15 children of star parents who went their own way and achieved success in life

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

Many children of famous parents prefer a prosperous existence under the wing of a mom or dad. They live in abundance and do not see any problems. However, there are others. Growing up, they want to succeed themselves, build their own careers and do not rely on the support of famous relatives. Parents only help their children to get a decent education, and then adult children go their own way.

Lorraine Broussard Nicholson

Jack Nicholson's daughter began acting at the age of 13, making her father's film debut. In 2007, she received the Miss Golden Globe title at the award ceremony. The most significant work of the young actress was the role of surfer Alana Blanchard in the film "Soul Surfer", which was released in 2011.

However, the actress was not going to stop there. She graduated from Brown University in 2012 with a literary degree, intending to devote her life to screenwriting. From 2013 to 2017, the girl produced and shot three short films. Lorraine Nicholson believes that she needs to create her own projects to empower other people to believe in herself.

Lisa Nicole Brennan-Jobs

For a long time Steve Jobs refused to recognize Lisa as his daughter. Only after the fact of paternity was established in court, the creator of Apple Corporation began to pay alimony in the amount of $ 500 a month. As a teenager, Lisa lived in her father's house, he also paid for Lisa's studies at Harvard University. After receiving her diploma, Lisa moved to Europe, where she collaborated with several well-known publications as a journalist. After the death of Steve Jobs, the daughter published her memoirs about him. True, in her memories, her father does not appear to be the angel that everyone saw in the entrepreneur.

Eric Norris

One of the sons of Chuck Norris managed to achieve recognition in two areas at once. He became seriously interested in auto racing, making a name for himself and earning the respect of experienced race car drivers. Choosing the same acting profession, Eric Norris has succeeded here. He managed to star in more than ten films, and after that he also became interested in directing.

Jane Erin Kerry

The daughter of the famous comedian Jim Carrey was born in the actor's first marriage to Melissa Womer. Jane could try herself in the acting profession, but chose to find her own path in art. In 2009, the girl became the founder of the Jane Carrey Band, and in 2012 appeared on the country's screens as an aspiring singer in the popular American Idol show, although she did not qualify for the second round. She is the author and performer of the soundtrack for the film Dumb, Dumber and composer of the music for the documentary about Jim Carrey. Later, the girl created her own comedy show and starred in the series.

Francis Bean Cobain

She was not yet two years old when her father passed away. The daughter of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love dreamed of working in show business. The talented girl graduated from Highland Hall Waldorf School, worked as an intern at Rolling Stone magazine and tried herself as a vocalist. She then staged a show of her paintings in a Los Angeles gallery, and 7 years later she became the face of the Marc Jacobs brand.

Ella Blue Travolta

The daughter of a famous actor decided to follow in the footsteps of the famous father. In 2019, the third film with the participation of Ella Blue Travolta was released. And this is only the very beginning of her creative career. The girl is always open to communication and does not complex at all about any shortcomings in her appearance.

Alexander Tsoi

The son of the legendary musician Viktor Tsoi and Marianna Kovaleva grew up as a versatile gifted person. Since the age of 16, he has been engaged in web design. Trying to avoid undue attention to himself from journalists, Alexander Tsoi for some time acted as the guitarist of the group "Para bellvm" under the pseudonym Molchanov. Today Alexander leads an author's column on the RT channel in Russian, is engaged in a new project "Ronin", being an author, musician and vocalist in it.

Chester Hanks

The son of Tom Hanks, unlike his father and half-brother Colin Hanks, decided to seek fame and recognition not in cinema, but in music. In particular, Chas, as his friends and relatives call him, is fond of rap. Chester Hanks daily records videos with his participation and demonstrates them to subscribers on social networks.

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Dree Hemingway

The daughter of actress Mariel Hemingway and the great-granddaughter of the famous writer decided to go into the modeling business and was able to reach certain heights in this field. She made her debut right away at the Givenchy fashion show, later began to collaborate with many famous fashion houses, was the face of Gianfranco Ferre and became Playboy's Girl of the Month, never starring in the nude.

Tookie Brando

The life of Marlon Brando's grandson could have been very tragic. His mother, who used drugs throughout her pregnancy, committed suicide when her son was only 5 years old. He did not know his father, since he was killed by his own uncle Christian Brando a month before his nephew was born. Tuki Brando, who was raised by his grandmother, grew up to be a real handsome man and found himself as a model. Perhaps he would like to become an actor, however, according to Tuki himself, he was afraid that he would be compared with the famous grandfather all the time. At the age of 17, he became the face of Versace Fall, later, without leaving the podium, he took up the study of medicine.

Emma Ferrer

The granddaughter of the famous actress Audrey Hepburn and actor and producer Mel Ferrer studied at the Academy of Arts in France and did not even plan to become a model. However, at the Lanvin show, in which she herself refused to participate as a model, there were some changes in Emma Ferrer. In 2014, she signed her first modeling contract and now quite successfully conquers the world catwalks, collaborates with UNICEF and dreams of becoming a famous artist.

Una Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin's granddaughter followed in the footsteps of her mother, Geraldine Chaplin, and the grandfather of world famous comedian Charlie Chaplin. Una has become a sought-after Spanish actress. One of the most famous works of Una in the cinema was the series "Game of Thrones", where the actress brilliantly played the role of Talisa Meigir.

Alison Le Borges

She is very similar to her grandfather Alain Delon, but she did not plan to follow in his footsteps. But she was able to become a popular and successful model. Giambattista Valli calls Alison his muse, and photos of the model do not leave the pages of fashion magazines.

Riley Keough

Elvis Presley's granddaughter managed to become famous in two areas at once. She became a successful model and actress. The most striking work of Riley Keough was the shooting in the movie "Mad Max: Fury Road". In total, the actress has about 20 films in her filmography. As a model, Riley signed a contract with the modeling agency IMG.

Sage Stallone

The son of Sylvester Stallone and Sasha Zak was a fairly successful actor and director, acted as a composer, screenwriter and producer. Sadly, Sage Stallone passed away in 2012 at the age of 36 from a heart attack.

Their ancestors left behind not only a huge creative legacy. Many of them had children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, whose descendants still live today. Some of them prefer to lead a modest life, while others have become quite famous people. It often does not even occur to us that famous media personalities are in fact living descendants of Russian classics, whose works are read by more than one generation. What are the descendants of the great Russian writers and poets doing today?