Famous celebrities you didn’t know were related
Talent tends to run in the family and the entertainment industry is a small world, which means many of your favorite Hollywood celebrities could actually be related.
Click through this gallery and prepare to be surprised by these famous relatives.
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Lance Bass and Britney Spears
Lance Bass recently appeared on the Ancestry show ‘2 Lies & a Leaf’ to explore his family history. Most people might hope to find they’re distantly related to a founding father or a royal, but he discovered a familial connection to modern royalty – the Princess of Pop, Britney Spears! The NSYNC alum was shocked and delighted at the revelation. “For some reason I always felt like we looked like family, even when we were kids. I mean, this means so much to me. She is like family to me, so the fact that we are blood-related is amazing.” The research revealed that Bass and Spears are sixth cousins once removed.
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Courteney Cox and Matthew Perry
In May of 2021, researchers at the online genealogy website MyHeritage discovered that co-stars Courteney Cox and Matthew Perry are actually related. Cox and Perry played Monica and Chandler, one of the most long-lasting couples in ‘Friends.’ Luckily their connection is very distant, so we don’t have to feel icky about all the times they kissed on the show! They are 11th cousins and can trace back their ancestry to an English couple alive in the 1600s.
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Joe Rogan and Gerard Way
Media personality Joe Rogan confirmed My Chemical Romance front man Gerard Way is his cousin.
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Jessica Capshaw and Steven Spielberg
The ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ actress is the stepdaughter of acclaimed director Steven Spielberg.
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Martin and Charlie Sheen
Veteran actor Martin Sheen is the father of ‘Two and a Half Men’ star Charlie Sheen, as well as actor Emilio Estevez.
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Beyoncé and Bianca Lawson
Queen Bey got a new famous stepsister when her mother, Tina Knowles, married Bianca’s father, Richard Lawson, in 2015. The actress is known for her roles in ‘Pretty Little Liars’ and ‘Queen Sugar.’
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Jason Momoa and Zoë Kravitz
The ‘Aquaman’ actor has been in a relationship with Zoë’s mother, Lisa Bonet, since 2005.
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Luke and Owen Wilson
As famous as they are, many people don’t know these two funny actors are siblings.
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Antonio Banderas and Dakota Johnson
Banderas married the ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ star’s mother, Melanie Griffith, when Johnson was still a little girl, so he was officially her stepdad until he and Griffith split in 2015.
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Joan and John Cusack
It’s impossible to not see the resemblance between the two Hollywood actor siblings.
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Jonah Hill and Beanie Feldstein
If you ever noticed the resemblance between Hollywood superstar Jonah Hill and rising talent Beanie Feldstein (‘Lady Bird,’ ‘Booksmart’), then you were spot on! The two actors are siblings.
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Katherine and Sam Waterston
You probably know Sam from shows like ‘Law & Order,’ ‘The Newsroom,’ and ‘Grace and Frankie.’ But it’s his daughter, Katherine, who’s rising to fame now after starring in the Harry Potter ‘Fantastic Beasts’ spin-off films.
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Bryce Dallas Howard and Ron Howard
The Oscar-winning director of ‘A Beautiful Mind’ is the father of ‘Jurassic World’ star Bryce Dallas Howard.
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Blake Lively and Robyn Lively
The two actresses are not only half-sisters, they’re also best friends! Several of their other siblings are also actors.
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Eric and Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts’ older brother Eric is also an actor, and you may know him from ‘Heroes,’ and ‘The Dark Knight.’
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Emma Roberts
Talent sure runs in the family, as Eric’s daughter (Julias’s niece), Emma, is now a brilliant actress in her own right.
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Phil and Lily Collins
The Genesis drummer is father to Hollywood talent Lily Collins.
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Eddie and Charlie Murphy
Eddie Murphy’s older brother, the late Charlie Murphy, was especially loved for appearing on ‘Chappelle’s Show.’
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Rachel Brosnahan and Kate Spade
‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ and ‘House of Cards’ star is actually the niece of late fashion designer Kate Spade.
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The Coppolas
This might just be one of the most talented families in Hollywood, but not everyone knows that Nicolas Cage is the nephew of ‘The Godfather’ director Francis Ford Coppola, and cousin of ‘Lost in Translation’ director Sofia Coppola.
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Charlie and Oona Chaplin
Oona is an actress who has appeared in ‘Game of Thrones’ and other productions. She is the granddaughter of the biggest star of the silent film era, Charlie Chaplin. She is also the great-granddaughter of American playwright Eugene O’Neill.
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Hilary and Haylie Duff
Hilary Duff’s older sister isn’t nearly as famous, but she’s also an actress and singer. You may have seen her in ‘7th Heaven,’ ‘Napoleon Dynamite,’ or ‘Material Girls.’
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Chad and Rob Lowe
Hollywood heartthrob Rob Lowe’s younger brother is Emmy-winning actor Chad Lowe. Chad was also famously married to Hilary Swank for 10 years.
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Tom Cruise and William Mapother
Only a few know that Cruise’s cousin is ‘Lost’ and ‘The Mentalist’ star William Mapother.
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Maggie Smith and Toby Stephens
‘Die Another Day’ actor Toby Stephens is the son of Dame Maggie Smith and Sir Robert Stephens, both legendary actors in their own right.
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Liev and Pablo Schreiber
The actors are actually half-brothers, and they’ve even acted together in the movie ‘The Manchurian Candidate.’ Liev’s a well-known face in Hollywood, whereas Pablo came to fame on ‘Orange Is the New Black.’
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Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson
Reba McEntire is Kelly Clarkson’s mother-in-law, as she is stepmother to Clarkson’s husband.
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Hugh Grant and Thomas Brodie-Sangster
The two ‘Love Actually’ stars found out they were related on the set of the movie. Grant’s grandmother and Sangster’s great-grandmother were sisters, which makes them cousins.
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Whitney Houston and Dionne Warwick
These two icons of music are cousins. Whitney Houston passed away in 2012.
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Shirley MacLaine and Warren Beatty
Acting talent sure runs in this family, as the two siblings and Oscar winners will prove.
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Justin and Louis Theroux
The Hollywood A-lister and everyone’s favorite documentarian are cousins.
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Kate Middleton and Dakota Fanning
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