The parents of these celebrities lived with lions, were Buddhist monks and Olympic champions. So future stars grew up in very unusual families.
Much in the character, habits, life and fate of a child depends on the family in which he was brought up. And looking at Hollywood celebrities, we wonder what kind of mom and dad were able to raise such brilliant children. Some of the stars were raised in very unusual families.
Let's take a look at who the people who gave us our favorite stars were and what impact these amazing parents had on their famous children.
Melanie Griffith
Melanie Griffith with a lion
The mother of the future actress was also an actress. Her name was Tippy Hedren. Together with their husband Noel Marshall, they wanted to make a film about lions, "Roar". And so, in order to get to know them better, we decided to live with the lion for a while. At one time, the world was shocked by a photo where Melanie lies in bed with a huge lion or jumps into the pool, and the animal, playing, grabs her by the leg. Unfortunately, this fun ended badly. The lion attacked Melanie, as a result, the girl was given 50 stitches.
Uma Thurman
Uma Thurman's father Robert was the first European who was ordained a Buddhist monk by the Dalai Lama himself. Mom - the famous Swedish model Nena von Schlebrugge in her youth considered herself a hippie subculture. Her first husband was the famous inventor of psychotropic drugs, Timothy Leary.
Uma got her name in honor of the Hindu goddess of bliss. Today, the actress's mother has her own psychotherapeutic practice, and her father returned to worldly affairs and teaches a course on Indo-Tibetan Buddhism at Columbia University.
Leonardo DiCaprio
The actor's father, George, was a hippie and famous comic book writer, often obscene, and his mother, Irmelin, was a social worker. Although his father left the family almost after the birth of Leo, he took an active part in his upbringing, and then in the formation of his career.
“My father still draws his comics in the garage, lives by the laws of the 60s and reads my scripts, sending those that are worthy of attention,” says Leo. Leo also maintained a close relationship with his mother. The actor received his name in honor of the great artist and inventor Leonardo Da Vinci. So his father decided when, while walking through the Uffizi gallery in Florence, the baby first stirred in the womb near the painting of the brilliant artist.
Jackie Chan
Born into a wealthy Chinese family. His parents, Charles and Lily Chan, fled to Hong Kong during the Chinese Civil War. His father was forced to flee from political repression, since he fought for the country's independence from the age of 20 and was a member of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army. During World War II, he was captured by the Japanese, but thanks to his political connections he was sent home.
Tupac Shakur
His parents, mother Afeni Shakur and father Billy Garland were active members of the Black Panthers African American radical organization and fought for the rights of African Americans in the United States. His mother was at one time accused of 150 different articles, including such a serious one as a conspiracy against the state. The charges were later dropped.
After the death of her son, Afeni received the rights to his songs and until her death in 2016 was actively involved in charity work.
Hugh Laurie
Born into the family of a Scottish doctor and housewife Patricia and William Laurie. His mother wrote stories and even published in The London Times. His father was seriously fond of rowing, and his team even won gold at the 1948 Olympic Games in London. William is addicted to sports and his son. He also did rowing and had some success in this, for example, in 1977 he won the British Junior Championship.
Kate Hudson
Daughter of singer Billy Hudson and Hollywood diva Goldie Hawn. When Kate was very young, her parents divorced and the upbringing of the girl and her brother was dealt with by her stepfather, the famous actor Kurt Russell, whom Kate speaks of with great warmth. At the same time, her relationship with her own father did not work out. According to Kate, he was never interested in the fate of his children.
The talented couple Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, best known for Man Overboard, have been together for 30 years. They are called "the strongest couple in Hollywood."
Jack Gyllenhaal
The father of the actor, a descendant of the famous Swedish family Stephen Gyllenhaal, the creator and director of such famous projects as "The Mentalist", "Candidate", "Mistakes of the Past", "Boy Girl", and his mother, Russian Jew, Nomi Foner, famous Hollywood screenwriter. The children were brought up quite democratically, trying to find compromises in matters of religion. For example, they decided to hold a bar mitzvah (a mandatory Jewish rite of passage into adulthood) in homeless shelter to instill in his son a sense of gratitude for the secure life that he got it.
Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer was born into an acting family. Her mother, actress and model, Nancy Doe, and her father played in one of the most famous American soap operas "Days of Our Lives", which at one time won more than 160 film awards. By the way, a parody of her was written by the writers of the series "Friends", thanks to which Jennifer became famous. Before becoming an actor, Aniston's father served in American intelligence, but as a result he opted for an acting career. Jennifer has been close with her father all her life, while her relationship with her mother is rather complicated.
Dustin Hoffman
Born into the family of renowned jazz pianist Lillian Hoffman and Columbia Pictures decorator Harry Hoffman. From the age of 5, his mother taught him to play the piano on her own and promised him a serious career as a musician. But thanks to his brother, Dustin became interested in cinema.
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