# Children More Talented Than Their Father (or Mother) (Famous People) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 24, 2008, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-more-talented-than-their-father-or-mother-famous-people/478518 "2008-12-24T06:35:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![vintageloveletter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@vintageloveletter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vintageloveletter)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-more-talented-than-their-father-or-mother-famous-people/478518/41 "2008-12-27T07:34:45Z")
How about Angelina Jolie and her dad Jon Voight? ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-more-talented-than-their-father-or-mother-famous-people/478518/42 "2008-12-27T13:32:34Z")
Keifer Southerland outshines Donald. ---
**Author:** ![ASAKMOTSD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@ASAKMOTSD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASAKMOTSD)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-more-talented-than-their-father-or-mother-famous-people/478518/43 "2008-12-27T14:41:30Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > Now to me Liza SHOULD have been more talented than her mother. I think she had the ability to be but lost it do drugs and alcohol. Thus Judy still is better, but Liza SHOULD’ve been. On the other hand, Liza is still alive after all the drugs & alcohol, so perhaps she was more successful after all. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-more-talented-than-their-father-or-mother-famous-people/478518/44 "2008-12-27T18:53:14Z")
I’ll nominate Mary Chapin-Carpenter, although I’ve heard much more of her music than her dad’s (Harry Chapin), so I suppose I’m not completely qualified here. ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-more-talented-than-their-father-or-mother-famous-people/478518/45 "2008-12-27T19:34:55Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Same could be said of Shaun, his son with Shirley Jones. Both David & Shaun achieved some success in musical theatre too. Disagree. Shaun never was as big as David Cassidy, Shirley Jones or Jack Cassidy. And he wasn’t as talented as either of them. David is her Shirley’s stepson. Shuan had a brief career as a teen Idol, but it never matched David’s impact. I think Shuan is a behind the camera guy now. David Cassidy is still an icon to many woman and still performs. Shirley Jomes was a star on Broadway, and not just in revivals. She won an Oscar, and has had a successful career for over 50 years ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-more-talented-than-their-father-or-mother-famous-people/478518/46 "2008-12-27T19:38:13Z")
> [@vintageloveletter](#): > > How about Angelina Jolie and her dad Jon Voight? Equal. But at this time, I’d give the edge to Voight. ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-more-talented-than-their-father-or-mother-famous-people/478518/47 "2008-12-27T19:45:08Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Keifer Southerland outshines Donald. Hi Annie-Xmas. We disagree again. As good as Keifer is, I don’t believe he _outshines_ his father. It’s like the Voight-Jolie comparison. Their talent may be close to equal, but I’d still give the edge to Donald. ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-more-talented-than-their-father-or-mother-famous-people/478518/48 "2008-12-27T20:00:09Z")
Huh! I had no idea that Keenan Wynn was Ed Wynn’s son. Andrew Wyeth is a more celebrated painter than his dad N.C. Wyeth (though I personally have more copies of N.C.'s stuff. Hey, Andrew: MORE PIRATES). ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-more-talented-than-their-father-or-mother-famous-people/478518/49 "2008-12-27T23:05:49Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Keifer Southerland outshines Donald. Hmm, I don’t know. Donald has, over his career, shown a range of performances in action, drama and comedy, playing all sorts of characters. What has Keifer done of note other than 24? One role does not a career make. And his father is still more handsome, and has perhaps the sexiest (male) voice in Hollywood. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-more-talented-than-their-father-or-mother-famous-people/478518/50 "2008-12-28T00:14:16Z")
Canada. We’ve been outshining England and France ever since Vimy Ridge. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-more-talented-than-their-father-or-mother-famous-people/478518/51 "2008-12-28T01:24:01Z")
Cliff Townshend played sax for a popular dance band called [The Squadronaires](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Squadronaires). His son, Peter, has been somewhat more successful. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-more-talented-than-their-father-or-mother-famous-people/478518/52 "2008-12-28T07:29:02Z")
> [@Hail\_Ants](#): > > **Kate Hudson** is a fantastic, Oscar-winning actress. And stunningly gorgeous. > > **Goldie Hawn** is, um, a sweet, blond, funny looking goofball. Goldie’s the one with the Oscar (and one other nomination). And Goldie has a better body of work. Kate’s got **Almost Famous** and not much else of note. ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-more-talented-than-their-father-or-mother-famous-people/478518/53 "2008-12-28T08:09:33Z")
> [@Mister\_Rik](#): > > I’ll nominate Mary Chapin-Carpenter, although I’ve heard much more of her music than her dad’s (Harry Chapin), so I suppose I’m not completely qualified here. I have never heard this connection, and I have several of her albums. CDs. [QUOTE=Wikipedia] Carpenter was born in Princeton, New Jersey to Chapin Carpenter Jr., a Life Magazine executive, and Mary Bowie Robertson. [/QUOTE] [[QUOTE=CMT.com](http://QUOTE=CMT.com)] Mary Chapin Carpenter was born Feb. 21, 1958, in Princeton, N.J. Her father was an executive for Life magazine, and she spent part of her early life living in Japan. [/quote] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-more-talented-than-their-father-or-mother-famous-people/478518.md?page=2)