Top 10 Celebs You Didn't Know Had Famous Parents

press this when you're ready good luck hey everyone i'm rebecca and welcome to ms mojo today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 celebs you didn't know had famous parents hey levano i just wanted to ask you a few questions would you mind letting me look at your hands please sorry to interrupt y'all lobster brunch what's up e where the contracts at man you forgot about me for this list we're looking at performers who are second or perhaps even third generation celebs my parents are not famous but they love reading your comments so be sure to leave one below alright let's get into it if you like what you're hearing be sure to check out the full song at the link [Music] below [Music] number 10. jessica capshaw most of you probably know jessica from her role as arizona robins the head of pediatric surgery on the long-running abc show grey's anatomy okay oh bloodbank all right you need to come with me and bring all that stuff she first appeared on the show in 2009 and was there for nine years arizona robins i'm taking over dr kimberly's patient because you're the peach surgeon what you may not know about jessica capshaw is that her mom is actress kate capshaw best known for playing nightclub singer willie scott in indiana jones and the temple of doom jessica has also been playing the role of step daughter to steven spielberg since he married her mom in 1991. number 9. o'shea jackson jr given that his name is o'shea jackson jr his dad is obviously o'shea jackson however if that name doesn't sound familiar that may be because you probably know the senior jackson by his stage name ice cube in 2012 under the stage name omg o'shea released a rap mixtape but is much more familiar to the public as an actor junior has appeared in such films as longshot and godzilla king of the monsters what do those nerds think they're gonna do down there with a bunch of nukes you wanna hear them griffin they wanna bring godzilla back from the dead but his most talked about performance was his film debut where he played his dad in the movie straight outta compton should have kept your word brian number eight lenny kravitz i want you to look straight ahead as if the audience in this whole event are beneath you that should be easy press this when you're ready for those of you who only know lenny kravitz is an actor in the hunger games movies you are missing out on one of the greatest musicians of the 1990s and 2000s in fact for four years straight from 1999 to 2002 kravitz won the grammy for best male rock vocal performance his dad scykravitz produced tv news at nbc and his mom was actress roxy roker in 1974 when lenny was 10 years old the family moved on up to la where roxy scored the role of helen willis on the jeffersons roker played one half of the first caucasian african-american married couple on primetime tv see honey we can't stop crazy thoughts from popping into our heads nobody can what matters is not what passes across our minds it's how we live our lives together baby we've been doing that pretty good damn good number 7. chris pine chris is a huge hollywood star whose name on the marquee is enough to bring an audience to any movie that's okay that's okay yeah don't worry about it did he say don't worry about it you may not know chris's father by his name but there's a very good chance you've seen him on television at least once or twice you recognize her bruce yes her name's lindsey she drew a picture for me today sarge this is lindsay's mom mrs vane in fact his dad robert pine has appeared in over 400 episodes of television over the course of his almost 50 years in the business his many roles are too numerous to name but he's best known for his role as sergeant joseph catrere on the show ships he also guest starred on an episode of charlie's angels hello hello doctor ken wanted to see you two have already met huh number six miles robbins who's this guy who are you dad this is my date miles's star is on the rise in hollywood in just the last two years he's had roles in the movie's blockers halloween and on the 11th season of the x-files where he played scully and mulder's teenage son if i didn't exist it's not your fault william let me help you stop it you can't all right cause you died too robbins was born in 1992 and got his first taste of life on a movie set only a few years later in 1995 he played the role of boy in church in the thought-provoking film dead man walking while we don't know specifics about the audition process we're going to assume there was some nepotism involved there you see his mom susan sarandon was the lead actress in the film how tall is he i don't know i think he's he's kind of big what size is kind of big does it run like big medium and petite and his dad tim robbins wrote and directed it number 5. riley keough riley made her feature film debut in 2010 in the film the runaways well if it isn't mary mother of god what no disciples no cameras but her big break came in 2016 when she starred in the first season of the girlfriend experience the hollywood foreign press association couldn't help falling in love with her performance on the show and honored her with a golden globe nomination okay um i i'll call you on saturday and i'll explain everything i just i i'm in a hurry at this point those of you with suspicious minds are probably very curious about who her famous parents are hella fanna well we won't be cruel we'll tell you but you might be all shook up to know that her mom is lisa marie presley no her dad isn't lisa marie's ex-husband the king of pop but her grandfather is the king of rock and roll elvis number 4. rasheeda jones jones starred in one of the best comedies of the 2000's i love you man you play an instrument yeah i can't believe i've never told you i played bass really oh yeah i slapped the bass big time what do you what is that you sound like a leprechaun no that's a reggae guy i just did reggae it doesn't sound doesn't sound reggae no slept abuse she played the title character in the funny tnt series angie tribeca and she starred with andy samberg in a great little independent film called celeste and jessie forever oh okay well i didn't know about that but that's how important right now okay but let's face it for most of us she will either always be karen from the office or anne from parks and recreation kiss one water fountain drinker you're kissing everyone in pawnee including him unless of course you're multi-grammy award-winning composer songwriter and producer quincy jones or you're the mod squad actress peggy lipton in that case rashida will always be first and foremost daughter number three john david washington there are a couple of things that might surprise you about john and the fact that his father is denzel washington is just one of them king kong ain't got on me when he was seven john had a small part in the film malcolm x malcolm x is you all of you and you are malcolm x however for the next 15 years acting took a backseat to football john was a running back at morehouse college was on the st louis rams practice squad and played professionally in europe and in the united football league until 2012. he got back into acting a few years later and has been running strong ever since picking up a golden globe nomination for his performance in black klansmen you were just the kind of guy that we are looking for listen uh when can you meet how about friday night after i get off work that's the deal buddy boy we'll get right back to you with the details take care now god bless white america he also starred in one of the biggest films of 2020 tenet well i've seen too much i'm still alive which must mean you've decided to trust me or maybe i lost my age number two marishka hargitay our dead guy victor spicer his license was suspended when he got 11 months for assault for over two decades marishka hargite has been a staple of our weekly television viewing her role as detective olivia benson on law and order svu has earned her plenty of awards and made her a household name you are a class act olivia benson long may you run and yet because hargitay was her also famous father mickey's family name so many people are unaware that her mother was jane mansfield mansfield was an actress and an iconic blonde bombshell of the 1950s and 60s who lost her life in a tragic car accident a three and a half year old hargitay was asleep in the back and has a zigzag scar on the side of her head from the accident mariska hargitay's father was actually mr universe 1955 in case you're interested and our number one pick has two very famous parents and a very famous grandmother so let's look through some honorable mentions and then we'll see the top celeb you didn't know came from a famous family catherine waterston this fantastic beasts actress is the daughter of law and order alum sam waterston here we go can we get to work now duncan jones the moon director's full name is duncan zoe haywood jones and his dad is david bowie [Music] alison williams allison isn't just one of the girls she's also the daughter of news anchor brian williams and most importantly without my own family this dream that started in a small town and in this great nation would not be coming true tonight drew barrymore drew is just the latest member in the 150 year history of the barrymore family of actors isabella rossellini the daughter of ingrid bergman and roberto rossellini before we continue be sure to subscribe to our channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos you have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications number 1. dakota johnson dakota whipped her name onto the tip of all of our tongues with her starring role as anastasia steele in the 50 shades of grave film series it's just beyond this door what is my playroom like your xbox and stuff her performance earned her a rising star award from the british academy of film and television arts as her career continues she can definitely look to her parents for help navigating stardom heaven knows i'm no box of candy but all things considered i think we might have to consider some sort of temporary working relationship her dad don johnson became a huge star in the 80s with his role on miami vice and her mom melanie griffith was a big movie star getting an oscar nomination for her performance in the film working girl i mean you can bend the rules plenty once you get upstairs but not while you're trying to get there and if you're someone like me you can't get there without bending the rules i feel like there was a rumor going around for a long time that donald glover is danny glover's son but he's not so please do not come first in the comments because we did not miss him it does not qualify for this list but do tell us in the comments if there is anyone we missed or come tell me on twitter or instagram rebecca brayton or on my youtube channel see ya do you agree with our picks let us know in the comments and hey if you're a fan of the song playing right now be sure to check out the music video for it right let me show here [Music]

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Length: 12min 18sec (738 seconds)

Published: Sun Mar 07 2021