List of show business families
This is a list of show business families. It is contemporary (in the sense that a professional offshoot should still be working in the 20th or twenty-first centuries) and should be expanded. The guideline is that at least one of the relationships in the clan should be by blood — siblings, parents, children, cousins, and so on. Following families are brothers and sisters who are recognizable as celebrity siblings (and who may also be listed within families).
The list of family connections in the Indian film industry is so extensive that it has its own article—see List of Indian film clans.
Families
A
- Adams
- Aday
- Affleck
- Alda
- Altman-Sarafian
- Aniston
- Appleton
- Arden-Osbourne
- Music manager and agent Don Arden was the father of Sharon Osbourne, the wife and manager of heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne. Sharon would enter the public consciousness for the first time with the success of the reality TV show The Osbournes.
- The oldest of Ozzy and Sharon's children, Aimee Osbourne, chose not to appear on The Osbournes; she is an actress, singer, and writer. Her two younger siblings did appear on the show; Kelly Osbourne went on to a music career and Jack Osbourne.
- Arkin
- Actor/composer Alan Arkin father of actors Adam, Matthew, Anthony Arkin and grandfather to third generation actor Molly Arkin (daughter of Adam Arkin)
- Armendáriz-Marín
- Arquette-Cox
- Asher
- Astin/Duke
B
- Baio
- Actor-brothers Jimmy and Joey Baio are the cousins of actor-director Scott Baio.
- Balcon/Day-Lewis
- Sir Michael Balcon, film producer, is the father of Jill Balcon, actress, married to Cecil Day-Lewis, poet, parents of Tamasin Day-Lewis, documentary maker, and Daniel Day-Lewis, actor who is married to Rebecca Miller, writer daughter of Arthur Miller, playwright.
- Bachchan
- Baldwin
- Ball-Arnaz-Luckinbill
- Barrymore
- Bateman
- Beatty-MacLaine-Bening
- Beery
- Begley
- Bergen
- Berggren
- Bono
- Actor, singer, producer, and politician Sonny Bono was married to singer, director, producer, and actress Cher and are the parents of actor and activist Chaz Bono.
- Booth
- Bracco
- Braga
- Bridges
- Broderick
- Brolin
- Brooks-Bancroft
- Brosnan-Harris
- Burnett-Hamilton
- Busey
- Gary Busey is the father of Jake Busey. (Their full real names are William Gareth Jacob Busey Senior and Junior, respectively.)
- Butterworth
C
- Caan
- Cameron-Noble-Bure
- Capra
- Carey-Baskauskas
- Carradine/Bowen/Plimpton
- Carpio
- Carter/Cash
- The original Carter Family, a seminal country music group, consisted of A. P. Carter, his wife Sara Carter, and his sister-in-law and Sara's cousin Maybelle Carter.
- Two of A. P. and Sara's children, Joe Carter and Janette Carter, followed in their parents' footsteps.
- Maybelle had three daughters who also entered the country music business, and performed with her for a time—Anita Carter, June Carter Cash, and Helen Carter.
- June and her first husband, country singer Carl Smith, were the parents of country singer Carlene Carter.
- June was also the mother of country singer-songwriter Rosie Nix Adams by her second husband, Edwin "Rip" Nix.
- June's third husband was country legend Johnny Cash. They were the parents of singer, songwriter, and producer John Carter Cash.
- Johnny was also the father of country singer Rosanne Cash from his first marriage to Vivian Liberto.
- Cassavetes
- Cassidy-Jones
- Chambers
- Singer Lester Chambers is the brother of Willie, George and Joe Chambers and like them a former member of sixties group The Chambers Brothers. He is also the father of artist Dylan Chambers.
- Chan
- Chaney
- Chapin
- Jazz drummer Jim Chapin is the father of musicians Harry, Tom, and Steve Chapin.
- Harry was the father of singer Jen Chapin.
- Tom is the father of Abigail and Lily Chapin, two-thirds of the Chapin Sisters folk music group. He is also stepfather to the third member, Jessica Craven, the daughter of film director Wes Craven.
- Chaplin
- Chong
- Cheng
- Chuckle-Patton
- Clooney-Ferrer-Boone
- Note: Actor Mel Ferrer is unrelated to this family
- Clunes
- Coen-McDormand
- Cole
- Compton-Pelissier-Reed
- Connery
- Conte
- Contostavlos
- Coppola-Shire-Schwartzman-Vogelsang-Cage
- Composers Anton Coppola and the late Carmine Coppola are brothers.
- Carmine was the father of director Francis Ford Coppola and actress Talia Shire, as well as literature professor August Coppola.
- Talia's first marriage was to composer David Shire. She is the widow of producer Jack Schwartzman. Shire and Schwartzman are the parents of actor/musicians Jason Schwartzman & Robert Carmine, and Jack was also the father of cinematographer John Schwartzman by an earlier marriage.
- Francis and his wife, set decorator and artist Eleanor Neal Coppola, are the parents of film producer Gian-Carlo Coppola, director Roman Coppola, and film multihyphenate Sofia Coppola. Sofia was once married to director Spike Jonze.
- August and his former wife, dancer and choreographer Joy Vogelsang, are parents of actor and radio DJ Marc Coppola, director-producer Christopher Coppola, and actor Nicholas Coppola, better known by his stage name of Nicolas Cage. Nicolas was married to both actress Patricia Arquette and singer Lisa Marie Presley.
- Corbett
- Corr
- Costello
- Crosby-Edwards
- Crosby-Raymond
- Cruise-Kidman
- Culkin
- Cumberbatch-Ventham
- Curtis-Leigh-Guest
- Cusack (Ireland)
- Cusack (USA)
- Cyrus
D
- d'Abo
- Daly
- Davis (Robert)
- Davis (Sammy)
- Davison-Dickinson-Moffett
- DeLuise
- De Laurentiis
- Motion picture-producer Dino De Laurentiis is the brother of late fellow producer Luigi De Laurentiis, whose son (Dino's nephew) is fellow producer Aurelio De Laurentiis. Dino's son and daughters are fellow producers Federico, Francesca and Rafaella De Laurentiis.
- Demme
- Dennehy
- Depardieu
- Dern
- Deschanel
- Dickens-Napier-Raine-Forster
- Dillon-Raymond
- Disney
- Dolenz-Johnson-Juste-Trimble
- Dotrice
- Douglas
- Dragon-Tennille
- Draper-Wolff-Mulligan
- Actress Jesse Draper is the daughter of venture capitalist Tim Draper, a recurring star on The Naked Brothers Band. Her aunt is Polly Draper and her cousins are Nat and Alex Wolff.
- Billy Draper and Adam Draper are brothers and recurring stars on The Naked Brothers Band. They are Polly Draper's nephews and Jesse Draper's brothers.
- Coulter Mulligan, a recurring star on The Naked Brothers Band, is the nephew of Polly Draper and cousin of Jesse Draper and Nat and Alex Wolff.
- Drucker
- Duclon-Johnson
- Dulfer
- Dunne-Didion
- Duvitski-Bentall
- Dylan
- Musician Bob Dylan and his first wife, former model Sara Dylan, are the parents of film director Jesse Dylan and musician Jakob Dylan. Bob Dylan is now married to his longtime backup singer Carolyn Dennis. Jesse's wife Susan Traylor and Jakob's wife Paige Dylan are both actresses.
E
- Eastwood
- Ebsen
- Late actor-dancer Buddy Ebsen, who performed with his sister, Vilma Ebsen, was the father of actress Bonnie Ebsen.
- Elfman
- Emmanuel
- Australian guitar master Tommy Emmanuel has a brother Phil Emmanuel who often plays with him on-stage.
- Estevez
- Actors Martin Sheen (born Ramón Estévez) and Joe Estevez are brothers. Martin is married to actress Janet Templeton.
F
- Fabray/Fabares-Farrell
- Fairbanks
- Fan
- Actor Louis Fan is the son of Fan Mei-Sheng, a martial arts actor of the 1970s.
- Farnum
- Farrow-Previn-Allen
- Fields
- Fiennes
- Frith
- Fisher-Reynolds-Taylor
- Fleeshman
- Fleischer
- Flynn
- Followill
- Fonda
- Ford
- Fox-Harris
- Francis-Frakes
- Francks
- Franklin
- Musician Aretha Franklin often recorded her music with her two sisters Erma Franklin and Carolyn Franklin, who were solo singers in their own right, brother Cecil Franklin was also a singer as well as their father, the Reverend C.L. Franklin.
- Froese
- Frye-Peluce-Goldberg
G
- Gaillard-Gaye
- Garcia
- Garland-Minnelli
- George-De Mornay-O'Neal
- George-White
- Gibb
- Gibbs-Garrett
- Gish
- Gallagher
- Glass
- Gleason-Miller
- Glenister
- Gold
- Actor-turned-talent agent Harry Gold is the father of actresses Tracey, Missy, Brandy and Jessie Gold.
- Gold-Nixon
- Goldwyn (Howard-Goldwyn)
- Gooding
- Gordy-Ross-Naess
- Gould
- Actor Alexander Gould plays the leading young role on Showtime's television series Weeds and had provided the voice of "Nemo" in Pixar's Finding Nemo.
- Actress Emma Gould is the younger sister of Alexander Gould.
- Actress Kelly Gould is the youngest sister of Alexander Gould. She played the leading young role in the HBO television show Lucky Louie.
- Gray
- Grey
Joel Grey of Cabaret (film) is the father of actress Dirty Dancing star Jennifer Grey
- Griffin-Haid
- Grimes
- Guez-Charvet
- Gunn
- James Gunn, film director, screenwriter, and novelist is brothers with actor Sean Gunn, screen and television writer Brian Gunn, political entertainer Matt Gunn, and film executive Patrick Gunn. They are cousins with television and screen writer Mark Gunn. In 2000, James Gunn married actress Jenna Fischer.
- Guthrie-Irion
- Gyllenhaal-Foner
H
- Hagen
- Scriptwriter Hans Hagen (also known as Hans Oliva), and actress Eva-Maria Hagen are the parents of Punk Rock singer Nina Hagen. Eva-Maria was later married to Wolf Biermann, a singer/songwriter.
- Hale
- Hallyday/Smet-Vartan-Scotti
- Hamilton-Stewart-Doherty-Everhart
- Hammerstein
- Hanks-Wilson
- Hardin
- Hargitay/Mansfield
- Harmon
- Harrison
- Hart
- This Canadian professional wrestling family was founded by wrestler, trainer, and promoter Stu Hart. He and his wife Helen had 12 children—Smith, Bruce, Keith, Wayne, Dean, Ellie, Georgia, Bret, Alison, Ross, Diana, and Owen. All of the sons were wrestlers except for Wayne, who was a referee.
- Ellie and her former husband, wrestler Jim Neidhart, have three daughters. One of them, Nattie Neidhart, is also a wrestler.
- Georgia and her husband, wrestler B.J. Annis, have four children. One of them, Teddy Annis, wrestles as Teddy Hart.
- Bret's former sister-in-law was married to wrestler Tom Billington, better known as Dynamite Kid.
- Alison's former husband is wrestler Ben Bassarab.
- Diana and her former husband Davey Boy Smith, Dynamite Kid's cousin and also a wrestler, had two children. One of them, Harry Smith, is a wrestler as well.
- Hauser
- see Warner-Hauser-Sperling
- Hawks
- Director Howard Hawks's first wife, Athole Shearer, was a sister of actress Norma Shearer, wife of producer Irving Thalberg. Hawks's second wife, Slim Keith, later married theatrical producer Leland Hayward. Hawks's third wife, Dee Hartford, had a sister, Eden Hartford who married Groucho Marx of the Marx Brothers. Hawks's brother, Kenneth Neil Hawks, was the first husband of actress Mary Astor. Howard Hawks's daughter, Kitty Hawks, was the former wife of Ned Tanen.
- Hawkes
- Hawn-Russell-Hudson
- Hawtrey
- Hemingway
- Henson
No relation to
- Henson
- Herbert
- Hester
- Hewlett
- Hilton
- Ho (Tai-Loy)
- Impresario Don Ho was the father of fellow singer-musician Hoku (full name: Hoku Christianne Tai-Loy).
- Holloway
- Houghton-Hepburn-Grant
- Houston-Drinkard-Warrick-Brown
- Howard (Horowitz)
- Howard
- Howes
- Hsu
- Actress and singer Barbie Hsu is the sister of Dee Hsu in which they had a notable pop career together.
- Hulbert
- Humperdinck-Hues
- Huston
- Hutton
- Timothy Hutton is the son of actor Jim Hutton, who was popular during the 1960s and 70s. His first wife was actress Debra Winger, with whom he has one son, Noah. His second wife was Aurore Giscard d'Estaing, niece of former president of the French Republic Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, and with whom he has one son, Milo.
I
- Iglesias
- Irving
- Irving
- Isley
- Iwamatsu
- Actor Mako and his sister, Momo Yashima, also an actress, are children of artist/author parents Taro Yashima (Jun Atsushi Iwamatsu) and Mitsu Yashima; Mako was married to actress Shizuko Hoshi; their daughters Mimosa and Sala Iwamatsu are both actors.
J
- Jackson
-
- Their first five sons (respectively their second, third, fourth, sixth, and eighth children in all)—Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon & Michael—formed the legendary singing group The Jackson 5. Michael went on to even greater success as a solo artist, and was briefly married to Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of musical icon Elvis Presley. Jermaine is linked to the Gordy family through his former marriage to Hazel Gordy, the daughter of Motown founder Berry Gordy.
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-
- Jackie is the father of rapper DealZ.
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-
- The R&B vocal group 3T is made up of Tito's three sons (Tariano "Taj", Taryll, and Tito Joe "TJ" Jackson).
-
- Their oldest child, Rebbie Jackson, had a moderately successful career as a solo artist.
-
- Their fifth child and second daughter, La Toya Jackson, had modest success as a recording artist and also received major publicity in 1988 when she landed a nude layout in Playboy.
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- Their last son, Randy, replaced Jermaine in the Jackson 5 when it became The Jacksons.
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- Their youngest child, Janet, began as a child actress and went on to a hugely successful career as a recording artist.
- Jarre
- Jones-Gretzky
- Jones-Lipton
- Judd
- Jonas
K
- Keitel
- Kasem
- TV presenter and voice actor Casey Kasem is father to TV presenter and voice actor Mike and television and radio hostess Kerri
- Kemp
- Kendal
- Kensit
- Kirby
- Actor Bruce Kirby is the father of late actor Bruno Kirby. (Their real names are Bruno Giovanni Quidaciolu Sr. and Jr.)
- Kirkwood
- Knowles
- Kohan-Noxon
- Comedy writer Buz Kohan and novelist Rhea Kohan are the parents of television writer/producers Jenji Kohan and David Kohan. Jenji Kohan is the creator, showrunner, and executive producer for Showtime's television series Weeds. She is married to Christopher Noxon, a non-show-business writer. His sister is Marti Noxon, another TV writer/producer.
- Kosugi
- Ninjitsu master-actor Sho Kosugi is the father of fellow martial arts-actors Kane and Shane Kosugi.
- Kravitz-Roker-Bonet
- Kubrick
L
- Lacey
- Lachey
- Lai
- Lamas
- Lamb
- Landau-Bain-Finch
- Lawrence
- Lee
- Cantonese opera singer and actor Lee Hoi-Chuen was the father of late actor and martial arts legend Bruce Lee.
- Lee-Doyle-Stafford-Everly
- Leitch
- Lennon
- Lennon Sisters
- Leonetti-Robbins-Beck-Hilton
- Lewis-Gilley-Swaggart-Brown
- Rock pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis is the brother of singer and pianist Linda Gail Lewis. They are cousins of country music legend Mickey Gilley and disgraced televangelist Jimmy Swaggart. Another first cousin to the Lewis siblings, J.W. Brown, was the bass guitarist in Lewis' band.
- Brown's daughter Myra Gale Brown became Jerry Lee's third wife. Their daughter Phoebe Lewis is a musician and also her father's manager.
- Lithgow
- Lloyd (Pack)
- Lloyd Webber
- Lockhart
- Loggins
- López
- Lowe-Swank
- Lupino
- Lynch
- Shane, Keavy, Edele, Naomi, and Tara Lynch are siblings who have all had singing careers, some more successful than others.
- Lynch (David)
M
- MacMillan-Arngrim
- Mailer
- Mansfield-Duane
- NBC Radio Personality Ronnie Mansfield, Father of Actress Maureen Mansfield, Mother of Singer/songwriter Christina Duane, and Singer/Songwriter Erik Carlson.
- Marin
- Marley-Hill
- Marsh
- Marshall
- Martin-Halliday-Hagman
- Actress Mary Martin was the mother of actor Larry Hagman, whose daughter Heidi Hagman is also an actress. Martin was married at one time to theatrical director Richard Halliday.
- Masekela
- Mason (Carlisle-Mason)
- Massey
Actors Raymond Massey and Adrianne Allen were the parents of actors Daniel Massey and Anna Massey . Anna is also the former wife of late actor Jeremy Brett with whom she had 2 children.
- McCartney
- McGarrigle
- See "Wainwright/McGarrigle singing family" below.
- McMahon / McMahon-Levesque
- McMillan
- McQueen
- Mercurio
- Middleton-Seawright
- Actor/musician and singer-songwriter Qaasim Middleton played an ensamble in Nickelodeon's The Naked Brothers Band television series, and was featured in the HBO documentary The Music in Me. He is the son of actress/model and singer-songwriter Toni Seawright, the first African American crowned Miss Mississippi.
- Actor/musician and singer-songwriter Kahlil Middleton is the star of Jack's Big Music Show. He is the younger brother of Qaasim Middleton and son of Toni Seawright.
- Miles
- Miller
- Mills
- Mitchum-Van Dien
- Miyazaki
- Animator and filmmaker and Hayao Miyazaki is the father of Gorō, also an animator and filmmaker.
- Moffatt
- Scott, Dave, Clint, and Bob Moffatt were a successful boy band from the 1990s to 2001
- Montalban-Young
- Montgomery-Asher
- Moore
- Owen Moore was an early silent star slong with his brothers Tom, Matt and Joe Moore. Tom Moore was married at one time to actress Alice Joyce.
- Morrow
- Late actor-director Vic Morrow was the father of producer Carrie Morrow and her younger sister, actress Jennifer Lee Morrow (better known as Jennifer Jason Leigh).
- Mumy
- Muñoz
- Spanish flamenco guitarist Juan Muñoz is the father of Pilar, Lola, and Lucía Muñoz, the founding three members of the vocal group Las Ketchup; and Rocío Muñoz, who has later joined her sisters in the group.
- Murray
N
- Narz-Kennedy
- Late game show host Jack Narz is the older brother of fellow game show host Tom Kennedy (born James Narz). Jack and another late game show host, Bill Cullen, went on to marry daughters of Oscar-winning composer Heinz Eric Roemheld.
- Nelson
- Neville
- Newman
- Film composers Alfred, Emil, and Lionel Newman were brothers.
- Alfred's sons David and Thomas Newman are also highly prolific film composers, and his daughter Maria Newman is also a musician and composer.
- Randy Newman, also a prolific film composer but better known as a popular singer and songwriter, is the son of another Newman brother, Irving Newman.
- Joey Newman, also a prolific film composer, is the son of Lionel's daughter Jenifer Newman, a classical ballerina, and Joe Frank Carollo, a bass guitarist best known as a member of Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds.
- Nolan
- The Nolans were a successful singing act in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The band's lineup changed through the years, but the members were all sisters. Members were Anne, Denise, Maureen, Linda, Bernadette, and Coleen
- Norris
- Martial arts-actor/producer Chuck Norris is the brother of producer-director Aaron Norris. Chuck's sons are actors Eric and Mike Norris; he also has a daughter, Dina, who is mother to actress Gabi Di Ciolli.
- Norwood
O
- Olsen
- O'Herlihy
- O'Neal
- Screenwriter Charles O'Neal and his actress-wife Patricia Callaghan were the parents of actors Ryan and Kevin O'Neal.
- Ryan's children (with fellow actress Joanna Moore) are fellow actors Griffin and Oscar-winner Tatum O'Neal. Tatum is the former wife of tennis legend turned commentator John McEnroe, who had a brief foray into non-tennis related television in the early 2000s, hosting a talk show that lasted only five months and a game show that lasted one season.
- Orowitz-O'Neill-Landon
- American actor and movie theater manager Eli Orowitz and his wife, American actress and comedian Peggy O'Neill, were the parents of Eugene Orowitz, who would achieve television fame under his stage name of Michael Landon.
- Michael had children in show business from each of his three marriages. Michael adopted the son of his first wife, who went on to become (late) actor Mark Landon. TV multihyphenate Michael Landon, Jr. and television screenwriter Christopher B. Landon are Michael's sons from his second marriage. Actress Jennifer Landon is from Michael's final marriage.
- Osmond
- Actors/singers/television hosts Donny Osmond and Marie Osmond are brother and sister. Donny formerly sang with his brothers Alan, Wayne, Merrill and Jay as The Osmonds; younger brother 'Little' Jimmy Osmond later joined the group as well as having solo success. Some of the brothers still perform together as "The Osmond Brothers", while Alan's sons perform as "The Osmonds - Second Generation".
- Owens-Haggard-Alan
- Country singers Buck Owens and Bonnie Owens were the parents of another country singer, Alvis Alan Owens, professionally known as Buddy Alan. After Buck and Bonnie divorced while their son was growing up, she married another country legend, Merle Haggard; Alan stayed with his mother..
P
- Paich
- Palance
- Paltrow-Danner-Moennig-Martin
- Parke-Leeds-Einstein-Brooks
- Patton
- Peck
- Peckinpah
- Late screenwriter-director Sam Peckinpah was the uncle of late producer David Peckinpah. (Their real names were David Edward Samuel Ernest Peckinpah Jr. and III, respectively.)
- Penhaligon-Munro
- Penn
- Perkins (Berenson-Perkins)
- Pertwee
- Cousins Jon and Bill Pertwee. Jon Pertwee's children with his second wife: Sean and Dariel Pertwee. Jon Pertwee's first wife was the actress, Jean Marsh.
- Phillips
- Phoenix
- Pine
- Pleasence
- Plummer-Grimes
- Poole
- Porcaro
- Presley
- Prinze-Gellar
- Pryor
Q
- Quaid
- Quinn
- Quintanilla-Pérez
R
- Reddy
- Australian actor Max Reddy was the father of singer Helen Reddy.
- Redford
- Redgrave-Richardson-Nero
- Reiner
- Richie
- Riperton-Rudolph-Marie
- Ritter
- Robards-Bacall
- Roberts
- Robinson
- Rocco
- Rodgers-Guettel
- Ronson-Jones
- Ross-Gordy-Naess
- Rossellini-Lindström-Bergman
- Rosson
S
- Sagal
- Salkind
- Savage-Youngs
- Actor John Savage is the brother of fellow actors Jim and Gail Youngs. John's daughter is actress Jennifer Youngs.
- Sawalha
- Scott
- Scott-Dewhurst
- Seals-Duncan
- Sellers
- Selznick-Mayer
- Shankar-Jones
- Shatner-Gretsch
- Shaughnessy
- Shaw
- Shaw Brothers
- Shue
- Sheen
- Shrapnel
- Simon-Taylor
- Simon-Brickell
- Singer-songwriter Paul Simon is the father of fellow singer-songwriter Harper Simon by his first marriage to photographer Peggy Harper.
- His second marriage was to actress and author Carrie Fisher, the daughter of singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds.
- His third and current marriage is to former New Bohemians lead singer-songwriter Edie Brickell. They have three children Adrian, Lulu and Gabriel. Edie and stepson Harper have a band called The Heavy Circles. Paul’s brother Eddie is also his Business Manager / Agent.
- Simpson
- Singer
- Skarsgård
- Slezak
- Smith (Anna Nicole)
- Smith (Will)
- Sorvino
- Spacek-Fisk
- Spelling
- Spielberg-Capshaw
- Starkey/Starr
- Standing
- Stiller
- Stills
- Stockwell
- Streisand-Gould-Brolin
- Streep-Gummer
- Sturges-Close-Merrill-Robertson
- Director Preston Sturges married Eleanor Post Close, the daughter of Edward Bennett Close and Marjorie Meriwether Post. Edward Bennett Close, by his second wife, became the grandfather of actress Glenn Close. Marjorie Post, by her second husband, was the mother of actress Dina Merrill, whose second husband was Cliff Robertson.
- Sutherland
- Swift
T
- Talmadge
- Thicke
- Thomas-Donahue
- Thompson-Tilbury
- Thompson
- Tom
- Troughton
- Troup
- Tse
- Tyler
V
- Van Dyke-Nance
- Actors Dick and Jerry Van Dyke are brothers.
- Dick's son Barry Van Dyke is also an actor and writer. He also is involved in the production side of TV.
- Jerry's late daughter Kelly Jean Van Dyke was an adult film actress who was married to late actor Jack Nance when she committed suicide.
- Dick's grandson Carey Van Dyke is also an actor.
- Van Patten-Balsam-Dugan
- Van Peebles
- Vernon
- Vidal
- Voight-Jolie-Haven-Taylor
- Von Erich
- Professional wrestler and wrestling promoter Jack Adkisson, better known as Fritz Von Erich, was the father of five sons who followed in his footsteps as wrestlers under the Von Erich name—Kevin, David, Kerry, Mike, and Chris. The family is also famous for its supposed "curse"—although Jack lived until his natural death, his oldest son, Jack Jr., was killed in a freak childhood accident, David died in 1984 under disputed circumstances, and Mike, Chris, and Kerry all committed suicide between 1987 and 1993.
- Kevin's son Ross and Kerry's daughter Lacey are also wrestlers who perform under the Von Erich name.
W
- Wainwright/McGarrigle
- Wahlberg
- Walker
- Walker-Jones
- Wanamaker
- Warner-Hauser-Sperling
- Warren-Alba
- Waterston
- Way
- Wayans
- Weisser
- Weissmuller
- West-Scales
- Whitmore
- Wilde
- Williams (Hank)
- Hank Williams was one of the most legendary figures in country music history.
- Hank's son Randall Hank, better known as Hank Williams, Jr., has had an enormously successful country career of his own.
- Jett Williams, the posthumously born daughter of Hank and also half-sister to Hank Jr., had modest success in country music.
- Williams (John)
- Wilson/Love
- Wilson (2000s actors)
- Winans
- David and Dolores Winans, gospel music singers, recorded both together and separately as "Pop" and "Mom" Winans, and became progenitors of a highly prolific musical family. The following musicians can trace their family roots to Pop and Mom Winans:
- The second through fifth sons of Pop and Mom—Ronald, Marvin, Carvin, and Michael Winans—are best known as the gospel group The Winans. Marvin's former wife, Vickie Winans, has also had a successful music career, and Michael has recorded with his wife Regina.
- Four sons of The Winans—Marvin Jr., Carvin Jr., Michael Jr., and another son of Carvin Sr., Juan Winans—have recorded together as Winans Phase 2.
- Mario Winans is Vickie's son from her prior marriage to Ronald Brown.
- Daniel Winans, a gospel singer and producer, is Mom and Pop's sixth son.
- The seventh Winans son, Benjamin "BeBe" Winans, and the eighth child and oldest daughter, Priscilla "CeCe" Winans, have performed both as BeBe & CeCe Winans and as solo artists.
- The two youngest of Pop and Mom's children, Angie and Debbie Winans, have also recorded together and as soloists.
- Wong
- Woodward
- Wynn-Williams
- Late actor Ed Wynn was the father of late actor Keenan Wynn, whose sons are screenwriters Ned and Tracy Wynn. Keenan's daughter Hilda was married to actor-musician Paul Williams.
Y
- York-Wells
- Yuen
Z
- Zane
- Zappa-Sloatman-Robinson
- Zimbalist
- Zucker
- Zwick
Celebrity brothers
- Duane (1946–1971) and Gregg Allman (1947-), members of the The Allman Brothers Band
- Nick Carter (1980-) and Aaron Carter (1987-)
- Jason (1987-) and Michael Castro (1988-)
- Dana Andrews (1909–1992) and Steve Forrest (1924-) (born William Forrest Andrews)
- James Arness (1923-) and Peter Graves (1926-) (born James and Peter Aurness)
- Aaron Ashmore and Shawn Ashmore (twins, 1979-)
- John (1949–1982) and James Belushi (1954-)
- Edwin Booth (1833–1893), John Wilkes Booth (1838–1865), and Junius Brutus Booth, Jr. (1821–1883)
- Timothy (1951-), Joseph (1954-), Sam (1955-), and Ben Bottoms (1960-)
- Scott (1973-) and Brian Bloom (1970-)
- Keith (1949–) and Robert Carradine (1954–) and half-brother Michael Bowen (1957–) (all sons of Sonia Sorel; Keith and Robert from her marriage to John Carradine, and Michael Bowen from her marriage to artist Michael Bowen)
- Gerald (1948-) and Bob Casale (1952-), founding members of Devo
- Harry (1942–1981), Tom (1944-), and Steve Chapin (fl. 2009)
- Joel and Ethan Coen (1954- and 1957-)
- Bing (1903–1977) and Bob Crosby (1913–1993)
- Cameron (1965-), Andrew (1967-), Lochie Daddo (1970-)
- Matt (1964-) and Kevin Dillon (1965-)
- Melvin (fl. 2009), Kenneth (1958–), and Kevon Edmonds (fl. 2009; born Kevin Edmonds) — Melvin and Kevon are members of the R&B group After 7, while Kenneth is better-known as R&B singer and producer Babyface.
- Bob Einstein (1942-) and Albert Brooks (1947-)
- Nesuhi (1917–1989) and Ahmet Ertegün (1923–2006)
- Fred (fl. 2009) and Richard Fairbrass (1953–), members of Right Said Fred
- Tim (1957-), Andrew (1959-), and Jon Farriss (1961-), members of INXS
- Peter (1956-) and Bobby Farrelly (1958-)
- Justin (1961–1998) and John Fashanu (1962-)
- Ralph (1962-) and Joseph Fiennes (1970-)
- Tim (1952-) and Neil Finn (1958-), of Split Enz and later Crowded House
- Tom (1941–1990) and John Fogerty (1945-) of Creedence Clearwater Revival; John later had a successful solo career
- Nathan (1979–), Caleb (1982–), and Jared Followill (1986–), three of the four members of Kings of Leon
- Daniel (1961-) and Jerome Flynn (1963-)
- Barry (1946–), Robin (1949–), and Maurice Gibb (1949–2003), known collectively as the Bee Gees, and Andy Gibb (1958–1988)
- James (1929–1998) and William Goldman (1931-) (writers)
- Cuba Gooding, Jr. (1968-) and Omar Gooding (1976-)
- Matt and Luke Goss (twins, 1968-), members of the boy band Bros
- Cedric "K-Ci" (1969-) and Joel "Jo-Jo" Hailey (1971-) — K-Ci and JoJo, and also of Jodeci
- Hanson — Isaac (1980-), Taylor (1983-) and Zac Hanson (1985-)
- Murray (1946–) and Anthony Head (1954–)
- Shemp (1895–1955), Moe (1897–1975), and Curly Howard (1903–1952), members of The Three Stooges
- Michael (1942-), Ricky (1946-) and Samuel Hui (1948-)
- Jack (1892–1978) and Claude Hulbert (1900–1964) (actors)
- The Isley Brothers — Originally O'Kelly (1937–1986), Rudolph (1939–), Ronald (1941–), and Vernon Isley (1942–1955). After Vernon's death and the surviving brothers' later national success, their younger brothers Ernie (1952–) and Marvin (1953–) joined the band.
- The Jonas Brothers — Kevin (1987–), Joe (1989–), and Nick Jonas (1992–)
- Craig (1970-) and Dean Lennox Kelly (1975-)
- Bryan and Denny Kirkwood (twins, 1975-)
- Andrei Konchalovsky (1937–; born Andrei Mikhalkov) and Nikita Mikhalkov (1945–)
- John Leslie (born Leslie John Stott; 1965-) and Grant Stott
- Joey (1976–), Matthew (1980–) and Andrew Lawrence (1988–)
- Jason and Jeremy London (twins, 1972–)
- Orestes (1908–1991) and Cachao López (1918–2008)
- Los Lonely Boys – Henry (1978–), Jojo (1980–), and Ringo Garza (1981–)
- Benji and Joel Madden (twins, 1979-), members of Good Charlotte
- The Marx Brothers (comedians); Chico (1887–1961), Harpo (1888–1964), Groucho (1890–1977), Gummo (1892–1977) and Zeppo (1901–1979). (They also had an older brother, who died as an infant.)
- James McCourt (1974-) and Richard McCourt (1976-)
- The Mills Brothers – John Jr. (1910–1936), Herbert (1912–1989), Harry (1913–1982), and Donald (1915–1999).
- Eddie Montgomery (1963-) of Montgomery Gentry and John Michael Montgomery (1965-)
- Mark (1950-) and Bob (1952-) and Jim Mothersbaugh (1956-), also founding members of Devo
- Jack Narz (1922–2008) and Tom Kennedy (1927-)
- The Neville Brothers – Art (1937-), Aaron (1941-), Charles (fl. 2009), and Cyril Neville (1948-)
- The Nicholas Brothers – Fayard (1914–2006) and Harold Nicholas (1921–2000)
- Christopher (1970-) and Jonathan Nolan (1976-)
- Jerry (1974-) and Charlie O'Connell (1975-)
- Michael (1958-), Sean (1960-) and Chris Penn (1965–2006)
- Mark Polish and Michael Polish
- Jeff (1954–1992), Mike (1955-) and Steve Porcaro (1957-), all founding members of Toto
- The Proclaimers: Identical twins Charlie and Craig Reid (1962-)
- The Ritz Brothers; Al (1901–1965), Jimmy (1904–1985) and Harry (1907–1986)
- Paul (1956-) and Jonathan Ross (1960-)
- Fred (1976-) and Ben Savage (1980-)
- Jim (1941–) and Dan Seals (1948–2009)
- Anthony Shaffer and Peter Shaffer (twins, 1926–2001 and 1926-)
- Uday (1900–1977) and Ravi Shankar (1920–)
- Cole and Dylan Sprouse (twins; 1992-)
- Sylvester (1946-) and Frank Stallone (1950-)
- George (1975-) and Geoff Stults (1977-)
- Patrick (1952–2009) and Don Swayze (1958-)
- DeVante Swing (1969-; born Donald DeGrate, Jr.) and Dalvin DeGrate (1971-), members of Jodeci with another set of brothers, K-Ci and JoJo
- Dick (1925-) and Jerry Van Dyke (1931-)
- Alex (1953-) and Eddie Van Halen (1955-), founding members of the rock band Van Halen
- Ronnie (1948–1977), Donnie (1952-), and Johnny Van Zant (1959-) — Ronnie was a founder and lead vocalist of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Donnie was founder and lead vocalist of 38 Special, and Johnny is the lead vocalist of today's Lynyrd Skynyrd. Donnie and Johnny also perform together as Van Zant.
- The Wachowski brothers; Larry (1965-) and Andy (1967-)
- Andrew (1964-), Owen (1968-) and Luke Wilson (1971-)
- Brian (1942-), Dennis (1944–1983) and Carl Wilson (1946–1998), founding members of The Beach Boys
- Johnny (1944-) and Edgar Winter (1946-)
- George (1947-), Malcolm (1953-), Angus Young (1955-), members of the rock band AC/DC
- Shannon (1970-) and Jared Leto (1971-) from rock band 30 Seconds to Mars.
- Josh (1987-) and Zac Farro (1990-) from rock band Paramore.
Celebrity sisters
- The Andrews Sisters: Laverne (1911–1967), Maxene (1916–1995), and Patty Andrews (1918-)
- Haylie (1985-) and Hilary Duff (1987-)
- Gayle & Gillian Blakeney (both 1966-)
- Moya Brennan (1952-) and Enya (1961-) (born Máire and Eithne Patricia Ní Bhraonáin)
- Sinéad (1948-), Sorcha (1949-), Niamh (1959-) and half-sister Catherine Cusack (1968-)
- Brittany and Cynthia Daniel (twins, 1976-)
- Marieh (1977-) and Majandra Delfino (1981-)
- Emily (1976-) and Zooey Deschanel (1980-)
- Nora (1941-) and Delia Ephron
- Magda Gabor (1915–1997), Zsa Zsa (1917-), and Eva Gabor (1919–1995)
- La'Myia (1979-) and Meagan Good (1981-)
- Lynx and Lamb Gaede (1992-) (members of the white nationalist folk duo Prussian Blue)
- Melissa Joan (1976-) and Emily Hart (1986-)
- Olivia de Havilland (1916-) and Joan Fontaine (born Joan de Havilland) (1917-)
- Norah Jones (1979–) and half-sister Anoushka Shankar (1981–) (daughters of Ravi Shankar)
- Shelby Lynne (1968-) and Allison Moorer (1972-)
- Martie Maguire (1969-) and Emily Robison (1972-), both members of Dixie Chicks
- The McGuire Sisters: Christine, Dorothy and Phyllis McGuire
- Alyson (1989-) and Amanda Michalka (1991-)
- Liza Minnelli (1946-) and half-sister Lorna Luft (1952-) (daughters of Judy Garland)
- Kylie (1968-) and Dannii Minogue (1971-)
- Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (twins, 1986–)
- Danielle (1987–) and Kay Panabaker (1990–)
- Michelle (1957–) and Dedee Pfeiffer (1964–)
- The Pointer Sisters: Ruth (1946-), Anita (1948-), Bonnie (1950-) and June Pointer (1953–2006)
- Vanessa Redgrave (1937-) and Lynn Redgrave (1943–2010)
- Natasha Richardson (1963–2009) and Joely Richardson (1965-) (daughters of Vanessa Redgrave)
- The Rudge Sisters
- Nadia (1964–) and Julia Sawalha (1968–)
- SHeDAISY: Kristyn (1970–), Kelsi (1974–), and Kassidy Osborn (1976–)
- Sister Sledge; Kim, Debbie, Joni and Kathy Sledge
- Jessica (1980–) and Ashlee Simpson (1984–)
- Britney Spears (1981–) and Jamie Lynn Spears (1991–)
- Jennifer (1958–) and Meg Tilly (1960–) (born Jennifer and Margaret Chan)
- Lisa (1965-), Christina (1981-) and Tanya Vidal (19??-)
- Natalie (1938–1981) and Lana Wood (1946–)
Celebrity siblings
- Against The Season consisting of Mika Wolfgramm, Donnie Wolfgramm, Kelela Wolfgramm and Tiare Wolfgramm are the younger brothers and sisters of the Wolfgramm's who made up 1980's pop and r&b group The Jets.
- Ellen (1940-), Joey (1950-), and John Travolta (1954-)
- John (1939-) and Mary Badham (1952-)
- Shirley MacLaine (1934-) and Warren Beatty (1937-) (born Shirley MacLaine and Henry Warren Beaty)
- Jonas (1967-), Linn (1970-), and Jenny Berggren (1972-), all founding members of Ace of Base
- Kirk Cameron (1970- ) and Candace Cameron Bure (1976- )
- The Carpenters — Richard (1946–) and Karen Carpenter (1950–1983)
- Keith Chegwin is the twin of Jeffrey Chegwin and brother of Janice Long
- Joan (1962-) and John Cusack (1966-)
- Bunny (1955-), Eldra "El" (1961-), James (1963-), Mark and Randy DeBarge, all members of the band DeBarge, plus five other musical siblings who were not in that band — Robert "Bobby" (1956–1995), Tommy (both members of Switch), Chico (1966-), Darryl, and Carol "Peaches" DeBarge
- Joanne Dru (1922–1996) and Peter Marshall (1927–) — born Joanne Letitia and Ralph Pierre LaCock
- Rebekah (1974-), Sebastian (1989-), Peter and Dominic Elmaloglou (all appeared at one point in Home and Away)
- Chip, Jere and Kim Fields, actresses
- Leif Garrett (1961-) and Dawn Lyn (1963-) (born Leif Per and Dawn Lyn Narvik)
- Anna Gordy Gaye (1922–) and Berry Gordy (1929–)
- Ilene (1949-) and Todd Graff (1959-)
- Oliver (1976-) and Kate Hudson (1979-)
- The Jets — originally LeRoy (1965-), Eddie (1966-), Eugene (1967-), Haini (1968-), Rudy (1969-), Kathi (1970-), Elizabeth (1972-), and Moana Wolfgramm (1973-). Six younger Wolfgramm siblings are now members, namely Donnie, EtiVise, Maliana, Mika, Natalia, and Tony. Two other younger siblings, Kelela and Tiare, are in a side project, a rock band called Against The Season.
- The Kelly Family
- Merald "Bubba" (1942-) and Gladys Knight (1944-)
- Michael (1958–) and Virginia Madsen (1961–)
- Tia and Tamera Mowry (twins, 1978-) and Tahj Mowry (1986-)
- Laila Morse (born Maureen Oldman) (1945-) and Gary Oldman (1958-)
- Tracy Nelson (1963-) and twins Gunnar and Matthew Nelson (1967-)
- Hayden (1989-) and Jansen Panettiere (1994-)
- Sarah-Jane (1976-) and Andrew-Lee Potts (1979-)
- Abraham "A. B." Quintanilla III (1963-) and Selena (1971–1995)
- Rockwell (1964–) and half-sister Rhonda Ross Kendrick (1971–) (children of Berry Gordy)
- Mark Ronson (1975–) and twins Charlotte and Samantha Ronson (1977–)
- Ananda (1942–1999) and Mamata Shankar (fl. 2008)
- Heather (1976-), David and Nicholle Tom (fraternal twins, 1978-)
- Dick (1928–) and Joyce Van Patten (1934–) and half-brother Tim Van Patten (1959–)
References
See also