# Did any enormously talented person have an equally enormously talented child? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 25, 2012, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-enormously-talented-person-have-an-equally-enormously-talented-child/626244 "2012-06-25T14:45:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![denquixote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-enormously-talented-person-have-an-equally-enormously-talented-child/626244/41 "2012-06-25T18:56:13Z")
Ravi Shankar and Norah Jones Quincy Jones/Peggy Lipton and Rashida Jones In baseball Ray Boone begat Bob Boone who begat Aaron and Bret Boone (all All-Stars at one time or another. Grandmaster bridge player Oswald Jacoby and son Grandmaster Jim Jacoby. Economist Herb Stein and self-described economist BenStein ---
**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:** [June 25, 2012, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-enormously-talented-person-have-an-equally-enormously-talented-child/626244/42 "2012-06-25T19:04:47Z")
Marie Curie won two Nobel Prives. Her daughter Irene won only one. How disappointing. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-enormously-talented-person-have-an-equally-enormously-talented-child/626244/43 "2012-06-25T19:07:53Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > Pitt the [Elder](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Pitt,_1st_Earl_of_Chatham) LORD PALMERSTONE! (not really, I vote Pitt the elder over Lord Palmertone (gets punched by barney)) (anyway this post was only yo say “I was going to mention those 2”) ---
**Author:** ![tapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-enormously-talented-person-have-an-equally-enormously-talented-child/626244/44 "2012-06-25T19:11:04Z")
Well, there’s me and my son, Asa. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-enormously-talented-person-have-an-equally-enormously-talented-child/626244/45 "2012-06-25T19:18:34Z")
Martin Sheen and sons Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez. Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-enormously-talented-person-have-an-equally-enormously-talented-child/626244/46 "2012-06-25T19:19:58Z")
Zach Starkey is actually a much better drummer than his father Richard (alias Ring Starr) ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-enormously-talented-person-have-an-equally-enormously-talented-child/626244/47 "2012-06-25T19:23:37Z")
> [@well\_he\_s\_back](#): > > Someone above stole my example of Carl Reiner (uniquely gifted successful comic actor) and Rob Reiner (crazily successful director. Look at his list of movies!). What’s even more remarkable is that Rob married a talented young actress who became a major director, and her brother has been a successful director for decades. I guess it’s all in the… something. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-enormously-talented-person-have-an-equally-enormously-talented-child/626244/48 "2012-06-25T19:24:38Z")
> [@SpoilerVirgin](#): > > Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson. Ooh, good one! And it’s safe to say that Kate is far more talented than her father. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-enormously-talented-person-have-an-equally-enormously-talented-child/626244/49 "2012-06-25T19:51:12Z")
Sammy Davis Jr. came from a famous Vaudeville family. So did Buster Keaton. The Marx Brothers were the nephews of Al Shean of Gallagher and Shean. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-enormously-talented-person-have-an-equally-enormously-talented-child/626244/50 "2012-06-25T20:05:40Z")
Arlo & Woodie Guthrie Debbie Reynolds & Carrie Fisher. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-enormously-talented-person-have-an-equally-enormously-talented-child/626244/51 "2012-06-25T20:31:54Z")
Oh: Bucky Pizzarelli is a highly, highly respected guitarist - you’ve heard him thousands of times, literally, via his session work and just don’t know it. His son John is a highly regarded cabaret singer/guitarist who tours with his wife. So talented. ---
**Author:** ![FordTaurusSHO94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f07891/32.png) [@FordTaurusSHO94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordTaurusSHO94)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-enormously-talented-person-have-an-equally-enormously-talented-child/626244/52 "2012-06-25T20:48:32Z")
Richard Petty still owns most of NASCAR’s big number records. He took most of the records from his father, Lee Petty. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-enormously-talented-person-have-an-equally-enormously-talented-child/626244/53 "2012-06-25T21:02:31Z")
There’s also Sigmund Freud, whose daughter Anna was a distinguished analyst and whose grandson Lucien was a noted artist. Various other members of [the family](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freud_family) were also distinguished. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-enormously-talented-person-have-an-equally-enormously-talented-child/626244/54 "2012-06-25T21:28:43Z")
> [@Evin](#): > > Archie Manning had Peyton and Eli. > There is a third son Cooper who is reputed > to have been just as talented, but who suffered > spinal stenosis, and so he could not play. About 10 years ago, though, I remember hearing Archie Manning on Jim Rome’s radio show. Rome asked which of the Manning boys was Dad’s favorite, Peyton or Eli. Archie’s answer? Cooper was the favorite son, since he gave Archie his first grandchild. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-enormously-talented-person-have-an-equally-enormously-talented-child/626244/55 "2012-06-26T00:37:23Z")
In there field of business Cornelius and William Henry Vanderbilt come to mind. ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_s\_Son](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19adc/32.png) [@Jim\_s\_Son](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_s_Son)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-enormously-talented-person-have-an-equally-enormously-talented-child/626244/56 "2012-06-26T00:48:50Z")
> [@Evil\_Captor](#): > > I think George W. Bush is a war criminal who should have been hung by his neck until dead by the World Court n the Hague for his role in the Iraq War. So, “sneeze” is just not the word. “Spit” is closer to accurate, and clearly, I dispute your thesis. Yup, Bush Derangement Syndrome still lives, causing liberals to spew out all the hate and intolerance in their minds. You will notice people like this NEVER rage against the real war criminals like Saddam Hussein, Pol Pot, Mao Tse-Tung, Idi Amin, Joseph Stalin,etc. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-enormously-talented-person-have-an-equally-enormously-talented-child/626244/57 "2012-06-26T00:54:31Z")
> [@Jim\_s\_Son](#): > > Yup, Bush Derangement Syndrome still lives, causing liberals to spew out all the hate and intolerance in their minds. You will notice people like this NEVER rage against the real war criminals like Saddam Hussein, Pol Pot, Mao Tse-Tung, Idi Amin, Joseph Stalin,etc. I will boldly and forthrightly take a stand against all war criminals, big and small. You hear me, war criminals? You’ve been called out! ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-enormously-talented-person-have-an-equally-enormously-talented-child/626244/58 "2012-06-26T00:59:03Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > I’m surprised someone mentioned the Bach family. While several of JS’s sons were very talented, I don’t think anyone considers any of them to be the absolute once-in-a-millenium genius that their father was. Exactly what I thought too. > [@BubbaDog](#): > > Father > Son > Holy Ghost > From what I’ve heard they had some big accomplishments Word has it they’re all the same person. > [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > Zach Starkey is actually a much better drummer than his father Richard (alias Ring Starr) Well, as good as Ring **o** , anyway. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-enormously-talented-person-have-an-equally-enormously-talented-child/626244/59 "2012-06-26T01:04:24Z")
Tony Curtis earned Golden Globe nominations for everything from THE DEFIANT ONES to THE BOSTON STRANGLER; Janet Leigh got the win for PSYCHO; daughter Jamie Lee Curtis has picked up more nominations than both of 'em put together, winning for TRUE LIES soon after winning for ANYTHING BUT LOVE. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-enormously-talented-person-have-an-equally-enormously-talented-child/626244/60 "2012-06-26T01:23:55Z")
> [@Evil\_Captor](#): > > I think George W. Bush is a war criminal who should have been hung by his neck until dead by the World Court n the Hague for his role in the Iraq War. So, “sneeze” is just not the word. “Spit” is closer to accurate, and clearly, I dispute your thesis. > [@Jim\_s\_Son](#): > > Yup, Bush Derangement Syndrome still lives, causing liberals to spew out all the hate and intolerance in their minds. You will notice people like this NEVER rage against the real war criminals like Saddam Hussein, Pol Pot, Mao Tse-Tung, Idi Amin, Joseph Stalin,etc. This is Cafe Society, not Great Debates. Political ranting is not appropriate. Knock it off. **twickster** , Cafe Society moderator [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-enormously-talented-person-have-an-equally-enormously-talented-child/626244.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-enormously-talented-person-have-an-equally-enormously-talented-child/626244.md?page=4)