, Sinéad and Catherine all of whom act. Sinéad Cusack is married to actor Jeremy Irons.

Cusack (USA)

• Actors John Cusack, Joan Cusack, Ann Cusack (The Jeff Foxworthy Show), Bill Cusack, and Susie Cusack are all siblings; their father Dick Cusack also took to acting late in life.

Cyrus

• Singer and actor Billy Ray Cyrus and his daughter Miley Cyrus star together in Hannah Montana. Billy Ray's adopted son and Miley's half-brother Trace Cyrus is a member of pop band Metro Station. The youngest member of the family, Noah, is an actress.

D

d'Abo

• Actresses Olivia and Maryam d'Abo are cousins; Olivia's father (Maryam's uncle) is composer/singer/songwriter Mike d'Abo.

Daly

• Actor James Daly was father of actress Tyne Daly and actor Tim Daly. Tyne was married to actor/director Georg Stanford Brown and one of their daughters, Kathryne Dora, is also an actress. Tim is married to actress Amy Van Nostrand, their son Sam is also an actor.

Davis (Robert)

• Jasper Carrott (born Robert Davis) is the father of actress Lucy Davis.

Davis (Sammy)

• Vaudeville dancers Sammy Davis, Sr. and Elvera Sánchez were the parents of entertainment multihyphenate Sammy Davis, Jr.He was married to actress May Britt.

Davison-Dickinson-Moffett

• English actor Peter Davison and his ex-wife, American actress Sandra Dickinson, are the parents of English actress Georgia Moffett. Notably, both Davison and his daughter have played Time Lords in Doctor Who—Davison played the Fifth Doctor, and Moffett plays Jenny, the cloned daughter of the Tenth Doctor.

DeLuise

• Actor Dominick "Dom" DeLuise is the father of actors Peter DeLuise, David DeLuise, and Michael DeLuise.

De Laurentiis

• Motion picture-producer Dino De Laurentiis is the brother of late fellow producer Luigi De Laurentiis, whose son (Dino's nephew) is fellow producer Aurelio De Laurentiis. Dino's son and daughters are fellow producers Federico, Francesca and Rafaella De Laurentiis.

Demme

• Film director Jonathan Demme was the uncle of late fellow director Ted Demme.

Dennehy

• Brian Dennehy is the father of actresses Elizabeth Dennehy and Kathleen Dennehy

Depardieu

• Gérard Depardieu and Élisabeth Depardieu are the parents of actors Guillaume Depardieu and Julie Depardieu.

Deschanel

• Cinematographer Caleb Deschanel, father of actresses Zooey Deschanel and Emily Deschanel

Dickens-Napier-Raine-Forster

• Author Charles Dickens was the great-grandfather of actor Alan Napier. Alan's daughter, late actress Jennifer Raine, was the mother of actor Brian Forster.

Dillon-Raymond

• Actors Matt and Kevin Dillon are the great-nephews of late cartoonist Alex Raymond, who created Flash Gordon.

Disney

• Animation pioneer Walt Disney was brother of Roy O. Disney; the two founded The Walt Disney Company, Roy's son Roy E. Disney was once head of Walt Disney Feature Animation before resigning

Dolenz-Johnson-Juste-Trimble

• Italian-born Slovenian film actor George Dolenz and his wife, stage actress and singer Janelle Johnson, were the parents of musician and actor Micky Dolenz, best known as a member of The Monkees.
  • Micky and his former wife, British model and TV presenter Samantha Juste, are the parents of actress Ami Dolenz, who is married to kickboxer-actor Jerry Trimble.

Dotrice

• Actor Roy Dotrice is the father of actresses Karen Dotrice and Michele Dotrice, the latter being married to actor Edward Woodward.

Douglas

• Actor Kirk Douglas is the father of actor Michael Douglas and producer Joel Douglas by his first wife, actress Diana Dill; and of producer Peter Douglas and late comic and actor Eric Douglas by his second wife, actress Anne Buydens.
  • Michael is the father of actor Cameron Douglas by his first wife, Diandra Luker, and is currently married to actress Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Dragon-Tennille

• Composer Carmen Dragon is the father of composer-musician Daryl "the Captain" Dragon, who is married to singer Toni Tennille.

Draper

• Actress/writer Polly Draper is the mother of singer-songwriters/musicians/actors Nat Wolff and Alex Wolff, by her second husband jazz pianist/composer Michael Wolff. Polly Draper was executive producer and director of The Naked Brothers Band television show.

• Actress Jesse Draper is the daughter of Melissa Lee Parker-Draper. Her aunt is Polly Draper and her cousins are Nat and Alex Wolff.

• Venture capitalist Tim Draper is Polly Draper's brother; Melissa Lee Parker-Draper's husband; and Jesse Draper's father.

Drucker

• The husband-and-wife classical clarinetists Stanley and Naomi Drucker are the parents of rockabilly double bassist Leon Drucker, better known as Lee Rocker, and alt-country singer-songwriter Rosanne Drucker.

Duclon-Johnson

• Actress Cherie Johnson, who starred on Punky Brewster, is the niece of that show's creator/producer David W. Duclon.

Dulfer

• Saxophonist Hans Dulfer is the father of fellow saxophonist Candy Dulfer.

Dunne-Didion

• Writer John Gregory Dunne was husband of writer Joan Didion and brother of journalist Dominick Dunne; Dominick is father to actor-director Griffin Dunne and the murdered actress Dominique Dunne

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

Eastwood

• Actor/composer/director/producer Clint Eastwood is the father of: actress/director Alison Eastwood; actor/jazz musician Kyle Eastwood.

Ebsen

• Late actor-dancer Buddy Ebsen, who performed with his sister, Vilma Ebsen, was the father of actress Bonnie Ebsen.

Elfman

• Danny Elfman, musician and film composer, married to actress Bridget Fonda (see below, "Fonda acting family"); brother of film director Richard Elfman, Richard is father of actor Bodhi Elfman, who married actress Jenna Elfman; Jenna is niece of singer Tony Butala of The Lettermen

Emmanuel

• Australian guitar master Tommy Emmanuel has a brother Phil Emmanuel who often plays with him on-stage.

Estévez

• Actors Martin Sheen (born Ramón Estévez) and Joe Estevez are brothers. Martin is married to actress Janet Templeton.
  • Martin and Janet are the parents of four children, all actors: Charlie Sheen (born Carlos Estévez), Emilio Estévez, Ramon Estévez, Jr., and Renée Estévez.

F

Fabray/Fabares-Farrell

• Actress Nanette Fabray is the aunt of fellow actress Shelley Fabares (Fabares is the actual family name). Shelley is the wife of actor Mike Farrell.

Fairbanks

• Actor/producer Douglas Fairbanks married actress Mary Pickford; father of actor Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. who was the first husband of actress Joan Crawford

Fan

• Actor Louis Fan is the son of Fan Mei-Sheng, a martial arts actor of the 1970s.

Farnum

• actor William Farnum and his brother Dustin were actors on stage & screen

Farrow-Previn-Allen

• Director John Farrow and actress Maureen O'Sullivan are the parents of actresses Mia and Tisa Farrow and film producer Prudence Farrow.
  • Mia was at one time married to musician André Previn. After their divorce, she was in a long-term relationship with entertainment multihyphenate Woody Allen that ended when Allen became romantically involved with (and would ultimately marry) Soon-Yi Previn, Mia's adoptive daughter with Previn.

Fields

• Actress Chip Fields is the mother of actresses Kim, Jere and Alexis Fields.

Fiennes

• Photographer Mark Fiennes was married to Jennifer Lash, together they had six children, among them actors Ralph and Joseph, film-makers Martha and Sophie and composer Magnus. Young actor Hero Fiennes-Tiffin is the son of George Tiffin and Martha Fiennes.

Frith

• Musicians Mishka and Heather Frith (aka Heather Nova) are brothers and sisters.

Fisher-Reynolds-Taylor

• Singer Eddie Fisher married actress and singer Debbie Reynolds, by whom he fathered actress and writer Carrie Fisher and also a son, producer Todd Fisher; he later married actress Elizabeth Taylor, and later still singer Connie Stevens, which marriage produced actress Joely Fisher.

Fleeshman

• Actor Richard Fleeshman is the son of actor David Fleeshman and actress Sue Jenkins

Fleischer

• Late cartoonists Dave and Max Fleischer were brothers; Max's son was late director Richard Fleischer.

Flynn

• Legendary actor Errol Flynn was the father of late actor/journalist Sean Leslie Flynn and grandfather of actor Sean Flynn (born Sean Rio Amir) through his daughter Rory Flynn.

Followill

• The alternative rock band Kings of Leon is made up of brothers Nathan, Caleb, and Jared Followill, along with their first cousin Matthew Followill.

Fonda

• Actor Henry Fonda was father of actress Jane Fonda and actor Peter Fonda; Jane is formerly wife of, director Roger Vadim, political activist Tom Hayden, and media mogul Ted Turner; she and Hayden are parents of actor Troy Garity; Peter Fonda is father of actress Bridget Fonda, who married musician Danny Elfman (see above, "Elfman acting-composing family")

Ford

• Glenn Ford was married to Eleanor Powell until her death; the father of actor Peter Ford.

Fox-Harris

• Actors Edward and James Fox and producer Robert Fox are brothers, all sons of theatrical agent Robin Fox. Edward was married to Tracy Reed. Edward is now married to Joanna David; their daughter is Emilia Fox. Emilia is married to actor Jared Harris, son of actor Richard Harris. Robert was married to Natasha Richardson.

Francis-Frakes

• Actor-director Jonathan Frakes is married to soap opera star Genie Francis, who is the daughter of Ivor Francis.

Francks

• Actor and musician Don Francks and wife Lili Francks are the parents of actress Cree Summer and actor Rainbow Sun Francks.

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.

Froese

• Composer-musician Edgar Froese is the father of fellow performer Jerome Froese, who works with him as part of Tangerine Dream.

Frye-Peluce-Goldberg

• Actor Virgil Frye is the father of actors Sean Frye and Soleil Moon Frye (the latter married TV producer Jason Goldberg) and stepfather of actor Meeno Peluce, whose mother Sondra Peluce Londy is Sean and Soleil's mother.

G

Gaillard-Gaye

• Cuban jazz musician Slim Gaillard was the father of singer-actress Janis Hunter, later to be known as Janis Gaye upon her marriage to singer Marvin Gaye.
  • Before they married, Marvin and Janis became the parents of future singer and actress Nona Gaye.
  • Marvin also had a musical brother in singer Frankie Gaye.

Garcia

• Actor Andy Garcia is the father of Dominik Garcia-Lorido, also an actress. Both starred as father and daughter in City Island.

Garland-Minnelli

• Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm) married film director Vincente Minnelli as her second husband, and they were the parents of actress Liza Minnelli; Garland's third husband was producer Sidney Luft, and by him was mother of cabaret singer Lorna Luft

George-DeMornay-O'Neal

• Late TV host Wally George was the father of actress Rebecca DeMornay, who is married to Ryan O'Neal's son Patrick.

George-White

• Late Rat Patrol star Christopher George was the uncle of Wheel of Fortune co-hostess Vanna White.

Gibb

• The Bee Gees were brothers Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb. Their younger brother Andy Gibb was a successful recording artist in his own right.
  • Barry's son Steve Gibb is a rock guitarist and singer.

Gibbs-Garrett

• Marla Gibbs and the late Susie Garrett, both television actresses, were sisters.

Gish

• Lillian and Dorothy Gish were famous sisters in Hollywoods early days.

Gallagher

• Noel and younger brother Liam perform together in Oasis. Nicole Appleton and formerly Patsy Kensit have fathered children to Liam.

Glass

• Composer Philip Glass's cousin Ira Glass is radio host and creator of "This American Life" .

Gleason-Miller

• Late actor Jackie Gleason's daughter Linda married late actor Jason Miller; their son, Jackie's grandson, is actor Jason Patric (full name: Jason Patrick Miller Junior).

Glenister

• Director John Glenister is the father of actors Philip Glenister and Robert Glenister

Gold

• Actor-turned-talent agent Harry Gold is the father of actresses Tracey, Missy, Brandy and Jessie Gold.

Gold-Nixon

• Late Oscar-winning composer Ernest Gold and his first wife, singer Marni Nixon, are the parents of singer-songwriter-producer Andrew Gold.

Goldwyn (Howard-Goldwyn)

• Samuel Goldwyn's son, Samuel Goldwyn, Jr., was married to Jennifer Howard (daughter of Sidney Howard). Sam Jr. and Jennifer's sons are actors John and Tony Goldwyn.

Gooding

• Singer Cuba Gooding is father of actors Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Omar Gooding

Gordy-Ross-Naess

• Music producer and Motown founder Berry Gordy is the younger brother of songwriter and composer Anna Gordy Gaye, the first wife of singer Marvin Gaye. He is also the father of musician Kennedy Gordy, better known as Rockwell, from a relationship with Margaret Norton, and actress Rhonda Ross Kendrick from another relationship with singer Diana Ross.
• Ross is also the mother of actress Tracee Ellis Ross from her marriage to Robert Ellis Silberstein, and actor Evan Ross
• Næss was also the father of singer-songwriter Leona Naess from his previous marriage to Filippa Kumlin D'Orey.

Gray

• Beatrice Gray was the mother of Father Knows Best star (and motorcyclist) Billy Gray.

Griffin-Haid

• Actor Charles Haid and late talk show-host and TV producer Merv Griffin are cousins.

Grimes

• Actress Camryn Grimes of The Young And The Restless is the niece of actor Scott Grimes.

Guez-Charvet

• Paul Guez is the father of actor David Charvet.

Gunn

• James Gunn, film director, screenwriter, and novelist is brothers with actor Sean Gunn, screen and television writer Brian Gunn, political entertainer Matt Gunn, and film executive Patrick Gunn. They are cousins with television and screen writer Mark Gunn. In 2000, James Gunn married actress Jenna Fischer.

Guthrie-Irion

• Legendary folk singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie was the father of fellow folk singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie.
  • Arlo in turn is the father of singer-songwriter Sarah Lee Guthrie, who also performs with her husband as Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion.

Gyllenhaal-Foner

• Actors Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jake Gyllenhaal are the children of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and writer Naomi Foner.

H

Hagen

• Scriptwriter Hans Hagen (also known as Hans Oliva), and actress Eva-Maria Hagen are the 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.

Hale

• Alan Hale, Sr. married actress Gretchen Hartmann and they were the parents of Alan Hale, Jr. as well as several of the Skipper's siblings

Hallyday/Smet-Vartan-Scotti

• French singer and actor Jean-Philippe Smet, better known by his stage name of Johnny Hallyday, and his first wife, French singer Sylvie Vartan, are the parents of singer David Hallyday (born David Smet). Johnny is also the father of actress Laura Smet from a later relationship with actress Nathalie Baye.
  • David was formerly married to French supermodel Estelle Lefébure.
• Sylvie's current husband is American actor and music producer Tony Scotti, cofounder of Scotti Brothers Records Ben Scotti.
• Sylvie's brother Eddie Vartan, a music producer, is the father of French-American actor Michael Vartan.

Hamilton-Stewart-Doherty

• Actors George Hamilton and Alana Stewart are the parents of fellow actor Ashley Hamilton, who was married to actress Shannen Doherty. Alana Stewart is also the mother of model Kimberly Stewart and reality TV personality Sean Stewart from her later marriage to singer Rod Stewart.

Hammerstein

• Theatrical impresario Oscar Hammerstein I is the grandfather of lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II.

Hanks-Wilson

• Actor Tom Hanks married actress Rita Wilson; actor Colin Hanks is Tom's son from his first marriage to actress Samantha Lewes.

Hardin

• Actor Jerry Hardin is the father of fellow actress Melora Hardin.

Hargitay/Mansfield

• Actor Mickey Hargitay and late wife Jayne Mansfield were the parents of actress Mariska Hargitay, who's married to actor Peter Hermann.
• Actor Eddie Hargitay is Mickey's nephew.

Harmon

• Mark Harmon is the son of actor and football player Tom Harmon and actress Elyse Knox. Sister Kelly Harmon is the Tic-Tac model. Oldest sister is Kristin Harmon, painter and ex-wife of Ricky Nelson. That makes him the uncle of musicians Matthew Nelson and Gunnar Nelson of the band Nelson, musician Sam Nelson of the band H is Orange, and the actress Tracy Nelson. Harmon is also married to actress Pam Dawber.

Harrison

• Late Beatle George Harrison is the father of musician Dhani Harrison.

Hart

• This Canadian professional wrestling family was founded by wrestler, trainer, and promoter Stu Hart. He and his wife Helen had 12 children—Smith, Bruce, Keith, Wayne, Dean, Ellie, Georgia, Bret, Alison, Ross, Diana, and Owen. All of the sons were wrestlers except for Wayne, who was a referee.
  • Ellie and her former husband, wrestler Jim Neidhart, have three daughters. One of them, Nattie Neidhart, is also a wrestler.
  • Georgia and her husband, wrestler B.J. Annis, have four children. One of them, Teddy Annis, wrestles as Teddy Hart.
  • Bret's former sister-in-law was married to wrestler Tom Billington, better known as Dynamite Kid.
  • Alison's former husband is wrestler Ben Bassarab.
  • Diana and her former husband Davey Boy Smith, Dynamite Kid's cousin and also a wrestler, had two children. One of them, Harry Smith, is a wrestler as well.

Hauser

• see Warner-Hauser-Sperling

Hawks

• Director Howard Hawks's first wife, Athole Shearer, was a sister of actress Norma Shearer, wife of producer Irving Thalberg. Hawks's second wife, Slim Keith, later married theatrical producer Leland Hayward. Hawks's third wife, Dee Hartford, had a sister, Eden Hartford who married Groucho Marx of the Marx Brothers. Hawks's brother, Kenneth Neil Hawks, was the first husband of actress Mary Astor. Howard Hawks's daughter, Kitty Hawks, was the former wife of Ned Tanen.

Hawkes

• Len 'Chip' Hawkes bassist from The Tremeloes is the son of singer Chesney

Hawn-Russell-Hudson

• Goldie Hawn and longtime partner Kurt Russell; from her first marriage to Hudson Brothers's William Hudson, Goldie is mother of actors Kate Hudson, who was married to Black Crowes' frontman Chris Robinson, and Oliver Hudson, who is married to actress Erinn Bartlett; Kurt Russell was formerly married to actress Season Hubley, whose brother is actor Whip Hubley. William Hudson was also married to actress Cindy Williams

Hawtrey

• Sir Charles Hawtrey was the father of actor/director Anthony Hawtrey. Other theatrical members are actress Marjorie Hawtrey, Nicholas Hawtrey, and Kay Hawtrey who was married to actor/director John Clark.
• Henry Hawtrey was an athlete, and Sir Ralph Hawtrey a noted economist.
• (Comic actor Charles Hawtrey, born George Frederick Joffre Hartree, took his stage name from the actor Charles Hawtrey, but was not related.)

Hemingway

• Author Ernest Hemingway was the grandfather of actresses Mariel Hemingway and Margaux Hemingway.

Henson

• Late Muppets creator Jim Henson was the father of filmmakers Brian, Cheryl, Heather, and Lisa Henson.

Herbert

• Late Dune creator Frank Herbert was the father of fellow novelist Brian Herbert.

Hester

• Singer-songwriter Benny Hester is the father of film and television composer Eric Hester.

Hewlett

• Actor David Hewlett is the brother of actress Kate Hewlett. David was formerly married to actress Soo Garay.

Hilton

• Socialites and actress Kathy Hilton is the mother of socialites and celebutantes Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton. Kathy's half-sisters Kim Richards and Kyle Richards, are also actresses.

Ho (Tai-Loy)

• Impresario Don Ho was the father of fellow singer-musician Hoku (full name: Hoku Christianne Tai-Loy).

Houghton-Hepburn-Grant

• Actress Katharine Hepburn was the aunt of actress Katharine Houghton, who was the aunt of actress Schuyler Grant.

Houston-Drinkard-Warrick-Brown

• Singers Cissy Houston and Lee Drinkard (members of the Drinkard Singers), aunts of singers Dionne Warwick & Dee Dee Warwick, Cissy's daughter is pop diva Whitney Houston, who married singer Bobby Brown

Howard (Horowitz)

• Actor-brothers Moe, Shemp (real name: Samuel) and Curly Howard (real name: Jerome) were all members of the Three Stooges.

Howard

• Actor-director Rance Howard and his wife, late actress Jean Speegle Howard, are the parents of actor-director Ron Howard and character actor Clint Howard.
  • Ron is the father of actress Bryce Dallas Howard, who is married to actor Seth Gabel.

Howes

• Comedian, actor, singer and variety star Bobby Howes and actress/singer Patricia Malone are the parents of actor Sally Ann Howes and clarinettist Peter Howes.

Hulbert

• Actors Claude Hulbert and Jack Hulbert were brothers. Jack Hulbert was married to actress Cicely Courtneidge for 62 years.

Humperdinck-Hues

• Martial arts-actor Matthias Hues is the great-grandson of opera-composer Engelbert Humperdinck, who authored (among others) Hansel & Gretel.

Huston

• Actor Walter Huston was the father of actor and director John Huston.
  • John in turn was the father of actress Anjelica Huston and actor and director Danny Huston. Danny was previously married to Virginia Madsen, sister of Michael Madsen.

I

Iglesias

• Singer Julio Iglesias is the father of journalist Chabeli Iglesias, model and singer Julio Iglesias, Jr. and singer Enrique Iglesias.

Irving

• Actress Priscilla Pointer and late director Jules Irving are the parents of actress Amy, director David and singer Katie Irving. Amy was formerly married to film director Steven Spielberg.

Irving

• Actor Sir Henry Irving was the father of actors Harry Brodribb Irving and Laurence Sydney Brodribb Irving, and the grand-father of Hollywood set designer and art director Laurence Irving and the actress Elizabeth Irving.

Isley

• Musicians and singers O'Kelly Isley, Rudolph Isley, Ronald Isley, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley & brother-in-law Chris Jasper were the members of legendary singing group The Isley Brothers; some members of the family still perform under that name. Another brother, Vernon Isley, was originally a member, but was killed in a bicycle accident at age 13, before the group was known outside of their hometown of Cincinnati.

Iwamatsu

• Actor Mako and his sister, Momo Yashima, also an actress, 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.

J

Jackson

• Joseph Jackson, who had a brief and unsuccessful music career, and his wife Katherine Jackson founded an extremely successful musical family.
  • Their first five sons (respectively their second, third, fourth, sixth, and eighth children in all)—Jackie Jackson, Tito Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, Marlon Jackson & Michael Jackson—formed the legendary singing group The Jackson 5. Michael went on to even greater success as a solo artist, and was briefly married to Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of musical icon Elvis Presley. Jermaine is linked to the Gordy family through his former marriage to Hazel Gordy, the daughter of Motown founder Berry Gordy.
    • Jackie is the father of rapper DealZ.
    • The R&B vocal group 3T is made up of Tito's three sons (Tariano "Taj", Taryll, and Tito Joe "TJ" Jackson).
  • Their oldest child, Rebbie Jackson, had a moderately successful career as a solo artist.
  • Their fifth child and second daughter, La Toya Jackson, had modest success as a recording artist and also received major publicity in 1988 when she landed a nude layout in Playboy.
  • Their last son, Randy Jackson, replaced Jermaine in the Jackson 5 when it became The Jacksons.
  • Their youngest child, Janet Jackson, began as a child actress and went on to a hugely successful career as a recording artist.

Jarre

• Composer Maurice Jarre is the father of screenwriter Kevin Jarre and musician Jean Michel Jarre. The latter was formerly married to actress Charlotte Rampling - their son is the magician David Jarre - and is now married to actress Anne Parillaud.

Jones-Gretzky

• Actress Janet Jones is the mother of model and singer Paulina Gretzky.

Jones-Lipton

• Musician and producer Quincy Jones with ex-wife actress Peggy Lipton had two daughters: actress Rashida Jones and stylist Kidada Jones.

Judd

• The country music vocal duo The Judds were made up of mother Naomi Judd and daughter Wynonna Judd. Naomi is also the mother of actress Ashley Judd.

Jonas

• Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas & Nick Jonas are three brothers from New Jersey.
• They have a younger brother Frankie Jonas not yet in the Band.

K

Keitel

• Actor Harvey Keitel is the father of fellow actress Stella Keitel.

Kemp

• Actor and musician Martin Kemp, is the brother of Gary Kemp (both members of Spandau Ballet), and the husband of Shirlie Holliman, one half of Pepsi & Shirlie

Kendal

• Late actor-manager Geoffrey Kendal was the father of actresses Jennifer Kendal and Felicity Kendal.

Kensit

• Jamie Kensit, founder-member of Eighth Wonder, is a sister of Patsy, who was famously married to Liam Gallagher (Oasis); Jim Kerr (Simple Minds) and Dan Donovan (Big Audio Dynamite).

Kirby

• Actor Bruce Kirby is the father of late actor Bruno Kirby. (Their real names are Bruno Giovanni Quidaciolu Sr. and Jr.)

Kirkwood

• actor James Kirkwood, Sr. was married to film actress Lila Lee. Their son, James Kirkwood, Jr. was an actor and playwright

Knowles

• Beyoncé and Solange Knowles are the daughters of Mathew Knowles, who manage their career.

Kohan-Noxon

• Comedy writer Buz Kohan and novelist Rhea Kohan are the parents of TV writer-producers Jenji Kohan and David Kohan. Jenji Cohan is married to Christopher Noxon, a non-show-business writer; his sister is Marti Noxon, another TV writer-producer

Kosugi

• Ninjitsu master-actor Sho Kosugi is the father of fellow martial arts-actors Kane and Shane Kosugi.

Kravitz-Roker-Bonet

• Filmmaker and TV news producer Sy Kravitz and actress Roxie Roker were the parents of musician Lenny Kravitz.
  • Lenny and his former wife Lisa Bonet are the parents of actress Zoe Kravitz.

Kubrick

• Late screenwriter-producer-director Stanley Kubrick was the father of composer-filmmaker Vivian Kubrick, who scored his movie Full Metal Jacket under the pseudonym Abigail Mead. Moreover, Christianne Harlan-Kubrick (Stanley's widow and Vivian's mother) is the sister of Jan Harlan, who co-produced most of Kubrick's later films.

L

Lacey

• Late actor Ronald Lacey was the father of fellow actors Jonathan and Rebecca Lacey.

Lamas

• Actors Fernando Lamas and Arlene Dahl are the parents of fellow actor (and martial artist) Lorenzo Lamas.

Lamb

• Actors, TV and radio personalities Sandy, Jan and Jerry Lamb are the nephew/niece of fellow actor Ti Lung. Jan is married to singer Cass Phang

Landau-Bain-Finch

• Actors Martin Landau and Barbara Bain are the parents of fellow actress Juliet Landau, and of producer Susan Finch.

Lawrence

• Actors Joey Lawrence, Matthew Lawrence, and Andrew Lawrence are all brothers.

Lee

• Cantonese opera singer and actor Lee Hoi-Chuen was the father of late actor and martial arts legend Bruce Lee.
  • Bruce was the father of fellow actors Brandon and Shannon Lee.

Lee-Doyle-Stafford-Everly

• Late soap opera actress Dame Anna Lee was the adopted daughter of late Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
• Anna's children are fellow actors Tim Stafford (AKA Jeffrey Byron) and Venetia Stevenson, the latter of whom was married to singer Don Everly.
• Venetia and Don have three children: Stacy, Erin and Edan Everly.

Leitch

• Impresario Donovan Leitch, Sr. is the father of actors Donovan Leitch, Jr. and Ione Skye (Leitch). Skye's first husband was Adam Horovitz of the Beastie Boys.

Lennon

• John Lennon was the father of musician Julian Lennon by his first marriage, and musician Sean Lennon by his second marriage to artist/singer Yoko Ono.

Lennon Sisters

• Sisters Dianne Lennon, Peggy Lennon, Kathy Lennon and Janet Lennon were featured performers on The Lawrence Welk Show.

Leonetti-Robbins-Beck-Hilton

• Actors Tommy Leonetti and Cindy Robbins are the parents of actress Kimberly Beck, who was married to hotel-heir William Barron Hilton, Junior. (Kim's current husband, since 1988, is producer and fellow actor Jason Clark.)

Lewis-Gilley-Swaggart-Brown

• Rock pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis is the brother of singer and pianist Linda Gail Lewis. They are cousins of country music legend Mickey Gilley and disgraced televangelist Jimmy Swaggart. Another first cousin to the Lewis siblings, J.W. Brown, was the bass guitarist in Lewis' band.
  • Brown's daughter Myra Gale Brown became Jerry Lee's third wife. Their daughter Phoebe Lewis is a musician and also her father's manager.

Lithgow

• Sarah and Arthur Lithgow are the parents of actor John Lithgow, who is the father of actor Ian Lithgow.

Lloyd (Pack)

• Actor Charles Lloyd Pack is the father of actor Roger Lloyd Pack, who is the father of actress Emily Lloyd.

Lloyd Webber

• William Lloyd Webber is the father of Andrew Lloyd Webber English composer of musical theatre and Julian Lloyd Webber, English cellist; Andrew is the father of Imogen Lloyd Webber, English theatre producer. Andrew Lloyd Webber was formerly married to singer/actress Sarah Brightman.

Lockhart

• Actors Gene and Kathleen Lockhart are the parents of fellow actress June Lockhart, who is the mother of fellow actress Anne Lockhart.

Loggins

• Singer-songwriters Dave Loggins and Kenny Loggins are cousins.
  • Kenny is the father of singer Crosby Loggins.

López

• Late Cuban musicians Orestes López and Israel "Cachao" López were brothers.
  • Cachao's late son, bassist Cachaito López, became famous in his last years for his work in the Buena Vista Social Club.

Lowe-Swank

• Actor Rob Lowe is the brother of Chad Lowe, who was married to fellow actress Hilary Swank.

Lupino

• Actor/Director Ida Lupino was a member of the Lupino Family.

Lynch

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

Lynch (David)

• Screenwriter-director David Lynch is the father of Jennifer, who authored The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer to tie in with his hit series Twin Peaks.

M

MacMillan-Arngrim

• Thor and Norma MacMillan are the parents of actors Alison and Stefan Arngrim.

Mailer

• Producer-Screenwriter Michael Mailer, Actor Stephen Mailer, and Actor-Screenwriter John Buffalo Mailer are brothers, and all are sons of novelist Norman Mailer. Michael Mailer is the son of Norman Mailer and fourth wife, actress Beverly Bentley, John Buffalo Mailer is the son of Norman Mailer and sixth wife, Actress-Novelist Norris Church Mailer.

Marin

• Actor-comedian Cheech Marin is the father of Rikki Marin.

Marley-Hill

• Late impresario Bob Marley was the father of Ziggy, Julian, Ky-Mani, Stephen, Damian and Rohan Marley. Rohan is in a long-term relationship with musician Lauryn Hill.

Marsh

• Mae Marsh and her older sister Marguerite Marsh were siters in the silent der

Marshall

• Director Garry Marshall brother of actress-director Penny Marshall who was married to Rob Reiner, son of Carl Reiner.

Martin-Halliday-Hagman

• Actress Mary Martin was the mother of actor Larry Hagman, whose daughter Heidi Hagman is also an actress. Martin was married at one time to theatrical director Richard Halliday.

Masekela

• South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela is the father of American TV host Sal Masekela.

Mason (Carlisle-Mason)

• Actors Pamela and James Mason were the parents of Morgan Mason, who is married to Belinda Carlisle of the Go-Go's.

Massey

Actors Raymond Massey and Adrianne Allen were the parents of actors Daniel Massey and Anna Massey . Anna is also the former wife of late actor Jeremy Brett with whom she had 2 children.

McCartney

• James McCartney is the son of Paul McCartney of The Beatles.

McGarrigle

• See "Wainwright/McGarrigle singing family" below.

McMahon / McMahon-Levesque

• Roderick "Jess" McMahon was co-founder of Capitol Wrestling Corporation, the company that eventually became today's World Wrestling Entertainment.
  • His son Vincent J. McMahon, who succeeded Jess as the company's manager in 1953, took over ownership after Jess' death in 1954.
    • WWE is currently run by Vincent J.'s son Vincent K. "Vince" McMahon, who currently serves as Chairman and CEO of the company.
      • Their son Shane McMahon is WWE's Executive Vice President for Global Media, as well as being a part-time wrestler. Their daughter Stephanie McMahon-Levesque is WWE's Executive Vice-President for Creative Writing. Shane's wife Marissa Mazzola-McMahon is WWE's Director of National Public Relations and also owns a film production company. Stephanie's husband is current star WWE wrestler Paul Levesque, better known as Triple H.

McMillan

• Late actor Kenneth McMillan was the father of actress Alison McMillan.

McQueen

• Late actor Steve McQueen was the father of actor/martial artist/producer Chad McQueen. Chad's son is actor Steven R. McQueen (born Terence Steven McQueen II).

Miles

• Bernard Miles, actor, was the father of Sarah Miles, actress, who has twice been the wife of Robert Bolt, playwright

Miller

• Jason Miller , actor and playwright, was the father of actor Jason Patric with his withe linda the daughter of actor/director Jackie Gleason .

Mills

• Sir John Mills and his wife, playwright Mary Hayley Bell, are parents of actresses Hayley Mills and Juliet Mills. Sir John's sister is actress Annette Mills and her granddaughter is Susie Blake, another actress.
• Hayley Mills was married to director Roy Boulting; their son Crispian Mills leads the band Kula Shaker.
• Juliet Mills married to actor Maxwell Caulfield.

Mitchum-Van Dien

• Late actors Robert and Dorothy Mitchum were the parents of actors James, Chris and Trini Mitchum. Robert's siblings John and Julie Mitchum were also actors.
• Chris is the father of actors Bentley and Carrie Mitchum.
• Carrie was married to actor Casper Van Dien, who is the great-great-great nephew of Mark Twain. Casper and Carrie's children are actors Cappy (Full name: Casper Robert Van Dien 3rd) and Grace Van Dien. Van Dien is now married to actress Catherine Oxenburg who is the daughter of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia

Miyazaki

• Animator and filmmaker and Hayao Miyazaki is the father of Gorō, also an animator and filmmaker.

Moffatt

• Scott, Dave, Clint, and Bob Moffatt were a successful boy band from the 1990s to 2001

Montalban-Young

• Actor Ricardo Montalban and his brother, actor Carlos Montalban; Ricardo Montalban's sisters-in-law, actress Loretta Young, actress Polly Ann Young, and actress Sally Blane

Montgomery-Asher

• Robert Montgomery, actor and director, is the father of actress Elizabeth Montgomery. Elizabeth married producer William Asher, the son of producer E.M. Asher. Rebecca Asher is their daughter. When William Asher later married Joyce Bulifant, he adopted John Mallory Asher, Joyce's son with actor Edward Mallory, as his own. Elizabeth Mongomery last husband was actor Robert Foxworth.

Moore

• Owen Moore was an early silent star slong with his brothers Tom, Matt and Joe Moore. Tom Moore was married at one time to actress Alice Joyce.

Morrow

• Late actor-director Vic Morrow was the father of producer Carrie Morrow and her younger sister, actress Jennifer Lee Morrow (better known as Jennifer Jason Leigh).

Mumy

• Actor Bill Mumy is the father of actors Seth and Liliana Mumy.

Muñoz

• Spanish flamenco guitarist Juan Muñoz is the father of Pilar, Lola, and Lucía Muñoz, the founding three members of the vocal group Las Ketchup; and Rocío Muñoz, who has later joined her sisters in the group.

Murray

• Actor-comedian Bill Murray and actors John, Joel and Brian Doyle-Murray are all brothers.

N

Narz/Kennedy

• Late game show host Jack Narz is the older brother of fellow game show host Tom Kennedy (born James Narz). Jack and another late game show host, Bill Cullen, went on to marry daughters of Oscar-winning composer Heinz Eric Roemheld.

Nelson

• Bandleader-actor Ozzie Nelson and singer-actress Harriet Nelson (The Ozzie and Harriet Show) were the parents of actor-producer David Nelson and actor-singer Rick(y) Nelson. Rick married artist Kristin Harmon, who is the daughter of footballer-Heisman Trophy winner Tom Harmon and actress Elyse Harmon. Kristin's brother is actor Mark Harmon, who is married to actress Pam Dawber. Rick and Kristin are the parents of actress Tracy Nelson, who was married to actor Bill Moses, twins Gunnar and Matthew Nelson (band Nelson) and actor Sam Nelson.

Neville

• The jazz-R&B group The Neville Brothers originally consisted of brothers Art, Aaron, Charles, and Cyril Neville.
  • Aaron's son Ivan Neville has regularly appeared with The Neville Brothers, as well as having his own solo career.

Newman

• Film composers Alfred, Emil, and Lionel Newman were brothers.
  • Alfred's sons David and Thomas Newman are also highly prolific film composers, and his daughter Maria Newman is also a musician and composer.
  • Randy Newman, also a prolific film composer but better known as a popular singer and songwriter, is the son of another Newman brother, Irving Newman.
    • Joey Newman, also a prolific film composer, is the son of Lionel's daughter Jenifer Newman, a classical ballerina, and Joe Frank Carollo, a bass guitarist best known as a member of Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds.

Nolan

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

Norris

• Martial arts-actor/producer Chuck Norris is the brother of producer-director Aaron Norris. Chuck's sons are actors Eric and Mike Norris; he also has a daughter, Dina, who is mother to actress Gabi Di Ciolli.

Norwood

• Willie Norwood is the father of R&B artists/actors Brandy and Ray J

O

O'Herlihy

• Late actor Daniel O'Herlihy was the brother of television director Michael O'Herlihy.
• Dan's children are: architect Lorcan O'Herlihy; fellow actors Patricia, Cormac and Gavan O'Herlihy (who is also an accomplished tennis player).
• Patricia's children are: Eilis O'Herlihy; fellow actor Colin O'Herlihy; and artist/director/photographer Micaela O'Herlihy.

O'Neal

• Late screenwriter Charles O'Neal and his actress-wife Patricia Callaghan were the parents of actors Ryan and Kevin O'Neal.
• Ryan's children (with fellow actress Joanna Moore) are fellow actors Griffin and Oscar-winner Tatum O'Neal. Tatum is the former wife of tennis legend turned commentator John McEnroe, who had a brief foray into non-tennis related television in the early 2000s, hosting a talk show that lasted only five months and a game show that lasted one season. McEnroe is currently married to singer Patty Smyth

Orowitz-O'Neill-Landon

• American actor and movie theater manager Eli Orowitz and his wife, American actress and comedian Peggy O'Neill, were the parents of Eugene Orowitz, who would achieve television fame under his stage name of Michael Landon.
  • Michael had children in show business from each of his three marriages. Michael adopted the son of his first wife, who went on to become (late) actor Mark Landon. TV multihyphenate Michael Landon, Jr. and television screenwriter Christopher B. Landon are Michael's sons from his second marriage. Actress Jennifer Landon is from Michael's final marriage.

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".

Owens-Haggard-Alan

• Late country singers Buck Owens and Bonnie Owens were the parents of another country singer, Alvis Alan Owens, professionally known as Buddy Alan. After Buck and Bonnie divorced while their son was growing up, she married another country legend, Merle Haggard; Alan stayed with his mother..

P

Paich

• Composer-musician Marty Paich is the father of musician-songwriter and session player David Paich, a founding member of Toto.

Palance

• Late actor Jack Palance was the father of actress Holly Palance.

Paltrow-Danner-Moennig-Martin

• Producer Bruce Paltrow and his wife, actress Blythe Danner, who is the aunt of The L Word actress Katherine Moennig, parents of Gwyneth Paltrow, now wed to Chris Martin

Parke-Leeds-Einstein-Brooks

• Comedian Harry Parke, real name Harry Einstein, and his wife, actress Thelma Leeds, were the parents of actor and comedy writer Bob Einstein, most famous for his character Super Dave Osborne, and entertainment multihyphenate Albert Brooks (born Albert Lawrence Einstein).

Patton

• see Chuckle-Patton

Peck

• Late actor Gregory Peck was the father of actors Cecilia and Tony Peck and grandfather of Ethan Peck.

Peckinpah

• Late screenwriter-director Sam Peckinpah was the uncle of late producer David Peckinpah. (Their real names were David Edward Samuel Ernest Peckinpah Jr. and III, respectively.)

Penhaligon-Munro

• British actress Susan Penhaligon is the mother of fellow actor Truan Munro.

Penn

• Actress Eileen Ryan and writer-director Leo Penn were the parents of two actors (Sean and Chris Penn) and a musician (Michael Penn). Sean was married first to Madonna and later to Robin Wright Penn; Michael is married to musician Aimee Mann.

Perkins (Berenson-Perkins)

• Actor Osgood Perkins (born James Ripley Osgood Robert Perkins, Sr.) was the father of late actor Anthony Perkins.
• Anthony was the father of actor Osgood 'Oz' Perkins (born James Ripley Osgood Robert Perkins, Jr.) and musician Elvis Perkins; their late mother (Anthony's widow) was Berry Berenson...whose sister is actress Marisa Berenson of Barry Lyndon fame.
• Oz has one son, James Ripley Osgood Robert Perkins III.

Pertwee

• Cousins Jon and Bill Pertwee. Jon Pertwee's children with his second wife: Sean and Dariel Pertwee. Jon Pertwee's first wife was the actress, Jean Marsh.

Phillips

• John Phillips, most famous as a member of The Mamas & the Papas, was the father of actress Mackenzie Phillips by his first wife Susan Adams; singer Chynna Phillips by his bandmate and second wife, Michelle Phillips; and actress and model Bijou Phillips by his third wife, actress Geneviève Waïte. Chynna is currently the wife of actor William Baldwin.

Phoenix

• Siblings River, Joaquin, Rain, Liberty & Summer Phoenix.

Pine

• Actor Robert Pine is the father of fellow actor Chris Pine.

Pleasence

• Late actor Sir Donald Pleasence was the father of fellow actresses Miranda, Polly Jo and Angela Pleasence.

Plummer-Grimes

• Actor Christopher Plummer and actress Tammy Grimes are the parents of actress Amanda Plummer.

Poole

• Brian Poole, the frontman of Brian Poole and The Tremeloes, is the father of singer Karen and Shelly, who both had hits together as Alisha's Attic. Shelly is married to Ally McErlaine guitarist from the band Texas.

Porcaro

• Jazz drummer Joe Porcaro is the father of musician-songwriters and session players Jeff, Mike and Steve Porcaro, all members of Toto.

Presley

• Rock ‘n Roll singer Elvis Presley and wife Priscilla Presley were parents of pop singer Lisa Marie Presley; she is the former wife of pop star Michael Jackson and actor Nicolas Cage

Prinze-Gellar

• Comedian and actor Freddie Prinze was father of actor Freddie Prinze, Jr. who married actress Sarah Michelle Gellar.

Pryor

• Late comic actor Richard Pryor was the father of actress Rain Pryor.

Q

Quaid

• Brothers Dennis Quaid and Randy Quaid. Dennis formerly married to Meg Ryan.

Quinn

• Late actor Anthony Quinn was the father of fellow actors Alex, Danny, Francesco, Lorenzo and Valentina Quinn. Danny was married to actress Lauren Holly.

Quintanilla-Pérez

• Musician and producer A. B. Quintanilla is the older brother of slain Tejano music superstar Selena. Selena's widower Chris Pérez is a Grammy-winning guitarist.

R

Reddy

• Australian actor Max Reddy was the father of singer Helen Reddy.

Redford

• American actor/director Robert Redford is the father of actress/director Amy Redford.

Redgrave-Richardson-Nero

• Roy Redgrave was the father of Sir Michael Redgrave.
  • Sir Michael was the father of siblings Vanessa, Lynn and Corin Redgrave.
    • Vanessa was married to director Tony Richardson. Their daughters are Natasha and Joely Richardson. Vanessa is now married to actor Franco Nero. Their son is screenwriter and director Carlo Nero.
      • Natasha was first married to producer Robert Fox, and her widower is actor Liam Neeson.
      • Joely has been married to producer Tim Bevan.
    • Lynn was married to actor/director John Clark.
    • Corin's widow is actress Kika Markham and his daughter is actress Jemma Redgrave.

Reiner

• Comedian Carl Reiner is the father of actor/director Rob Reiner who was married to Penny Marshall, sister of Garry Marshall

Richie

• R&B and soul singer Lionel Richie, the adoptive father of Nicole Richie.

Riperton-Rudolph-Marie

• Singer Minnie Riperton and musician Richard Rudolph are the parents of actress and comedienne Maya Rudolph.
  • Singer Teena Marie is the godparent of Maya

Ritter

• Late country singer Tex Ritter was the father of late actor John Ritter.
  • John and his first wife, actress Nancy Morgan, are the parents of actor Jason Ritter. John's widow is actress Amy Yasbeck.

Robards-Bacall

• Jason Robards, Jr., son of actor Jason Robards, Sr.; once married to Lauren Bacall, who was formerly wife of Humphrey Bogart; Robards was the father of actors Jason Robards III (with his first wife, Eleanor Pittman) and Sam Robards (with Bacall) ).

Roberts

• Actresses Julia Roberts and Lisa Roberts are sisters of actor Eric Roberts, who is the father of actress Emma Roberts.

Robinson

• Late actor Matt Robinson was the father of fellow actress Holly Robinson. Holly is married to former football player turned broadaster Rodney Peete

Rocco

• Actor Alex Rocco is the father of motion picture-director Marc Rocco.

Rodgers-Guettel

• Composer Richard Rodgers is the father of author Mary Rodgers, who is the mother of composer Adam Guettel.

Ronson-Jones

• Mick Jones of Foreigner is the stepfather of producer and DJ Mark Ronson, fashion designer Charlotte Ronson, and DJ/singer Samantha Ronson.

Ross-Gordy-Naess

• Motown diva Diana Ross of The Supremes is the mother of singer Rhonda Ross Kendrick (whose father is Berry Gordy), actress Tracee Ellis Ross, model Chudney Ross, and actor Evan Ross, and was one-time stepmother of pop singer Leona Naess.

Rossellini-Lindström-Bergman

• Actress Isabella Rossellini is the child of film director Roberto Rossellini and actress Ingrid Bergman. News anchorwoman Pia Lindström, the daughter of Ingrid from her first marriage, is the half sister of Isabella,

Rosson

• actress Helene Rosson was a noted silent screen actress. Her brothers were cinematographer Harold Rosson(aka Hal Rosson), Arthur Rosson a director and Richard Rosson also a director.

S

Sagal

• Late director Boris Sagal was the father of actors Jean, Joe, Katey and Liz Sagal.

Salkind

• Late producer Alexander Salkind was the father of fellow producer Ilya Salkind.

Savage-Youngs

• Actor John Savage is the brother of fellow actors Jim and Gail Youngs. John's daughter is actress Jennifer Youngs.

Scott-Dewhurst

• George C. Scott and actress Colleen Dewhurst are the parents of actor Campbell Scott.

Seals-Duncan

• Musicians Jim Seals, of Seals and Crofts, and the late Dan Seals, of England Dan & John Ford Coley and his own solo career, are brothers. They are cousins to country singer, guitarist, and songwriter Troy Seals, who in turn is the uncle of country singer Brady Seals (Little Texas and Hot Apple Pie). Another country artist, Johnny Duncan, was also cousin to Jim and Dan.

Sellers

• Actors Britt Ekland and Peter Sellers are the parents of actress Victoria Sellers.

Selznick-Mayer

• Lewis J. Selznick, father of David O. Selznick, who married Irene Mayer, daughter of Louis B. Mayer

Shankar-Jones

• Renowned sitar player Ravi Shankar is the younger brother of late Indian classical dancer Uday Shankar.
  • Uday was the father of late Bengali musician Ananda Shankar and actress and dancer Mamata Shankar. Ananda's widow is Indian dancer and choreographer Tanusree Shankar.
  • Ravi is the father of American jazz-pop singer Norah Jones and British sitar player Anoushka Shankar.

Shatner-Gretsch

• Actor-novelist William Shatner is the father of fellow actress Melanie Shatner, who is married to fellow actor Joel Gretsch.

Shaughnessy

• Screenwriter Alfred Shaughnessy is the father of actor Charles Shaughnessy.

Shaw

• Late actor-novelist Robert Shaw was the father of fellow actor Ian Shaw.

Shaw Brothers

• Movie studio executives Run Run and his third brother Runme Shaw were owners of Shaw Brothers Studio and Shaw Organisation. The other brothers, Runje, Runde, were involved in the movie industry.

Shue

• Elisabeth Shue and her brother Andrew are actors.

Sheen

• see Estévez

Shrapnel

• English actor John Shrapnel is the father of actors Lex Shrapnel and Tom Shrapnel and writer Joe Shrapnel.

Simon-Taylor

• Jazz writer and musician George T. Simon was the uncle of singer-songwriter Carly Simon.
  • Carly's first husband, singer-songwriter James Taylor, has four musical siblings with recorded albums—Alex, Livingston, Hugh, and Kate.
    • James and Carly are the parents of musicians Ben and Sally Taylor.

Simon-Brickell

• Singer-songwriter Paul Simon is the father of fellow singer-songwriter Harper Simon by his first marriage to photographer Peggy Harper.
• His second marriage was to actress and author Carrie Fisher, the daughter of singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds.
• His third and current marriage is to former New Bohemians lead singer-songwriter Edie Brickell. They have three children Adrian, Lulu and Gabriel. Edie and stepson Harper have a band called The Heavy Circles. Paul’s brother Eddie is also his Business Manager / Agent.

Singer

• Besides being the offspring of late musician Jacques Singer, actors Marc and Lori Singer are the cousins of motion picture-director Bryan Singer.

Slezak

• Late opera legend Leo Slezak was the father of late actor Walter Slezak, whose daughter is actress Erika Slezak.

Smith (Anna Nicole)

• Actress-model Anna Nicole Smith was the mother of late actor/producer Daniel Wayne Smith.

Smith (Will)

• Rapper-turned-actor Will Smith is the father of actor Trey Smith by his first wife, actress Sheree Zampino, and actors Jaden and Willow Smith by his second and current wife, actress Jada Pinkett Smith.

Sorvino

• Actor Paul Sorvino is the father of Oscar-winning fellow actress Mira Sorvino.

Spacek-Fisk

• Oscar-winner Sissy Spacek is the mother of fellow actress Schuyler Fisk.

Spielberg-Capshaw

• Director Steven Spielberg, married first to actress Amy Irving, is now husband of actress Kate Capshaw; her daughter is actress Jessica Capshaw

Starkey/Starr

• Ringo Starr of The Beatles is the father of Zak Starkey

Standing

• Guy Standing had several actor brothers. Wyndham Standing, Percy Standing and Jack Standing. A niece was Joan Standing. The patriarch of the family was veteran actor Herbert Standing

Stiller

• Anne Meara and husband Jerry Stiller, parents to son Ben Stiller and daughter Amy Stiller, Ben married actress Christine Taylor.

Stills

• American rock musician Stephen Stills and his former wife, French singer-songwriter Véronique Sanson, are the parents of musician Chris Stills.

Stockwell

• Actors Nina Olivette and Harry Stockwell were the parents of actors Dean and Guy Stockwell.

Streisand-Gould-Brolin

• Actress Barbra Streisand was married to actor Elliot Gould, with whom she had one child: actor Jason Gould. She is now married to actor James Brolin. He was married to Jane Cameron Agee and has 2 children: actor Josh Brolin and Jess Brolin. James was also married to actress Jan Smithers and they have a daughter Molly ELizabeth Brolin. Josh Brolin is presently married to actress Diane Lane. Diane was previously married to actor Christopher Lambert.

Streep-Gummer

• Actress Meryl Streep is married to sculptor Don Gummer, with whom she has four children: Henry Gummer (musician), Mamie Gummer (actress), Grace Gummer and Louisa Gummer.

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.

Sutherland

• Donald Sutherland is the father of actor Kiefer Sutherland by his second wife Shirley Douglas and of actor Rossif Sutherland by his third wife Francine Racette.

Swift

• Clive Swift is the brother of actor David Swift. Clive is also the father of TV gardener Joe Swift, and his mother is Margaret Drabble. Margaret is the sister of writer A. S. Byatt. David is the father of Julia Swift

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Talmadge

• Norma Talmadge and Constance Talmadge were well known 20s stars. Their sister was Natalie Talmadge who was the first wife of Buster Keaton. The Talmadge sisters are not related to Hollywood stuntman Richard Talmadge.

Thicke

• Actor-singer-songwriter Alan Thicke is the brother of fellow composer Todd Thicke; Alan's sons are actor Brennan Thicke and singer Robin Thicke. Alan used to be married to singer Gloria Loring.

Thomas-Donahue

• Late comic actor Danny Thomas was the father of actress Marlo Thomas, film producer Tony Thomas, and former actress Terre Thomas. Marlo has been the wife of talk-show host Phil Donahue since 1980.

Thompson-Tilbury

• English dancer, actress and producer Lydia Thompson was the mother of stage and screen actress Zeffie Tilbury.

Thompson

• Eric Thompson is married to actress Phyllida Law, they have two daughters Emma Thompson, who was married to Kenneth Branagh, and later to Greg Wise, and Sophie Thompson, who is married to actor Richard Lumsden

Tom

• Soap opera actress Heather Tom is the elder sister of twins David (her frequent co-star) and Nicholle Tom (of The Nanny fame).

Troughton

• Late actor Patrick Troughton was the father of actors David and Michael Troughton; Pat was also the grandfather of actor Sam Troughton and cricketer Jim Troughton.

Troup

• Late actors Bobby Troup and Julie London were the parents of fellow actresses Cynnie, Ronne and Kelly Troup.

Tse

• Actors Patrick Tse and Deborah Lee is the parent of entertainer Nicholas Tse, who is married to Cecilia Cheung.

Tyler

• Playboy model Bebe Buell and her partner, rock musician Todd Rundgren, raised Liv Tyler. Liv later found that Steven Tyler of Aerosmith was her real father. He's also the father of model Mia Tyler. Liv married Royston Langdon.

V

Van Dyke-Nance

• Actors Dick and Jerry Van Dyke are brothers.
  • Dick's son Barry Van Dyke is also an actor.
  • Jerry's late daughter Kelly Jean Van Dyke was an adult film actress who was married to late actor Jack Nance when she committed suicide.
    • Dick's grandson Carey Van Dyke is also an actor.

Van Patten-Balsam-Dugan

• Actors Dick and Joyce Van Patten are siblings. Director Tim Van Patten is their half-brother.
  • Dick is the father of actors Vince, Nels, and James Van Patten.
  • Joyce and her first husband, late actor Martin Balsam, are the parents of actress Talia Balsam. Joyce's second husband was actor-director Dennis Dugan.

Van Peebles

• Motion picture-writer/director Melvin Van Peebles is the father of fellow director (and actor) Mario Van Peebles.

Vernon

• Late actor John Vernon was the father of actress Kate Vernon.

Vidal

• Actors Lisa Vidal, Christina Vidal and Tanya Vidal are all sisters.

Voight-Jolie-Haven-Taylor

• Actor Jon Voight is the father of actress Angelina Jolie (divorced from actors Jonny Lee Miller and Billy Bob Thornton and now the partner of actor Brad Pitt) and director James Haven. Voight's brother is songwriter Chip Taylor.

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.

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Wainwright/McGarrigle

• Loudon Wainwright III (son of Time magazine columnist Loudon Wainwright, Jr.), his sister Sloan Wainwright, son Rufus Wainwright and daughter Martha Wainwright are all singer-songwriters. Rufus and Martha are the children of Loudon's former wife Kate McGarrigle, of the singing sisters Kate and Anna McGarrigle; their sister Jane McGarrigle is a composer, while Anna's daughter Lily Lanken (by her husband, journalist Dane Lanken, who has also sung with the McGarrigles) is also a singer. Loudon's second daughter Lucy Wainwright Roche, whose mother is Suzzy Roche of singing sisters The Roches, is another singer-songwriter.

Wahlberg

• Donnie Wahlberg, best known as a member of pop group New Kids on the Block and also an actor, and rapper-turned-actor Mark Wahlberg are brothers.

Walker

• Charlotte Walker was a well- respected Broadway actress. She was the mother of character actress Sara Haden

Walker-Jones

• Late actor Robert Walker and his wife Jennifer Jones were the parents of actors Robert Walker, Jr. and Michael Walker.

Wanamaker

• Late actor/director Sam Wanamaker was the father of actress Zoë Wanamaker.

Warner-Hauser-Sperling

• Brothers Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack Warner founded and directed Warner Brothers studio
  • Actor Cole Hauser is the son of Wings Hauser, also an actor; who is the son of screenwriter Dwight Hauser. Cole's maternal great-grandfather was film mogul Harry Warner, and his maternal grandfather was Milton Sperling, a Hollywood screenwriter and independent film producer.

Warren-Alba

• Actor Michael Warren is the father of actor and producer Cash Warren, whose wife is actress Jessica Alba.

Way

• Gerard Way is the older brother of Mikey Way. They are in the band My Chemical Romance

Wayans

• Siblings Damon Wayans, Dwayne Wayans, Elvira Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Kim Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Nadia Wayans and Shawn Wayans.

Weisser

• Actor Norbert Weisser is the father of fellow actor Morgan Weisser.

Weissmuller

• Late actor Johnny Weissmuller is the father of Johnny Weissmuller, Jr.

West-Scales

• Actors Timothy West and Prunella Scales are the parents of actor Samuel West

Whitmore

• Actor James Whitmore is the father of fellow actor James Whitmore, Jr.

Wilde

• Singer-songwriter Marty Wilde and singer/actress Joyce Baker are the parents of composer-performer-producer Ricki Wilde and singer-actress Kim Wilde.

Williams (Hank)

• Hank Williams was one of the most legendary figures in country music history.
  • Hank's son Randall Hank, better known as Hank Williams, Jr., has had an enormously successful country career of his own.
  • Jett Williams, the posthumously born daughter of Hank and also half-sister to Hank Jr., had modest success in country music.
    • Hank Jr.'s children Hank Williams III (real first name Shelton) and Holly Williams are both successful country musicians.

Williams (John)

• Composer/conductor John Williams and actress/singer Barbara Ruick are the parents of Toto's former lead singer Joseph Williams and drummer Mark T. Williams. John Williams is the brother of percussionist Don Williams, who has performed on many of John's film scores, and the son of Jazz drummer Johnny Williams. Barbara Ruick is the daughter of actors Melville Ruick and Lurene Tuttle.

Wilson/Love

• Murry Wilson, a musician and record producer, was the father of Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson. The three sons, plus their first cousin Mike Love, were founding members of The Beach Boys.
  • Brian and his first wife, singer Marilyn Rovell, are the parents of Carnie and Wendy Wilson, singers who formed two-thirds of the vocal group Wilson Phillips.

Wilson (2000s actors)

• Actors Andrew Wilson, Owen Wilson, and Luke Wilson are brothers, and unrelated to The Beach Boys family.

Winans

• David and Dolores Winans, gospel music singers, recorded both together and separately as "Pop" and "Mom" Winans, and became progenitors of a highly prolific musical family. The following musicians can trace their family roots to Pop and Mom Winans:
  • The second through fifth sons of Pop and Mom—Ronald, Marvin, Carvin, and Michael Winans—are best known as the gospel group The Winans. Marvin's former wife, Vickie Winans, has also had a successful music career, and Michael has recorded with his wife Regina.
    • Four sons of The Winans—Marvin Jr., Carvin Jr., Michael Jr., and another son of Carvin Sr., Juan Winans—have recorded together as Winans Phase 2.
    • Mario Winans is Vickie's son from her prior marriage to Ronald Brown.
  • Daniel Winans, a gospel singer and producer, is Mom and Pop's sixth son.
  • The seventh Winans son, Benjamin "BeBe" Winans, and the eighth child and oldest daughter, Priscilla "CeCe" Winans, have performed both as BeBe & CeCe Winans and as solo artists.
  • The two youngest of Pop and Mom's children, Angie and Debbie Winans, have also recorded together and as soloists.

Wong

• Brothers Michael and Russell Wong are both actors

Woodward

• Edward Woodward was the father of actors Tim Woodward and Peter Woodward, the former of whom co-starred with him in the movie King David. They was not related to Joanne Woodward.

Wynn-Williams

• Late actor Ed Wynn was the father of late actor Keenan Wynn, whose sons are screenwriters Ned and Tracy Wynn. Keenan's daughter Hilda was married to actor-musician Paul Williams.

Y

York-Wells

• Susannah York and her son, Orlando Wells.

Yuen

• Renowned martial arts choreographer Yuen Woo-ping is the son of Yuen Siu-tien, a martial arts film actor.

Z

Zane

• Lisa and Billy Zane

Zappa-Sloatman-Robinson

• Late composer-musician-producer Frank Zappa was the father of: actress-author-singer Moon Unit; actor-composer-musician Dweezil; actor-author-musician Ahmet Zappa; actress-photographer Diva Zappa. Frank's niece is actress (and, more recently, costumer) Lala Sloatman, who was married to Black Crowes lead singer/co-founder Chris Robinson.

Zimbalist

• Composer and violinist Efrem Zimbalist was the father of actor Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.
  • Efrem Jr. is in turn the father of actress Stephanie Zimbalist.

Zucker

• David and Jerry Zucker

Zwick

• Joel and Edward Zwick

Celebrity brothers

• Duane (1946-1971) and Gregg Allman (1947-), members of the The Allman Brothers Band
• Nick Carter (1980-) and Aaron Carter (1987-)
• Jason (1987-) and Michael Castro (1988-)
• Dana Andrews (1909-1992) and Steve Forrest (1924-) (born William Forrest Andrews)
• James Arness (1923-) and Peter Graves (1926-) (born James and Peter Aurness)
• Aaron Ashmore and Shawn Ashmore (twins, 1979-)
• John (1949-1982) and James Belushi (1954-)
• Edwin Booth (1833-1893), John Wilkes Booth (1838-1865), and Junius Brutus Booth, Jr. (1821-1883)
• Timothy (1951-), Joseph (1954-), Sam (1955-), and Ben Bottoms (1960-)
• Scott (1973-) and Brian Bloom (1970-)
• Keith (1949–) and Robert Carradine (1954–) and half-brother Michael Bowen (1957–) (all sons of Sonia Sorel; Keith and Robert from her marriage to John Carradine, and Michael Bowen from her marriage to artist Michael Bowen)
• Gerald (1948-) and Bob Casale (1952-), founding members of Devo
• Harry (1942-1981), Tom (1944-), and Steve Chapin (fl. 2009)
• Joel and Ethan Coen (1954- and 1957-)
• Bing (1903-1977) and Bob Crosby (1913-1993)
• Cameron (1965-), Andrew (1967-), Lochie Daddo (1970-)
• Matt (1964-) and Kevin Dillon (1965-)
• Melvin (fl. 2009), Kenneth (1958–), and Kevon Edmonds (fl. 2009; born Kevin Edmonds) — Melvin and Kevon are members of the R&B group After 7, while Kenneth is better-known as R&B singer and producer Babyface.
• Bob Einstein (1942-) and Albert Brooks (1947-)
• Nesuhi (1917–1989) and Ahmet Ertegün (1923–2006)
• Fred (fl. 2009) and Richard Fairbrass (1953–), members of Right Said Fred
• Tim (1957-), Andrew (1959-), and Jon Farriss (1961-), members of INXS
• Peter (1956-) and Bobby Farrelly (1958-)
• Justin (1961-1998) and John Fashanu (1962-)
• Ralph (1962-) and Joseph Fiennes (1970-)
• Tim (1952-) and Neil Finn (1958-), of Split Enz and later Crowded House
• Tom (1941-1990) and John Fogerty (1945-) of Creedence Clearwater Revival; John later had a successful solo career
• Nathan (1979–), Caleb (1982–), and Jared Followill (1986–), three of the four members of Kings of Leon
• Daniel (1961-) and Jerome Flynn (1963-)
• Barry (1946–), Robin (1949–), and Maurice Gibb (1949–2003), known collectively as the Bee Gees, and Andy Gibb (1958–1988)
• James (1929-1998) and William Goldman (1931-) (writers)
• Cuba Gooding, Jr. (1968-) and Omar Gooding (1976-)
• Matt and Luke Goss (twins, 1968-), members of the boy band Bros
• Cedric "K-Ci" (1969-) and Joel "Jo-Jo" Hailey (1971-) — K-Ci and JoJo, and also of Jodeci
• Hanson — Isaac (1980-), Taylor (1983-) and Zac Hanson (1985-)
• Murray (1946–) and Anthony Head (1954–)
• Shemp (1895–1955), Moe (1897–1975), and Curly Howard (1903–1952), members of The Three Stooges
• Michael (1942-), Ricky (1946-) and Samuel Hui (1948-)
• Jack (1892-1978) and Claude Hulbert (1900-1964) (actors)
• The Isley Brothers — Originally O'Kelly (1937–1986), Rudolph (1939–), Ronald (1941–), and Vernon Isley (1942–1955). After Vernon's death and the surviving brothers' later national success, their younger brothers Ernie (1952–) and Marvin (1953–) joined the band.
• The Jonas Brothers — Kevin (1987–), Joe (1989–), and Nick Jonas (1992–)
• Craig (1970-) and Dean Lennox Kelly (1975-)
• Bryan and Denny Kirkwood (twins, 1975-)
• Andrei Konchalovsky (1937–; born Andrei Mikhalkov) and Nikita Mikhalkov (1945–)
• John Leslie (born Leslie John Stott; 1965-) and Grant Stott
• Joey (1976–), Matthew (1980–) and Andrew Lawrence (1988–)
• Jason and Jeremy London (twins, 1972–)
• Orestes (1908–1991) and Cachao López (1918–2008)
• Los Lonely Boys – Henry (1978–), Jojo (1980–), and Ringo Garza (1981–)
• Benji and Joel Madden (twins, 1979-), members of Good Charlotte
• The Marx Brothers (comedians); Chico (1887-1961), Harpo (1888-1964), Groucho (1890-1977), Gummo (1892-1977) and Zeppo (1901-1979). (They also had an older brother, who died as an infant.)
• James McCourt (1974-) and Richard McCourt (1976-)
• The Mills Brothers – John Jr. (1910–1936), Herbert (1912–1989), Harry (1913–1982), and Donald (1915–1999).
• Eddie Montgomery (1963-) of Montgomery Gentry and John Michael Montgomery (1965-)
• Mark (1950-) and Bob (1952-) and Jim Mothersbaugh (1956-), also founding members of Devo
• Jack Narz (1922-2008) and Tom Kennedy (1927-)
• The Neville Brothers – Art (1937-), Aaron (1941-), Charles (fl. 2009), and Cyril Neville (1948-)
• The Nicholas Brothers – Fayard (1914-2006) and Harold Nicholas (1921-2000)
• Christopher (1970-) and Jonathan Nolan (1976-)
• Jerry (1974-) and Charlie O'Connell (1975-)
• Michael (1958-), Sean (1960-) and Chris Penn (1965-2006)
• Mark Polish and Michael Polish
• Jeff (1954-1992), Mike (1955-) and Steve Porcaro (1957-), all founding members of Toto
• The Proclaimers: Identical twins Charlie and Craig Reid (1962-)
• The Ritz Brothers; Al (1901-1965), Jimmy (1904-1985) and Harry (1907-1986)
• Paul (1956-) and Jonathan Ross (1960-)
• Fred (1976-) and Ben Savage (1980-)
• Jim (1941–) and Dan Seals (1948–2009)
• Anthony Shaffer and Peter Shaffer (twins, 1926-2001 and 1926-)
• Uday (1900–1977) and Ravi Shankar (1920–)
• Cole and Dylan Sprouse (twins; 1992-)
• Sylvester (1946-) and Frank Stallone (1950-)
• George (1975-) and Geoff Stults (1977-)
• Patrick (1952-2009) and Don Swayze (1958-)
• DeVante Swing (1969-; born Donald DeGrate, Jr.) and Dalvin DeGrate (1971-), members of Jodeci with another set of brothers, K-Ci and JoJo
• Dick (1925-) and Jerry Van Dyke (1931-)
• Alex (1953-) and Eddie Van Halen (1955-), founding members of the rock band Van Halen
• Ronnie (1948-1977), Donnie (1952-), and Johnny Van Zant (1959-) — Ronnie was a founder and lead vocalist of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Donnie was founder and lead vocalist of 38 Special, and Johnny is the lead vocalist of today's Lynyrd Skynyrd. Donnie and Johnny also perform together as Van Zant.
• The Wachowski brothers; Larry (1965-) and Andy (1967-)
• Andrew (1964-), Owen (1968-) and Luke Wilson (1971-)
• Brian (1942-), Dennis (1944-1983) and Carl Wilson (1946-1998), founding members of The Beach Boys
• Johnny (1944-) and Edgar Winter (1946-)
• George (1947-), Malcolm (1953-), Angus Young (1955-), members of the rock band AC/DC
• Shannon (1970-) and Jared Leto (1971-) from rock band 30 Seconds to Mars.
• Josh (1987-) and Zac Farro (1990-) from rock band Paramore.

Celebrity sisters

• The Andrews Sisters: Laverne (1911-1967), Maxene (1916-1995), and Patty Andrews (1918-)
• Haylie (1985-) and Hilary Duff (1987-)
• Gayle & Gillian Blakeney (both 1966-)
• Moya Brennan (1952-) and Enya (1961-) (born Máire and Eithne Patricia Ní Bhraonáin)
• Sinéad (1948-), Sorcha (1949-), Niamh (1959-) and half-sister Catherine Cusack (1968-)
• Brittany and Cynthia Daniel (twins, 1976-)
• Marieh (1977-) and Majandra Delfino (1981-)
• Emily (1976-) and Zooey Deschanel (1980-)
• Nora (1941-) and Delia Ephron
• Magda Gabor (1915-1997), Zsa Zsa (1917-), and Eva Gabor (1919-1995)
• La'Myia (1979-) and Meagan Good (1981-)
• Lynx and Lamb Gaede (1992-) (members of the white nationalist folk duo Prussian Blue)
• Melissa Joan (1976-) and Emily Hart (1986-)
• Olivia de Havilland (1916-) and Joan Fontaine (born Joan de Havilland) (1917-)
• Norah Jones (1979–) and half-sister Anoushka Shankar (1981–) (daughters of Ravi Shankar)
• Shelby Lynne (1968-) and Allison Moorer (1972-)
• Martie Maguire (1969-) and Emily Robison (1972-), both members of Dixie Chicks
• The McGuire Sisters: Christine, Dorothy and Phyllis McGuire
• Alyson (1989-) and Amanda Michalka (1991-)
• Liza Minnelli (1946-) and half-sister Lorna Luft (1952-) (daughters of Judy Garland)
• Kylie (1968-) and Dannii Minogue (1971-)
• Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (twins, 1986–)
• Danielle (1987–) and Kay Panabaker (1990–)
• Michelle (1957–) and Dedee Pfeiffer (1964–)
• The Pointer Sisters: Ruth (1946-), Anita (1948-), Bonnie (1950-) and June Pointer (1953-2006)
• Vanessa Redgrave (1937-) and Lynn Redgrave (1943-2010)
• Natasha Richardson (1963-2009) and Joely Richardson (1965-) (daughters of Vanessa Redgrave)
• The Rudge Sisters
• Nadia (1964–) and Julia Sawalha (1968–)
• SHeDAISY: Kristyn (1970–), Kelsi (1974–), and Kassidy Osborn (1976–)
• Sister Sledge; Kim, Debbie, Joni and Kathy Sledge
• Jessica (1980–) and Ashlee Simpson (1984–)
• Britney Spears (1981–) and Jamie Lynn Spears (1991–)
• Jennifer (1958–) and Meg Tilly (1960–) (born Jennifer and Margaret Chan)
• Lisa (1965-), Christina (1981-) and Tanya Vidal (19??-)
• Natalie (1938–1981) and Lana Wood (1946–)

Celebrity siblings

• Against The Season consisting of Mika Wolfgramm, Donnie Wolfgramm, Kelela Wolfgramm and Tiare Wolfgramm are the younger brothers and sisters of the Wolfgramm's who made up 1980's pop and r&b group The Jets.
• Ellen (1940-), Joey (1950-), and John Travolta (1954-)
• John (1939-) and Mary Badham (1952-)
• Shirley MacLaine (1934-) and Warren Beatty (1937-) (born Shirley MacLaine and Henry Warren Beaty)
• Jonas (1967-), Linn (1970-), and Jenny Berggren (1972-), all founding members of Ace of Base
• Kirk Cameron (1970- ) and Candace Cameron Bure (1976- )
• The Carpenters — Richard (1946–) and Karen Carpenter (1950–1983)
• Keith Chegwin is the twin of Jeffrey Chegwin and brother of Janice Long
• Joan (1962-) and John Cusack (1966-)
• Bunny (1955-), Eldra "El" (1961-), James (1963-), Mark and Randy DeBarge, all members of the band DeBarge, plus five other musical siblings who were not in that band — Robert "Bobby" (1956-1995), Tommy (both members of Switch), Chico (1966-), Darryl, and Carol "Peaches" DeBarge
• Joanne Dru (1922–1996) and Peter Marshall (1927–) — born Joanne Letitia and Ralph Pierre LaCock
• Rebekah (1974-), Sebastian (1989-), Peter and Dominic Elmaloglou (all appeared at one point in Home and Away)
• Chip, Jere and Kim Fields, actresses
• Jane (1937-) and Peter Fonda (1940-)
• Leif Garrett (1961-) and Dawn Lyn (1963-) (born Leif Per and Dawn Lyn Narvik)
• Anna Gordy Gaye (1922–) and Berry Gordy (1929–)
• Ilene (1949-) and Todd Graff (1959-)
• Maggie (1977-) and Jake Gyllenhaal (1980-)
• James Haven (1973–) and Angelina Jolie (1975–) (born James Haven and Angelina Jolie Voight)
• Oliver (1976-) and Kate Hudson (1979-)
• The Jets — originally LeRoy (1965-), Eddie (1966-), Eugene (1967-), Haini (1968-), Rudy (1969-), Kathi (1970-), Elizabeth (1972-), and Moana Wolfgramm (1973-). Six younger Wolfgramm siblings are now members, namely Donnie, EtiVise, Maliana, Mika, Natalia, and Tony. Two other younger siblings, Kelela and Tiare, are in a side project, a rock band called Against The Season.
• The Kelly Family
• Merald "Bubba" (1942-) and Gladys Knight (1944-)
• Michael (1958–) and Virginia Madsen (1961–)
• Tia and Tamera Mowry (twins, 1978-) and Tahj Mowry (1986-)
• Laila Morse (born Maureen Oldman) (1945-) and Gary Oldman (1958-)
• Tracy Nelson (1963-) and twins Gunnar and Matthew Nelson (1967-)
• Hayden (1989-) and Jansen Panettiere (1994-)
• Sarah-Jane (1976-) and Andrew-Lee Potts (1979-)
• Abraham "A. B." Quintanilla III (1963-) and Selena (1971-1995)
• Rockwell (1964–) and half-sister Rhonda Ross Kendrick (1971–) (children of Berry Gordy)
• Mark Ronson (1975–) and twins Charlotte and Samantha Ronson (1977–)
• Ananda (1942–1999) and Mamata Shankar (fl. 2008)
• Heather (1975-), David and Nicholle Tom (fraternal twins, 1978-)
• Dick (1928–) and Joyce Van Patten (1934–) and half-brother Tim Van Patten (1959–)

See also

• List of sibling pairs