5 Hollywood Celebrities You Didn’t Know Are Related to Each Other
- Having a celebrity relative in the industry certainly helps one make it big.
- From Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci to Austin Butler and Ashley Tisdale, here is a list of celebrity relatives you never knew.
- The wildest connection is between Brad Pitt and Barack Obama who are actually cousins.
While it is true that having family and relatives in Hollywood increases one’s chances of making it big in the scary industry, there are many celebrities who wish to keep their relationships a secret and carve their own paths. This is because it can get pretty easy to be typecasted into a certain image and very hard to get out of it.
Read on to know certain celebrities who are related to each other but haven’t publicized their connection to the masses in their careers.
Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci – Sister-in-Law and Brother-in-Law
The stars are best known for starring together in the blockbuster classic The Devil Wears Prada. Turns out, Stanley Tucci is Emily Blunt’s brother-in-law as he is married to her sister Felicity Blunt. This makes Tucci and John Krasinski brothers-in-law too.
Though the connection remained a secret for the longest time, Tucci has been recently seen getting more involved in the causes supported by Emily and her husband.
Felicity Blunt is a literary agent and has two children with Tucci. The couple has been married since 2012 and share an adorable bond despite their 21-year age gap.
Phil Collins and Lily Collins – Father and Daughter
Emily in Paris star Lily Collins has a famous father and her fans never knew! She is the daughter of the famous singer and songwriter Phil Collins. Though the duo shared a troublesome relationship in the past with Phil always on tour and always working, Lily wrote in an essay about how she forgave him and was willing to move forward with a clean slate.
According to Daily Mail, the lines read,
I forgive you for not always being there when I needed and for not being the dad I expected. I forgive the mistakes you made. And although it may seem like it’s too late, it’s not. There’s still so much time to move forward.
Lily moved to London with her mother when her parents split. This caused a significant strain on her relationship with Phil and hence, they were not as connected as they would have liked to be.
Tom Hanks and Fred Rogers – Sixth Cousins
Tom Hanks did not just play Fred Rogers in the movie A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, but is actually related to the man in reality! Both celebrities descend from the same great-grandfather, a German immigrant named Johannes Mefford who was alive in the 18th century.
Such relationships are so intriguing and interesting to know since Hanks did such a great job of portraying Rogers on screen. No wonder they are related in reality!
Ashley Tisdale and Austin Butler – Tenth Cousins (Once Removed)
The rising stars of today Ashley Tisdale and Austin Butler are cousins in reality. They both starred together in two projects namely Aliens in the Attic and Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure. In the Ancestry show, Tisdale found out that they were tenth cousins once removed.
The actress was delighted to find out about this relationship since she felt a strange connection with Butler and always claimed that they were in fact like brother and sister. Butler is finally getting the recognition he deserves in the industry, especially after his Elvis role.
Brad Pitt and Barack Obama – Ninth Cousins
Saving the best (and the wildest) connection for last, Brad Pitt and Barack Obama are actually cousins in real life. When Obama was running for Presidency and Pitt seemed to support him full throttle, their familial ties came to light. Pitt and Obama are ninth cousins, sharing an ancestor, Edwin Hickman.
When this relationship first came to light, people were shocked but have gradually come to accept it. Though Pitt and Obama are not as close as fans thought, their distant familial ties have remained in the media spotlight.
