# Hollywood Nepotism -- Let's Make a List **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 27, 2000, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-nepotism-lets-make-a-list/15359 "2000-03-27T20:21:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![malaka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@malaka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malaka)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-nepotism-lets-make-a-list/15359/21 "2000-03-27T21:17:00Z")
Gary Busey \> Jake Busey ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-nepotism-lets-make-a-list/15359/22 "2000-03-27T21:23:00Z")
Melissa Sue Gilbert =\> Sarah Gilbert ---
**Author:** ![Dirty\_Devil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Dirty\_Devil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dirty_Devil)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-nepotism-lets-make-a-list/15359/23 "2000-03-27T21:27:00Z")
Homer Simpson ==\> Bart Simpson Coincidence? I think not! ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-nepotism-lets-make-a-list/15359/24 "2000-03-27T21:32:00Z")
Roseanne–Patricia–David Arquette John–Joan Cusack John–Angelica Houston The Carradines Melissa–Sara Gilbert * * * I will not use abbrev. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-nepotism-lets-make-a-list/15359/25 "2000-03-27T21:35:00Z")
OK, I’ll say it again! Play by the rules! **ONE EXAMPLE PER POST** (This means you Psycat90! 😉 ) ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-nepotism-lets-make-a-list/15359/26 "2000-03-27T21:48:00Z")
Shirley MacLaine ==\> Warren Beatty ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-nepotism-lets-make-a-list/15359/27 "2000-03-27T22:04:00Z")
_snicker_ Oops, musta missed this when I walked in: ONE EXAMPLE OF NEPOTISM PER POST, PLEASE. Or I’m just a rebel. Your call. Warren Beatty–Shirley Maclaine (I couldn’t resist, I’ll play nice, I promise) * * * I am not deliciously saucy. ---
**Author:** ![SkySlash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d6d6ee/32.png) [@SkySlash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkySlash)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-nepotism-lets-make-a-list/15359/28 "2000-03-27T22:09:00Z")
Mccauley Caulkin —\> His RL younger brother(the bedwetter in Home Alone) Bruce Lee —\> Brandon Lee Any Hollywood star —\> Kevin Bacon 😃 * * * In my limited experience, I’ve discovered everyone is an idiot until they’ve proven themselves otherwise! -SS ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-nepotism-lets-make-a-list/15359/29 "2000-03-27T22:11:00Z")
Patricia Arquette —\> David Arquette --\> Rosanna Arquette ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-nepotism-lets-make-a-list/15359/30 "2000-03-27T22:16:00Z")
Edgar Bergen —\> Candice Bergen (sp?) ('sOK psycat, but I’ve got my eye on you…) :eek: ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-nepotism-lets-make-a-list/15359/31 "2000-03-27T22:54:00Z")
Roseanne ==\> Tom Arnold * * * “No,” he replied, and smiled seraphically, as was his wont. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-nepotism-lets-make-a-list/15359/32 "2000-03-27T22:59:00Z")
Mitzi Shore (owner of The Comedy Store) ==\> Pauly Shore * * * “No,” he replied, and smiled seraphically, as was his wont. ---
**Author:** ![Shadowfox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Shadowfox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadowfox)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-nepotism-lets-make-a-list/15359/33 "2000-03-27T23:17:00Z")
Paul Sorvino - Myra? Mina? Sorvino (I can’t remember her first name, but she won an Oscar for “Mighty Aphrodite”) Freddy Prinze - Freddy Prinze Jr. ## Tex Ritter - John Ritter Shadowfox “The dead have risen, and they’re voting Republican!” - Bart Simpson ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-nepotism-lets-make-a-list/15359/34 "2000-03-27T23:28:00Z")
Ingrid Bergman --\> Isabella Rosselini ---
**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-nepotism-lets-make-a-list/15359/35 "2000-03-27T23:34:00Z")
Sigourney Weaver’s father was a Big-wig producer IIRC. * * * A woman needs four animals in her life: A mink in the closet, a Jaguar in the garage, a tiger in the bedroom, and an ass to pay for it all. —Zsa Zsa Gabor ---
**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-nepotism-lets-make-a-list/15359/36 "2000-03-27T23:39:00Z")
Janet Leigh…Jamie Lee Curtis ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-nepotism-lets-make-a-list/15359/37 "2000-03-27T23:41:00Z")
Dick Van Dyke —\> Jerry Van Dyke ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-nepotism-lets-make-a-list/15359/38 "2000-03-27T23:44:00Z")
Tony Curtis —\> Jamie Lee Curtis (Let’s not forget Dad!) ---
**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-nepotism-lets-make-a-list/15359/39 "2000-03-28T00:10:00Z")
Eddie Fisher…Carrie Fisher & Joely Fisher ---
**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-nepotism-lets-make-a-list/15359/40 "2000-03-28T00:13:00Z")
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