Show business can be as much of a family business
as any other long-running enterprise. While many well-known Hollywood dynasties
are open about their family ties, other famous kin choose to keep their connections more
private. Here are some celebrities you may have never
realized are related. Al Roker and Lenny Kravitz What do the Today show weather guy who admitted
to soiling his pants at the White House, and the rocker who was once connected to an illegal
Bahamian dental clinic have in common? Their moms were cousins! Yep, Al Roker and Lenny Kravitz are first
cousins, once removed. Liev Schreiber and Pablo Schreiber Yep, "Stache" from Orange Is The New Black
and Ray Donovan are brothers. Half-brothers, actually. According to the New York Post, their dad
is an acting teacher who raised Pablo in British Columbia while older brother Liev grew up
in New York City. Pablo says Liev encouraged him to make it
in the industry on his own, rather than have his famous older sibling pull strings for
him, which he now views as sage advice. Bonnie Bedelia and Macaulay Culkin Die Hard and Parenthood star, Bonnie Bedelia,
was born Bonnie Culkin. She's the sister of Christopher "Kit" Culkin,
who happens to be the dad of the famous brood of actors that includes Home Alone star Macaulay. As far as Bonnie's relationship to Macaulay
or any of the others, it's unclear. None of them do much press, but according
to the Daily Mail, Bonnie was instrumental in Kit's recovery following a stroke in 2014. Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine Oscar-winning siblings Warren Beatty and Shirley
MacLaine have each risen to the top of their game, they by no means did it as a team. According to the Telegraph, they've actually
been in competition all their lives, with Beatty supposedly launching his acting career
after growing tired of living in the shadow of his already famous sister. When Beatty hit superstardom, he stopped communicating
with MacLaine for a time, at least according to one biography. Fortunately, the two seemed to have mended
their relationship in recent years, particularly in the wake of Beatty's now-infamous 2017
Oscars flub. When asked how she felt watching her little
brother's viral gaffe, Maclaine described it as a "horror" to USA Today. "I'm concerned with how he must have felt
being so close to him. I'm three years older and I'm protective." Jayne Mansfield and Mariska Hargitay Law and Order: SVU star, Mariska Hargitay,
is the daughter of the late Jayne Mansfield, who was a 50s pin-up girl and actress. In 1967, Mansfield died in a car crash that
also claimed the lives of two others, although not her three children, including three-year-old
Mariska, who were in the backseat. Mansfield was just 34 years old at the time
of her death. Though she has no memories of the accident
or her mother, Hargitay told Closer Weekly that having such a famous mother was at times
"a burden," and that "losing her at such a young age is the scar of my soul." Emma Roberts and Julia Roberts Mega star Julia Roberts wasn't exactly enthusiastic
about her niece, Scream Queens actress Emma Roberts, following in her footsteps. The Pretty Woman star told the Los Angeles
Times in 2013 that she worried Emma wouldn't remain "the same magical girl she used to
be" after entering a business that can easily lead one to compromise their "sense of self." That never stopped Emma, who is also the daughter
of actor Eric Roberts, Julia's brother, from seeing her Oscar-winning aunt as a role model,
and in fact, as the person responsible for whetting her show business appetite when she
was a kid. "I would go and visit and my Mom would be
like, 'Aren't you bored? Don't you want to leave?' I'm like, 'No, I'm working in hair and makeup
now!'" Thanks for watching! Click the Nicki Swift icon to subscribe to
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