Many celebrities have been able to earn fame and fortune as a result of their talent, whether it be in music or acting.
However, some stars are far from the only talented people in their family as they hail from gifted mothers and fathers.
From award-winning journalists to graphic designers, these stars have successful parents.
Running in the family!
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Many celebrities have been able to earn fame and fortune as a result of their talent, whether it be in music or acting. However, some stars are far from the only talented people in their family as they hail from gifted mothers and fathers. From award-winning journalists to graphic designers, these stars have successful parents.
Lena Dunham
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Lena Dunham has built an impressive career as a successful actress and director – particularly for her work on the TV series ‘Girls’ – and it appears that talent is in the genes. Lena’s mother Laurie Simmons is a successful photographer and her father Carroll Dunham is a painter whose work has been exhibited at New York City’s Museum of Modern Art and London’s Tate Gallery.
Dave Grohl
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The Foo Fighters frontman has been involved in the music industry since the 1980s but followed a very different career path to his father James Harper Grohl – an award-winning journalist and political consultant. In his memoir ‘The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music’, Dave revealed that his father did not approved of his decision to become a rock star. He wrote: “My mother was always very supportive and encouraged me to follow my own path. My father was a conservative Republican speechwriter so I don’t know that he understood a child like mine’s mind.”
Edward Norton
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The ‘Fight Club’ star’s father Edward Norton Sr. is a Harvard-educated lawyer who served in the Vietnam War before becoming a federal prosecutor for US president Jimmy Carter’s administration.
Meghan Trainor
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The ‘Made You Look’ singer’s parents Gary and Kelli Trainor owned a jewellery business on the island of Nantucket in Massachusetts. However, they sold the ‘Jewel of the Isle’ in 2016 to be close to their daughter in Los Angeles.
Adam Levine
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The Maroon 5 frontman is known for hits such as ‘Moves Like Jagger’ but his father Fredric Levine founded the retail chain M. Fredric – which has a number of stores across California.
Allison Williams
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The ‘M3GAN’ actress’ father Brian Williams is also no stranger to being in front of the camera as the journalist worked as both a correspondent and anchor for NBC Nightly News.
Lisa Kudrow
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The actress starred in the hugely popular sitcom ‘Friends’ and father Dr. Lee N. Kudrow had success in the medical field as a physician who specialises in headaches. She was on course to become a doctor herself before scrapping the plans to become an actress.
Ariana Grande
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The Grammy-winning star is known for hits such as ‘Thank U, Next’ and the gift of creativity appears to run in the family. Grande’s father Edward Butera is a successful photographer and graphic designer – who owns the Florida-based company Ibi Designs.
Kanye West
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The controversial rapper’s parents had interesting careers of their own. Ye’s late mother Donda worked as a professor at Atlanta’s Brown Morris College. She later became the chair of the English Department at Chicago State University. Meanwhile, his father Ray was one of the first black photojournalists at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper.
Ben Affleck
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The actor is known for movies such as ‘Good Will Hunting’ and ‘Pearl Harbor’ but his career contrasts to that of his mother Christine Boldt – a Harvard-educated elementary school teacher.
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