Top 30 Celebrities You Didn't Know Are Related

[@MsMojo]

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[@kelleyk28]

Liliy Collins is Phil Collins' daughter. I didnt assume they were related just because of their last names. She definitely got her voice from him.

[@katherineknapp4370]

Yep

[@rockmacher]

Lily is also married to Malcolm Mcdowell’s son meaning he’s her father in-law

[@kelleyk28]

@@rockmacher I didn't know that. That's cool.

[@Jasmine215100]

Lilly Collins is SO BEAUTIFUL!

[@gojewla]

I didn’t even know that some of these people were celebrities!

[@JosephMartin-sj3kz]

SO true. I pay attention to the culture around me and I know who Taylor Swift is. Still can’t name a song by her, but I recognize her very easily. THAT’S a celebrity! Like a Kardashian (they’re related to to husband/dad Robert but how many of us have any clue as to what it is that any of them actually do for work?), a celebrity is just KNOWN! This is why I wasn’t disappointed when there was no mention of Mariska Hargitay (mom Jayne Mansfield, dad Mickey Hargitay). I don’t think folks just KNOW who she is that well. (A great comment, by the way!) 👍😊

[@criminalmindsgirl2936]

Rappers & Producers Pharrell Williams and Timbaland are cousins

[@RapFanatic4ever]

I didn;t know that Gladys Knight was Aaliyah's aunt untill after Aaliyah died and she was married to her uncle Barry Hankerson which is how Aaliyah got her deal with R Kelly then later with Timbaland and Missy

[@elizajensen]

Whaa!!?? thats so cool

[@notconvincedgranny6573]

Aunt by marriage, not by blood.

[@ART3MISOWL]

Young Sheldon's Mom , Zoey Perry is the daughter of Laurie Metcalf from Rosanne

[@isabelmauricio6394]

@@ART3MISOWLDid you mean of Sheldon's mum in TBBT? 😉

[@ART3MISOWL]

@@isabelmauricio6394 yes! Same lady Laurie Metcalf played Rosanne’s sister Jackie. And the Sheldon’s Mom in TBBT

[@isabelmauricio6394]

@ART3MISOWL that is one reason she was chosen for Young Sheldon. She resembles her mother .

[@PassiveAgressive319]

Emily Osment from Young Sheldon is Haley Joel Osments (6th sense) big sister

[@bigmike2464]

Who plays Mary Cooper in Big Bang Theory... yes mother and Daughter play the SAME ROLE

[@imadone]

Marissa Tomei and Julianne Moore were on As The World Turns back in the mid 80’s.

[@Trix897]

Frannie and Marcy…I loved watching them back then along with the early days of Dustin Donovan and Lily Walsh.

[@user-PuppyDan]

You forgot to mention that Lilly Allen's father is a british actor Keith Allen

[@kevinhaynes2031]

@user-PuppyDan I knew that cause Keith Allen has a brother named Kevin Allen who directed Agent Cody Banks 2 and his nephew is Alfie Allen from Game of Thrones @kevinhaynes2031

[@thomholbrook7286]

So, you say you're only counting really close relatives and aren't going to include very distant relations. Then you include multiple Finding Your Roots VERY DISTANT relations??? Don't get me wrong, I love those sorts of distant relationships. But if you're going to include them why go out of your way to say you won't???

[@MajesticalHonky]

Cousins are not "VERY DISTANT" relations.

[@thomholbrook7286]

@@MajesticalHonky the cousins found on Finding Your Roots ARE distant. They don't find first cousins. They find cousins so far removed that the only proof of a connection is DNA. If you are, say, 6th cousins you share great great great great great grandparents, more than likely from at least the 1700s or further back. That's distant. Saying cousins cannot be distant relatives is insane.

[@MajesticalHonky]

@@thomholbrook7286 First cousins are not very distant relations and since those were just mentioned as cousins and nothing was specified I assumed they were first cousins.

[@letarogers6380]

If it had been anything closer than third or fourth cousins, they would’ve said “hey let’s figure this out.” First cousins, they definitely would have made a big deal about it in the show. But I remember these episodes and thinking it was odd that Dr. Gates wasn’t clear on the degree of cousin.

[@MajesticalHonky]

@@letarogers6380 I haven't watched the show so I had just assumed it was first cousins since they didn't specify the degree so I appreciate your clarification.

[@keoughlajenkins]

Rip Torn is also Zed in Men In Black

[@bilalc4415]

Jeez they didn’t explain how Nic Cage and Schwartzman are related, but Jason is the son of Talia Shire, “Connie” from Godfather and Coppola’s sister.

[@UPB78]

Yeah, but in my opinion Talia's most famous role is playing Rocky Balboa's wife Adrian in the "Rocky" saga.

[@joannemckinley2487]

Nic Cage's father is August Coppola, brother to Francis Ford Coppola and Talia Shire. Francis is Nic's uncle, and Talia is his aunt. Jason and Robert Schwartzman are Nic's first cousins from his aunt Talia. Sofia and Roman Coppola are Nic's first cousins from his uncle Francis Ford Coppola.

[@pipertarin68]

Rocky Movies also.

[@teresaw7886]

Everyone knows about Jamie Lee Curtis

[@JosephMartin-sj3kz]

@@teresaw7886Yeah, I figured that’s why Emilio Estevez & Charlie Sheen (brothers & sons of Martin Sheen) weren’t mentioned. Or the Astin bros’ (Sean & Mackenzie) being the offspring of Patty Duke and John Astin (the original Gomez from “The Addams Family” tv show). Everyone knows these lil’ nuggets. If these aren’t well known, then I’m a monkeys uncle! 👍

[@karenyopp7139]

Blayke and Robyn Lively deserve a mention

[@106andie]

How about the fact that Jennifer Grey is Joel Grey’s daughter, I don’t think many people know that.

[@JosephMartin-sj3kz]

Or (for us other “old folks”) Crystal Gail’s being related to Loretta Lynn? 🤔

[@randilevson9547]

I hope people remember actor Joel Grey. He is perhaps best known as The Emcee in the movie 'Cabaret.'

[@magentaquicksand1448]

"No sixth cousins" Larry David and Bernie Sanders are literally sixth cousins.

[@JosephMartin-sj3kz]

Yeah, I just don’t get why “MsMojo” went out of the way to mention that in the opening and then went on to mention so many of the distantly related. Very annoying! 👍

[@Mechadroid209]

Carrie fisher princess lea is the daughter of the late debby reynolds aggie cromwell

[@isabelmauricio6394]

Doesn't everybody know that?

[@kennethbowman3784]

Billie Lourd is also an actress and Carrie's daughter. She lost her mom and grandma in 2 days.

[@PassiveAgressive319]

Emily Osment from Young Sheldon is Haley Joel Osments (6th sense) big sister

[@danijacks__]

makes me sad ppl only know her from young sheldon!! she stunned as lilly in hannah montana and as gaby in young and hungry!

[@vbeard5887]

I thought it was the other way around?

[@One2skipafew99100]

Tracy Chapman & Janet Jackson are cousins. I just found out watching a snippet of a Janet interview recently. If this is common knowledge, I sure missed it. I can’t unsee the resemblance now.

[@JosephMartin-sj3kz]

I just learned of this from your comment. I guess we’re too old to even know who Tracy Chapman is. Janet’s got the whole family thing (plus still being on tv reruns of “Good Times”), but Tracy had the one huge, still recognizable, 80s hit. Maybe that’s why they didn’t say anything (hmm 🤔). Thanks, though. That’s a sweet little nugget! 👍

[@mikhail5428]

*"People you didn't know were related" Ben Affleck and Casey Affleck, Chris Hemsworth and Liam Hemsworth, cmon I know you wanted to fill space but most of these are very known*

[@Mittac001]

Don’t forget the third Hemsworth brother, Luke (known for the Westworld reboot).

[@mikhail5428]

@@Mittac001 *I know about Luke, I was just making fun of the list for using fillers*

[@jeffthevideoguy23]

I never put together Al and Roxy Roker. Jeez.

[@peabody1976]

Their fathers, both Bahaimian, were brothers. I always thought this was such a cool thing. It also means that Zoe Kravitz is Al's first cousin twice removed.

[@JosephMartin-sj3kz]

⁠@@peabody1976Is anyone even gonna’ mention Zoey’s dad, Lenny? Not just being Roxy Roker’s son, he did have a top 40 song (“Are You Gonna’ Go My Way”) in the 80’s! THAT’S one I never saw coming when I first heard it “back in the day”! 🤔

[@Trix897]

I met Denis at a fan convention, and he was a joy to talk to. Ewan couldn’t have a better uncle. Meeting Wedge Antilles is one of my favorite fan convention memories.

[@Mittac001]

Two of Ewan McGregor’s daughters have ventured in to acting / music / modelling, and that is Clara and Esther.

[@SREagle1]

Moderately well known, but still worth a shout out: * Jon Voight and daughter Angelina Jolie * Goldie Hawn and daughter Kate Hudson * Emilio Estevez and brother Charlie Sheen

[@Mittac001]

Don’t forget about Oliver Hudson (Kate’s brother) from Rules of Engagement. Also Wyatt Russell, who is the half- brother of Kate & Oliver.

[@wellIdiditagain]

Didn't know that M.C. Hammer was Gabrielle Union's uncle.

[@elizajensen]

I LOVE this kind of stuff!! Actor's connections to each other. I thoroughly enjoyed this video-keep em coming! I knew some of these already, but was especially was surprised that Elle King is the daughter of Rob Schneider. I would have loved to know more about the Marissa Tomei/Jullianne Moore relation.

[@brianhoskie6052]

You forgot Laurie Metcalf/Zoe Perry from TBBT/YS😊.

[@DionnaHayden]

Both Jenny and Melissa McCarthy are funny! I loved the JM Show on MTV

[@trinaq]

Stacey Farber, who played Lea Thompson's onscreen daughter in "The Spencer Sisters", also looks like she could be Zoey's sister, since they all have identical facial features, and similar hair colours.

[@swtlisa]

So, Edie and Kyra Sedgwick have nothing in common familialy with Andy Worhol.

[@samuelcollantes1175]

Snoop Dogg and Brandy. Happy saturday morning, Rebecca, take care and God bless you. Greetings from Colombia to you as well

[@danijacks__]

as well as former wwe wrestler and current aew wrestler mercedes mone fka sasha banks !!

[@sockygaldamez9492]

Didn’t know Snoop Dog and Brandy were related 😊 I knew about him and Mercedes being cousins but that was a another surprise 👍

[@jeannieab5218]

Bathroom Booker & Rue Paul. I found that hilarious!!!!

[@TheFamousFile-US]

I completely get where you’re coming from! It can feel a bit inconsistent when the rules for what counts as "close" versus "distant" relations aren’t clear. But honestly, those unexpected connections, even the distant ones, can be so fascinating and fun to explore-especially on shows like Finding Your Roots! Maybe they just couldn’t resist including those cool surprises, even if it bent the original premise a little. It’s all part of the charm, right? 😊

[@hunteradams2123]

Just discovered Sabrina Carpenter & Nancy Cartwright

[@Sarimar]

Watching this video has made me realize that I read way too much celebrity gossip! I knew almost all of these already :D

[@ronaldalansantamaria7499]

I remember Rip Torn from M.I.B

[@ChristopherBrown-m9w]

I am related to big mama Thornton

[@cocoaballoon]

What about Eric and Julia Roberts? Rae Dawn Chong, and Tommy Chong?

[@yvie914]

the title says "didnt know were related". I'm sure everyone knows about Eric and Julia

[@cocoaballoon]

@@yvie914 But you never hear the media respond to them as brother and sister.

[@Lee-kf9tq]

​@@yvie914 I didn't. Never even heard the name Eric Roberts before. I just quickly did a Google image search. Wtf that's crazy,

[@clarasalinassanchez3705]

For me the funniest thing of Dennis Lawson is that his Wedge Antilles character in Star Wars influenced one of his nephews to be an actor and part of Star Wars and the other one to become a RAF pilot.

[@_PURAVIDA]

Jamie is true Hollywood royalty 👸

[@kamsismith]

Zoe Kazan and Elia Kazan

[@randilevson9547]

Actress Lainie Kazan?

[@bluevol1976]

I’m going to have to binge Scrubs one day.

[@Jaded_underrated]

Janelle monae and Marsai martin Such powerful black queens

[@missmandy67]

I think you got mixed up over what is close relative Sedgwick and Tomie are both cases of way distant relations

[@JosephMartin-sj3kz]

MsMojo creators mention how they’re not gonna’ include such relations in the intro and then go on to do so almost immediately. Indeed very annoying! 👍😢

[@justdana2524]

Well, there's that whole NCIS Donald Bellisario family... Troian Bellisario, Sean Murray and several other sibs and half-sibs.

[@cerealkillah7160]

Showbiz is like politics; everyone is intertwined. 😂😂😂

[@NickCC23]

"Caroline In The City" provided early roles to Ever Carradine (related to the Carradine clan which also includes her first cousin and close friend Martha Plimpton) and Mary Lynn Rayskub (who played a character named Chloe!)

[@starhunt1951]

Oh and don’t forget Ashley Tisdale and Austin Butler they’re cousins

[@darthwingnut464]

Neglecting to comment that Malcolm McDowell was the villain in Star Trek Generations may be unforgivable...

[@Trix897]

Agreed! He was the only redeemable part of that movie…

[@paulc9643]

The minute i saw William Mapother in this video, I saw the resemblance.

[@FeatheredWingz]

I have a pair that might be more well-known on the other side of the Atlantic: actress Phoebe Dynevor (who played Daphne Bridgerton on Netflix' Bridgerton) and actress Sally Dynevor (who has played Sally Webster/Metcalfe on long-running British soap opera, Coronation Street, for almost 40 years). They're mother and daughter. Coronation Street has a dedicated fan-base among small-town baby boomer/gen X women over here in Canada & my mom is one lol. We watched Bridgerton together & thought Phoebe's surname sounded familiar and looked it up.

[@NickCC23]

Uh. Martha Plimpton being the daughter of Keith Carradine (and thus part of the Carradine clan)?

[@douglasmijangos3327]

What about Chad Smith and Will Farrell? 😂 those 2 have got to be related somehow🤷🏻‍♂️😂

[@Mittac001]

Ah yes. Chad the actor and Will the drummer. hehe

[@caitlinireland4396]

Wow Denis Lawson sounds so incredibly like Ewan McGregor!

[@bigmike2464]

Wedge was always one of my favorite Star Wars Characters. I wish Disney would do more Tales from Star Wars... like have ne based on Wedge, like from the nook on him and other people... I would suggest one for Mon Mothma, but we are kind of getting that with Andor

[@goodbrian5688]

Thanks for the short version.

[@drwpskns96]

Kiely Williams from the cheetah girls is sister of Michelle from destiny’s child

[@NikkiDeJonge]

How about Josh & James Brolin(Father and Son) James was in the original Amityville Horror and, Josh was Brand in the Goonies 💀 I guess, it's kinda obvious

[@criminalmindsgirl2936]

So interesting how I was looking at an article of related celebrities today. And MsMojo does this list 😅

[@BO4SHO]

Great List.....

[@susan7775]

I never heard of half these people

[@katihutchins3036]

Fun fact Vera farmiga actually went to my high school and graduated 2 years after my mom. They had mutual friends

[@Savannaidk]

I didn’t know Lenny and al were related 😂

[@raydunn8262]

Thank you. No matter if it met the criteria. Bernie S and Larry D being related is priceless. Larry has been imitating Bernue for years. Next to Jesus and Einstein, the two are two of the most famous Jews. Who Do You Think You Are are UK and USA series like Finding Your Roots. 1. The UK series started in 2001 2. Some episodes can be found on YT. 3. Some shocking revelations undercover ed were having royal heritage. To me, it's the same as having slave owner heritage. Royalty just sounds better. 4. My favorites were Ian McKellan, Boy George, and Ruby Wax. For the last two, no champagne was toasted at their conclusions. 5. Once the British own someone, they own them for life. Soap opera and reality stars are generally more famous over there.

[@terricunningham6810]

Dianna ross and tracy ellis ross...mother and daughter.

[@tjs114]

Which Tracy Ellis Ross reminds everyone, repeatedly.

[@BruceWalther-s2l]

I know I'm old but Rip Torn is a legend: Dodgeball?! I realize that is 20 years old, but is the population of serious movie fans not aware of The Cincinnati Kid (Steve McQueen) or the first 2 Men In Black movies ... ? and I must admit the only 2 other movies I truly remember Rip being in was an 80's John Candy comedy, Summer Rental; and Torn's small part in the Kazan 1950's sex farce (with basically no sex, it's all a tease) Baby Doll not exactly first on the lips of even Eliza Kazan fans. King of Kings is a special 'Bible' movie Nicholas Ray directed, giving moviegoers a rather brooding, great looking white Jesus (Jefferey Hunter). I had to look up Torn's filmography to be reminded of Sweet Bird of Youth. But, have to admit I somehow did not know Sissy Spacek and Torn first cousins. Another 'relation' tidbit: Torn was married to actor Geraldine Page. Their NYC mailbox did read: Torn Page. Adding to Jason Patric's acting bloodline the kid from Near Dark and also The River's Edge is "half-brother" Joshua John Miller. Wedge! is Ewan McGregor's Uncle. That's hilarious to me. I saw Star Wars in the theatre when it was first released. Double digit viewings later ... ! Now, I should remember his real name, Denis Lawson.

[@byronsmotherman8857]

I saw you had one of your videos of Kiefer Sutherland a Lost boys Fame in 24 Fame

[@QuietBlue52]

Kevin Bacon and his wife are distant cousins and never knew until way after being married

[@usualsuspects42]

but tell us exactly HOW Marisa and Juliann are cousins.

[@Lisa-x3n5x]

Vic Morrow's son Rob was in Northern Exposure. He was a good actor. Runs in the family. What happened to Vic was gross negligence.

[@nancymoore1240]

@Lisa-x3n5x Reeaallly?! I didn't know that was Vic Morrow's son.(RIP). And I have a tremendous store of useless trivia.

[@Lisa-x3n5x]

@nancymoore1240 appreciate that. Now I've removed a piece of incorrect trivia. 😅

[@nancymoore1240]

@Lisa-x3n5x I just looked it up.Vic Morrow had 2 daughters.One was Jennifer Jason Leigh. I didn't know that.

[@Cspspack]

In short, it’s all about who you know.

[@peabody1976]

The parallels between Denis Lawson/Ewan MacGregor and Malcolm McDowell/Alexander Siddig are weird: 1) both are uncle/nephew pairs connected by a woman (mother of one and sister of the other), and 2) both pairs feature in the same sci-fi franchise (Denis/Ewan in Star Wars, Malcolm/Alexander in Star Trek).

[@stars-rewind]

Some relationships between celebrities are not as simple as we might think.

[@Kriptoker]

Crazy...almost like the whole nepotism thing is real.... If anyone didn't think most people in this industry are related in some shape or form, they are living in a hole.

[@johnord684]

Lily and Alfie's dad is very famous in the UK

[@douglasmijangos3327]

What about Brandon Lee and Bruce Lee 🙌🏻

[@Uncle_Smidge]

Everyone and their dog knows about those two thanks for Brandon's death in The Crow.

[@douglasmijangos3327]

@@Uncle_Smidge I’ve never known anyone who didn’t know Janet Leigh Curtis and Jaime Lee Curtis were Mother and Daughter yet it was still on this list 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@mraims2plez]

How were Richard and Robert Patrick related?

[@DanielNovaJr]

Honorable mention: Alan Parsons and Oliver Reed. Parsons’ dad and Reed were first cousins.

[@smokewithcandie980]

I was hoping to see something about the Dechshanel sisters Zoe and Emily.

[@JosephMartin-sj3kz]

Yeah, that was a bit of a shock. ‘Course, since the Deschanel’s (just to “razz” ya’, note the spelling!) share the same last name, maybe the creators felt it wasn’t that big of a surprise (see Sean and Mackenzie Astin). 🤔👍

[@smokewithcandie980]

@@JosephMartin-sj3kz haha I just winged it, thanks ! 😆

[@LucienSabre]

Please. 🙄 Everyone and their mother know Lily and Alfie Allen are brother and sister and about the song she wrote about him.

[@ab-zn8sc]

What was the ranking criteria? For instance, why Snoop Dogg and Brandy are no.1 and Miguel Ferrer and George Clooney no.29?

[@Uncle_Smidge]

I don't think it was ranked specifically. I think it was just thirty pairs of people.

[@Lee-kf9tq]

It really is just one big club.

[@MajesticalHonky]

Elle King doesn't want to be associated with Rob Schneider.

[@Denis-89]

But she is his daughter and they have a close relationship so.. She did not want to use the name though to get in the industry!

[@MajesticalHonky]

@@Denis-89 And she has come out publicly saying she wants nothing to do with him so I do not believe they have a close relationship.

[@Denis-89]

@@MajesticalHonky really? She said they have a healthy relationship now and that she loves him so much

[@MajesticalHonky]

@@Denis-89 Maybe come out from under your rock. She says he's toxic and this was just in a Vanity Fair article. You lie like you breathe.

[@Hellofa6ird]

True... she did say that, and they has appeared on stage at his shows, but now, as she's looked back on their relationship and his political views, she's distanced and disassociated.

[@Animeguy300]

Interesting facts

[@melaniesenf7175]

I knew number 28 looked familiar

[@bilalc4415]

Yara and Nas have similar eye shapes….they look similar as hell!

[@2Face1209]

Dennis and Randy Quaid

[@druklimack2111]

The greatest Jedi and greatest pilot are related

[@bheath3316]

Now there’s a ms mojo maybe the other mojo want talk as much.

[@JuanGomez-ke5py]

Veronica and Scarlett

[@jeffthevideoguy23]

Kevin Bacon and his wife are distant cousins

[@therealangelosettler]

Natasha and Daniel bedingfield are siblings and Monica and Ludacris are cousins

[@mylsyl]

Louis theroux and Justin theroux

[@Katjust0407]

I really thought Vera Farmiga was her mom not sister!!!!

[@erikshin-cj8sh]

Emily Blunt's brother-in-law is Stanley Tucci. In-laws are not really close relatives. This relationship didn't belong here.

[@rubyredtootsies8371]

- but her brother is a famous singer. 😂

[@erikshin-cj8sh]

@@rubyredtootsies8371 ???? I don't know where you got your information, but Emily Blunt's only brother is Sebastian Blunt, an actor (not famous nor a singer). Besides the pairing presented was Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt. If this is a joke, I don't get it.

[@isabelmauricio6394]

​@@erikshin-cj8shI'm guessing James Blunt, the singer.

[@erikshin-cj8sh]

@@isabelmauricio6394 Thank you. Now, I get it.😁

[@amandarbogast0]

Who ever didnt know Jamie C and Janet C weret related you must be living under a rock just saying

[@charlesholland4239]

Sorry it’s H 20 (film is 20 years after first one) not H20 after water

[@idontcare70]

Well, they have the same face and body.

[@Partypooperfanmade]

Lol who doesn't know Janet Leigh is Jaime Lee Curtis mom?

[@poshdelux]

You don't have to convince me, you cut her hair off and she looks exactly like her brother 11:20

[@STAWTEREHWYREVE-dx7si]

It disgusts me how many nepobabies there are in the entertainment industries, but then again those worlds attract the most dangerous and most deranged predators there are. Especially when it comes to kids, I'm glad they have powerful families protecting them ... I just wish the arts had more fresh faces and ideas, inbreeding is never a good idea.