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This is a list of show business families, compare it to List of U.S. political families. It is contemporary (in the sense that a professional offshoot should still be working in the twentieth or twenty-first centuries) and should be expanded. The guideline is that at least one of the relationships in the clan should be by blood — siblings, parents, children, cousins, etc. Following families are brothers and sisters who are recognizable as celebrity siblings (and who may also be listed within families).

Families

A

  • Aday
    • Musician and part-time actor Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday), better known by his stage name of Meat Loaf, is the father of singer Pearl Aday and actress Amanda Aday.
  • Arkin
    • Actor/composer Alan Arkin father of actors Adam, Matthew, Anthony Arkin and grandfather to third generation actor Molly Arkin (daughter of Adam Arkin)

B

  • Berggren
  • Busey
    • Gary Busey is the father of Jake Busey. (Their full real names are William Gareth Jacob Busey Senior and Junior, respectively.)

C

  • Cassidy-Jones
  • Chapin
    • Jazz drummer Jim Chapin is the father of musicians Harry, Tom, and Steve Chapin.
      • Harry was the father of singer Jen Chapin.
      • Tom is the father of Abigail and Lily Chapin, two-thirds of the Chapin Sisters folk music group. He is also stepfather to the third member, Jessica Craven, the daughter of film director Wes Craven.

D

  • Dolenz-Johnson-Trimble
    • Singer-musician-actor Micky Dolenz (Born George Michael Dolenz Jr.) is the father of actress Ami Dolenz, who is married to kickboxer-actor Jerry Trimble. Micky's father was Italian-born Slovenian film actor George Dolenz, and his mother was stage actress and singer, Janelle Johnson.
  • Dutt-Kumar-Gaurav
    • Late Bollywood actor and Indian politician Sunil Dutt and late Bollywood actress Nargis were the parents of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, as well as Indian politician Priya Dutt.
    • Late Bollywood actor Rajendra Kumar was the father of Bollywood actor Kumar Gaurav.
    • The two families are linked by the marriage of Kumar Gaurav to Sanjay and Priya's sister Namrata Dutt.
  • Dylan
    • Musician Bob Dylan and his first wife, former model Sara Dylan, are the parents of film director Jesse Dylan and musician Jakob Dylan. Bob Dylan is now married to his longtime backup singer Carolyn Dennis. Jesse's wife Susan Traylor and Jakob's wife Paige Dylan are both actresses.

E

F

  • Franklin
    • Musician Aretha Franklin often recorded her music with her two sisters Erma Franklin and Carolyn Franklin, who were solo singers in their own right, brother Cecil Franklin was also a singer as well as their father, the Reverend C.L. Franklin.

G

  • Gordy-Ross-Naess
    • Music producer and Motown founder Berry Gordy is the father of musician Kennedy Gordy, better known as Rockwell, from a relationship with Margaret Norton, and actress Rhonda Ross Kendrick from another relationship with singer Diana Ross.
    • Ross is also the mother of actress Tracee Ellis Ross from her marriage to Robert Ellis Silberstein, and actor Evan Ross from her later marriage to late Norwegian businessman and mountaineer Arne Næss, Jr.
    • Næss was also the father of singer-songwriter Leona Naess from his previous marriage to Filippa Kumlin D'Orey.

H

  • Hagen
    • Scriptwriter Hans Hagen (also known as Hans Oliva), and actress Eva-Maria Hagen, parents of Punk Rock singer Nina Hagen. Eva-Maria was later married to Wolf Biermann, a singer/songwriter. Nina's daughter Cosma Shiva Hagen is an actress.
  • Hart
    • This Canadian professional wrestling family was founded by wrestler, trainer, and promoter Stu Hart. He and his wife Helen had 12 children—Smith, Bruce, Keith, Wayne, Dean, Ellie, Georgia, Bret, Alison, Ross, Diana, and Owen. All of the sons were wrestlers except for Wayne, who was a referee.
      • Ellie and her former husband, wrestler Jim Neidhart, have three daughters. One of them, Nattie Neidhart, is also a wrestler.
      • Georgia and her husband, wrestler B.J. Annis, have four children. One of them, Teddy Annis, wrestles as Teddy Hart.
      • Bret's former sister-in-law was married to wrestler Tom Billington, better known as Dynamite Kid.
      • Alison's former husband is wrestler Ben Bassarab.
      • Diana and her former husband Davey Boy Smith, Dynamite Kid's cousin and also a wrestler, had two children. One of them, Harry Smith, is a wrestler as well.
  • Ho (Tai-Loy)
    • Impresario Don Ho was the father of fellow singer-musician Hoku (full name: Hoku Christianne Tai-Loy).

I

J

K

  • Kirby
    • Actor Bruce Kirby is the father of late actor Bruno Kirby. (Their real names are Bruno Giovanni Quidaciolu Sr. and Jr.)
  • Kohan-Noxon

L

  • Lynch
    • Shane, Keavy, Edele, Naomi, and Tara Lynch are siblings who have all had singing careers, some more successful than others.
  • Lynch (David)
    • Screenwriter-director David Lynch is the father of Jennifer, who authored "The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer" to tie in with his hit series Twin Peaks.

M

  • McGarrigle
    • See "Wainwright/McGarrigle singing family" below.
  • McKenna
    • Producer Leopold McKenna James, son of Irish actress Bernadette McKenna and theatre director Peter James.
  • Moffatt
    • Scott, Dave, Clint, and Bob Moffatt were a successful boy band from the 1990s to 2001
  • Muñoz
    • Spanish flamenco guitarist Juan Muñoz is the father of Pilar, Lola, and Lucía Muñoz, the original three members of the vocal group Las Ketchup; and Rocío Muñoz, who has since joined her sisters in the group.

N

  • Narz/Kennedy
    • Late game show host Jack Narz is the older brother of fellow game show host Tom Kennedy (born James Narz). Jack and another late game show host, Bill Cullen, went on to marry daughters of Oscar-winning composer Heinz Eric Roemheld.
  • Newman
    • Film composers Alfred, Emil, and Lionel Newman were brothers.
      • Alfred's sons David and Thomas Newman are also highly prolific film composers, and his daughter Maria Newman is also a musician and composer.
      • Randy Newman, also a prolific film composer but better known as a popular singer and songwriter, is the son of another Newman brother, Irving Newman.
        • Joey Newman, also a prolific film composer, is the son of Lionel's daughter Jenifer Newman, a classical ballerina, and Joe Frank Carollo, a bass guitarist best known as a member of Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds.
  • Nolan
    • The Nolans were a successful singing act in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The band's lineup changed through the years, but the members were all sisters. Members were Anne, Denise, Maureen, Linda, Bernadette, and Coleen

O

  • Osmond
    • Actors/singers/television hosts Donny Osmond and Marie Osmond are brother and sister. Donny formerly sang with his brothers Alan, Wayne, Merrill and Jay as The Osmonds; younger brother 'Little' Jimmy Osmond later joined the group as well as having solo success. Some of the brothers still perform together as "The Osmond Brothers", while Alan's sons perform as "The Osmonds - Second Generation".

P

  • Peckinpah
    • Late screenwriter-director Sam Peckinpah was the uncle of late producer David Peckinpah. (Their real names were David Edward Samuel Ernest Peckinpah Jr. and III, respectively.)

Q

R

S

  • Streep-Gummer
  • Sturges-Close-Merrill-Robertson
    • Director Preston Sturges married Eleanor Post Close, the daughter of Edward Bennett Close and Marjorie Meriwether Post. Edward Bennett Close, by his second wife, became the grandfather of actress Glenn Close. Marjorie Post, by her second husband, was the mother of actress Dina Merrill, whose second husband was Cliff Robertson.

T

V

  • Von Erich
    • Professional wrestler and wrestling promoter Jack Adkisson, better known as Fritz Von Erich, was the father of five sons who followed in his footsteps as wrestlers under the Von Erich name—Kevin, David, Kerry, Mike, and Chris. The family is also famous for its supposed "curse"—although Jack lived until his natural death, his oldest son, Jack Jr., was killed in a freak childhood accident, David died in 1984 under disputed circumstances, and Mike, Chris, and Kerry all committed suicide between 1987 and 1993.
      • Kevin's son Ross and Kerry's daughter Lacey are also wrestlers who perform under the Von Erich name.

W

  • Way
    • Gerard Way is the older brother of Mikey Way. They are in the band My Chemical Romance
  • Williams (Hank)
    • Hank Williams was one of the most legendary figures in country music history.
      • Hank's son Randall Hank, better known as Hank Williams, Jr., has had an enormously successful country career of his own.
      • Jett Williams, the posthumously born daughter of Hank and also half-sister to Hank Jr., had modest success in country music.
  • Williams (John)
    • Composer/conductor John Williams is the father of Toto's lead singer Joseph Williams, and the brother of percussionist Don Williams, who has performed on many of John's film scores.

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  • Winans
    • David and Dolores Winans, gospel music singers, recorded both together and separately as "Pop" and "Mom" Winans, and became progenitors of a highly prolific musical family. The following musicians can trace their family roots to Pop and Mom Winans:
      • The second through fifth sons of Pop and Mom—Ronald, Marvin, Carvin, and Michael Winans—are best known as the gospel group The Winans. Marvin's former wife, Vickie Winans, has also had a successful music career, and Michael has recorded with his wife Regina.
      • Daniel Winans, a gospel singer and producer, is Mom and Pop's sixth son.
      • The seventh Winans son, Benjamin "BeBe" Winans, and the eighth child and oldest daughter, Priscilla "CeCe" Winans, have performed both as BeBe & CeCe Winans and as solo artists.
      • The two youngest of Pop and Mom's children, Angie and Debbie Winans, have also recorded together and as soloists.
        • Marvin Jr., Carvin Jr., Michael Jr., and another son of Carvin Sr., Juan Winans, have recorded together as Winans Phase 2.
        • Mario Winans is Vickie's son from her prior marriage to Ronald Brown.

Y

Z

Celebrity brothers

Celebrity sisters

Celebrity siblings

See also

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