Nepo Babies are taking over Hollywood

[@ValentineValmadre]

You can't really talk about Nepotism without bringing up Kendall Jenner who is the HIGHEST paid supermodel in the WORLD.

[@PortugueseGirl27]

Not a Supermodel.

[@ValentineValmadre]

@@PortugueseGirl27 she is.

[@notwerkinginthishouse8634]

An offense to Naomi Campbell.

[@ValentineValmadre]

@@notwerkinginthishouse8634 yep

[@keith_59]

She skips out on tipping restaurant workers…with all her undeserved modeling moolah 💰

[@Atuchy]

SHE’S NOT THE DAUGHTER OF AMBER ROSE 😂

[@SweetCarolineBAMBAMBAM]

Thankfully haha. I got real worried there for a sec

[@helenem.4572]

I feel like he did it on purpose)))

[@neivilde.1242]

i laughed so hard when he said that lmao

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Initials NB Your Father

[@jonasalden29201]

I was thinking the same thing! It's Vanessa Paradis

[@WISH.OFFIClAL]

Even Billie Eilish is the daughter of some producer,Jennie from BP is the daughter of a director of a well known music label chain. It's all about connections and money. That's why most singers that you see nowadays at top mostly come from rich families.

[@keribere244]

always read BP as Boston Pizza

[@kactus1889]

@@keribere244 I read it as binge/purge 💀

[@ione-gn5gu]

There is no information about Jennie's parents in Korea. How did you know that?

[@skyward7903]

Jennie's fact is not true tho, or at least there's zero sources for it. Nobody really knows what she does except that she makes good money

[@Friday_The_Thirteenth]

Her dad also owns a hospital

[@c.w.8200]

My parents taught me that when I go to a doctor's appointment I need to bring up that my dad is a doctor too and it's crazy, they immediately take you more seriously and give you more attention, in my early 20s I stopped doing it because bringing up who your daddy is seems ridiculous once you're an adult.

[@thatsdisco]

as someone with a doctor mom, yeah,, it's truly a fucking privilege that you get treated better when you mention that. And if she joins you in the appointment?? They don't dare call you hysterical

[@dillon6844]

I still do it at 20 honestly. my mom is a nurse and my dad is an anesthesiologist, I'm both taken more seriously and I don't have to listen to long explanations I already know

[@ElizabethEddelman]

One time I was working on typing and uploading a previously completed client intake session in my doctors office with my DSM-5-TR & work computer out on full display (not the screen, I was sitting with my back against a wall, we love HIPAA) and ever since then it’s been bananas how everything I’ve ever said has been taken seriously

[@YeetusTheFetus]

my dad is a former university professor and the only reason my cousin got into a university she didn’t qualify for was because my dad was friends with the dean 💀

[@blurgle9185]

Thanks for the advice. I have no parents, I will use whatever lie or excuse I can get to get some fking leeway in this shitty life.

[@af9162]

This actually happened to my cousin years ago. She was auditioning for a role against Steven Spielberg’s daughter… as you can guess she didn’t get the role.

[@starstorm1267]

A similar thing also happened to my cousin and her husband. They were both trying to start careers in Hollywood as actors, only to end up moving to Pennsylvania to work business jobs. It’s rather disappointing…

[@slay9460]

she was probaply shit x

[@augart89]

@@starstorm1267 wonder how many people end up like that, even more talented than the ones who managed to reach the spotlight. Life sucks and then you die.

[@ladylush7931]

I have no idea why anyone would expect an even playing field in Hollywood of all places.

[@Indomita506]

Or maybe she sucks

[@GioGio-fq1vl]

I love Maya Hawke because she owns her nepotism and openly talks about her privilege in a way that sounds incredibly self-aware and not at all arrogant. She knows that her parents, and Uma's friendship with Tarantino, are in great part the reason why she is where she is today, but she's also confident in her talent enough that she doesn't feel the need to deny it, unlike others (like Lily Rose Depp and Kendall Jenner) who keep acting like they earned their spot by working hard when we know it's not true.

[@yarrow1113]

Fun fact, I went to school with Maya Hawke for a couple of years and her dad (Ethan Hawke) helped us with our acting for our school play 😂 when I knew her, Maya was a surprisingly authentic and warm person. It was really cool to know her and to see her as the individual soul she is despite who her parents are. She was never someone who felt or acted superior to others because of her family prowess.

[@hiimjai6064]

You do know nepotism babies still have to work hard right? They have to live up to their parents success. They get a much easier start to their careers, but they don’t just keep getting jobs because of the name. They actually have to have some talent to stay in the industry. Many celebrities will help their kids start careers, but then leave them to fend for themselves when it comes to actually sustaining that career and growing in the career/getting more experience.

[@GioGio-fq1vl]

​@@hiimjai6064 I do know some of them work hard to maintain their careers, but that isn't always the case, and even if it is, it's still way easier for them. Even if their parents leave them to fend for themselves, they're still surrounded by influential/rich people and have connections, friends and access to opportunities a regular person would simply not have. Plus, they still have the famous last name-- Do you really think a producer is going to reject, say, a Fonda, an Eastwood or a Coppola? Not to mention that they're all rich; they can afford to be jobless for a few months while they wait for new projects to start, while a regular person would be juggling one or two jobs, acting classes and auditions. They still have to work, sure, but never to the extent a regular person would have to.

[@deliahraccoon]

​@Junebug The Goat Yeah, they do work hard, but that doesn't mean they're not nepotism babies 💀 just because you work hard doesn't erase the nepotism you benefit from.

[@bece00]

​@Junebug The Goat end of the day they are given opportunities that others are not because of who they are related to

[@SarcasmGuy091]

My beef with this is, as an actor, I would see them in auditions and def fell defeated because of their name. My other beef with them is when they try to lecture us on how we can live a secure life without $$$, but like they have $$$. Also, even if they are talented, their social commentary are tone-deaf asf

[@Wildopal]

Agree.

[@THEKMLMUSIC]

They have access to food, shelter and support - which so many of us don't kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4vFdomChcR7bKc

[@gummy5862]

@@todddavis1994 There's definitely different personality types out there, but yeah I agree. Tbh, I just know I'd find stupid shit to still be stressed about if I were a millionaire baby. Biologically, I'm not an ethereal and effortless sunshine person. :/

[@katgreer6113]

Y'all nepotism is everywhere. Even in our lawyers and doctors. We even do it ourselves. We ask our neighbors to babysit instead of hiring a professional. Why? When our neighbors is not qualified? Because we know them. We recommend our lazy friend to our managers to work at the Walmart down the street, even though we know they're not up to the job. Why? Because we know them! Dang, we do it ourselves! The only difference is there people are rich.

[@SarcasmGuy091]

@@katgreer6113 That is what we already know. My argument is that their social commentary is completely tone-deaf.

[@luanamulhern2973]

I’m impressed Emma Roberts wasn’t on the list

[@snowpoler]

As annoying as nepotism being a real thing truly is.... I can't really be mad at people like Maya Hawke and Jack Quaid. Listen, I know two other, just as talented people who don't have A listers as parents could've had their jobs and their spotlight instead, but like... just look at them. They are totally aware of it. And they take the criticism of it like champs. I'm pretty sure that both also refused the help of their parents for a couple of roles they really wanted and actually worked for them. Really, I don't care, I love them both.

[@farahabdulahi474]

you don't have to be mad at them. Just being aware is enough. Some people are born with good looks, talent, the right parents, money, the right country etc etc. Everything is based on luck, even a person's atitude to work hard is largely based on environment (parents/ country or even opportunites to work hard) and/or genetics. When you realise how little we as individuals contributed to our own success, it changes how you see things. The only issue is when privileged successful people talk about society or an industry being a meritocracy, which is bullshit. (WARNING: Don't take this as an excuse to not work hard or blame your genetics/upbringing)

[@obara7366]

Honestly, that's just it. No well meaning person would be mad at them for taking advantage of the opportunities they had due to proximity, its just that we want them to be aware. Pure meritocracy is a myth.

[@mariemeldron2984]

Man you are clueless!

[@mariemeldron2984]

@@farahabdulahi474 What's the point of working hard?Why should I?If other people don't?

[@mariemeldron2984]

@@obara7366 Yeah we should all be mad at a society that gives some people things but not others.Do you want clueless,entitled,rich people writing your books and shows???Really????

[@GonzoIsCool]

I don't think Drew Barrymore needed Steven Spielberg because her family is known as Hollywood Royalty for the sheer amount of nepotism they have. Shout out to John Barrymore, John Drew Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, and Ethyl Barrymore.

[@perryjones7771]

Drew is a LEGEND

[@Whatever94-i4u]

I mean, it kinda fucked her life up as well...

[@amybond819]

Also Nepo babies have access to acting classes, voice coaches, dance classes, etc from industry professionals from the start, along with the fact that they are less taken advantage of in the industry due to their parents influence, and the refusal to acknowledge that pisses me off 😅

[@stewartkee6115]

DiCaprio is not a nepotism baby. His father was an underground comic book artist and poor. They lived in poverty. His father had no Hollywood contacts. DiCaprio made his own way to the top.

[@sammimarquez9140]

Honestly that makes more sense as to why it took so many years for him to get an Oscar (not based on merit but rather you have to campaign for the award)

[@torilan2672]

Wait but I thought his mom was a supermodel? How did his “poor” dad meet Leo’s supermodel mom and have a kid with her?

[@stewartkee6115]

@@torilan2672 his mother was not a supermodel.

[@malub6510]

DiCaprio played an important role in his son's early career as an actor. He used to screen scripts for him, and was instrumental in getting Leo to portray Arthur Rimbaud in the 1995 film Total Eclipse.[4]

[@malub6510]

His dad was not poor his dad was an underground comiX writer which is a different type of thing a different niche of comic books.Underground comix are small press or self-published comic books that are often socially relevant or satirical in nature.

[@violetlacouleur8455]

I think jealousy is justified because you could work your whole life and never end up in the same spot as they are. But also some of Nepo babies are talented enough to be in their spot, it just sucks that it blocks other people who aren't born into wealthy, famous families. That's why contacts and knowing people aside from talent and hard work is VERY valuable in ANY field. One of the first advice I got from my teachers in university was to try to get in contact with powerful journalists. I got invited to an event with literal presidents to prepare the 30th anniversary for children's rights just bc people i worked with knew someone. It works for any field honestly, I mean famous actors, producers, musicians even are more known but it works everywhere. Also, it's quite surprising to discover who their parents are.

[@Only_God_Is_Allah_SWT]

*But is it Fair?* *If someone has bigger connections than you then you'll lose the job.* *This means that talentless people can become whatever they want and true hard working people are sinking.*

[@Pink_pr1ncess]

@WinWinWooyeah I guess, maybe the jealousy is directed at the untalented nepo babies.

[@kelligreen4861]

Nepotism and Favoritism exist in the “ real world” everyday too. It’s definitely not just Hollywood… it’s everywhere!

[@roramoya]

that's true, but if the video is specifically talking about nepotism in hollywood I won't be waiting for him to bring up "legacy hires" in the workplace or the ethics of "legacy students" at top universities

[@Leannomali]

It's in music too

[@Maybe614]

Absolutely 💯

[@archer1949]

Even if Maya Hawke tried to hide it, she looks so much like her mom, I doubt she could even pull it off.

[@sieeeeeeen]

Just you wait until all the Kardashians Grandkids are all grown up. There are soooo many babies.

[@katgreer6113]

Ikr...they'll take over GenA

[@Evelyn_2401]

Didn't realise Kim was a grandma

[@owabowa]

​@@Evelyn_2401She isn't, but her mom is.

[@ioannaantoniou98]

I'm studying theater, I'm from Greece. Here nepotism has become insanely big in acting. Most of those actors aren't talented enough to get these big roles in theater or tv (some of them are some of the best actors though). It's frustrating and it's heartbreaking. I want to pursue directing mostly and nepotism has started growing there too but not so much yet. However I'm really sorry for the younger actors who aren't related to celebrities. It makes me sad and angry. Art isn't supposed to be complicated when it comes to who's fit and who's not. And a famous family isn't what makes you fit. P.S. As a swiftie, I so much appreciated the reference when it fit and I also adore Timothée's acting.

[@shallowwatersoriginal]

They all have the same ignorance to their character like they can't be humbled or rejected. Lily rose depp look on their face and fake childishness

[@limpchees]

I'm romanian and it's this + them having tons of plastic surgery and other cosmetic work. The standard is not human anymore. +super mediocre acting, which is why the entire industry is going down and we're all watching american or asian shows.

[@nonir670]

Why are people worried about nepotism in Hollywood? What's more disturbing is nepotism in areas that impacts the lives of most of us. Let's be real, most of us aren't going to be Hollywood actors. Nepotism in schools, universities, companies and politics is much more relevant.

[@ashc7258]

We can do two things at once

[@PB-qe6ce]

Yeah we wont be actors bc those nepo babies are taking OUR JOBS

[@kenzij]

I'm bothered by nepotism in all fields, Hollywood included. Movies and TV are how I best relate to the world so I want quality. At the same time, however, I would love to get rid of the mandatory table display in the book store I work in that only exists because the CEO's wife is bored.

[@hurremhightower]

you do realize this is systematically,so like if it happens in hollywood it happens everywhere

[@vixen7774]

But that’s the thing if you guys had a business you would hire a family member if they wanted the job 😹😹😹😹

[@MyUrbanExplorationOnline]

Fun fact, Nicola Cage real last name is Coppola, and the nephew of the famed director, Francis Ford Coppola. The reason why Nicola Cage used the name, Cage, for his stage last name to avoid getting jobs on the fact his last name Coppola and wanted to "brake in" as an actor on his own terms only.

[@Only_God_Is_Allah_SWT]

No it's more likely that he used the surname Cage for the audience so no one can point finger but using the Coppola surname when he's searching roles.

[@MyUrbanExplorationOnline]

@@Only_God_Is_Allah_SWT Yes, that is also the point in why he didnt use his real last name. It comes with not wanting to be a neppo baby.

[@yourajudication]

Nicolas.

[@blurgle9185]

Yeah, he sure wanted to sell that lie but he got that sweet nepo-advantage nonetheless. At least that's one way we got to enjoy the greatest overacting the business has ever seen. Without nepotism someone like Cage would never exist in his current form.

[@kenzij]

And then there's the nepotism in the rest of the world. It's amazing that anybody can do anything. Like, I kind of want to start telling children that they are capable of doing anything, but they probably can't be anything because their parents don't know the right people.

[@drrd4127]

Benedict Cumerbatch: His parents, Wanda Ventham and Timothy Carlton (born Timothy Carlton Congdon Cumberbatch), are both actors. Scarlett Johansson: Her paternal grandfather, Ejner Johansson, was an art historian, screenwriter, and film director. Her mother, New Yorker Melanie Sloan, has worked as a producer

[@katgreer6113]

Dang.

[@dzrmgkva]

Congdon hehe

[@SonotmickeY3626]

I had no idea about either of them wth

[@louem1375]

I kinda disagree with Scarlett Johansson. Ejner wasn’t known in the Hollywood world as he wasn’t based in America, her mother Melanie, wasn’t big in Hollywood either, Scarlett’s family even struggled pay rent and they lived on food stamps

[@hydrogen3266]

Benedict cumberbatch’s parents are in Sherlock and they play his parents lol

[@gemmamoon5998]

I feel the most respect towards Jack Quaid out of all these people because not only does he not hide it, but it clearly took him time to get where he was and to improve his craft. He got a bit part in the Hunger Games, likely because of his parents, but he stepped back and did independent films for nearly a decade before The Boys and (my favorite) Lower Decks

[@stevenierankin1706]

Lily Rose is daughter of Johnny and Vanessa Paradis, who is a superstar singer/ actress/model from France

[@BanglaBish]

Networking or knowing someone is how you get anything in this world, anything that you can't produce from scratch. Nepotism is the same but without any effort.

[@katgreer6113]

Exaclty. It's like 50% luck. If you meet the right people then good for you. If not, we'll then that sucks.

[@dhsf5937]

The thing is that Vanessa Paradis is also a nepo baby.

[@NisarKhan-jm1uh]

How so?

[@dhsf5937]

​@@NisarKhan-jm1uhher uncle was a producer,was him that put her in the industry.

[@cosmicgalaxystudio1539]

There are a lot of Nepo babies now that do get a Nepo pass. But yes, there are more talented people out who could do it. But for me nothing beats Brooklyn Beckham, like how is he's called a chef when all he does is post his mediocre cooking. And him being able to make a photo book that includes his selfies?? I read somewhere he enrolled to a photography course in New York but didn't even finish it. If he can't finish a photography school I doubt he can survive at culinary school.

[@katgreer6113]

Well we can't believe everything we read.

[@giseletheriault8633]

Nepotism isn't the problem; it's natural. Lawyers kids become lawyers, carpenters kids become carpenters, military, education, people often follow in the steps of their parents. The issue is our economic system that allows for extreme imbalances that don't reflect the value of people's work.

[@nataliekhalilrealtor]

Yes exactly. But also why shouldn’t someone be able to work at the company of their relative or what have you? Not everyone follows in the footsteps, but yes quite often and often those same kids will one day inherit the company and then shouldn’t they know all about it? I understand it could be frustrating in certain fields, but really only makes sense to me.

[@tomsnowden6201]

Value of ppls work is what someone is willing to pay, has NOTHING to do with a system. And your example of ppl following in their parents footsteps is not nepotism at all. If they get hired at a company because of their father over another more talented person that would objectively be a better hire is nepotism.

[@giseletheriault8633]

@@tomsnowden6201 That is a recipe for serfdom. Too much wealth is pooling at the top which is bad for the economy. Money needs to circulate to generate wealth.

[@tomsnowden6201]

@@giseletheriault8633 Yeah it's sad ppl don't demand that their government actually works in rules for companies to actually share the profits..But ppl keep allowing themselves to be abused willingly by focusing on all the wrong things when it comes to politics and electing officials..Also just letting free/cheap labor POUR across the border unimpeded is going to lead to a horrible outcome for lower/middle class ppl. But they've been trained that they're bigots and racists for wanting to maintain a decent society and standard of living..Maybe if they laid off identity politics and focused on things that matter we wouldn't be at perpetual war physically and culturally. Everyone is at fault here.

[@blurgle9185]

I agree about the economy but I think this a problem is cultural. Hollywood is a platform for storytelling and manufacturing culture and norms. It is a big fucking problem if everyone in it originate from wealth and the same pool of people and cultural ferment, it creates a disconnect (which I doubt you've failed to notice) between the storyteller and the audience. For decades now we're just getting remakes on remakes, overextended franchising, cynical and uninspiring stories, and just very bland actors who looks great but offer only cookie-cutter characterizations. We will never see someone unique like Jack Nicholson (just top of my head) again. The future is Timothy Chalamets and shroided buffoons. What a snore.

[@Spxctor_Tapes]

I swear to god I was about to hate so bad if you said one bad word about Maya hawke

[@cheekybuga1253]

Girl so what if he did? You don't know her 💀

[@Only_God_Is_Allah_SWT]

​​@@Spxctor_Tapes liking her won't bring any food to your table. And she'll have a pass at you while she doesn't even know your child and actually doesn't even give any dime about it. .

[@Spxctor_Tapes]

@@Only_God_Is_Allah_SWT ok…

[@jimmiekookie3857]

@@Spxctor_Tapes you dont know her as a person.

[@chrissyscholl816]

​@@Only_God_Is_Allah_SWT do you only "like people" who give food to your table? That's pretty sad tbh. Not any way I want to live life, by seeing people for what the can/can't, will/won't provide me. Just because someone is rich doesn't mean that they owe you anything 🙃 a bit selfish, if you ask me.

[@samanthaskinner7368]

My favourite part of this rant was you aging up Ben platt in each sentence 😂 If they'd done it like grease and everyone looked 30 it wouldn't have been as bad

[@zulibyzuli]

i laughed so much at that 🤣🤣🤣

[@T_Cup]

Some of these people get "nepo passes" from me because they still feel like real people, like Maya Hawke and Sean Astin, just as examples. But for most of them, what really boils my blood isn't that they "steal" jobs/roles from other, more deserving people (though that of course is bad) - no, jobs/roles are literally created for them and so many of their works are green-lit based purely on their connections. Do you think a series like Girls would've ever been approved if all four main actresses on the series weren't nepo babies? And what about Max Landis's career - would that ever have happened if he wasn't a Landis? Absolutely not is the answer

[@MissSeaShell]

When you said Janet Leigh is the Scream lady it made me laugh because it sounded like you meant the movie series Scream but I'm sure you just meant her iconic scream scene from Psycho lol. But yes, two amazing scream queens, effing love them 🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@galaxygirlstudio5347]

Yeah, that really threw me for a loop. I heard Scream, not scream

[@imalimay]

nepotism babies make my blood boil but some genuinely work hard to get out of the stigma of a nepotism baby …(i’m jealous if i’m being honest)

[@katgreer6113]

Yeah. Not all nepos are untalented. And life is unfair. It always has been.

[@samidhabharti8873]

i think you were kidding but every time you said "daughter of Amber Rose" i screamed "NOOOOOO" and had an anxiety attack. Please tell me you were kidding?

[@pysq8]

Everytime people said Maya Hawke, I kept reading Maya Rudolph 😅

[@tanishapandey400]

@@pysq8 even maya rudolph is a nepo baby

[@pysq8]

@@tanishapandey400 that's why I was looking for her name 😅

[@ZwarteKonijn]

Let´s be real, we all want to see the list of celebrities who made it without nepotism (a lot shorter list). A year ago or so I saw a youtube clip talking about nepotism in Hollywood, and out of curiosity I started looking at the parents or other family members from celebrities, and so far I have not seen one celebrity who didn't already had a foot in the door (if not their whole body and the only thing they needed to do was announce they wanted to do a certain job).

[@nomexx7101]

one thing we are told endlessly at art school is to make connections bc the most likely way to get a job is to know someone. it’s just how it works

[@Chhjmmkg]

Had no idea half these people were nepo babies... Zoey Deutsch, Jack Quaid etc. Being the child of a crew member does matter as they have connections. This article is a reality check for anyone striving to be part of Hollywood/any movie industry tbh. It's true that some of them are really talented, but the fact that even people who started as side characters like Jonah hill for example had parents in the industry just shows how hard it is to make onto a single frame.

[@user-ux1vj9vx7s]

Lol His last name is Quaid, poopdick. You had no idea?

[@noellelenore977]

Okay but Ben Platt had that role because he was the original actor for the role when it first starred on Broadway. The Broadway show came first, and then later received a film adaptation. Most people wanted him and expected him to play the role in the movie too due to his amazing vocals (since it's a musical) and he had received such good feedback on Broadway, but he already received quite a lot of backlash for looking to old. He even deleted his twitter and said "there was nothing positive there."

[@RandomBailey2011]

Phoebe as the daughter of a set builder is a meme amongst us art dept folk... cuz the film industry sucks and is back breaking work

[@stephanie.420]

I think the thing that makes it extra frustrating is that these kids already have unimaginably amazing and privileged lives, and are maybe taking that chance away from people who deserve it at least as much if not more

[@neivilde.1242]

this list is just making me go like tha tscene in devil wears prada, "nepotism, in Hollywood? groundbreaking"

[@neginf9818]

You should make a video doing the exact opposite, where you talk about everyone that got there on their own!! It would make us all feel better! I've wanted to be an actress my entire life, and so has my twin sister, and we have no connections whatsoever but are built of pure passion for the actual aspect of acting itself. I do my best not to think about nepotism or connections that get actors in because it's really disheartening and scary. But it would be amazing if you make a video solely on un-nepotism (not a word??)!! Please and thank you? Anyway, I love your videos. Don't be disheartened. If you feel it, then it will happen.

[@tomsnowden6201]

Things don’t just happen because you “feel it”..sounds like you need a dose of reality.

[@blurgle9185]

We'd have to go back to the 70s to find those cases. I read that only 7% of those working in Hollywood come from working class today. That's a half of what it used to be in the 70s. I'm sorry you struggle and don't want to be disheartened but your dreams and many others were sacrificed at the altar of nepotism. And it's a shame, our perspectives are needed in a business that's becoming staler and staler by the minute because mostly those working there have nothing important, unique or substantial to say/express.

[@neginf9818]

@tomsnowden6201 Or maybe your beliefs are different than mine, and there's nothing wrong with that. We've experienced different things. That's life. I've been aware of and observed that whenever I feel something in my soul and my heart, it ends up happening. I'm also caught up in reality way too much of the time and ignore what my heart and gut tell me, which leads me to be unhappy and settle for less. But whenever I sit down and allow myself to feel what feels right, that's when amazing things have happened for me and to me. For me, such is life. Have a nice day. Keep your negativity to yourself.

[@neginf9818]

@blurgle9185 I agree with you. New perspectives can be very powerful and ceeate unique artistic results. 😊🙏

[@nero1747]

Lilly rose Depp's mom is Vanessa paradis though Edit : just realized the comment sounds super rude, it's a great video lol

[@bobbuilder-fe5hd]

I just saw Maya Hawke in concert, and shes super kind and down to earth. plus, she's very talented. i can tell she isnt only famous do to her parents, shes very skilled at singing.

[@linlinxoxo]

That might be true but would she be there if her parents weren't famous? I think not. That's the whole point. Being nice and down to earth doesn't change the fact that it's unfair that nepo babies get these privileges to begin with.

[@bobbuilder-fe5hd]

@@linlinxoxo Actually i totally agree with that. maybe some nepo babies deserve it more than others, but they totally all get an unfair advantage

[@saltycupkakes2799]

It's bound to happen in any economy. People become pioneers and establish themselves in positions, they would want their sons and daughters to continue the powers they have established. And competitors need to be kept at bay so wealth stays in the family, so entry into a field like this is going to become a lot difficult over time. It's just natural

[@zacharymakenzie8773]

This issue isn't limited to acting and the reason it will not be affected is because anyone can do anything with the right conditioning. You can take anyone. Anyone can be a great actress, you can buy everything today, including ur looks.

[@Rayowag]

It's honestly so annoying, not because of the connections alone, but because rich kids inherently have a better shot at being in the industry even without connections because being from a wealthy family means you can fail as many times as needed and go to all the places where you can network. No other creative industry has paywalls this high to even get your foot in the door. Only thing close to it would be athletics and specific parts of fine art. Hell, even just growing up in a city like LA or London is an instant higher chance to know people. I feel like most other industries got at least a little bit further away from being paywalled, like music or publishing books. The internet made those easier to make yourself and simply become good at marketing and networking in those spaces specifically. Acting only really has student films and KZbin as an option currently. Hope that industry gets a bit of a shift because big parts of it are clearly stale af.

[@sheepinwolfsk1n]

ok i was literally watching this old show last night called Crashbox on HBO i used to watch as a kid and there's this reporter lady called Verity on it and turns out she's voiced by BILLY EILISH'S MOM???? WHAT?????

[@katehildebrant8420]

Maya definitely gets the Nepo Pass. She’s amazing and we love her

[@JAXisNUMBER1]

“And Emily Deschanel was in BONES” - Film Cooper

[@reysokas]

Going through a really rough time at the moment and I've been struggling to find things to occupy my time that my mind can stay focused on. Thank you Cooper for providing that and many hours of joy.

[@At.phone.home.]

Courage 🫶🏼

[@s4dg1rl41]

The fact that you say ‘daughter’ instead of ‘son’ reminds me of how Derek Zoolander can’t turn left

[@Almaskarell]

Thos babies might be very talented, but I think many people tend to forget that if you're born to a specific environment, it is also easier to nurture and develop specific talents simply by proxy. Children of musicians tend to be better at music than their peers just by being around music all the time growing up. Children of cooks tend to be good at cooking just from learning from their parents. And so on. They may not become geniuses of their fields, or even reach their parents' heights, but they will be more successful in their parents' fields than people who came from different environments. There are, of course, exceptions, but the tendencies are there. It is one thing to become a successful actor when you are born into a family of engineers who don't believe acting is a job, won't encourage you, support you, finance your acting education and have no connections that can help you. It is another thing to become a successful actor when you have parents who will support this path, encourage it, share their wisdom and experience, share their connections, and have the money to give you the best training there is.

[@trala8911]

The Judd Apatow thing about “he could have killed him!” sounds ridiculous and is definitely somewhat melodramatic. However, when I studied criminology (in the U.K.) the number of younger folk (especially men) who wound up in jail serving time for manslaughter after a drunk fight went wrong is… sad. Usually someone would throw a punch, the other guy loses his footing, falls and hits his head on a curb, and that’s that. Most of those fights were mutual, they were associated with alcohol, the type of fights that happen a dozen times across a city on a Friday night. Slightly different luck, and both dudes would walk away spitting insults over their shoulders and go onwards to the next club.

[@ino4757]

Maya hawke is definitely great , acknowledging is the least but very few actually do it , she def gets the nepotism pass

[@sethesteem]

okay you're not as angry about this as i am but i still agree

[@FilmCooper]

I just don’t want to hate on the talented ones, but trust I’m SEETHING over here🫡😭

[@sethesteem]

@Film Cooper oh yeah; it's so insular at this point that i feel like it's just the same actors over and over. and ik it's always been like that but i don't feel it's ever been this bad? but yeah it just annoys me a lot tbh. just let me see different people in films smh

[@Dr.0203]

I want Cooper to be in some kind of himym-friends ish sitcom and play the edgy, playboy kinda character. He’d be amazing.

[@TitheGirl]

"Liza Minnelli is Judy Garland's daughter??" oh no the gen z popped out

[@blackfrost9011]

Maya Hawke is objectively the most talented nepo baby to walk the earth. She absolutely carried season 3 of Stranger things and no one even knew where she came from at that time

[@naveerarizwan5329]

I don’t have a problem with nepotism as long as they recognise it and are actually good at whatever they do

[@neutral_narr]

It's fine as long as people equally as talented get similar opportunities.

[@clarebeforebreakfast5044]

With the horrible work hours Disney kids have to go through, especially, Miley Cyrus, there’s a piece of me that’s glad that it’s a nepo baby so at least they hopefully have a family that a) doesn’t use them as the family’s main income, and b) can emotionally support them because they know what it’s like (simultaneously makes it worse). It’s still child abuse, though.

[@AVal-li4up]

finding out that julian casablancas is a sort of nepotism baby is NOT what i expected from this video. you may not know who he is, but the way you brushed right over that while i was sitting here reeling in shock…

[@rachelboi2073]

Was playing this and when Cooper said "Listen, Listen, Listen" my dog perked up and looked at my speaker lmfao

[@oz5695]

I love that Ben Platt’s age got older the more you talked about him 😂

[@casbah.]

the fact that you were aiming for 100k by the end of the year and in under that have hit 800k is amazing go cooper 👏👏

[@Nighthawk2211]

You went too easy on Reagan. Haha. There are also a lot of anti-nepotism babies trying really hard to NOT be connected to their parent(s).

[@MadisonC]

Steven McQueen is actually Steve McQueen’s grandson. Steven is the son of Chad McQueen (known for The Karate Kid). Chad is Steve’s son, so Steven is like a double Nepo-baby. And Janet Leigh isn’t from Scream, she’s from Psycho

[@Mary-gw6zd]

He’s still like Hella, talented those so

[@kitchthekidd]

Bro the phil colins drum break down sent me

[@audramcdonaldapologist3676]

Billie Eillish’s mom is also a tv actress as well she was in an episode of six feet under and Fineas her brother was on Glee

[@aceoftarot8069]

This makes me depressed as a person that really wanted to act it now feel next to impossible

[@neutral_narr]

Do it just be pragmatic about it. Have other dreams but do not stop doing what you love. Just remember not everything is about the glitz and glamour. Keep a level head and enjoy the process for whatever path you end up on.

[@z3styyy]

I lost my mind when I realized Mica Burton is daughter of LeVar Burton who is Geordi La Forge AND THE READING RAINBOW GUY

[@hellomissannie]

My disappointment that you don't know Julian Casablancas (lead singer of The Strokes) is immeasurable

[@FoundSheep-AN]

He s young

[@cornbreadflapjacks]

My day is ruined.

[@moviebuff6935]

Came here looking for this comment lol

[@y2klove581]

Its so weird that having like any relation to the entertainment industry can get u a spot in it for the example Phoebe Bridgers being daughter of a a scenic carpenter (her dad built sets for movies/shows) also having parents who are rich or maybe evenupper middle class helps to

[@Coupon4Copper]

THEY CALL ME NEPO BABY IM NOT A BABY I AM 45

[@maireadxx]

LETS GO FOX SZNERS

[@picklesthewise]

Honestly, I feel like I have better things to do with my energy than get mad at people who were born into very privileged positions. Mostly because I'm not trying to become a Hollywood actor. I feel like every industry has some form of nepotism behind it (most of success is about making good connections, and if you're born with them that's just saving an extra step) but it isn't going to stop me from working hard to at least try and get where I want to in my career.

[@blurgle9185]

The discussion is important. The attention towards Hollywood is huge. It sets a standard that nepotism is good and right. That norm permutates into our culture and subsequently into all fields. I've watched my not so competent friend take higher and higher positions at his daddy's construction company, past his working buddies who've poured their lives into the company for decades, and he doesn't feel shame whatsoever and nobody dares to voice their frustration in fear of being seen as "petty" or obstructive. It's a cultural shift I find pretty appaling and potentially dangerous. We can't single out every industry but Hollywood is a good representation for the problem and if nepotism is seen as widely shameful in our culture, then my friend wouldn't slide past his more meritable colleagues as easily.

[@historymaven]

I don’t blame the parents or children for taking advantage of their position. As a parent, I wish I could give my daughter a secure career. We consumers have power, though. Bolster and support your local artists and performers. If we show mass interest in a particular actor, producers will hire them. Or make your own projects. Lord knows we are all tired of this sub-par, rebooted crap on the streaming services.

[@neutral_narr]

Preach

[@larsssssssssssss]

dakota and maya have nervous whimsical energy at that makes it ok for them

[@NN-zg5bz]

I am the same age as Bill Skarsgård and from the same Swedish city, so i had a few different friends who went to the same high school as him and went to the occasional party at the Skarsgård flat and what not. He was not a cool or popular guy, just a very ordinary bloke with some well-known family members. I remember hearing some gossip from one of my friends about him getting into acting like his dad and three of his older brothers, and I was geniunly concerned, like "oh poor Bill, I hope he finds his own way eventually and don't feel like he have to follow in those big footsteps 😔" and a few years later he's a Hollywood celebrity hahaha

[@alex-bn3et]

your videos are the perfect adhd chaos I needed in my life thank you for the laughs

[@Introvertsan]

Nepotism babies have always existed is it a new phenomenon to the internet. As long as it's not only the nepo babies who get opportunities

[@ciaraskeleton]

I like that Billie was cast in the franchise that her mother was such a big part of. I think for fans it was so nice to almost see carrie fisher again. I genuinely do not see anything wrong with that, she's very very open too but her mother is not here to do PR with her. If people look at her socials or interviews its there plain as day. Love Maya Hawke too!

[@eleonorepb4565]

I don't think that all Star Wars fans are of the political far right who want to bring back the caste system

[@azucena-hm2wo]

i love these longer commentary videos sm

[@Hey_puppets]

They all lack aura and rawness (too polished)....nepotism would take toll on media, arts and film industry

[@creat_ure_ive_e]

It feels very weird that the title of the article is "SHE has HER mother's eye's and agent" When half the people on the cover are men. It's weird that the nepo babies most often brought up are women.

[@aleciahansen7859]

Bridget Fonda who retired from acting but was big in the 90s is the granddaughter of Peter Fonda. Her aunt is Jane Fonda.

[@stewartkee6115]

This list is such crap. DiCaprio being the son of an underground self published comic book artist would hardly open doors in Hollywood. DiCaprio grew up poor and worked his way up from adverts, work as an extra and small parts in films like critters 3.

[@conquistadorrocket]

Same thing with models. It isn't even just about booking jobs. This happened during a NYFW, where castings for shows will have 50 girls sitting sometimes for hours, waiting their turn to get called in. Now everybody is tired and hungry and just wants to get the damn thing over with because we all have other castings after this one. Then, the model daughter of a former supermodel pulls up, walks past everybody and heads straight inside. She's in there for a few minutes and leaves directly after. She pretty much books the show immediately. She knows the casting director and doesn't need to wait for her turn. And it is frustrating because while the girl is nice and is objectively a good model with a good walk, the shortcuts that the industry allows for her definitely make her life easier and its easier to continue booking jobs. I can't stress the difference between showing up fresh and ready to walk, knock out 5-10 castings in one sitting and have time to grab lunch or go to the gym after vs the chaotic and exhausting life of a regular, non-nepo baby model.

[@3bellam]

girl I love you, but who is Amber Rose 😭😭

[@FilmCooper]

LMAOOOO NO OH MY GOD WHY

[@katiespeet4331]

I wondered if anyone else was going to say it

[@LucindaEulalie]

Poor Vanessa Paradis 😭😭

[@3bellam]

@@FilmCooper It's okay bestie, I'm not here to call you out. Just keeping you straight

[@elrored]

Amber Rose dated Kanye West and has a son with Wiz Khalifa. She also does something called a Slutwalk against slut shaming, victim blaming and r*pe culture.

[@cau1471]

Regarding the property brothers kissing; my mom used to watch their show so it was in my peripheral but i didnt really watch. Id catch bits and pieces when id read in the livingroom while my mom was watching... and for the LONGEST TIME i thought they were like a couple. I mentioned a few months ago something about "oh theyre still together, thats sweet" and my mom just... looked at me and went "theyre twin brothers????" And i will never forget that day

[@savageunknownuser5662]

riley keough is the granddaughter of Elvis Presley for anybody that is kind of confused because I was for a second

[@lizzykayOT7]

It's like the child of doctors/ lawyers/ teachers, following those professions. If you grow up in that industry you get introduced early and form connections. It's not like nepotism is new, but it has become easier for us plebs to rise into ranks.

[@tomsnowden6201]

That’s not really nepotism

[@evrypixelcounts]

What irritates me is they continue the story of "self-made success"

[@thebugg7]

Thank you for these videos they keep me occupied through my downtime at work 🖤

[@AmelieKaren7_13]

Not him gaslighting me into thinking Amber Rose was lily Rose's mom to the point where I had TO GOOGLE MYSELF OUT OF INSANITY FFS 😭😭😭

[@GalacticAnimationsYT]

10:39 ok but voice actors get paid a lot less and aren't as well known unless you're like really into animation 😭 i love voice actors tho

[@pulloutsange]

KZbin celebrities/creators could easily destroy the nepotism genre. You don't need Hollywood. Directors and cast are all on this site. We've all seen fan films that decimate any of their million dollar stolen ideas.

[@neutral_narr]

Let's do it

[@maef7026]

13:12 "Silly little pictures". Wow...it's always so infuriating when you hear people being so ignorant and disrespectful about comics as an art form.

[@SarahS-zq8ru]

Original and creative thoughts go a long way regardless of who you parents are…

[@kittymilkyyy]

I think it's depressing because it "gatekeeps" the arts. Acting, music, modeling, etc are all art forms. While it's possible, the average joe doesnt have the money or the ability to always advertise themselve or pay their way in even when they don't deserve it.

[@eleonorepb4565]

I think that we can say that arts are facing a Hasbourgisation

[@JacobW567]

Lily Rose-Depp is not the daughter of Amber Rose and Johnny Depp, she is the daughter of Vanessa Paradis (a singer - actress in France) and Johnny Depp

[@nicolehamlin5435]

While I agree that Ben Platt shouldn't have played Evan Hansen in the movie, he did originate the role on Broadway so it made some sense.... it wasn't just his dad being the producer.

[@nataliekhalilrealtor]

And often the original Broadway cast is put in the movie version if possible…. RENT is a great example. Completely agree with you