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cttrocklin t1_j0p5b7v wrote

It’s a great time of year to watch “it’s a wonderful life“ where her great uncle, Lionel Barrymore, plays Mr. Potter

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FillThisEmptyCup t1_j0q1pi5 wrote

Or I could do something fun instead. Like getting my teeth pulled without anesthesia.

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cttrocklin t1_j0qa5fo wrote

Understood, George Bailey comes off as a misogynistic piece of shit, but Lionel Barrymore does play a part in this film

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FillThisEmptyCup t1_j0qav14 wrote

I meant more being forced to watch these same, tired holiday time movies since I remember (3-4 years old) until I moved out. Never again.

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Known_Branch_7620 t1_j0vlseg wrote

I'm sorry that happened to you.

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FillThisEmptyCup t1_j0wep9t wrote

Thank you. I still sob tears of inconsolable boredom whenever I see a bb gun in the vicinity of Christmas paraphernalia.

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nickyeyez t1_j0pbqav wrote

Literally the most famous acting family in history.

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Outrageous-Suspect66 t1_j0p9076 wrote

Did Drew have any children?

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_genepool_ t1_j0p9hgb wrote

2 daughters

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tetoffens t1_j0pza44 wrote

And both are still very young. If they continue the family legacy, I can't imagine it being any time soon as I can't see her allowing them to be child actors given how she talks about her upbringing.

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penusdlite t1_j0rbahc wrote

after reading Jeannette mccurdy’s memoir, this really warms my heart, child acting is literally child labor and needs to be changed in it’s entirety

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Khontis t1_j0rc7ah wrote

Child labor where the parents get paid.

Hence why you suddenly stopped seeing Hillary Duff and several actors so suddenly. Mom and dad wanted more of their money.

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Fun_Pause_4934 t1_j0p0elv wrote

So privileged?

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sumpuran t1_j0p1vpv wrote

You bet. She grew up in West Hollywood. Her parents placed her in commercials before she was even one year old. At age 6, she first starred in a Steven Spielberg film.

Right place, right time, right connections.

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[deleted] t1_j0p5lve wrote

Likely her mother, because her father had several kids who were never put into the mill

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elinordash t1_j0pa6a2 wrote

Privilege in terms of name recognition, not in terms of money.

Grandpa was a famous actor, but he was not involved in dad's life. Dad was not involved in Drew's life. He stopped working and became a reclusive addict when she was a baby. Whatever inherited wealth there was, he spent on himself.

While her name gave her opportunities, Drew earned her own money.

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ImTheGuyWithTheGun t1_j0phavz wrote

You think Drew got in ET as a kid simply on her own merits? How she earns her money and how her name gave her opportunities are the same thing.

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Owasso_Landman t1_j0raqyu wrote

She auditioned for poltergeist and didn’t get the part and Spielberg remembered her when he was casting ET

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thumpthumpboom t1_j0rm09y wrote

Hahahhaha. Yeah Drew Barrymore is self made. Yeah right. Lol. You crack me up.

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Additional_Meeting_2 t1_j0rx3dk wrote

That is not what was said. What was said was that she did not have inherited wealth from her father’s side.

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thumpthumpboom t1_j0rxmm9 wrote

I love how you’re acting as if having the Barrymore name isn’t instant wealth. That like saying a Rockefeller is self made or they made their own money. What a joke.

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khaos_kyle t1_j0snm2c wrote

Wierd, my last name is Smith, but Will Smith being famous didn't help me at all.

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thumpthumpboom t1_j0spy62 wrote

A very literal take on my point. Nepotism only works if you share blood Mr.Smith.

And by share I don’t mean like sharing a glass of warm blood at the dinner table. I mean share genetic material.

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khaos_kyle t1_j0st3w8 wrote

I was never able to get Mr Smith to answer the phone so I won't be using that one

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MyCatThinksImNeat t1_j0qyb5o wrote

Exceedingly.

My wife works in Hollywood and very few, if any, actors make it big who didn't already have roots in the industry or got in by being exceedingly rich. Not a mutually exclusive situation, although I believe the Barrymores were just very well connected, not rich at the time (I might be wrong about that though). A classic example is Nicolas Cage. His last name is actually Coppola.

Many actors who have gotten into the industry, especially recently, are related to people who have already been there for years if not decades. Not necessarily people who were famous actors, but execs, agents, etc who already had the connections. Rarely will you get someone who started out as a starving artist and ended up making it big on the silver screen. Most might get into commercials, or as extras, if they're lucky. Rags to riches is almost always a fantasy.

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Greene_Mr t1_j0t1cfv wrote

What work does your wife do in Hollywood?

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MyCatThinksImNeat t1_j0tcxoc wrote

She's a writer :)

I'd rather not give away too much information for obvious reasons, but she's done the writing for a couple of shows on a major network and was able to transition her skills into screenwriting after a few years in the industry (and a few terrific people she's worked with)

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Greene_Mr t1_j0tdf8y wrote

Nice! :-) For film, television, or both?

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MyCatThinksImNeat t1_j0tefpf wrote

She initially began with small shows and got an internship working in television for a network, thanks to a relative. She transitioned to film after some time working and building her resume with a few projects. A few people took a chance on her and it's been an uphill battle, for sure, but she's happy.

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Greene_Mr t1_j0ten0w wrote

Congrats. :-) My own cousin works in Hollywood -- I'm on the opposite coast.

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MyCatThinksImNeat t1_j0tezbz wrote

Wonder if they've worked together! Wouldnt that be something? :D

Stay safe, my East Coast friendo!

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Greene_Mr t1_j0tf78t wrote

Thank you! :-) Maybe they have -- my cousin was poised to become a staff writer on a show if a pilot about forest cops got picked up, but sadly it didn't.

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Owasso_Landman t1_j0r4y16 wrote

Almost no major stars are because of nepotism. There’s literally too many examples to list. Chris Pratt, Tom Cruise, Anya Taylor Joy, Margo Robbie, Chris Evans, Paul Rudd, John Hamm, Jack Nicholson, Jennifer Lawrence, Ben Affleck, Robert Deniro, Leonardo Decaprio, Harrison Ford, Channing Tatum, Jim Carrey, on and on and on……

Nepotism doesn’t account for hardly any major stars. Tom Holland (kinda) RDJ (kinda) Denzel’s kid? Stiller? How deep do you want to go?

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MyCatThinksImNeat t1_j0r5xg5 wrote

I'm happy to admit I'm wrong if you can pull up anything to the contrary. I enjoy changing my mind off of stuff I don't like.

Because I see a lot of very talented actors and actresses find new places to live under freeways and on sidewalks or dingy studios with 2 other struggling people when they deserve to get actual roles vs what the nepotists get. It's really heartbreaking.

"Its what people say to excuse their lack of success"

You've clearly never stepped foot into these studios, then. Your puritan work-ethic mindset is completely wrong. These kids work hard and still get nowhere because they didn't win the birth lottery.

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[deleted] t1_j0r6v36 wrote

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MyCatThinksImNeat t1_j0r8j7o wrote

You're just mentioning names, that's not really proof.

Look at their relatives, look at who those people knew. How deep do I want to go? Pretty deep because these connections go deep.

But whatever, dude. I'm at work, and I literally don't care enough to fight this. I'm not wrong and I'm not admitting something that isn't true.

Also, obligatory: you're*

Now downvote and go away.

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StuartGotz t1_j0se1g7 wrote

That poor kid was drunk and doing coke by age 12. Went to rehab at 13.

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CascadeJ1980 t1_j0yd079 wrote

And you just know she was probably having sex with some Hollywood pedo

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monchota t1_j0r4zl1 wrote

Makes it easy to become famous.

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srv50 t1_j0rnv75 wrote

Imagine the pressure if you were in the family and a math nerd.

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skoolofphish t1_j0pa0fd wrote

Damn that was quick! I just left that video thread lol guess its time for bed

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Simulakraken t1_j0ss31i wrote

I know this because I just finished watching LOL Canada

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GenErik t1_j0t0i18 wrote

nepo great grandbabies

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TheProtoChris t1_j0t778y wrote

I Hate Hamlet is a very fun play featuring John Barrymore's ghost.

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baremanone t1_j0t7jy6 wrote

What she does shouldn’t be considered acting.

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PhilosopherNew1948 t1_j0pgzkp wrote

Incorrect. Acting Poorly. I learned that long ago.

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Beleiverofhumanity t1_j0p9fi3 wrote

Yeah just saw it on a other thread, apparently she also did crack and marijuana as a 12 year old.

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skoolofphish t1_j0pa3oc wrote

They said she was doing coke. Never saw crack mentioned

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Beleiverofhumanity t1_j0rgej6 wrote

You just made me search up the difference between crack and coke lol. "While the powdered form of cocaine is simply referred to as cocaine or coke, the rock form is often referred to as crack or crack cocaine."

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