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00:06Welcome to MsMojo and today we're counting down our picks for the most talented stars with famous parents who don't owe their success to their connections.
00:15Maybe this time I'll win.
00:20Number 10. When Maude Apatow left us shook on Euphoria.
00:24One of the most intriguing characters on Euphoria, the revered author of the most
00:29iconic meta high school play, Lexi Howard is truly one of a kind.
00:33I think the most defining moment of my adolescence was when my sister went through puberty.
00:42Ugh, I look disgusting!
00:45It was this role that catapulted Maude Apatow to fame.
00:48It was also this fame that brought attention to her powerful parents Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann.
00:54Those names bear enough weight to give you an idea of how influential they are to the industry,
00:59so of course she got her start through them.
01:01See, there's nothing better than embarrassing people.
01:03Uh, dad.
01:05Uh, Maude, you are bright red.
01:09However, it was the organically growing interest in the actress herself that prompted a background
01:14search. If not for her breakout role in Euphoria, her parentage would perhaps not even be a viral
01:20issue at all.
01:21She often imagined that her parents weren't really her parents,
01:25and that her sister wasn't her sister, and that her house wasn't even really her house.
01:32That it was just a movie.
01:39He doesn't even know this girl.
01:42And if he did know her, like, like really know her, I don't think he'd even want to be her friend.
01:49Over the years, Stranger Things has been a fantastic launching pad for rising stars.
01:54Maya Hawke was one young actor who shot to global popularity through the show.
01:58And another one bites the dust.
02:01You are 0-4-6, Popeye.
02:04Yeah, yeah, I can count.
02:06You know that means you suck.
02:08Yep, I can read, too.
02:09Fans will argue that it had everything to do with her talent and nothing at all with
02:13her parents Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman. However, she herself has admitted to her privilege,
02:18which somehow makes her much cooler than if she had dismissed it.
02:22My parents are wonderful and really supportive and have, I don't know,
02:26given me a lot. And I feel really grateful to have their support. And they both loved the show.
02:31Her portrayal of the wisecracking sardonic softy Robin Buckley took seasons three and
02:36four to a whole new level. And she deserves her kudos, nepotism or not.
02:42When Dan Levy made television history with his father.
02:45In case you didn't know,
02:47Johnny and David Rose from Schitt's Creek are actually father and son in real life.
02:51David, didn't I just tell you to save your money?
02:55Uh, yeah, I am testing this out for the store, so work is paying for it.
03:01Work is paying for your bedding?
03:03They're also business partners who created the show together.
03:06Perhaps that's why they could bring out such an authentic and unforgettable dynamic on screen.
03:11You know, it's funny. It didn't seem that long ago that you were relying on me for everything.
03:16Like when you were taking your harpsichord lessons and I would drive you.
03:20I was seven.
03:21The brilliance of Dan Levy's performance, equal parts sassy and sulky,
03:25is worth letting nepotism slide just this once, don't you think?
03:29The show broke the record for the most Emmy nods a comedy has ever been honored with in
03:33its last season. It also won each actor in the main cast at least one Emmy.
03:38It birthed memes like no other and became an irreplaceable part of pop culture.
03:43Next step is to fold in the cheese.
03:48What does that mean?
03:49Sure, connections helped, but it would have been historic anyway.
03:53When Kate Hudson won a Golden Globe
03:56As the daughter of Goldie Hawn, Kate Hudson had massive shoes to fill when
04:00she decided to follow her mom's footsteps into the entertainment industry.
04:04Yet rather than riding on her coattails,
04:06she established herself in Hollywood on her own merit.
04:09Not a groupie.
04:14We are not groupies.
04:17This is Penny Lane, man. Show some respect.
04:20Within two years of debuting, her role as Penny Lane in Almost Famous
04:24brought her immeasurable success. With it came a lot more work than she probably anticipated as a
04:30nepo-baby.
04:42It didn't just win her a Golden Globe, but also fans' hearts,
04:46and she cemented her popularity with a string of rom-coms next.
04:50Talk about proving yourself.
04:51Oh, you are already falling in love with me.
04:55I'm gonna make you wish you were dead.
04:57Poor guy.
05:02When Gwyneth Paltrow became an Oscar winner
05:05This nepo-baby wasn't an ordinary star kid.
05:08Good morning, my lord.
05:10My lady, the tide waits for no man, but I swear it would wait for you.
05:14She was heir to the Hollywood throne passed down from her extraordinary parents,
05:18Bruce Paltrow and Blythe Danner.
05:20While she has never denied the advantages that came with her family name,
05:24Gwyneth claims she and others of her status have to work, quote,
05:28twice as hard to be acknowledged.
05:30While we're not here to evaluate effort, what is evident is the fruit of the same.
05:35I love you beyond poetry.
05:40Paltrow's phenomenal performance in Shakespeare in Love placed her in a league of her own,
05:45and bagged her an Academy Award, too.
05:47That's when we knew we had another gem on our hands.
05:55When Tracee Ellis Ross became the OG Girls' Girl
06:00Growing up with music royalty Diana Ross as a mother,
06:03king of pop Michael Jackson lounging around the house,
06:06and Cher playing tennis out on the lawn was normal for Tracee.
06:10I was raised by a woman who lived out her dreams.
06:14As for us, we can't help feeling just a tiny bit jealous.
06:18Yet, all that went out the door when we met her as the ever-relatable
06:22Joan Carol Clayton in the sitcom Girlfriends.
06:25How is William in bed?
06:29Oh, no, it's okay. Oh, you know, we're just talking.
06:32Erasing any traces of her elite upbringing,
06:35she became an everywoman, endearing herself to viewers at once.
06:38This love was only amplified by her Golden Globe-winning role in Black-ish,
06:43showing that she is much more than an Epo baby.
06:46You make fun of my hair. You make fun of my clothing. You make fun of my cooking.
06:51You make fun of my blackness.
06:52It's more your whiteness.
06:53I'm not joking. You walk all over me, and I let you in my home.
06:59When Miley Cyrus Wrecked Her Good Girl Image
07:10The Flower singer was born to be a star.
07:12It just helped that the family she was born into had all the tools for her to achieve said stardom.
07:18As country star Billy Ray Cyrus' daughter,
07:20she definitely parlayed her Nepo baby status into a Disney career with Hannah Montana.
07:38However, it was when she abandoned her Goody Two-Shoes image and flaunted her rebellious streak
07:43that she was able to step away from her father's spotlight and into her own.
07:47Wrecking Ball was a cultural and personal reset for Miley.
07:51And as controversial as it was, at least she was true to herself.
08:05When Sofia Coppola Made Her Own Name
08:18Daughter of filmmaking legend Francis Ford Coppola wants no part of the Nepo baby discourse.
08:24She has endured much flack for it, and can't stress enough how tough it was to be taken seriously.
08:39Even though she acted in eight of her father's films,
08:42it wasn't until she took the director's chair herself that she found acclaim.
08:46Once her feature film directorial debut The Virgin Suicides was released,
08:51her critics turned into fans, and there was no looking back.
09:04In the next few years, she earned an Oscar of her own for her Lost in Translation screenplay,
09:10proving naysayers wrong.
09:12When Angelina Jolie Went for Gold with a Complex Role
09:25When we found out one of the most versatile actresses Hollywood has to offer was a Nepo
09:29baby born to none other than superstar Jon Voight, something inside us broke.
09:34Luckily, she had a lot more to show than her prestigious lineage.
09:42Jolie started off small, with minor supporting roles, and steadily made her way into James
09:53Mangold's Girl Interrupted. With a character she could really sink her teeth into,
09:58Angelina showed us what she's made of.
10:06Soon, she became a force to be reckoned with, the name on everyone's lips,
10:10and a proud winner of an Oscar.
10:12Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions.
10:16When Margaret Qualley did Justice to Anne Reinking,
10:19Andy McDowell's daughter's performance in Fosse-Verdon was groundbreaking.
10:24Rashida Jones
10:38Parks and Recreation fame
10:40Who knew Peggy Lipton and Quincy Jones' daughter was a comedic genius?
10:53Gracie Abrams' soaring music career
11:02J.J. Abrams' daughter gives us some amazing bops.
11:15Jack Quaid has his own brand of acting in The Boys.
11:18Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid's son was persistent about finding his groove.
11:23Rumer Willis discovered her talent in dance.
11:41Bruce Willis and Demi Moore's Girl won Dancing with the Stars.
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12:11When Liza Minnelli wowed the Academy
12:24As the progeny of the inimitable Judy Garland and director Vincent Minnelli,
12:30Liza was the epitome of the nepo-baby. The Wizard of Oz star's dazzling light
12:35cast a terribly long shadow, one that was understandably difficult to step out of.
12:40Yet, before we knew it, the world was raving about Liza and her innate talent for both dance and
12:46acting. Her fierce magnetic cabaret performance was positively out of this world, and her essence,
13:01truly timeless. So no wonder the Academy bowed to her greatness and handed her the
13:05Oscar she deserved. To this day, there's no one like Liza Minnelli.
13:16Have you ever been shocked to find out your favorite celebrity was a nepo-baby?
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