Here are some of my favorite bad actors who probably only get (or got) work because they are (or were) related to someone famous:
* Jason Connery
* Joe Estevez
* Chris Mitchum
* Jim Mitchum
* Patrick Wayne
* John Ethan Wayne
* Desi Arnaz, Jr.
* Luci Arnaz
Let's compile a comprehensive list of these "less talented than their famous relatives" celebrities.
Okay, let me be the first to bring up the Baldwins. Okay, check.
Also, I'll add Frank Stallone.
Chris Lemmon
Kevin Farley. But I do think he's pretty funny.
Clint Howard?
Nicolas Cage in some ways since he's Francis Coppola. Even though he tries to cover that up i'm sure it helped him.
Rae Down Chong perhaps?
Timothy Schwarzenegger.
*not strictly true
Here's a film director...
Jennifer Chambers Lynch
Drew Barrymore.
Quote from: Doggett on May 12, 2010, 06:03:23 PM
Here's a film director...
Jennifer Chambers Lynch
she did SURVEILANCE yeah? saw that about 4 months ago. I thought it was really good but the twist was so unbelievable it spoiled the whole film! not bad tho'
Quote from: Ed, Just Ed on May 12, 2010, 03:05:22 PM
Clint Howard?
I wouldn't say Clint Howard is necessarily a bad actor, but he has gotten most of his respectable gigs from Ron.
I'm thinking Jim Belushi. He's a decent comedic actor (at least he was for a while in the 80s), but is he as good as brother John was? No. Would he have come so far without the family connection? I doubt it.
Frank Stallone definitely strikes a chord for me. The 80s web feed I have playing in the shop usually has "Far from Over" about once a day. Frank's a double threat, having ridden Sly's coattails into two different areas of entertainment.
Tahnee Welch?
Don Swayze?
Keifer Sutherland maybe?
Amanda Plummer?
(granted those last two are more arguable ones)
Quote from: xJaseSFx on May 13, 2010, 11:35:39 AM
Don Swayze?
Keifer Sutherland maybe?
Don Swayze shouldn't count, there
is no star or talent in this family anywere!
Kiefer Sutherland is in my oppinion not a bad actor. O.K., he's not great and he was in bad movies, but at least he's not bad.
Will Smith's son, Jayden Smith.
He's terrible.
Quote from: oxode on May 13, 2010, 03:51:19 PM
Don Swayze shouldn't count, there is no star or talent in this family anywere!
Well regardless of what you think of Patrick Swayze's acting ability, there is no denying that he was successful, ergo Don riding his coattails.
As for the Sutherland family I think Keifer's half-brother Angus has benefitted more (or not depending upon your perspective given how wretched
Lost Boys 2 was) from who his relatives are.