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After Home Alone became the highest-grossing comedy of the '90s, its young star was heralded as&nbsp;one of the most popular and financially successful child actors of all time. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/what-happened-to-macaulay-culkin/zack-howe">Macaulay Culkin</a>'s&nbsp;celebrity status and natural acting chops catapulted his financial portfolio into the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.eonline.com/news/1068042/inside-kieran-and-macaulay-culkin-s-uneasy-relationship-with-fame">$50 million</a>&nbsp;range.&nbsp;However, behind the scenes, his father was trying to manage every aspect of his life.Kit Culkin acted as his son’s manager, and reportedly physically and verbally abused the Home Alone star. At the age of 14, Macaulay decided to give up acting. Allegedly, his <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/whoa-culkin-family-facts/mallory-weiler">turbulent relationship</a> with his father was a prime factor.

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Every elite, out-of-touch, sickeningly rich celebrity was once a tiny helpless baby. It had parents, grandparents, maybe siblings, cousins, aunts, uncles, godparents...

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If show business is all about who you know, nepotism babies have the ultimate hookup getting through the door. Defined as children working in the same industry as their <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/current-stars-with-famous-parents/carly-kiel">famous and connected parents</a>, their presence in Hollywood is controversial because it brings their merit and work ethic into question.&nbsp;However, there is a group of well-connected offspring who have not reached the heights of their parents or what their talent allows. Maybe they are consistently working but <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/actors-should-have-won-oscar/erin-maxwell">have yet to win awards</a> for their efforts. Maybe they are sought after by directors but have failed to find the break-out role to make them a household name. They could be pigeonholed into supporting parts or just not have the credits they should have. Either way, these underrated nepo babies are just waiting for you to discover them.&nbsp;Which of these nepo babies do you think deserve the most success? Vote up your favorites.

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Lists about the family, life, and tragic end of one of America's most popular and controversial figures, 35th President John F. Kennedy (1917-1963).

The Rise and Fall of Camelot

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Since an older generation <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Kennedy-family-tree-2236644">immigrated to the US</a> from Ireland in the 1840s, the Kennedy family has developed into arguably the most prominent political dynasty of the country. Dubbed America's royal family, their wealth, style, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/dark-kennedy-family-stories/lyra-radford">tragedies, and scandals</a> have long captivated the public, particularly after the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy cemented their “Camelot” mythology.Of course, it also doesn't hurt that many of the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/members-of-the-kennedy-family/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Kennedy family members</a> aren't bad to look at. Ranked <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/hottest-us-presidents/carly-kiel">the no. 1 hottest US president</a> (as of 2024), JFK is one mere example of the Kennedy family's historically attractive legacy. Many Kennedy descendants have wed other beautiful celebrities (some of these non-blood Kennedys included on this list like Katherine Eunice Schwarzenegger), which has only upped the pulchritude of the gene pool. Some, like Jack Schlossberg (JFK's only grandson) draw comparisons to other immortalized family faces, in this case JFK Jr., Schlossberg's late uncle.So, say what you want about the Kennedys and their politics, their personalities, their accomplishments, and their misdeeds. Love them or hate them, you can still partake in some simple appreciation of good-looking faces. While there are a lot of Kennedy descendants to sort through as of 2024, the collection rounds up some of the most notable hotties of the family for your perusal and consideration. You may not get the privileges and perks of being a Kennedy in day-to-day life, but in this list, the power's all yours. Have your say on which Kennedy family members are easiest on the eyes.

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This is a list of celebrities that you didn't know were siblings, ranked by how shocking the discovery might be to the average pop culture fan. Everyone knows that <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/women-who-john-cusack-has-dated/celebrityhookups?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">John and Joan Cusack</a> are siblings. They look alike, they share a last name, and they have appeared in several movies together. However, some famous siblings aren't so easy to spot. This list shows some celebrity siblings that have changed their names, leaving them to have no apparent connection other than DNA.Who are the most famous pair of celebrities that you didn't know were siblings? Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez would probably top our list. Both brothers were born with the last name Estevez, but Charlie decided to adopt their father, Martin Sheen's, stage name. They have appeared together in the film Men at Work, and Estevez did a guest spot on Sheen's television show “<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/two-and-a-half-men-dark-behind-the-scenes-stories/zack-howe?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Two and a Half Men</a>.”Also on this list are famous siblings who work in different industries, making it difficult to pair them together. Pop singer Lily Allen has hit songs like “Smile” and “Womanizer” while her brother Alfie Allen has been scheming for power as Theon Greyjoy on the HBO show “Game of Thrones.”Are you surprised that these famous folks are siblings? Share your thoughts in the comments section.

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Look: Some people have so much money that they just can't possibly live normal lives or even behave like regular human people. These are their stories.

Lifestyles of the Very Wealthy

During the Gilded Age, the mass accumulation of money by families like the Vanderbilts changed the economic,&nbsp;social, and physical&nbsp;landscape&nbsp;of the United States. The <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.ranker.com/list/members-of-the-vanderbilt-family/reference">Vanderbilt family's</a>&nbsp;wealth grew out of the shipping and railroad industries, both of which were largely monopolized by the the family patriarch, Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt, in the late 19th century. His hard work set the foundation for his sons and&nbsp;grandsons to continue making money, but their&nbsp;descendants became less&nbsp;inclined to earn and more likely to spend.As it goes in&nbsp;many wealthy families - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.ranker.com/list/dark-rockefeller-family-facts/harrison-tenpas">such as the Rockefellers</a>,&nbsp;for instance - the Vanderbilts were prone to excess. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/over-the-top-homes/erin-cody">The houses</a>, the luxury, and the spectacle that defined&nbsp;<a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/members-of-the-vanderbilt-family/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the Vanderbilt family</a> eventually brought about their decline from atop the&nbsp;financial and social ladders they once dominated.

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Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore has appeared in some of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/what-movies-can-you-watch-over-and-over-again--v1?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">most beloved movies</a> of the 1980s, &lsquo;90s, and 2000s. She&rsquo;s a producer, writer/director, and vintner. With a resume like that, you&rsquo;d think she came from a strict family of disciplinarians. In truth, she grew up without a safety net for much of her life, and nearly succumbed to substance dependency.

Born to actor John Drew Barrymore and his wife, Jaid, Drew&rsquo;s parents put her into the entertainment business early; she was only 11 months old when she scored her first gig. But the dependency issues that were long present in her family, coupled with her hard-partying lifestyle, put her on the fast track for self-destruction. After spending more than a year in an institution, Drew Barrymore <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/celebrities-who-divorced-their-parents/celebrity-lists" target="_blank">emancipated herself from her parents</a> to seek some semblance of normalcy.

How did that legal procedure go down? How does Barrymore feel about her decision to extricate herself from her parents now? She&rsquo;s gone on record about her troubled childhood and the way she got out of her toxic relationship with her parents, and she&#39;s actually very positive about the entire experience.

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Lists about the brilliant and fascinating men who led the American Revolution and created the documents that established these United States of America.

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Most people know the story of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings. He was a Founding Father, author of the Declaration of Independence, and a slave-owning Southern farmer. She was his property. Their relationship allegedly&nbsp;began in 1787, when Hemings was just 14&nbsp;years old. Over the next three decades, Jefferson had as many as six children with her.There are many <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/founding-fathers-horrifying-facts/isadora-teich">horrifying stories about the Founding Fathers</a>, but perhaps one of the most unscrupulous among them was Jefferson. Jefferson, who did other&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.ranker.com/list/reasons-thomas-jefferson-was-awful/stephanroget">pretty awful things</a>, also broke his promise to the mother of his children: he swore to free her and their progeny, but it didn't happen until he passed away.&nbsp;Jefferson and Hemings's Black descendants&nbsp;have faced discrimination within the Jefferson family. Jefferson's white descendants showed their prejudice when they stated they didn't believe <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://tjrs.monticello.org/letter/1266">Jefferson&nbsp;would</a> "rear a race of half breeds."&nbsp;Even when DNA evidence finally proved Jefferson was the father of Hemings's children, some white descendants continued&nbsp;to deny it.

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Stars: They're just like us! Havin' babies, pushin' swings, raisin' hellraisers, and givin' advice.

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Some celebrities become famous for being <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-film-actors-and-actresses-of-all-time">great at acting</a>, or for their ability to perform great music. Some are famous for a mixture of these talents and for having numerous children. Indeed, there are a number of celebrities who, either through birth or adoption, have managed to accrue quite a surprising, and sometimes even shocking, number of offspring.&nbsp;Moreover, while some of these children of the wealthy and famous and successful have gone on to become famous in their own right - the Kardashians being perhaps the most notable example - others have preferred to fly under the radar. As such, they reveal the many different paths that the children of famous people can take, particularly when they are part of a large family.

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As new generations of actors, actresses, singers, and make their way into the spotlight, the debate around nepo babies continues to dominate conversations. Whether you think they have a leg up or transcend their familial ties, nepo babies are unavoidable. In 2024, they're the voices behind billion-dollar animated blockbusters and characters at the center of multiple superhero universes. They also star in some of the most talked about shows on streaming.From Ethan Hawke's daughter to Meg Ryan's son to Lebron James's history-making son, the children of famous celebrities have done a lot to transcend the nepo baby label in 2024. Vote up the celebrities that you think did the most work in 2024 and have earned their spot in their chosen industry.

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These are the most dramatic, petty, savage, and entertaining rivalries since Cain & Abel.

Where's the Beef?

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Anyone who has grown up with a sibling knows&nbsp;how easily rivalries can develop. The desire of brothers and sisters to&nbsp;outperform each other is a nearly universal emotion,&nbsp;one that transcends social class, culture, and time period. In other words, everyone is prone to this rivalry, even&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/embarrassing-presidential-siblings/melissa-sartore" target="_blank">US presidents</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;

History is chock-full of famous siblings with particularly juicy beefs. If humans are already naturally inclined toward&nbsp;competing with their sibs, adding power, wealth, or fame to the equation only inflames that tendency. In societies with hereditary governments, siblings have done all kinds of terrible things to each other to seize power for themselves. In more modern times, while dynastic political families do still exist, high-stakes sibling squabbling&nbsp;often plays out in corporate boardrooms or lawsuits. But throughout history, one thing is clear: <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/whoa-british-royal-family-facts/alby-thompson" target="_blank">Family is complicated</a>.

Read on for some&nbsp;of the ugliest sibling rivalries across history.&nbsp;

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Despite all of their riches and fame, celebrities' lives can be devastated by accidents, abuse, death, and other awful surprises.

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Jennifer Hudson and Sean Lennon aren't&nbsp;the only&nbsp;celebrities&nbsp;whose parents were murdered. Patrick Duffy, Michael Jordan, and Dylan McDermott are among several&nbsp;celebrities whose&nbsp;parents have been killed. A parent of one of the&nbsp;famous people on this list was killed in self defense, while another was assassinated. Several of these celebrities' parents were killed in robberies.In 1991, when Monster star Charlize Theron was a teen, her mother&nbsp;Gerda shot and killed her father&nbsp;Charles&nbsp;in self defense. Michael Jordan's dad James Jordan was murdered in 1993 as he was robbed of his car and&nbsp;two <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-nba-players-with-no-championships?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">NBA championship rings</a> that Michael had given him.&nbsp;Who is the most famous person whose parents were murdered or killed in self defense?

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Lists about famous twins, twins in film, twin studies, identical twins, fraternal twins, twin names, and other twin stuff.

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Several celebrities are part of a male/female twinning duo, which only happens in one out of every 90 pregnancies. 40% of all twins born are boy/girl fraternal twins.&nbsp;One out of every 50 Americans have a twin brother or sister, and these <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-people-with-twins-who-passed/celebrity-lists?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">famous people with twins</a> are no exception. It is also estimated that 40% of twins develop their own language when they are young, usually before they learn to speak in their native tongue.&nbsp;Some of these famous twins are in show business together. Other twin duos feature one twin more in the spotlight than the other.&nbsp;&nbsp;Who's the most famous boy/girl fraternal twin set on our list? Scarlett and Hunter Johansson top our list. Many people know Scarlett Johansson from her roles in The Avengers series, but did you know that her twin brother, Hunter, worked on President Obama's campaign in 2008? Another famous twinning duo is Alanis and Wade Morisette. Alanis is best known for her 1995 hit album, Jagged Little Pill, while her brother is a talented yogi.&nbsp;&nbsp;Are you surprised that any of these famous people are twins? Let us know in the comment section! &nbsp;

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This list of celebrities with a ton of kids is loosely ranked by fame and popularity. Several celebrities have more than six children. Many famous actors, actresses, musicians, and athletes all have large families with lots of kids. Some of these famous folks have adopted most of their children, while others had their kids the old fashioned way. Several celebrities even have ten or more children.

Who are the most famous people with a ton of kids? Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt top our list. This dynamic duo has six children, many of whom are adopted.&nbsp;Mia Farrow has 15 children. She has four biological children and eleven adopted kids.&nbsp;Several famous musicians also have a ton of kids. Willie Nelson has seven children and has been married four times. Bob Marley and El DeBarge both have more than ten kids.

Why do you think so many celebrities choose to have large families?

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Lists of fun photos of people, animals, and plenty of things that look like other things.

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Everyone knows celebrities can be cuckoo bananas, but did you know that they also have access to biological technology unavailable to the rest of us plebs? The latest in celeb fads: cloning. Here is <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-most-influential-contemporary-americans?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">a list of famous people</a> who have literally cloned themselves by copying their own DNA and creating new people. Don't believe it? The proof is in the pudding, sirs. Just take a look at these snaps of celeb &quot;children&quot; compared to their famous &quot;parents.&quot; Is that a pre-teen Reese Witherspoon sulking in the schoolyard? Nope, it is her clone, a brand new second person that everyone has agreed to call &quot;Ava Elizabeth Phillippe.&quot; Were you watching Fargo and trying to place the young policeman, but feeling a little nutso because who is that guy? Don't worry - it is just the clone of Oscar-winner Tom Hanks. This new fella's name is Colin, and he is an actor, too, wouldn't you know it.Why is cloning so popular in Hollywood / the entertainment industry? Well, stars are just like us. They want their kids to succeed - and they are already famous, so why not make sure the apple falls pretty close to the tree? Also, it's a safer bet to swirl some DNA around in a dish, Gattaca-style (ahem Uma Thurman) than to roll the dice and risk mixing genes with a second parent. With a star's own identical genetic information, hot looks, sparkling personalities, je nais se quoi, and Tinsel Town connections, each of these cloned precious angels is sure to be a smash hit - even if it is not exactly one-of-a-kind.Clones.&nbsp;What do you think about the celebrity trend of playing God creating mini-mes and genetically identical lookalikes? Voice your educated opinions in the Comments.

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Since the dawn of civilization, a lot of important things have happened. Here are lists of about the many winding routes we took to get where we are today.

Historical Contexts

Famous ancestry&nbsp;can serve as&nbsp;a blessing and a curse. While living descendants of historical figures enter the world with fame and prestige (or notoriety)&nbsp;already attached to their names, this heritage often comes with lofty expectations and preconceived notions. It’s no surprise most historical descendants prefer to shy away from <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/what-descendants-of-golden-era-stars-look-like/nicky-benson" target="_blank">the limelight of their ancestors</a>, seeking to write their own story unencumbered by <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/descendants-of-historical-villains-lives/nicky-benson" target="_blank">the reputation of their family tree</a>.Still, some decide to work in the field which made their family name famous. They prefer to embrace - not shy away from -&nbsp;their family legacy.

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Lists of interesting trivia and fun facts about where famous people were born, how they grew up, and what their lives were like when they were young.

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Beyond what you see on the big and small screens, Los Angeles really is a lot of bright lights and red carpets, but also real people, real crimes, and even real ghosts.

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List of Celebrities in Actor Families ranked by fame and popularity. Many people take up the family business and actors are no different. Several celebrities come from a long lineage of Hollywood stars. Some famous people embrace their family&#39;s legacy, while others change their names to step outside of their parent&#39;s shadows.

Who is the most famous celebrity from <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/celebrities-with-famous-parents/jonathan-kantor/" target="_blank">an acting family</a>? Jennifer Aniston tops our list. The &ldquo;Friends&rdquo; actress was married to Brad Pitt. Her parents are the soap star John Aniston and television actress Nancy Dow. Pitt and Aniston divorced in 2005. Pitt is now in a serious relationship with Angelina Jolie and Aniston is engaged to her &quot;Wanderlust&quot; co-star Justin Theroux. Other famous females who come from acting families include Drew Barrymore, Julia Roberts and Zooey Deschanel.

&quot;The Godfather&quot; director Francis Ford Coppola&#39;s sister is &quot;Rocky&quot; actress Talia Shire. His children are &quot;The Outsiders&quot; producer Gian-Carlo Coppola, writer/producer Roman Coppola and the multi-talented &quot;Lost in Translation&quot; director Sofia Coppola, who is currently married to Phoenix front man Thomas Mars. Talia Shire&#39;s son is the &quot;Rushmore&quot; star Jason Schwartzman. Francis Ford Coppola&#39;s nephew is the actor Nicolas Cage.

Do you think that being in an acting family helped these celebrities to succeed? Share your thoughts in the comments section.

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