COUSINS(01 of23)
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Open Image ModalEmma Roberts is the daughter of actor Eric Roberts and niece of Julia Roberts. (credit:Getty)
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER(04 of23)
Open Image ModalKate Hudson began calling Kurt Russell, "dad," soon after he began dating her mother, Goldie Hawn, in 1983. (credit:Getty)
BROTHERS(05 of23)
Open Image ModalIf you squint your eyes, Dave Franco ("21 Jump Street") could almost pass for his more famous older brother James. With cleaner hair.
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COUSINS(06 of23)
Open Image ModalBy now, we all know that actress Kyra Sedgwick was the cousin once removed of Edie Sedgwick, Andy Warhol's muse and Factory girl who met a tragic early death at age 28. The Sedgwicks came from a long line of distinguished people, including Judge Theodore Sedgwick and Ellery Sedgwick, owner and editor of The Atlantic Monthly.
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COUSINS(07 of23)
Open Image ModalAnd now in your dose of highbrow news: highly celebrated American composer Philip Glass is the first cousin once removed of highly celebrated American radio journalist Ira Glass. Philip has even composed a song or two for Ira's "This American Life" program. Meanwhile, both share a love for glasses and smart jackets.
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COUSINS(08 of23)
Open Image ModalIt's a mob mentality worthy of "The Godfather:" Director Francis Ford Coppola's only daughter, "Lost In Tranlation" director Sofia, is cousins with actors Jason Schwartzman and Nicolas Cage (né Nicolas Coppola). Meanwhile, Sofia's older brother Roman is also a director; grandfather Carmine was a well-known composer who scored the soundtrack to Francis's films like "Apocalypse Now."
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FATHER AND SON(09 of23)
Open Image ModalFans of "True Blood" who feel like Alexander Skarsgard arrived with the sudden fright of his fanged character and glamoured the heck out of them may be surprised to know that father Stellan was already well-established in Hollywood. The elder Skarsgard played the tough-loving teacher in "Good Will Hunting" and one of Meryl Streep's courters in "Mamma Mia!". Most recently, father and son appeared together in fellow Scandinavian Lars Van Trier's "Meloncholia."
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COUSINS(10 of23)
Open Image ModalActors Rip Torn and Sissy Spacek are first cousins; the former helped the latter get her start into the film biz by helping her enroll in Strasberg's Actors Studio in New York.
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SISTERS(11 of23)
Open Image ModalElizabeth Olsen is the younger sister of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. (credit:Getty)
GODFATHER(12 of23)
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Open Image ModalYou've seen Bryce Dallas Howard as Victoria in last year's "Eclipse" or in her breakout role as Ivy in "The Village." Perhaps you didn't realize her father is Ron Howard. (credit:Getty)
STEP-SIBLINGS(14 of23)
Open Image ModalLet's not forget that Brody Jenner and Kim Kardashian are step-siblings. (credit:Getty)
BROTHER AND SISTER(15 of23)
Open Image ModalJoan Cusack and her brother, John. (credit:Getty)
BROTHER AND SISTER(16 of23)
Open Image ModalRay J may be most famous today for his sex tape with Kim Kardashian, but the singer is also the younger brother of actress-singer Brandy Norwood. (credit:Getty)
BROTHER AND SISTER(17 of23)
Open Image ModalYes, they're brother and sister: Warren Beatty was reportedly inspired to start acting after witnessing his older sister Shirley MacLaine's success in the biz. Now the brother and sister, who originally hail from Richmond, Virginia, are both famed Hollywood legends. Isn't that nice. (credit:Getty)
FATHER AND DAUGHTER(18 of23)
Open Image ModalTwenty-two-year-old fashion model Daisy Lowe reportedly had no idea Bush singer Gavin Rossdale was her father until 2004, after a paternity test revealed that the rocker (and then-Godfather) was her biological parent. Though Rossdale initially refused to take the paternity test, it was later revealed that he and Daisy's mother Pearl had had a one-night stand. In the summer of 2011, Daisy appeared on the front cover of Playboy, in which she said of her father: "My whole life I thought my father was someone different... But Gavin and Gwen [Stefani] are really good people, and I value so much the time we get together." (credit:Getty)
FATHER AND SONS(19 of23)
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Open Image ModalActors and brothers William Baldwin, Stephen Baldwin, Alec Baldwin and Daniel Baldwin are living proof that talent really can run in the family. (credit:Getty)
STEPFATHER(21 of23)
Open Image ModalShe is known for her role as Jamie Stringer in "The Practice" and for her role as Dr. Arizona Robbins on the ABC medical drama "Grey's Anatomy," but Jessica Capshaw is also the stepdaughter to director Steven Spielberg. (credit:Getty)
FATHER AND DAUGHTER(22 of23)
Open Image ModalRashida, the daughter of music producer Quincy Jones, has made quite a name for herself in Hollywood. (credit:Getty)
BROTHERS(23 of23)
Open Image ModalOwen Wilson and Luke Wilson? Now these are some talented siblings! (credit:Getty)