This is a list of show business families. Compare to List of U.S. political families. It's contemporary (20th century) and Amerocentric at the moment, but can/will/should be expanded. The guideline is at least one of the relationships in the clan should be by blood--siblings, parents, children, cousins, etc. See also: List of Hollywood celebrity couples
Families
- Carradine/Plimpton acting family
- John Carradine, father of David Carradine, Keith Carradine (father of Martha Plimpton) and Robert Carradine (father of Ever Carradine)
- Sheen/Estevez acting family
- Martin Sheen (born Ramón Estevez) married to actress Janet Templeton with four children, all actors: Charlie Sheen (born Carlos Estevez), Emilio Estevez, Ramón Estevez, Jr., Renée Estevez
- Plummer acting family
- Christopher Plummer and daughter Amanda Plummer
- Beatty-MacLaine-Benning acting-producing family
- Shirley MacLaine, sister of Warren Beatty, who is married to Annette Benning.
- Hawn-Russell-Hudson acting-producing family
- Goldie Hawn and longtime partner Kurt Russell, Goldie's daughter Kate Hudson, married to Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson
- Ritter singing-acting family
- Country singer Tex Ritter, father of actor John Ritter, father of actor Jason Ritter; John was married to actress Amy Yasbeck at the time of his death.
- Fisher-Reynolds-Taylor acting-family family
- Eddie Fisher, married to Debbie Reynolds, then Elizabeth Taylor, father of Carrie Fisher and Joely Fisher
- Bacall-Bogart-Robards acting family
- Lauren Bacall, wife of Humphrey Bogart and Jason Robards, mother of Sam Robards
- Fairbanks acting-producing family
- Douglas Fairbanks Sr. and son Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.. Mary Pickford was wife to Sr. and stepmother to Jr.
- Cusack acting family
- John Cusack, Joan Cusack, et. al.
- Prinze-Gellar acting family
- Freddie Prinze, father of Freddie Prinze, Jr., married to Sarah Michelle Gellar
- Dunne-Didion writing-producing-acting family
- Brothers Dominick Dunne and John Gregory Dunne. Dominick is father to actor-director Griffin Dunne and murdered actress Dominique Dunne; John Gregory is late husband of writer Joan Didion
- Osmond singing-acting family
- Brother and sister actor-singer-game show host Donnie Osmond and actor-singer Marie Osmond, et. al. ("She's a little bit country, he's a little bit rock 'n' roll.")
- Daly acting family
- Arquette acting family
- Siblings Patricia Arquette, Rosanna Arquette and David Arquette. David is married to Courteney Cox. See also: Cage-Coppola
- Coppola-Cage acting-directing-producing family
- Director Francis Ford Coppola, his daughter, director Sofia Coppola, Francis' nephew Nicolas Cage, Francis' sister, actress Talia Shire, her son, Jason Schwartzmann. Sofia formerly married to director Spike Jonze; Cage formerly married to Patricia Arquette
- Gumm-Garland-Minnelli acting-singing-directing family
- Gumm Sisters singing trio, one of whom later became Judy Garland, married to Vincente Minnelli, mother of Liza Minnelli
- Baldwin acting family
- Brothers Alec Baldwin, William Baldwin, Stephen Baldwin. Alec formerly married to actress Kim Basinger
- Quaid acting family
- Brothers Dennis Quaid and Randy Quaid. Dennis formerly married to Meg Ryan
- Belushi acting-comedy family
- Brothers James Belushi and John Belushi
- Bridges acting family
- Father Lloyd Bridges, sons Jeff Bridges and Beau Bridges
- Disney animating-studio heading family
- Walt Disney, Roy Oliver Disney, Roy's son Roy Edward Disney
- Spielberg-Capshaw directing-acting family
- Director Steven Spielberg, his second wife Kate Capshaw, her daughter Jessica Capshaw
- Hanks-Wilson acting family
- Actor Tom Hanks, second wife actress Rita Wilson, son from his first marriage Colin Hanks
- Gooding singing-acting family
- Singer Cuba Gooding, sons Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Omar Gooding
- Jones-Lipton producing-singing-acting family
- Producer Quincy Jones with ex-wife actress Peggy Lipton, actress daughter Rashida Jones
- Marshall directing-acting family
- Director Garry Marshall and sister actress-director Penny Marshall
- Roberts acting family
- Siblings Julia Roberts and Eric Roberts
- Gyllenhaal acting family
- Siblings Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jake Gyllenhaal
- Deschanel cinematography-acting family
- Cinematographer Calel Deschanel, daughter actresses Zooey Deschanel and Emily Deschanel
- Barrymore acting family
- Wayans acting-writing-directing family
- Siblings Damon Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Kim Wayans, Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans
- Goldwyn producing-acting family
- Samuel Goldwyn and son Samuel Goldwyn, Jr., his wife Jennifer Howard, daughter of Sidney Howard, and their sons John Goldwyn and Tony Goldwyn
- Selznick-Mayer
- Lewis J. Selznick, father of David O. Selznick, who married Irene Mayer, daughter of Louis B. Mayer
- Voigt-Jolie acting family
- Actor Jon Voigt and daughter Angelina Jolie
- Paltrow-Danner-Martin
- Bruce Paltrow with wife Blythe Danner, parents of Gwyneth Paltrow, now wed to Chris Martin
- Clooney-Ferrer acting-singing family
- Rosemary Clooney, aunt of George Clooney, and wife of José Ferrer, mother of Miguel Ferrer
- Stiller acting-comedy family
- Anne Meara and husband Jerry Stiller and son Ben Stiller and daughter Amy Stiller
- Lowe-Swank
- Rob Lowe, brother of Chad Lowe, who is husband of Hilary Swank
- Penn writing-directing-acting family
- Writer-director Leo Penn, sons Sean Penn, Chris Penn and Michael Penn, Sean was married first to Madonna and now to Robin Wright Penn, Michael married to Aimee Mann
- Tyler
- Playboy model Bebe Buell and partner Todd Rundgren raised Liv Tyler who found that Steven Tyler of Aerosmith was her real father along with Mia Tyler, then Liv married Royston Langdon
- Richardson-Redgrave acting family
- Roy Redgrave and son Sir Michael Redgrave, father of siblings Vanessa Redgrave, Lynn Redgrave and Corin Redgrave, Vanessa is mother of Natasha Richardson and Joely Richardson. Joely is married to actor Liam Neeson.
- Coen-McDormand acting-writing directing family
- Brothers Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Joel is married to Frances McDormand
- d'Abo
- Olivia d'Abo and second cousin Maryam d'Abo