Celebrity offspring that have become/became more famous than their parents?

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J.R. Ewing aka Larry Hagman

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Mariska Hargitay

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Patrick Swayze ( Mom was a world reknown famous dance professional)

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Elvis Costello

Saoirse Ronan

Lena Dunham

Zooey Deschanel

Maya Rudolph

Plus 1 to all of these examples. Who the heck are the "famous" parents of these celebrities? Elvis Costello had a famous parent? So did Maya Rudolph?

Yes, Elvis Costello's dad was a musician who dressed almost exactly like he did - except for him it was actually the 1950s

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Laura Dern

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Dan Levy? His father hasn’t really been famous on his own since the early 2000s.

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Uma Thurman

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Mira Sorvino.

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Phoebe Dynevor

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Diane Lane.

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Anonymous wrote:Mariska Hargitay

Uh, no. Not more famous than Jayne Mansfield.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mariska Hargitay

Uh, no. Not more famous than Jayne Mansfield.

More than her dad though.

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Anonymous wrote:Dakota Johnson

More famous than Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith. Uh, no.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Elvis Costello

Saoirse Ronan

Lena Dunham

Zooey Deschanel

Maya Rudolph

Plus 1 to all of these examples. Who the heck are the "famous" parents of these celebrities? Elvis Costello had a famous parent? So did Maya Rudolph?

+1 - I was making the same list. And will add Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal.

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Anonymous wrote:Anjelica Huston

No.