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MyCatThinksImNeat t1_j0qyb5o wrote

Reply to comment by Fun_Pause_4934 in TIL that Drew Barrymore's family heritage (The Barrymores) had been acting since the 1800's. by hypnotoad--

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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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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