15 Hollywood Nepotism Babies
![15 Hollywood Nepotism Babies](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/3/6/788536_320x180.jpg)
While many superstars have a sympathetic rags-to-riches narrative, some were born into it. Most of these celebrities have been wealthy for decades, while others have been reared by extremely prosperous families.
Almost all of these well-known movie actors and television personalities are skilled in some way. As a result, they've all accomplished a lot in their respective jobs. But we guarantee you didn't know that either they hit it big or not, every one of them had a stack of money with their surname on it.
The rags-to-riches story is well-known, but the riches-to-even-greater-riches story is more typical. It's an age-old Hollywood question: are they talented or just well-connected? And if they're gifted, is it because their family's wealth provided them with an advantage in terms of schools and lessons? We'll leave it to you to decide whether or not these 15 celebrities had a leg up in life.
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![Salma Hayek was CRACKED.COM Hayek grew up in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, where her dad was an oil executive and her mom was an opera singer.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/9/1/788491.jpg)
Source: The Guardian
![Adam Levine CRACKED.COM The Maroon 5 frontman's father founded the boutique clothing chain M. Fredric. Adam Levine grew up in LA and went to the fancy Brentwood School.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/9/0/788490.jpg)
Source: Hollywood Reporter
![Gwen Stefani CRACKED.COM Stefani's father was a marketing executive for Yamaha. Her dad even got her backstage to meet Sting when she was 13.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/9/5/788495.jpg)
Source: Rock N Roll Hall of Fame
![TOM Hiddleston CRACKED.com Hiddleston's dad ran a biotech company that worked with Oxford University.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/9/2/788492.jpg)
Source: The Guardian
![Ariana Grande CRACKED.COM Her mother was (and still is) CEO of the Hose-McCann Communicanpany Her father (who she has had an estranged relationship with) owns IBI Designs, Inc.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/8/7/788487.jpg)
Source: Elle
![Spike Jonze CRACKED.COM Jonze (real name Adam Spiegel) is heir to the $3-billion-a-year : Spiegel catalogue business.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/8/9/788489.jpg)
Source: New York Magazine
![Carly Simon CRACKED.COM The singer's father co-founded Simon & Schuster, the publishing corporation. She grew up with estate guests like Albert Einstein, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Jackie Robinson.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/8/5/788485.jpg)
Source: Roling Stone
![The Gyllenhaals dec lile CRACKED.COM Siblings Maggie and Jake were born into Hollywood. Their mom is an oscar- nominated screenwriter and producer. Their dad is a director.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/8/8/788488.jpg)
Source: GQ
![Rooney Mara CRACKED.COM Her great-grandfather 0 on her father's the New York Giants, and her on her side founded the Pittsburgh Steelers.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/8/4/788484.jpg)
Source: ESPN
![Anderson Cooper CRACKED.COM Cooper's mother was Gloria Vanderbilt, heiress to the Vanderbilt railway fortune.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/8/0/788480.jpg)
Source: Los Angeles Times
![Brooke Shields CRACKED.COM Her father was a Revion executive, whose parents were a top-ranking tennis player and an Italian princess. However, her mom raised her on her own, with her father's family offering to pay money to end the pregnancy.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/8/3/788483.jpg)
Source: The New York TImes
![Julia Louis- Dreyfus CRACKED.COM Her father was the chairman of the Louis Dreyfus company, valued in the billions. It was started by her great-great-grandfather.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/7/9/788479.jpg)
Source: Vogue
![Chevy Chase CRACKED COM Chase's mom's father was worth around $120 million in the '50s because of a plumbing company fortune, but Chase claims his grandfather left the money to Buddhist causes. Chase's stepmom was the heir to Folger Coffee fortune.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/8/6/788486.jpg)
Source: New York Magazine
![Taylor Swift CRACKEDG Her father was a stockbroker for Merrill Lynch and a descendant of three generations of bank presidents. Her mom worked in finance. She grew up on a Christmas tree farm her dad bought from a client and where it mattered what kind of designer handbag you brought to school.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/7/8/788478.jpg)
Source: The New Yorker
![Robin Williams CRACKED.COM Williams' father was an auto executive. His mother was a fashion model. He grew up in a giant mansion with a 25-car garage.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/7/7/788477.jpg)
Source: Hometown LIfe