Celebrity Offspring Who’ve Followed In Their Parents’ Footsteps

By ETCanada.com Staff. 17 Jul 2018 12:33 PM

From Brooklyn Beckham to Presley Gerber, take a look at the kids who are following in their famous parents’ footsteps.

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Raine Michaels Takes The Spotlight
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The daughter of Bret Michaels, Raine Michaels, is on her way to stardom just like dad, looking stunning walking down the runway of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit show in Miami.
Snoop Dogg’s Son Lands His First Luxury Campaign
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Cordell Broadus, the 20-year-old son of Snoop Dogg and Shante Broadus, has landed his first major modeling campaign with MCM Worldwide. According to People, the young model is also expected to shoot his second campaign with Kenneth Cole, taking the spotlight like his famous dad.
Norman Reedus' Son Steps Out For Fashion Week

"The Walking Dead" star Norman Reedus and supermodel mom Helena Christensen have a model son - literally! Mingus Reedus is making his mark on the fashion industry after walking the runway in the Calvin Klein show during NYFW.
Romeo Beckham On His Dad's Bike

Romeo Beckham was looking more like his dad David with his hair back in a ponytail while sitting on his dad's impressive motorbike. David captioned the pic, "Bike, ponytail, jean shirt, black jeans I think someone is trying to be like daddy... off my bike Mr Romeo."
Father: Danny DeVito

As a contributing actress for two years on the ABC Family comedy 'Melissa and Joey', and a whole slew of minor film and television roles on her resume, Lucy DeVito is carving a steady name for herself in the industry - following in the beloved footsteps of her father Danny.
Father: John Candy

After his father John Candy set the bar as a Canadian comedy pioneer, Chris Candy has since pursued a career in acting; first being a part of 'Camp Candy' in the early 1990s when he was a child and now most recently making a leading big screen debut in "Bar America'.
Father: Clint Eastwood

You probably thought that the chiseled jaw, mysterious squint and macho nature looked familiar. Yes, Scott is the son of Clint: 'Go ahead, make my day,' Eastwood, and yes, he definitely has some big cowboy boots to fill. But having worked on some of his father's film sets as a teenager, Scott is now starting to make a name in the industry. His breakout role in World War II epic 'Fury' saw him playing opposite Brad Pitt and he's also set to star in the 2015 Nicholas Sparks adaptation, 'The Longest Ride'.
Father: Jean-Claude Van Damme

Bianca grew up watching her father Jean-Claude Van Damme execute extreme physical feats on action film sets all over the world, so you can bet that some of the martial art skills have trickled down to her. The Belgian-American actress made her film debut in 2008 'The Shepherd: Border Patrol' as the daughter of her father's character. Since then, she's been honing her film credit experience on a few of her father's films.
Father: Jason Ritter

Despite being in an acting-centred family, Tyler Ritter only decided to start his performance career at the age of 25. His late father, John, was well-known for his Emmy and Golden Globe-winning comedic chops and his brother Jason has worked his way up to a recent Emmy nomination as well. So now, Tyler has begun to roll up and sleeves and get to work, booking guest roles on shows like 'Modern Family' and 'Grey's Anatomy', and even landing a starring comedy role this past year on 'The McCarthys'.
Father: John Aniston

While she's one of Hollywood's leading stars now, Jennifer Aniston was also influenced by her father John Aniston, who booked his famous role on 'Days of Our Lives' when Jennifer was 9-years-old. The story is pretty straightforward since then; breakout television role on 'Friends', followed by a quickly booming film career thanks to roles in 'Office Space', 'Bruce Almighty' and 'Along Came Polly'. And guess what; in 2013, Jennifer happened to join her father in a 'Days of Our Lives' comedy skit on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show'.
Father: Lenny Kravitz

With a father, mother, grandmother and grandfather having all been in the film industry at one point or another, it was bound to happen that young Zoe would be drawn to the realm of Hollywood. And again, did we mention her father Lenny; the smooth and stylish rock star-turned-actor? Zoe began studying acting at the State University of New York at Purchase in 2007 and then quickly began working on her credits. After appearing in Jay Z's music video for 'I Know' and will.i.am's 'We Are The Ones', she cut her indie teeth booking roles in a variety of Sundance Film Festival movies. And then came the blockbuster gigs; a role in 'X-Men: First Class', 'After Earth' (playing opposite Will Smith) and most recently the popular teen novel adaptation, 'Divergent'. In short, we bet Lenny is proud.
Father: Jack Nicholson

You're probably thinking; 'how the heck can you follow in the footsteps of Jack Nicholson?' The answer: you just start from scratch and go step-by-step. Lorraine began her career the old fashioned way; booking small parts in films in the early 2000s like 'The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement' and 'Click', and has since landed more resume-worthy parts in 2011's 'Soul Surfer' and an upcoming leading role in 2015's 'The Falconer's Apprentice'. At this rate, she'll be on the radar in no time!
Father: Sean Penn

Dylan Penn first gained a bit of the spotlight when she began dating Robert Pattinson in 2013. After that; the model appeared on campaign billboards for Gap and then appearances in GQ, W and Elle Magazines. But the spotlight shone brighter in 2014, when she posed partially nude on the cover of 'treats!', after declining a $150,000 offer to pose for the cover of 'Playboy' - according to E! Online. Since then, Dylan has continued modeling appearances, gaining more attention for her seductive outfit (to say the least) in the Stuart Weitzman luxury brand short film 'Rock Roll Ride'.
Mother: Susan Sarandon

After tagging along with her mother Susan Sarandon in guest roles for 'The Banger Sisters' and 'Friends', Eva began to blossom into a steady actress with her breakout role in the third season of Showtime's 'Californication'. Since then, Eva appeared opposite Adam Sandler in 'That's My Boy' and is now pregnant with her first child!
Mother: Meryl Streep

Sure, they might hear 'That's Meryl Streep's daughter!' But Mamie and Grace Gummer know that, 'that' came in handy when they individually appeared in films cast with Meryl - Mamie in 'Evening' and Grace 'The House of the Spirits' - where they played younger versions of their mother. Since then, Meryl's glorious ambition as an actress has been passed onto her daughters, with both women slowly developing reputations in the industry. Mamie is known for her star role in 'Emily Owens, M.D.', while Grace joined the cast of HBO's 'The Newsroom'.
Father: Don Johnson

Mother: Melanie Griffith

Her father has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and her mother is a Golden Globe Award-winner. We guess it makes sense that Dakota Johnson caught the acting bug pretty quickly. After she graduated from high school, she signed with the William Morris Agency and kicked off her career; starting with small roles in 'The Social Network', 'Five Year Engagement' and '21 Jump Street'. And this year brought forth the announcement of her soon-to-be breakout role; playing the dominated Anastasia Steele in the film adaptation of the wildly popular erotic novel, 'Fifty Shades of Grey'. You probably heard of it, somewhere on the internet.
Father: Tom Hanks

Forrest Gump is his father. Well, not actually, but yes, Colin Hanks is the chip off the old block of Tom. And while some might have said years ago that he's just 'Tom's son,' the trajectory of his career lately has the actor building his own foundation. Fast forward past early life roles in 'Orange County' and 'King Kong', and Colin recently joined the cast of 'Dexter' in 2011 and then received a Critics' Choice and Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his role in the FX television series 'Fargo'. Now that's more like it.
Father: Will Smith

It first began with Jaden; a co-starring role at 8-years-old with Will in 2006's 'The Pursuit of Happiness' and then with Jackie Chan in 2010's 'The Karate Kid'. And then came Willow; playing alongside her father in 'I Am Legend' and then her own voice role in 'Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa'. But as the two young Smith's began to get more involved in the industry, they took on their father's passion for music too. Willow released the platinum hit 'Whip My Hair' in 2010 and recently dropped her debut EP titled '3', while her brother Jaden already has a 2012 mixtape under his belt as well as the experience of rapping alongside Justin Bieber for the smash tune 'Never Say Never'. Expect to see these two doing something in the industry for while.
Father: Stephen Gyllenhaal

Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal were regularly surrounded by their father, director Stephen Gyllenhaal's, film projects while growing up. Jake was driven early on, making his acting career debut at 11-years-old in Billy Crystal's 1991 comedy 'City Slickers' and then a breakout role in 1999's 'October Sky'. Meanwhile, Maggie began with 1992's 'Waterland' and then played her brother's on-screen sister in the indie cult hit 'Donnie Darko'. Kodak moment, right? Well, after both siblings had a foot in the door, it was no stopping them as each has trail-blazed through Hollywood with respected star power and spotlight.
Father: Arnold Schwarzenegger

Patrick Schwarzenegger isn't following directly in the hulking footsteps of his father Arnold, but the young buck is still in the spotlight thanks to his company 'Project360', a philanthropic clothing line and his recent modeling career, signing with LA Models. And then there's his current romantic fling with wild child Miley Cyrus -- don't think we forgot about that. Add on small film roles in 'Stuck in Love' and 'Grown Ups 2' and his ownership of Blaze Pizza in Los Angeles, and and the young Schwarzenegger is definitely onto something. Entrepreneur? Model? Actor? Who knows. But so far, the young adult's versatility is turning heads.

Celebrity Offspring Who’ve Followed In Their Parents’ Footsteps

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