Oscar Goldmine

Elizabeth Shue is the daughter of producer/director Charles Guggenheim.

"You Talkin' To me?"

ROBERT De Niro 's father, the painter Robert De Niro Sr ., was the gay lover of poet Robert Duncan and is rumored to have had flings with both painter Jackson Pollock and playwright Tennessee Williams , according to Untouchable: A Biography of Robert DeNiro.

Multi disciplined, Artist/palm-reader Yuri Gorbachev is the nephew of Mikhail Gorbachev . In 1991, while visiting the United States, Yuri Gorbachev's uncle, Mikhail Gorbachev, was overthrown during the fall of the Soviet Union. He decided it was a good idea to remain in the United States. German publisher, Bertelsmann , is presently completing a major book about Yuri Gorbachev for worldwide distribution. The cover of this book will feature Gorbachev's most recent commission, an original painting for the 2001 World Cup.

Sean Astin
The star of "Goonies" and occasional Director of the TV Series "Angel" is the son of Patty Duke (Valley of the Dolls) and John Astin (Gomez Addams on The Addams Family Sitcom.)

AMANDA PLUMMER
Amanda is the daughter of Christopher Plummer (Captain von Trapp in "The Sound Of Music") and Tammy Grimes (Broadway's "The Unsinkable Molly Brown")
She is also the Great-great-granddaughter of John Joseph Caldwell Abbott, prime minister of Canada.

CHRISTINA, STILLS AND NASH
Christina Applegate is the daughter of record producer, Robert Applegate, and singer-actress, Nancy Priddy . She made her acting debut at age five months, when her mother got her in a commercial for Playtex nursers. When her parents divorced, her mother dated Stephen Stills. Christina still cherishes a guitar Stephen gave her when she was young.

PRINCESS LeeLee
LeeLee Sobbieski (EYES WIDE SHUT)
LeeLee is the great-great-granddaughter of King Jan Sobieski of Poland. Say's LeeLee, "If Polands Monarchy is restored, I'm in line for the throne."

Who's my daddy again?
Liv Tyler is the daughter of Steven Tyler of the band Aerosmith and Bebe Buell , former model (and Playboy Playmate of the Month) and stalwart of the backstage rock scene of the 1970s, Liv grew up thinking that rock star Todd Rundgren was her father (her mother wasn't sure at the time)

Speilberg Scores Again!
Jessica Capshaw, ("The Practice") is the daughter of actress Kate Capshaw and the step-daughter of Steven Speilberg.

Please Don't Eat The Daisies
Penelope Ann Miller is the daughter of Mark Miller, the former TV star of "Please Don't Eat The Daisies" and screenwriter ("A Walk in The Clouds"). Her mother is Beatrice Miller, who worked for "Bazaar" magazine and was a MGM Costume Designer and Publicist. Her father dated Grace Kelly.

A Bewitched Career!
Elizabeth Montgomery, best known for the TV series "Bewitched", is the daughter of Actor/Director Robert Montgomery and actress Elizabeth Allen. After high school she landed a role on her father's popular television series, "Robert Montgomery Presents". (Dad was also President of the Screen Actors Guild.) He was known as "The Earl Of Hollywood."

The Candy Man Can...
Dylan Lauren, owner of "Dylan's Candy Bar" a wildly succsessful candy shop franchise is the daughter of Fashion icon Ralph Lauren.

INCONCEIVABLE!
Wallace Shawn's father is William Shawn, The Editor of "The New Yorker" magazine.

OH WHEEZEY!
LENNY KRAVITZ
His father is Sy Kravitz, a TV news producer, and his mother is Roxie Roker, the actress who starred on the hit television comedy series "The Jeffersons." (you know, the woman who lived upstairs and was married to the big dumb white guy)

THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT CHRIS
Chris Elliott is the son of Bob Elliott of "Bob and Ray" fame. "The Bob and Ray Radio Show" ran from 1946 to 1987 was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1995.

Scarlett Johansson's mom is Melanie Johansson , a producer (she's currently producing "Love Song For Bobby Long" That Scarlette stars in with John Travolta. Her next film will be "Napoleon and Betsy," also produced by her mother. Her grandfather is Ejner Johansson , a Danish screenwriter and documentary filmmaker.

Natasha Richardson, ("The Parent Trap", "Maid in Manhattan") is the daughter of Vanessa Redgrave . Her Husband is Ralph Fiennes .

Mother & Daughter will work together for the first time in Merchant Ivory's "The White Countess," filming September in Shanghai with hubby Ralph Fiennes .

MOUNTAIN GROWN COFFEE
CHEVY CHASE
Born Cornelius Crane Chase. His Father is Ned Chase, who worked at the New Yorker and remained a prominent figure in publishing for many years. His mother, Cathalene, was a heiress to a New England plumbing magnate's fortune. When her was 4 years old his parents divorced and his father remarried into the FOLGER coffee fortune.

Sir Nigel Tufnel

Christopher Guest, aka Nigel in "This Is Spinal Tap" and Corky in "Waiting for Guffman", also goes by the title Baron Haden-Guest of Saling. Or, formally, Fifth Baron Haden-Guest of Saling in the County of Essex in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. He inherited the noble name from his father, who died in 1996, and even has a seat in the House of Lords.

A Mighty Family
Tim Robbins father, Gil Robbins was a member of the folk music group The Highwaymen who were spoofed in Christopher Guest's Fim "A Mighty Wind." His brother David Robbins, is a composer who scored the film "Dead Man Walking" that Tim wrote and Directed. (I would hire my brother if her could actually do something.)

MORE TIM ROBBINS!

Eva Amurri is the Daughter of Susan Sarandon . Her step-father Tim Robbins . (Real father is italian director Franco Amurri .) She was in Susan's film "The Banger Sisters And Tim's "Dead Man Walking."

MAGICAL CONNECTION
Darling of the jet set and 'Magician of the moment', David Jarre is the son of actress Charlotte Rampling (Woody Allen's "Manhattan") and Musician Jean-Michel Jarre. He works the private parties of the rich and famous across Europe. Clients for whom Jarre has performed over the past year include Elton John, Pierre Cardin and Prince Albert of Monaco.

Matthew Broderick's father is the late actor/director James Broderick. He stared in and directed the 1970s TV show "Family" and stared in such films as "Dog Day Afternoon" and "Alice's Restaraunt" (a real classic) His mother is Patricia Broderick an Artist and Playwright. (She co-wrote the script for the film "Glory" (which Matthew surprisingly starred in).

OH MR. GRANT!
Jules Asner was Married to Ed's Asners's Son, Matthew Asner.
Once she gained some fame as host of "Wild On", she upgraded and married Director Steven Soderbergh.

"Mom, can you get me out of jail?"
Christian Slater's mom, Mary Jo Slater, is a casting agent who cast such memorable films as "Spawn", and "Ace Ventura-Pet Detective". His father, Michael Hawkins, was an original cast member of "Ryan's Hope."

Candice Bergen is the daughter of popular radio ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and model Frances Westerman Bergen. She began performing as a child alongside the puppets in her father's act (Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd). She was married to french new wave director Louis Malle.

Sophie is a Giant Peach
Model/Actress/Writer? Sophie Dahl is the granddaughter of children's author and Screenwriter Roal Dahl ("James & The Giant Peach", "Wily Wonka", "You Only live Twice") and Acadamy Award winning actress, Patricia Neal("Hud", "Breakfast At Tiffanys")

"Nepotism She Wrote"
Angela Lansbury is the daughter of actress Moyna MacGill, who appeared with her in "The Picture of Dorian Gray." She is also Granddaughter of George Lansbury, a powerful British Labour Party leader in 1930s.

Genealogy Quest
Sigourney Weaver's dad is Sylvester L. Weaver Jr. An NBC Television Producer. Her Uncle is Doodles Weaver Actor & Comedian with the Spike Jones Comedy group.