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10 celebrities you didn’t know were nepobabies

Nepobabies have been around for a long, long time.


Senior Writer
MARCH 22, 2023 5:43 PM EDT

Nepobabies are all around us. The term, which has become increasingly common and has irked all manner of nepobabies, suggests children of artists and members of the entertainment industry have only appeared recently. This is not true. Nepobabies have existed for as long as the Hollywood industry has existed.

Here are 10 celebrities you didn’t know were nepobabies:

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Jamie Lee Curtis

Jaime Lee Curtis, who won her first Oscar this month, is the daughter of Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis, two incredibly famous Hollywood actors.

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Nicole and Sofia Richie

Nicole and Sofia Richie are the daughters of Lionel Richie.

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Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage was born Nicolas Kim Coppola, as in, related to the Coppolas, perhaps Hollywood’s most famous and talented film family.

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Kaia Gerber

Kaia Gerber, who’s a model and actress, is the daughter of supermodel Cindy Crawford.

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Timothée Chalamet

Timothée Chalamet is the son of Nicole Flender, a Broadway dancer and actress. He’s also the grandson of Harold Flender, a filmmaker.

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Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston is the daughter of two actors, John Aniston, and Nancy Dow.

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Hailey Bieber

Hailey Bieber née Baldwin is the daughter of Stephen Baldwin, an actor, and the brother of Alec Baldwin.

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Ben Platt

Ben Platt is the son of Marc Platt, a producer that has worked across all mediums, producing some of the biggest titles in theater, TV and film.

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Liv Tyler

Liv Tyler is the daughter of Steven Tyler, lead singer of Aerosmith.

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Maude Apatow

Maude Apatow is the daughter of Leslie Mann and Judd Apatow, an actress and one of Hollywood’s leading directors and producers.