Careers Based On Sheer Nepotism
P.J. Gladnick
celebs who are celebs only because a showbiz relative got them their
undeserved careers. An outstanding example of this would be Pauly Shore who
is a celeb solely because his mommy, Mitzi Shore, runs the Comedy Store.
Another example would be Steven Baldwin who rode into showbiz on the
coattails of his brother Alec. Do you have any other examples of celebs
whose careers are based on sheer nepotism?
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Sherrill Edwards
(for arranging and conducting),but every time I hear "These Boots Are
Made for Walking," I think of what how she would have been waiting tables
for decades before she got a break if her last name wasn't Sinatra.
Benjamin Sears
"P.J. Gladnick" <pjg...@gate.net> wrote:
>There are some celebs whose careers are based on sheer nepotism. That is,
>celebs who are celebs only because a showbiz relative got them their
>undeserved careers. An outstanding example of this would be Pauly Shore who
>is a celeb solely because his mommy, Mitzi Shore, runs the Comedy Store.
>Another example would be Steven Baldwin who rode into showbiz on the
>coattails of his brother Alec. Do you have any other examples of celebs
>whose careers are based on sheer nepotism?
>
>
>
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>
>
talent. Having said that, I put Liza Minelli high on the list, but not as a
reflection of her talent.
Dave Howard
Sherrill Edwards wrote:
>
> How about Nancy Sinatra (Jr.)? Frank Jr. seems to have some actual talent
> (for arranging and conducting),but every time I hear "These Boots Are
> Made for Walking," I think of what how she would have been waiting tables
> for decades before she got a break if her last name wasn't Sinatra.
>
Dukette89
little or no talent. Her dad is the executive producer of the show or
something like that.
Mary
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> whose careers are based on sheer nepotism?
Ashley Hamilton
Ron Reagan Jr.
>
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=How about Nancy Sinatra (Jr.)? Frank Jr. seems to have some actual talent
=(for arranging and conducting),but every time I hear "These Boots Are
=Made for Walking," I think of what how she would have been waiting tables
=for decades before she got a break if her last name wasn't Sinatra.
She may not have been the greatest singer on earth, but her few movies
(and that "Boots" clip that keeps popping up on VH1) show her to be a
talented natural comedienne. Sadly, the teen films her management shoved
her into back in the '60s did little to build on those gifts.
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duke...@aol.com (Dukette89) wrote:
=Lauralee Bell is an actress on "The Young in the Restless" who apparently has
=little or no talent. Her dad is the executive producer of the show or
=something like that.
And she isn't much of a looker either (not that I'm any golden trophy,
myself, but then nobody's trying to pass me off as the cutest thing to
come down the pike since Boy George). The actress who plays Nikki on the
show is pretty awful, too. She's married to one of the writers.
mslinda
>
> In article <199808241454...@ladder03.news.aol.com>,
> duke...@aol.com (Dukette89) wrote:
>
> =Lauralee Bell is an actress on "The Young in the Restless" who apparently has
> =little or no talent. Her dad is the executive producer of the show or
> =something like that.
>
> And she isn't much of a looker either (not that I'm any golden trophy,
> myself, but then nobody's trying to pass me off as the cutest thing to
> come down the pike since Boy George). The actress who plays Nikki on the
> show is pretty awful, too. She's married to one of the writers.
>
the show for *years* before marrying him. Melody Thomas had
been on the show for several years and had a child by a makeup
artist before becoming involved with producer Scott.
Linda ASGTPR#49
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>There are some celebs whose careers are based on sheer nepotism. That is,
>celebs who are celebs only because a showbiz relative got them their
>undeserved careers. An outstanding example of this would be Pauly Shore who
>is a celeb solely because his mommy, Mitzi Shore, runs the Comedy Store.
>Another example would be Steven Baldwin who rode into showbiz on the
>coattails of his brother Alec. Do you have any other examples of celebs
>whose careers are based on sheer nepotism?
>
>
Sophia Coppola
Tori Spelling
Elijah Blue Allman
That woman who played 'Fay' on Hill Street Blues - she have been in
almost every project her husband, Steven Boscho (sic), produced.
Griffith O'Neal
Jane Fonda's son (who was given a two-bit part in Conspiracy Theory
*and* was named as one of PEOPLE or EW's the 100 beautiful people
as a favour to his step-father, Ted) I can't really remember his name
- Troy Graity?
Catty (a film bore)
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"P.J. Gladnick" <pjg...@gate.net> wrote:
>Do you have any other examples of celebs whose careers are
>based on sheer nepotism?
>
Jesus
RoperII
>>celebs who are celebs only because a showbiz relative got them their
>>undeserved careers.
Emma Samms-Her father is a big agent or producer. Emma uses a dif surname.
Christian Slater-I believe his mother is an agent.
Sarah Brightman-The biggest examle of marrying for a carreer. Her hero must be
Rosebud.
Melanie Griffith
Thalia Shire
Nickolas Cage
Christina Crawford
Daniel Baldwin
Tatum O'Neal
The Shue from Melrose
Gweneth Paltrow
Lorna Luft
And then there is the flip side. Relatives of famous actors who are truly
talented and deserve the carreer they have.
Jamie Leigh Curtis
Jane, Peter and Bridget Fonda
Drew Barrymore
The Redgrave Daughters, whose mother and aunt are the daughters of a famous
actor and actress.
The Irish Cusacks, daughters of John Cusack, one of which is married to Jeremy
Irons.
Liza
Peter Tam
Billy Carter
Chris Pierson
Donnabert <donnalea@tornado*hills.com> wrote:
>The Baldwin brothers.
OK, Billy definitely -- he was on Alec's coattails from the start. And
Stephen I can buy, too, although The Usual Suspects made me believe he has
actual talent. But Daniel? Nepotism? Nah. He has talent -- wouldn't have
been part of the original cast of Homicide if he didn't. (Anyone know how
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>In article <01bdcf56$b9cd0480$f774e3c7@default>,
> "P.J. Gladnick" <pjg...@gate.net> wrote:
>
>>Do you have any other examples of celebs whose careers are
>>based on sheer nepotism?
>>
>
>Jesus
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>
> Never had a chance without relatives:
> How about Tori Spelling,Melissa Rivers,Ivanka Trump,Sean Astin,Joely
> Fisher,Jim Belushi,Loranzo Lamas
Never had a chance without relatives add:
Randy Spelling, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tate Donovan, Nick Cassevettes, Sophia
Coppola, Julian Lennon, Sean Lennon, Rae Dawn Chong, Jennifer Tilly
(sister Meg), Melanie Griffith (mom Tippi Hendren), Moon Unit Zappa and
Dweezil Zappa, Alison Eastwood, Mondale (sp?) daughter who's a pseudo
interviewer, Marlin Wayans and Kim Wayans (brother Keenan Ivory), Chad
Lowe, Jason Bonham (dad John from Led Zep), Pauly Shore, Lisa Marie
Presley, Latoya Jackson, JFK Jr.(he has little but good looks), Ione
Skye, Kevin Dillon, Sarah Gilbert (Melissa's Sister), Chris Penn (Sean's
bro), Tatum O'Neil (even tho she won an Oscar-she was young then!), Ron
Reagan Jr, Dee Dee Pfeiffer, Stephen Baldwin, Andrew Shue (Elizabeth's
brother), Mira Sorvino (despite her Oscar, I think her "acting" sux!)
> Might have done it sooner or later:
> ,the more talented-Sheen/Estevez,Laura Dern,Josh Brolin,Ben
> Stiller,Rob Reiner,Penny Marshall,the Arkettes(?sp) NIck Cage. Sean
> and David Cassidy,Angelica Huston,Redgraves.
> Downey Jr,.Slater.Fondas.Bridges
Would have probably made it sooner or later add:
Angelina Jolie, George Clooney, Liv Tyler, Kiefer Sutherland, Damon
Wayans (he was very funny in stand-up even before he shaved his head), I
hate to say it but Mark Walberg, Whitney Houston, Jennifer Aniston,
Michael Douglas, Janet Jackson, Maria Shriver, Drew Barrymore, Jamie Lee
Curtis, Joaquin Phoenix
> ruok
>
> On 24 Aug 1998 15:37:33 GMT, NOSPAM....@mindspring.com (Frank M.
> Miller) wrote:
>
> >In article <35E16D55...@mitretek.org>, Sherrill Edwards
> ><sedw...@mitretek.org> wrote:
> >
> >=How about Nancy Sinatra (Jr.)? Frank Jr. seems to have some actual talent
> >=(for arranging and conducting),but every time I hear "These Boots Are
> >=Made for Walking," I think of what how she would have been waiting tables
> >=for decades before she got a break if her last name wasn't Sinatra.
> >
> >She may not have been the greatest singer on earth, but her few movies
> >(and that "Boots" clip that keeps popping up on VH1) show her to be a
> >talented natural comedienne. Sadly, the teen films her management shoved
> >her into back in the '60s did little to build on those gifts.
> >
HamActor
> Any answer to this question will be assumed to indicate lack of
>talent. Having said that, I put Liza Minelli high on the list, but not as a
>reflection of her talen
>(Benjamin Sears)
Actually, legend has it that when Liza announced at the age of 16 that she
wanted to be an actress, her mother threw her out of the house and gave her no
financial support until she landed her first professional gig on her own.
The Garland/Minnelli pedigree might have gotten her a few jobs in the
beginning, but it didn't get her the Oscar, or keep her a star.
HamActor
Greyseal
wrote:
Not to be master of the obvious or anything here but TORI SPELLING and
if she weren't enough, daddy Aaron has put 2 of his even lesser
talented children (if such a thing were possible) on that piece of
stink-burger soap opera Sunset Beach.
Lex
mslinda
>
> Roger Clinton
> Billy Carter
Maureen Reagan
Michael Reagan
Ron Reagan Jr.
Patti Davis
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Buster Crab
pjg...@gate.net (P.J. Gladnick) wrote:
>Sophia Coppola
>Oh God, yes! What ever possessed her
>dad to cast her as a love interest in
>Godfather III? That alone ruined the flick.
>Has she done any acting since then?
>Hopefully not.
Winona Ryder was set for the part but
backed out near to the start of production,
and Coppola cast his daughter hastily.
(I think her voice was dubbed in some
scenes.)
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P.J. Gladnick
dian...@my-dejanews.com wrote in article
<6rs3bc$1ul$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com>...
> In article <01bdcf56$b9cd0480$f774e3c7@default>,
> "P.J. Gladnick" <pjg...@gate.net> wrote:
> > Do you have any other examples of celebs
> > whose careers are based on sheer nepotism?
>
> Ashley Hamilton
> Ron Reagan Jr.
I hear that Ashley Hamilton has a great talent for handling a hypdodermic
needle. Ron Reagan Jr. seems like a twerp. He has a fantastic dad however.
P.J. Gladnick
> How about Tori Spelling,Melissa Rivers,Ivanka Trump,Sean Astin,Joely
> Fisher,Jim Belushi,Loranzo Lamas
Tori Spelling definitely. Jim Belushi at least has some dramatic acting
talent. Ivanka Trump is flat out ugly. No way she could be a model without
that "Trump" name.
> Might have done it sooner or later:
> ,the more talented-Sheen/Estevez,Laura Dern,Josh Brolin,Ben
> Stiller,Rob Reiner,Penny Marshall,the Arkettes(?sp) NIck Cage. Sean
> and David Cassidy,Angelica Huston,Redgraves.
> Downey Jr,.Slater.Fondas.Bridges
> ruok
I don't know about Robert Downey, Jr.. He's just a little twerp. Hopefully
he'll be locked up in jail again very soon.
P.J. Gladnick
Oh God, yes! What ever possessed her dad to cast her as a love interest in
Godfather III? That alone ruined the flick. Has she done any acting since
then? Hopefully not.
> Tori Spelling
> Elijah Blue Allman
Is he a drug addict? Given his background it would seem only natural.
> That woman who played 'Fay' on Hill Street Blues - she have been in
> almost every project her husband, Steven Boscho (sic), produced.
>Griffith O'Neal
Punk kid! He killed someone with one of his dumb stunts.
P.J. Gladnick
Peter Tam <yum...@idirect.com> wrote in article
<6rsifi$fkg$2...@usenet41.supernews.com>...
> Roger Clinton
Wasn't Roger Clinton employed as a gopher on a TV show. His rock career
sank like a, well er, rock. What's he doing now? Dealing again?
> Billy Carter
At least he was funny. He didn't try for a career in showbiz.
Chris Borg
Ron Jr's older brother Michael has a syndicated right wing talk show and
the only reason he has it is his name. He can not go 5min without say "MY
father Ronald Reagan"
Monay45540
>Lisa Marie
>Presley,
I don't think it's fair to include Lisa Marie, because you don't really know,
if she does have talent or not, besides, didn't she blow everyone away with her
duet with her father at that Elvis Tribute?
Producer David Foster has said, she would have made it without the Presley
name.
Monysmom
>
>>Do you have any other examples of celebs whose careers are
>>based on sheer nepotism?
I can't believe no one has mentioned Peter Jennings, whose daddy was a CBC
bigwig and got him the breaks.
Monysmom
David Migicovsky
<199808250418...@ladder03.news.aol.com>...
Jennings worked for CTV when he was in Canada.
Chris Borg
I think it has more to do with being worth 400 million dollars
Grnbrier
<snip>
>Do you have any other examples of celebs
>whose careers are based on sheer nepotism?
The entire British Monarchy.
Doogie
DeeTigress
>> How about Tori Spelling,Melissa Rivers,Ivanka Trump,Sean Astin,Joely
>> Fisher,Jim Belushi,Loranzo Lamas
Not Sean Astin, he's a fine actor given a good role. Rent and watch "Where the
day takes you," and then tell me what you think.
DeeTigress
>>whose careers are based on sheer nepotism?
>
>The entire British Monarchy.
>
>Doogie
Amen, Doggie. Those people are simply white trash with a lot of inerited
money, down through Charles and his unctious siblings. Pray for Diana and
Fergie's kids - their genes are against them.
DeeTigress
>>>>based on sheer nepotism?
>>
>>bigwig and got him the breaks.
>>
>>Monysmom
>>
>
>Jennings worked for CTV when he was in Canada.
>
>
>
Yeah? And? How many high school dropouts end up as network anchors in the
U.S.?
Chris Borg
and end up as lead network anchor at 23.. some of you may remember
this but Pete was the ABC lead anchor in 1963/64 but then they thought
he was too young.. and gave him other dutys
PeaceDove6
>>> How about Tori Spelling,Melissa Rivers,Ivanka Trump,Sean Astin,Joely<BR>
>>> Fisher,Jim Belushi,Loranzo Lamas<BR>
>
Melissa Rivers is such a GREAT example. her. Without mommy where would she
be?
PEACE
P.J. Gladnick
Monysmom <mony...@aol.com> wrote in article
<199808250418...@ladder03.news.aol.com>...
> >"P.J. Gladnick" <pjg...@gate.net> wrote:
> >
> >>Do you have any other examples of celebs whose careers are
> >>based on sheer nepotism?
>
> I can't believe no one has mentioned Peter Jennings, whose daddy was a
CBC
> bigwig and got him the breaks.
>
> Monysmom
>
Excellent choice and I think this may be a winner! Jennings is as clueless
as they come. I remember when he was fooled by an obvious phony phone
scammer (and Howard Stern) fan who called him on the air after the OJ car
chase and pretended to be OJ's neighbor. Despite an incredibly exagerrated
Amos 'n' Andy accent, Jennings still couldn't figure out the guy was a
phony.
BTW, there was another example of Jennings' incredible stupidity during
that same telecast. While OJ was sitting in his Bronco in his driveway,
Jennings in a hushed voice warned all of us out in TV Land to keep very
very quiet during this tense moment. Why? I was thousands of miles away
from the scene. I could have shouted myself hoarse and OJ would never have
heard me.
Three years ago, Jennings did a documentary piece about why it was
unneccessary to drop the A-Bomb on Japan in 1945 since they were about to
surrender anyway. EARTH TO PETER! The Japanese didn't surrender even after
we dropped the A-Bomb on them. It took TWO A-Bombs to get them to
surrender. But then I guess it's too much to expect Jennings to know about
the Nagasaki bomb.
There are tons of other examples of Jennings sheer stupidity. Yes. Peter
Jennings owes his entire career to his dad who probably did have real
ability and knowledge.
P.J. Gladnick
Chris Borg <bo...@dons.usfca.edu> wrote in article
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> father Ronald Reagan"
>
Actually his radio show is not bad. On top of that he did win a bunch of
speedboat racing contests years ago. Nepotism won't help you in that
regard.
David Migicovsky
<199808250559...@ladder03.news.aol.com>...
>>>>>Do you have any other examples of celebs whose careers are
>>>>>based on sheer nepotism?
>>>
>>>I can't believe no one has mentioned Peter Jennings, whose daddy was a
CBC
>>>bigwig and got him the breaks.
>>>
>>>Monysmom
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>U.S.?
My point was that his father being a CBC bigwig would not be of much help in
getting jobs with the competition, followed by jobs in the States.
KAR
>
> On 24 Aug 1998 12:00:50 GMT, "P.J. Gladnick" <pjg...@gate.net> wrote:
>
> >There are some celebs whose careers are based on sheer nepotism. That is,
> >celebs who are celebs only because a showbiz relative got them their
> >undeserved careers. An outstanding example of this would be Pauly Shore who
> >is a celeb solely because his mommy, Mitzi Shore, runs the Comedy Store.
> >Another example would be Steven Baldwin who rode into showbiz on the
> >coattails of his brother Alec. Do you have any other examples of celebs
> >whose careers are based on sheer nepotism?
> >
> >
> Tori Spelling
> Elijah Blue Allman
> almost every project her husband, Steven Boscho (sic), produced.
Barbara Bosson, and Botchko, no shrinking violet, was quoted as
providing her name by saying "B-o-double-s as in nepotism-o-n"
> Griffith O'Neal
> Jane Fonda's son (who was given a two-bit part in Conspiracy Theory
> *and* was named as one of PEOPLE or EW's the 100 beautiful people
> as a favour to his step-father, Ted) I can't really remember his name
> - Troy Graity?
>
> Catty (a film bore)
> xx
Jules57
>be?
Running at Belmont in the third? OOh, that was mean. ;-)
Jules W., who hates those Rivers "twins" with a grand passion.
Reality's bitch
>> Do you have any other examples of celebs whose careers are based on
>> sheer nepotism?
> I can't believe no one has mentioned Peter Jennings, whose daddy was a
> CBC bigwig and got him the breaks. Monysmom
>> Jennings worked for CTV when he was in Canada.
> Yeah? And? How many high school dropouts end up as network anchors in
> the U.S.?
Well, Peter Jennings, for one. The rest of them just *sound* like high
school dropouts..."pundant"? "nucular"? "And, now for the international
news. An American freighter off the coast of South Carolina..."???
vcz [who finds it Scary that, lately, the only Difference between drudge
and most anchors is that drudge ain't pretty...]
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> :> deeti...@aol.com (DeeTigress) wrote:
>>> Jennings worked for CTV when he was in Canada.
>
>> Yeah? And? How many high school dropouts end up as network anchors in
>> the U.S.?
>
> Well, Peter Jennings, for one. The rest of them just *sound* like high
> school dropouts..."pundant"? "nucular"? "And, now for the international
> news. An American freighter off the coast of South Carolina..."???
Don't you mean "the innernational news"? Not to mention the latest
favourite, the "Innernet" ...
Robert B. Love
>
> vcz [who finds it Scary that, lately, the only Difference between
drudge
> and most anchors is that drudge ain't pretty...]
Who is this Dr. Udge anyway?
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>Peter Tam <yum...@idirect.com> wrote in article
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>> Roger Clinton
>
>Wasn't Roger Clinton employed as a gopher on a TV show. His rock career
>sank like a, well er, rock. What's he doing now? Dealing again?
>
At last report, giving interviews and sympathizing with how poor Hillary
must have felt because he, himself was shocked.
*pffffffffffffttt*
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>
>Melissa Rivers is such a GREAT example. her. Without mommy where would
she
>be?
>
Asking you if you'd like fries with that?
Cathy
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Mary Campbell <cc...@FreeNet.Carleton.CA> wrote in article
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>
> Reality's bitch (v...@shell.flinet.com) writes:
> > :> deeti...@aol.com (DeeTigress) wrote:
> >>> Jennings worked for CTV when he was in Canada.
> >
> >> Yeah? And? How many high school dropouts end up as network anchors
in
> >> the U.S.?
> >
> > Well, Peter Jennings, for one. The rest of them just *sound* like high
> > school dropouts..."pundant"? "nucular"? "And, now for the
international
> > news. An American freighter off the coast of South Carolina..."???
>
Well, here in Canada, Peter Mansbridge, the anchor of the top news show
CBC's "The National" is a high school drop-out. He was discovered while
working the P.A. system at the Winnipeg airport.
Leslie
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Eric Douglas has a career???????Rap sheet maybe
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> Talentless spawn, sibs, wives and lovers;
>
> Shari Belafonte
> Eric Douglas
> Desi Arnez Jr.
> Tia Carrera (sp)
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> Ivana and Ivanka Trump
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> Mira Sorvino
>
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David Migicovsky <da...@see.sig> wrote in article
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> DeeTigress wrote in message
> <199808250559...@ladder03.news.aol.com>...
> >>>>>Do you have any other examples of celebs whose careers are
> >>>>>based on sheer nepotism?
> >>>
> >>>I can't believe no one has mentioned Peter Jennings, whose daddy was a
> CBC
> >>>bigwig and got him the breaks.
> >>>
> >>>Monysmom
> >>>
> >>
> >>Jennings worked for CTV when he was in Canada.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Yeah? And? How many high school dropouts end up as network anchors in
the
> >U.S.?
>
> My point was that his father being a CBC bigwig would not be of much help
in
> getting jobs with the competition, followed by jobs in the States.
>
The preceding statement has been delivered to you by a Canadian even more
clueless that Peter Jennings.
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Mel
On 24 Aug 1998 12:00:50 GMT, "P.J. Gladnick" <pjg...@gate.net> wrote:
>There are some celebs whose careers are based on sheer nepotism. That is,
>celebs who are celebs only because a showbiz relative got them their
>undeserved careers. An outstanding example of this would be Pauly Shore who
>is a celeb solely because his mommy, Mitzi Shore, runs the Comedy Store.
>Another example would be Steven Baldwin who rode into showbiz on the
>coattails of his brother Alec. Do you have any other examples of celebs
>whose careers are based on sheer nepotism?
>
>
>
belad...@hotmail.com
>
> Not Sean Astin, he's a fine actor given a good role. Rent and watch "Where
the
> day takes you," and then tell me what you think.
>
Oh thank-you! I've been trying to think of the name of that movie for
months! Good little film, and Sean Astin is excellent. I didn't even know
who his folks were at the time.
--
bel
What mind? No matter. What matter? Nevermind.
SaraBrnEys
most recent "Twelfth Night"), I wonder if she would have gotten into the
business as early and easily as she did if not for her father and uncle.
Eventually on her own, very possible perhaps because she does definitely have
the talent. But so do many others.
Just a thought.
SaraBrnEys
David Migicovsky
<199808271011...@ladder03.news.aol.com>...
Which is a large part of why nepotism seems so prevalent in the business --
the talent pool is *far* larger than the demand. So you're casting a small
part (say, a pizza delivery guy who says "That'll be 15.50, ma'am") and
there are easily 100 people who can play it adequately. So you do a favour
for your friend and hire his kid. After all, you never know when you'll need
a favour from him, and that's the way the world works.
Actually, that was the plot of the Mary Tyler Moore show where Hunt
guest-starred as Murray's daughter. Only she (Murray's daughter, not Hunt)
was a disaster and Mary had to fire her.
David, who notes that no one calls it nepotism when it's 2nd generation on
welfare, but the causes are much the same -- familiarity.
David Migicovsky
EvelynR wrote in message
<199808280137...@ladder01.news.aol.com>...
>...if one of Vidal Sassoon's kids got a job working for him, would that be
a
>career based on *shear* nepotism?
>
What do you think "If you don't look good, we don't look good" is all about?
They're trying to get a free ride on people's coattails. Or split ends.
EvelynR
career based on *shear* nepotism?
Evelyn
KAR
Hunt from consideration. She is a talented actor. Having family in the
business is always useful in any career; many lawyers help and hope
their children learn the ropes (or pressure them into becoming suicidal
about making a different life-choice); The "and son" partnership is
bromidic. Actors as a group tend to have very little influence in
casting circles. (This is circumvented by Major Stars, eg, Kirk Douglas
NOT Tippi Hedren) Gordon Hunt, Helen's father (WKRP) is a respected
acting teacher and one assumes the teaching more than the profession
probably made Helen, an intelligent actor, keen on the notion.
Under the heading Sheer Nepotism I would nominate for hall of fame:
Sophia Coppola AND
Tori Spelling
Honorable mention:
Melissa Rivers
who, with the exception of the biopic, has just become sidekick to her
mother whose current status as pathetic disqualifies the attempt at
giving Melissa any attempt at credence.
Catty
Ho ho ho. <g>
FWIW, Catya Sassoon was an 'action-oriented' film actress - doing
all those kickboxing 'straight-to-video'-type movies. Actually, she's
famous for kicking a villian all over the room whilst half naked. Her
breasts never moved. Not even an inch. As I understand, her career
is now over. I think she is only 28. Mind you, I've heard that she's
writing a tell-all autobiography about her famous father (as a father,
he was terrible - because, for example, he refused to believe her
when she told him that one of his friends was sexually abusing her),
her battle with weight, drug problems, her early marriages, her
careers (as a model, bodyguard, actress and something else), and
her friendships with a few kids of the famous (e.g. Victoria Sellers,
Tatum O'Neal, etc.). I was told that the heroine, in Jackie Collins'
'Hollywood Kids', was based on Catya Sassoon.
Anyway, relating to this thread, Catya Sasoon traded on her father's
name to get her everywhere.
j_f...@hotmail.com
In article <35E201...@earthlink.net>,
lo...@earthlink.net wrote:
> ruok wrote:
> >
> > Never had a chance without relatives:
> > How about Tori Spelling,Melissa Rivers,Ivanka Trump,Sean Astin,Joely
> > Fisher,Jim Belushi,Loranzo Lamas
>
> Never had a chance without relatives add:
> Randy Spelling, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tate Donovan, Nick Cassevettes, Sophia
> Coppola, Julian Lennon, Sean Lennon, Rae Dawn Chong, Jennifer Tilly
> (sister Meg), Melanie Griffith (mom Tippi Hendren), Moon Unit Zappa and
> Dweezil Zappa, Alison Eastwood, Mondale (sp?) daughter who's a pseudo
> interviewer, Marlin Wayans and Kim Wayans (brother Keenan Ivory), Chad
> Lowe, Jason Bonham (dad John from Led Zep), Pauly Shore, Lisa Marie
> Presley, Latoya Jackson, JFK Jr.(he has little but good looks), Ione
> Skye, Kevin Dillon, Sarah Gilbert (Melissa's Sister), Chris Penn (Sean's
> bro), Tatum O'Neil (even tho she won an Oscar-she was young then!), Ron
> Reagan Jr, Dee Dee Pfeiffer, Stephen Baldwin, Andrew Shue (Elizabeth's
> brother), Mira Sorvino (despite her Oscar, I think her "acting" sux!)
>
> > Might have done it sooner or later:
> > ,the more talented-Sheen/Estevez,Laura Dern,Josh Brolin,Ben
> > Stiller,Rob Reiner,Penny Marshall,the Arkettes(?sp) NIck Cage. Sean
> > and David Cassidy,Angelica Huston,Redgraves.
> > Downey Jr,.Slater.Fondas.Bridges
>
> Would have probably made it sooner or later add:
> Angelina Jolie, George Clooney, Liv Tyler, Kiefer Sutherland, Damon
> Wayans (he was very funny in stand-up even before he shaved his head), I
> hate to say it but Mark Walberg, Whitney Houston, Jennifer Aniston,
> Michael Douglas, Janet Jackson, Maria Shriver, Drew Barrymore, Jamie Lee
> Curtis, Joaquin Phoenix
>
> > ruok
> >
> > On 24 Aug 1998 15:37:33 GMT, NOSPAM....@mindspring.com (Frank M.
> > Miller) wrote:
> >
> > >In article <35E16D55...@mitretek.org>, Sherrill Edwards
> > ><sedw...@mitretek.org> wrote:
> > >
> > >=How about Nancy Sinatra (Jr.)? Frank Jr. seems to have some actual talent
> > >=(for arranging and conducting),but every time I hear "These Boots Are
> > >=Made for Walking," I think of what how she would have been waiting tables
> > >=for decades before she got a break if her last name wasn't Sinatra.
> > >
> > >She may not have been the greatest singer on earth, but her few movies
> > >(and that "Boots" clip that keeps popping up on VH1) show her to be a
> > >talented natural comedienne. Sadly, the teen films her management shoved
> > >her into back in the '60s did little to build on those gifts.
> > >
> > >+==============================================================+
> > > Frank Miller, 10086 Sunset Blvd., FABville
> > > frnklin at mindspring dot com (please note correct email address, albeit
spelled out)
> > >Atlanta, GA
> > >
> > >For the best in video reviews, visit me at
http://www.showbuzznet.com/frank.htm
> > >+==============================================================+
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Chad Lowe's brother is Rob Lowe.
Aaja
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SaraBrnEys
Gwyneth Paltrow is Blythe Danner and Bruce Paltrow's daughter.
Megan
SaraBrnEys
KAR
Paltrow (TV Producer).
Chad Lowe is the brother of Rob Lowe
Tate Donovan dated Jennifer Anniston for a while but they are no longer
involved.
Tate Donovan and Chad Lowe are certainly not victims of nepotism,
although Donovan guested on Friends about the same time he did the
speaking voice of Hercules in the Disney animated feature. In either
event, their connections and their relative levels of fame/obscurity
don't suggest much success if that were their intentions. Rob Lowe is
Rob Lowe's Rob Lowe, after all, and that hasn't gotten him anywhere for
some time either.
Gwynneth Paltrow has a career that her father wishes he had in features,
and has tried to have in features and which her mother only flirted with
in features. Blythe Danner was/is a terrific stage actor, but her
close-ups are not in a league with her daughter's, which is what can
keep a stage actor from moving ahead as a leading lady.
While I think all of these people have or have had relationships with
others in the business, none of them qualify as even figuratively
nepotistic (which of course literally refers to one's nephew).
j_f...@hotmail.com wrote:
>
> Who are Gweneth Paltrow, Tate Donovan, and Chad Lowe related to??????
>
RoperII
>involved.
>
Tate Donovan had a carreer long before Jennifer Anniston even existed in
Hollywood. He may have gotten breaks due to a blood relationship with
someoone, but Jennifer had nothing to do with it.
Laura Fleagle
hurt Chad when he was breaking into showbiz, IMO he's since proven
himself to be a far better actor than his older brother........witness,
among other things, his Emmy-winning work on "Life Goes On."
steph...@my-dejanews.com
Gwyneth Paltrow's father is Bruce Paltrow; her mother is Blythe Danner. As
someone mentioned before, Chad Lowe's brother is Rob. I have no earthly idea
who Tate Donovan is related to.
Stephanie