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23 Hollywood Nepotism Babies Who Played The Younger Version Of Their Famous Parents
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23 Hollywood Nepotism Babies Who Played The Younger Version Of Their Famous Parents

When choosing a career, plenty of people follow in their parents’ footsteps — but especially actors. There are plenty of Hollywood families with two or three generations in the business.

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Here are 23 times actors played the younger version of their parents:

1. Melissa McCarthy played Lydia in Thunder Force, but her daughter, Vivian Falcone, played the same character at 12 years old.

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In the press notes, Ben Falcone — the movie’s writer and Vivian’s dad — said, “We’ve kind of kept Vivian out of acting, but she’s very good at it. We needed a person to play a 12-year-old Lydia, and Vivian is a dead ringer for Melissa at that age.”

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2. Henry Winkler played Barry Zuckerkorn on Arrested Development. In the fourth season, his son, Max Winkler, played the younger Barry.

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They teamed up more recently for the limited series King Rex, which Henry is starring in and Max is directing.

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3. Kate Beckinsale’s daughter, Lily Sheen, has played the younger version of her mother’s characters twice, starting with Selene in Underworld: Revolution.

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Then, they split the role of Amy in Everybody’s Fine.

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4. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson played his wrestler father, Rocky, on a 1999 episode of That ’70s Show.

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However, Joseph Lee Anderson now plays Rocky on Young Rock.

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5. Michael Consuelos played the teenage version of Hiram Lodge — who’s usually played by his dad, Mark — in a flashback episode of Riverdale.

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It was Michael’s first audition. On Live with Kelly & Ryan — his mom’s show — he said, “There were a bunch of people who could’ve been brothers or cousins…it looked like a bunch of Michaels in the audition room. “

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Melissa told the Hollywood Reporter, “I wanted to make sure it looked right. I wanted to make sure that it was respectful. And honestly, once the wig was on, I stopped looking in a mirror — it was too bizarre.”

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7. Ever Anderson played the younger version of Alicia Marcus, her mother Milla Jovovich’s character, in Resident Evil: The Final Chapter.

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It was directed by Ever’s dad, Paul W.S. Anderson.

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8. On an episode of Orange Is the New Black, Dasany Kristal Gonzalez played 14-year-old Daya in a flashback. Her mom, Dascha Polanco, plays Daya as an adult.

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Dascha told Latina, “[Dasany’s] a blessing, a miracle baby.”

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9. O’Shea Jackson Jr. played his dad, Ice Cube, in the biopic Straight Outta Compton.

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O’Shea told News Corp Australia Network, “[Director F. Gary Gray] knew that this movie had to be authentic and nobody is going to handle this role as passionately as I would because it’s my family’s legacy.”

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10. Michael Gandolfini reprised his dad James’ role as Tony Soprano in the The Sopranos prequel The Many Saints of Newark.

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Michael watched The Sopranos for the first time while preparing for the role, which helped him feel connected to his late father.

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He told Esquire, “[There’s a scene where Tony] yells at A.J., and he gets a pizza to apologize, and he sits by his son’s bed and says, ‘I couldn’t ask for a better son.’ I just knew he was talking to me in that scene.”

11. Bill Paxton played John Garrett on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. A few years after the actor’s death, the show brought back a younger version of the character, played by his real-life son, James Paxton.

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On Twitter, James said, “It was truly a blast bringing [this character] to life. Also an emotional roller coaster. But a blast nonetheless.”

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12. Mario Van Peebles wrote, produced, directed, and starred as his filmmaker father Melvin in the biopic Baadasssss!

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The film is based on Melvin’s experience creating his 1971 indie film Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song, in which he also played the lead. Mario had a minor role as well, playing the younger iteration of Sweetback.

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13. Mark Harmon played Gibbs on NCIS. His son, Sean, played a younger Gibbs in flashbacks on six episodes.

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Pam Dawber, Sean’s mom, also appeared on the show.

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14. In Evening, Mamie Gummer played the 1950s version of Lila Wittenborn Ross. Her mother, Meryl Streep, played the present-day version.

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Meryl and Mamie teamed up again when they played mother and daughter in Ricki and the Flash eight years later.

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15. In Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Willow Smith voiced the younger version of Gloria, a character voiced by her mom, Jada Pinkett Smith.

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The experience inspired then-7-year-old Willow to pursue acting, just like her mom.

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16. Also, Quinn Dempsey Stiller voiced the younger version of Alex the lion, who’s played by his dad, Ben Stiller, in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa.

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Ben and Quinn also did voice work together for Megamind.

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17. Sophia Loren played both her mother, Romilda Villani, and herself in Sophia Loren: Her Own Story.

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Sophia played Romilda again in My House Is Full of Mirrors (2010).

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18. C.J. Wallace played his father, rapper The Notorious B.I.G., as a child in Notorious.

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C.J. told the Columbus Telegram, “Other people may look like him and dress in the same exact way, but I did well because I know how to react because my grandmother…told me about him and his actions and other things.”

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19. In the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line, Shooter Jennings portrayed his late father, country music pioneer Waylon Jennings.

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“They consulted on the movie with Cash a lot while he was alive. I feel it’s very accurate, and I feel it’s a really great thing, and I was honored to be part of it,” Shooter told the Chicago Tribune.

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20. Former Phillies GM Rubén Amaro Jr. played his dad, former MLB player Rubén Amaro Sr., on two episodes of The Goldbergs.

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A teenage version of Rubén Amaro Jr. is also a recurring character on the show because he went to high school with Adam F. Goldberg, the semi-autobiographical show’s creator, in real life.

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21. In Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Indio Falconer Downey played the 9-year-old version of his dad Robert Downey Jr.’s character, Harry Lockhart.

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Indio’s stepmom, Susan Downey, produced the film.

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22. Zoe Perry plays Mary Cooper, Sheldon’s mom, on Young Sheldon. Her mom, Laurie Metcalf, originated the role on The Big Bang Theory.

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Zoe previously played a younger version of her mother’s character Jackie on Roseanne.

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23. And finally, on the wedding episode of 30 Rock, Tina Fey’s daughter, Alice Richmond, played Liz Lemon in a childhood flashback.

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Alice also wrote for the show — in a way. Tina took a lot of funny things her daughter said growing up and wrote them into lines for Tracy Morgan.

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