Celebrity dads who raised famous kids – WHBF – OurQuadCities.com
By Ava Barnes
Former "Miami Vice" star Don Johnson had a daughter with Melanie Giffith in 1989. These days that daughter, Dakota Johnson, is best known for starring in the film adaptation of "Fifty Shades of Grey," but she also starred in the short-lived sitcom "Ben and Kate" and has had roles in movies such as "The Social Network," "Beastly," "21 Jump Street" and "The Five-Year Engagement."
(Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for LACMA)Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler's daughter Liv Tyler got one of her first roles in his band's 1993 music video for "Crazy."
(Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)Rock star and occasional actor Lenny Kravitz has seen his daughter, Zoe Kravitz, launch her own acting career, with roles in the movies "X-Men: First Class," "After Earth" and "Divergent." Zoe also has a famous mother in former "Cosby Show" star Lisa Bonet.
(Christopher Polk/Getty Images)Rapper-turned-actor Will Smith has seen his two kids with actress Jada Pinkett Smith find fame, with Jaden starring in the "Karate Kid" remake and "After Earth," and Willow singing the hit "Whip My Hair."
(Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)Allison Williams, one of the stars of the HBO series "Girls," is the daughter of Brian Williams, the former "NBC Nightly News" anchor who now serves as MSNBC's chief anchor.
Country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, he of "Achy Breaky Heart" fame, has a daughter you might have heard of: Miley Cyrus.
(Jason Merritt/Getty Images)Donald Sutherland is the father of actor Kiefer Sutherland by his second wife Shirley Douglas.
(Aaron Harris/Getty Images)Oscar winner Angelina Jolie is the daughter of fellow actor Jon Voight, seen here together in 2011.
(Kevin Winter/Getty Images)"Spartacus" legend Kirk Douglas is the father of Oscar-winner Michael Douglas.
(Michael Buckner/Getty Images)Like her famous father, Paul McCartney's daughter also found a creative outlet for her own career. Do you know who she is and what she's famous for?
(Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Stella McCartney, the daughter of McCartney and his late wife, Linda McCartney, is a famous fashion designer.
(Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)The musical lineage of LMFAO's RedFoo (left) is hinted at by his real name, Stefan Kendal Gordy.
(Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Redfoo's father is music mogul Berry Gordy, the founder of Motown Records.
(Jemal Countess/Getty Images)Rocker Ozzy Osbourne's family, including kids Jack and Kelly and wife Sharon, became famous thanks to his MTV reality show "The Osbournes."
(Jason Kempin/Getty Images)Perhaps the most famous father-son combo in U.S. political history, both George H.W. Bush and his son, George W. Bush, won the presidency.
(Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)The late actor Lloyd Bridges raised two fellow actors in Oscar-winner Jeff and Beau Bridges. Beau is seen here with his father at the Emmy Awards in 1992.
(Alan Light/Wikimedia Commons)"Godfather" director Francis Ford Coppola has several famous children from his marriage to set decorator and artist Eleanor Neal Coppola, including film producer Gian-Carlo Coppola, director Roman Coppola and ...
(Jason Merritt/Getty Images)... Oscar-nominated director Sofia Coppola, seen here at the 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2014.
(Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)Grammy-winning singer Julio Iglesias is best known for two things: Singing "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" with Willie Nelson and being father to ...
(Samir Hussein/Getty Images)... fellow Grammy-winner Enrique Iglesias.
(Mike Coppola/Getty Images)"Friends" star Jennifer Aniston has a famous dad. Her father is John Aniston, best known for his long-running role as Victor Kiriakis on the soap opera "Days of Our Lives."
(Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)Bryce Dallas Howard made her acting debut in the 1989 movie "Parenthood," directed by her dad, Ron Howard. She's also appeared in "The Village," "Spider-Man 3," the "Twilight" series, "The Help" and "Jurassic World." (Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
Henry Fonda, the Hollywood legend who starred in such movies as "The Grapes of Wrath" and "12 Angry Men," left an acting legacy with his family, including ...
... daughter Jane Fonda, who's earned two Oscars in her career, and ...
(Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Variety)... Peter Fonda, an Oscar nominee for "Ulee's Gold" and the star of "Easy Rider." His daughter, actress Bridget Fonda, is Henry Fonda's granddaughter.
(Kevin Winter/Getty Images)James Brolin's son with his first wife, Jane Cameron Agee, has become a successful movie actor. Do you know who his son is?
(Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)Brolin's son is Josh Brolin. The younger Brolin earned an Oscar nomination for "No Country for Old Men" and also played President George W. Bush in Oliver Stone's "W."
(Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images for BFI)Eccentric actor Gary Busey has seen his son, Jake, go on to find success in his own right, appearing in such movies as "The Frighteners," "Starship Troopers" and "Identity."
(Kevin Winter/Getty Images)"Godfather" star James Caan is the father of fellow actor Scott Caan ("Ocean's 11" and "Hawaii Five-O").
(Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)After enjoying more than 30 years in the limelight as a member of Genesis and a solo artist, Phil Collins is seeing his daughter build up her own fame in the entertainment industry. Do you know who his daughter is?
(Thomas Niedermueller/Getty Images)Collins' daughter is actress Lily Collins, known for her roles in the movies "Mirror Mirror," "Abduction" and "The Blind Side."
(Kevin Winter/Getty Images)The late great actor Tony Curtis has a famous daughter who also made a name for herself in Hollywood. Do you know who she is?
(Carlo Allegri/Getty Images)Curtis' daughter with actress Janet Leigh is "Halloween" scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis.
(John Sciulli/Getty Images for Children's Hospital Los Angeles)Veteran actor Bruce Dern ("Black Sunday," "Coming Home," "Nebraska" and HBO's "Big Love") is the father of Laura Dern ("Jurassic Park" and "Rambling Rose") by fellow actress Diane Ladd.
(Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)Iconic singer Bob Dylan has recorded many hits, but do you know the name of his son who followed him into the music business?
(Christopher Polk/Getty Images for VH1)Dylan's son Jakob found success with his band, The Wallflowers, and also is a successful solo artist.
(Jason Kempin/Getty Images)Martin Sheen, born Ramon Gerardo Antonio Estevez, has two famous sons, including Emilio Estevez and ...
(Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)... former "Two and a Half Men" star Charlie Sheen.
(Michael Buckner/Getty Images)"Dirty Dancing" and "Dancing with the Stars" star Jennifer Grey is the daughter of Oscar-winning "Cabaret" actor Joel Grey.
(Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)Director Rob Reiner, also of "Meathead" fame from "All in the Family," is the son of comedian Carl Reiner.
(Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Singer Lionel Richie's adopted daughter has become a celebrity in her own right, as a socialite and a reality TV star.
(Robin Marchant/Getty Images)Nicole Richie is Lionel's adopted daughter.
(Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Emma Roberts, who starred in "Scream 4," "Empire State" and "We're the Millers," not only has a famous dad, but also a famous aunt.
(Jason Kempin/Getty Images)Oscar-winner Eric Roberts is Emma's dad, and also Julia Roberts' brother.
(Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgard ("Ronin," "Mamma Mia!" and "Thor") is the father of three actors, Alexander, Gustaf and Bill Skarsgard.
(Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)But it is Alexander, who starred in HBO's vampire drama "True Blood" and the 2016 movie "The Legend of Tarzan," who is most well known of the three Skarsgard sons.
Veteran character actor Paul Sorvino is the father of Mira Sorvino, Oscar-winner for Woody Allen's "Mighty Aphrodite."
(Stefania D'Alessandro/Getty Images)Funny runs in the Stiller family, with actor Ben Stiller the son of "Seinfeld" veteran actor Jerry Stiller.
(Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)"Growing Pains" star Alan Thicke saw his son find success as a singer who for a while went by just his famous last name.
(Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)Thicke's son is Robin Thicke, a multi-platinum Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, musician, composer and actor.
(Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)Country legend Hank Williams blazed the trail for his country singer son. Do you know his son's real name?
Hank Williams' son, who performs under the name Hank Williams Jr., was born as Randall Hank Williams.
(Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)Beach Boy Brian Wilson is the father of two-thirds of a pop vocal group that hit it big in the 1990s.
(Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Wilson's daughters are Wendy Wilson (left) and Carnie Wilson (right), better known as members of the band Wilson Phillips with Chynna Phillips (center), who herself has famous parents in John and Michelle Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas. John Phillips, who died of heart failure in March 2001, also had two other famous daughters in Chynna's half-sisters Mackenzie Phillips and Bijou Phillips.
(Valerie Macon/Getty Images)Multi-talented rapper-producer-director-actor-screenwriter Master P is the father of fellow rapper Romeo.
(Jesse Grant/Getty Images)Legendary singer Elvis Presley and his wife Priscillia are the parents of a pop singer who has been married to both Michael Jackson and Nic Cage.
Elvis' daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, is seen here with her fourth husband, musician Michael Lockwood.
(Jason Kempin/Getty Images)Musician and producer Quincy Jones (left) has two famous daughters with with ex-wife actress Peggy Lipton (right): former "Parks and Recreation" actress Rashida Jones (center) and stylist Kidada Jones.
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