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Janice · 03-02-2004, 03:33 AM

Can you name celebrities, in any field, who never achieved the fame of their superstar relatives.

Alec Baldwin - Choose any brother. None made it as far as Alec.

Brian Doyle-Murray - I'm a fan, but brother Bill is more famous.

Barbra Streisand's sister, Rosalyn Kind, is very talented, but not a household name.

Jeff Bridges made it bigger in films than brother Beau Bridges.

Brian Damage · 03-02-2004, 11:36 AM

Eric Roberts-Julia's brother
Jim Hanks-Tom's brother
Frank Stallone-Sylvester's brother

Dean Winchester · 03-02-2004, 03:09 PM

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Originally posted by Janice
Brian Doyle-Murray - I'm a fan, but brother Bill is more famous.

one thing I've noticed is that the older Bill has gotten, the more and more him and Brian look alike. When Bill was younger and I heard Brian was his brother, I didn't see the resemblence

Dean Winchester · 03-02-2004, 03:11 PM

while both "other" brothers have done reasonably well, I think both Chris and Michael Penn (who had a hit single in the early 90's and continues to perform) will always be in Sean Penn's shadow

Brian Damage · 03-02-2004, 03:14 PM

Casey Affleck- Ben's brother

Dean Winchester · 03-02-2004, 03:35 PM

Linda Lopez is nowhere as famous as Jennifer, but her boyfriend (E.T.'s Chris Booker) is a lot cuter than any of J. Lo's guys besides Cris Judd

dlemond · 03-02-2004, 03:45 PM

Ron Howard - brother Clint Howard

Rob Lowe - brother Chad Lowe

John Travolta - sister Ellen Travolta

John Cusack - sisters Joan (though she was nomintated for 2 Academy Awards she is still always is overshadowed by John) and Ann

Kate Hudson - brother Oliver Hudson

Eddie Murphy - brother Charles Q. Murphy

Matt Dillon - brother Kevin Dillon

Penny Lane · 03-02-2004, 04:01 PM

Liza Minelli- Lorna Luft
Frank Sinatra- Frank Sinatra Jr.
Lucille Ball-Lucie Arnaz
Natalie Wood- Lana Wood

Here are some that were as or more successful than their relatives;
Marlo Thomas- Danny Thomas
Melanie Griffith- Tippi Hedren
Michael Douglas- Kirk Douglas
Ashley Judd-Wynonna Judd
Laura Dern- Diane Ladd
Kate Hudson- Goldie Hawn

Dean Winchester · 03-02-2004, 04:38 PM

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Here are some that were as or more successful than their relatives;
Kate Hudson- Goldie Hawn

while I think Kate has done fine so far, she has awhile to go before she really catches up with her mom IMO.

crystals · 03-02-2004, 04:40 PM

Julian Lennon- son of John Lennon

I don't know how well known Julian is compared to his late father and former beatle John Lennon, but that's another one.

Also the late singer Selena Quintanilla and her father former Los Dinos singer Abraham Quintanilla.

Dean Winchester · 03-02-2004, 05:12 PM

Julian Lennon went through a phase around 1985 where he was fairly popular, but it started going downhill with his second album in 1986, John was still bigger regardless.

Tho I'd say Julian's done a lot better than Sean Lennon did when he released an album. A shame because people were "he's Yoko Ono's son too". I am in a minority but I actually like Yoko and always wanted to hear Sean's cd to hear how the two of them mixed together would sound like

Janice · 03-02-2004, 05:17 PM

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Originally posted by Penny Lane
Marlo Thomas- Danny Thomas
Michael Douglas- Kirk Douglas
Kate Hudson- Goldie Hawn

I have to respectfully disagree with these.

I don't think Goldie has been overshadowed by her daughter at all.

Marlo and her dad Danny...tough call, but he was very famous in his day.

Kirk and Michael...I guess to a degree. Michael has the Oscars, and he got into directing, yet Kirk Douglas was a megastar back in the day.

Janice · 03-02-2004, 05:21 PM

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Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
while both "other" brothers have done reasonably well, I think both Chris and Michael Penn (who had a hit single in the early 90's and continues to perform) will always be in Sean Penn's shadow

Most definitely. I like Chris a lot, but I've never even heard of Michael Penn.

Dean Winchester · 03-02-2004, 05:34 PM

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Originally posted by Janice
Most definitely. I like Chris a lot, but I've never even heard of Michael Penn.

Michael's a singer-songwriter. He had a really big hit in the early 90's called No Myth ("what if I was Romeo in black jeans"). He was more coffeehouse rock, he's married to Aimee Mann (formerly of Til Tuesday and now a respecting solo artist in her own right), but No Myth is the only success he had on the pop charts.

EricIdlefan · 03-02-2004, 07:32 PM

Patrick Swayze - Don Swayze brother

Ridley Scott - Tony Scott brothers Tony delivers the money while Ridley is more acclaimed and gets the awards

Ralph Fiennes - Joseph Fiennes Ralph has the looks but Joseph is much more nicer in interviews

Charlie Sheen - Emilio Estevaz

Kevin Bacon - Michael Bacon brothers Micheal is a musician while Kevin is the star of the family

03-02-2004, 03:33 AM	#1
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	Overshadowed by Famous Celebrity Relatives Can you name celebrities, in any field, who never achieved the fame of their superstar relatives. Alec Baldwin - Choose any brother. None made it as far as Alec. Brian Doyle-Murray - I'm a fan, but brother Bill is more famous. Barbra Streisand's sister, Rosalyn Kind, is very talented, but not a household name. Jeff Bridges made it bigger in films than brother Beau Bridges.

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Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 51,236	Liza Minelli- Lorna Luft Frank Sinatra- Frank Sinatra Jr. Lucille Ball-Lucie Arnaz Natalie Wood- Lana Wood Here are some that were as or more successful than their relatives; Marlo Thomas- Danny Thomas Melanie Griffith- Tippi Hedren Michael Douglas- Kirk Douglas Ashley Judd-Wynonna Judd Laura Dern- Diane Ladd Kate Hudson- Goldie Hawn
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crystals Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 02, 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,829	Julian Lennon- son of John Lennon I don't know how well known Julian is compared to his late father and former beatle John Lennon, but that's another one. Also the late singer Selena Quintanilla and her father former Los Dinos singer Abraham Quintanilla.
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Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Eric Roberts-Julia's brother Jim Hanks-Tom's brother Frank Stallone-Sylvester's brother

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Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	while both "other" brothers have done reasonably well, I think both Chris and Michael Penn (who had a hit single in the early 90's and continues to perform) will always be in Sean Penn's shadow

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Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	Linda Lopez is nowhere as famous as Jennifer, but her boyfriend (E.T.'s Chris Booker) is a lot cuter than any of J. Lo's guys besides Cris Judd

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dlemond Hey, I know you. Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 03, 2001 Location: New Jersey Posts: 6,751	Ron Howard - brother Clint Howard Rob Lowe - brother Chad Lowe John Travolta - sister Ellen Travolta John Cusack - sisters Joan (though she was nomintated for 2 Academy Awards she is still always is overshadowed by John) and Ann Kate Hudson - brother Oliver Hudson Eddie Murphy - brother Charles Q. Murphy Matt Dillon - brother Kevin Dillon

03-02-2004, 05:12 PM	#11
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	Julian Lennon went through a phase around 1985 where he was fairly popular, but it started going downhill with his second album in 1986, John was still bigger regardless. Tho I'd say Julian's done a lot better than Sean Lennon did when he released an album. A shame because people were "he's Yoko Ono's son too". I am in a minority but I actually like Yoko and always wanted to hear Sean's cd to hear how the two of them mixed together would sound like