There are some professions that seem to be passed down through generations, like being a doctor or a musician. Sometimes it’s a choice that the younger generation makes by themselves and it just is in their blood. But there are cases when they are forced to continue the family tradition.
In cases when children choose or are forced to choose a career path similar to their parents, it can be easier for them to get a better paying job through connections as their parents or grandparents surely have them.
It may seem unfair, but it happens more than you would think. However, others really appreciate and respect when someone comes from a background that didn’t help them pave their own career path. Reddit user PM_me_Thor_nudes was worried that most big actors are a product of nepotism, but actually, other redditors proved them wrong, listing all the actors they know who didn’t have an advantage of knowing someone in the family who was already in the industry.
Do you think that actors who came from nothing deserve more respect than the ones who came from families having a background in the entertainment industry? Also, let us know if you know any more names that you think need to be mentioned in the list!
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#22 Dev Patel
First thing that came to mind was Dev Patel. Mother was a caregiver, father was an IT guy.
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#23 Kelly Marie Tran
kelly marie tran (lead voice actor in raya, rose tico in star wars) was a nobody whose parents were vietnam refugees. she did collegehumor videos before rian johnson casted her in star wars. tbh i think most asian-american actors are a good place to look if u wanna search for talent without nepotist connections because most asian immigrants don’t start off in hollywood.
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#24 Seth Rogen
Seth Rogen - went to public school, mom is a social worker and dad worked at a non-profit.
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#25 Vin Diesel
Vin Diesel was raised by a single mother and was doing community theater and independent projects which got him discovered for saving private ryan.
Finn Wolfhard: His father was a history researcher his mother was an assistant and designer.
I think in the UK something like 80% of the name brand actors come out of a few of the elite preparatory schools. There are a few standouts like John Boyega.
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#26 Simu Liu
I guess Simu Liu from Marvel's Shang Chi counts. He was an accountant for a brief amount of time before becoming an actor. I'm sure he didn't get rich being an entry level auditor. Simu attended a private school in Toronto. He probably didn't make Hollywood connections there but being around affluence is an advantage. Edit: I thought it would be an advantage being brought up around affluence and communicating with the other wealthy people around. Apparently I'm wrong.
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#28 Brie Larson, John Gallagher Junior, Kaitlyn Dever, Rami Malik, Lakeith Stanfield, Stephanie Beatriz, Destin Cretton
The banger cast of Short Term 12 (2013) were pretty much nobodies.
Brie Larson - parents are chiropractors.
John Gallagher Junior - parents were folk musicians in Delaware.
Kaitlyn Dever - father voices barney. Make that what you will, not sure how much a voice actor can get you connections.
Rami Malik - immigrant parents (insurance worker and accounting) from Egypt.
LaKeith Stanfield - no info on his parents. Grew up in dysfunctional family in the middle of nowhere California.
Stephanie Beatriz - Immigrant from Argentina and grew up in Texas.
The director and writer of Short Term 12, Destin Cretton, was born in Hawaii to a hairdressor and firefighter. He is now the director of Marvel's Shang Chi movies.
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#29 Dicaprio And Toby Maguire
I think DiCaprio and Toby Maguire weren't connected. They were best friends growing up though and came up in the business together.
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