Celebs and their kids: How they are continuing a starry legacy

Reese Witherspoon and her daughter Ava Elizabeth Phillippe: Reese Witherspoon’s daughter looks just like her — it’s hard to believe they’re different people! Now 20 years old, Ava Elizabeth is a carbon copy of her ‘Legally Blonde’ mother. Oh, and did we mention her dad is ‘90s heartthrob Ryan Philippe? Her parents haven’t passed on the acting bug just yet, but we can only imagine how bizarre it will be when we start seeing Reese 2.0 in movies.

Ryan Phillippe and his son Deacon Phillippe: Speaking of Ryan Phillippe, the actor has another kid with ex-wife Reese Witherspoon: Deacon Philippe. Deacon is only 16 years old, but he’s already starting to look like his dad; Deacon is active on social media, and has more than 230 thousand followers on Instagram.

Tom Hanks and his sons Colin, Truman and Chester 'Chet' Hanks: Tom Hanks’ sons inspire a lot of memes online because of how different they are from each other. Colin Hanks — yes, the actor — is the preppy son, who looks most like his dad. Chet is heavily tattooed and turned heads with his attempts to speak patois. Truman Hanks, 24, is the youngest curly haired Hanks son that we know very little about.

Kevin Bacon and Sosie Bacon: Kevin Bacon and Sosie Bacon have given us so much pure content on Instagram, like that one home video where Kevin is sitting on a counter strumming Jessie Reyez’s ‘Figures’ on the guitar while Sosie sings along, or the photo of the two of them giggling together with the caption ‘Same laugh, same [nose emoji].’ Sosie’s biggest TV role to date was on ‘13 Reasons Why’.

David Beckham, his sons and daughter: David Beckham could start a small football team with his kids at home! In order, the Beckham children are: Brooklyn, 21, Romeo, 17, Cruz, 15, and only daughter Harper Seven, 8. Their dad is one of England’s biggest footballers and their mum is fashion designer/former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham, but this tight-knit family is always up to something super wholesome on Instagram — whether it’s cooking homemade pizzas at home, or Brooklyn surprising his dad on his birthday and nearly bringing him to tears.

Idris Elba and his daughter Isan Elba: Isan Elba is growing up! She’s 18 this year and often accompanies her actor father, Idris Elba, and his model wife, Sabrina Dhowre, on red carpets. But mostly, we love seeing Isan and her dad get goofy on Instagram during their downtime. We know Idris loves a good selfie and never takes himself too seriously.

Kate Moss and her daughter Lila Moss: If you follow Lila Moss on Instagram, you’ll know that the daughter of model Kate Moss has begun modelling, too. In some pictures posted to her 80+ thousand followers, she’s the spitting image of her mum — but the 17-year-old seems to be carving out her own path now.

Jamie Foxx and his daughter Corinne Foxx: You know you’re all grown up when you start working with your father. Corinne Foxx is now 26 years old and co-stars on the TV game show ‘Beat Shazam’ with her father, Jamie Foxx. Corinne and her dad often do interviews together and it’s hilarious to watch, especially when you see Corinne trying to keep up with her dad’s constantly high energy.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Shriver and their kids, Patrick Schwarzenegger and Katherine Schwarzenegger: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver’s author daughter, Katherine (recently married to actor Chris Pratt), and actor son Patrick both look like their parents when their parents were young. Katherine is now 30 and Patrick is 26. Out of the five children, these are the two we see most often in the news.

Clint Eastwood and his son Scott Eastwood: Scott Eastwood, 34, looks a whole lot like his dad Clint Eastwood, 89, when he was a young man in those black-and-white cowboy movies. Scott has been steadily growing his career as an actor, and claims his dad was ‘old-school’ while raising him and made him work for everything.

Nick Clooney and his son George Clooney: Nick Clooney isn’t an actor like his son — but he was a famous broadcast journalist and anchorman. If you come across pictures of Nick when he was a young man, it will warm your heart — it’s not hard to see where George got his looks from. And it makes us want to witness George play his dad in a biopic.

Eminem and his daughter Hailie Jade, Alaina Marie Mathers, Whitney Scott Mathers: We heard plenty about Hailie Jade in Eminem’s earlier work, when his daughter was much younger. Now she’s a 24-year-old Instagram personality with two million followers, posting about fashion and fitness.

Dwayne Johnson and his daughter Simone Johnson: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s 18 year old daughter is following in his footsteps! That’s right — Simone Alexandra Johnson this year announced that she’s training to become a professional wrestler and join the WWE, which would make her the first fourth-generation Superstar in the history of the WWE.

Angelina Jolie and her kids: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s children, Maddox, 18, Pax, 16, Zahara, 15, Shiloh, 13, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 11, the last three of which are Jolie’s biological kids, have grown up in the public eye over the years. While they mostly stay out of the press, however, we’ve seen them show up on red carpets looking all grown up, which is always a sweet treat.

Madonna and her daughter Lourdes Leon Madonna’s eldest daughter Lourdes Leon definitely shares physical characteristics with her mum, perhaps most noticeably her thick eyebrows and big eyes. Lourdes attended University of Michigan School of Music, Theater & Dance, graduating in 2018. She is now 23.

Billy Ray Cyrus and his son Trace Cyrus: We know country singer Billy Ray Cyrus’ musician kids Miley Cyrus and Noah Cyrus, but how familiar are you with his rock star son, Trace Cyrus? If you’ve never seen the 31-year-old pop rocker before, you might be surprised to know he’s almost completely covered in tattoos. Trace was a vocalist and guitarist in the band Metro Station.

Johnny Depp and his daughter Lily-Rose Depp: Lily-Rose Depp is the 20-year-old actress-model daughter of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis. She looks like a perfect combination of her parents. She’s been in many films and has been named ‘most promising actress’ by several international award shows.

Lisa Bonet and her daughter Zoe Kravitz: Are they sisters? They might as well be. Lisa Bonet (’The Cosby Show’) is eternally gorgeous and youthful and her daughter, Zoe Kravitz, whom she had with ex-husband Lenny Kravitz, is a glowing representation of her mum and dad’s beauty. Zoe Kravitz has become a popular actress recognised in her own right. Fun fact: her step-dad is ‘Game of Thrones’ actor Jason Mamoa.

Cindy Crawford and her daughter Kaia Gerber: Kaia Gerber turned 18 last year and is already following in mum Cindy Crawford’s footsteps. Kaia Gerber has modelled for everyone from Teen Vogue to Pop Magazine and made her runway debut in 2017 for Calvin Klein.

Melanie Griffith and her daughter Dakota Johnson Do you remember the first time you found out Dakota Johnson, of ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ fame, is Melanie Griffith’s daughter? We’re used to seeing Griffith with blonde hair and Dakota with brunette hair, but we do see the similarities between the two actresses from certain angles. Johnson broke out as the lead character Anastasia in the Fifty Shades trilogy and has continued to book roles since.

Meryl Streep and her daughter Mamie Gummer: Actress Mamie Gummer, 36, looks a whole lot like her iconic mum Meryl Streep. Mamie has a long list of TV credits to her name and starred alongside Mershala Ali and Colin Ferrell in last year’s season True Detective.

Diana Ross and her daughter Tracee Ellis Ross: Trace Ellis Ross, born Tracee Joy Silberstein, is the daughter of legendary singer Diana Ross. Eliss Ross is best known as an actress — most recently on sitcoms black-ish and mixed-ish — but she’s stated that she always had a dream of being able to sing, which she gets to do in her upcoming comedy-drama ‘The High Note’. She recorded six original songs for the film.

Jennifer Garner and her daughter Violet Affleck: At 14 years old, Violet Affleck — daughter of Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck — is starting to look like her mother. The pair share Garner’s signature dimple smile.

Demi Moore and her daughter Rumer Willis: Actress and singer Rumer Willis takes characteristics from both her actor parents — mum Demi Moore and dad Bruce Willis. We most recently saw the 31-year-old talent on the big screen in ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ with Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Julianne Moore and her daughter Liv Freundlich: Maybe it’s the red hair, but Julianne Moore’s daughter, Live Freundlich, reminds us a lot of her mum. Freundlich, 18, had a couple of movie roles as a kid, but it’s yet to be seen if she plans to continue acting full-time like her mother. She starts at Northwestern University this year, according to the bio of her private Twitter account, where she’s due to graduate in 2024.

Minnie Riperton and her daughter Maya Rudolph: The late singer-songwriter Minnie Riperton looks so similar to her actress daughter Maya. Riperton, who had an incredible five-octave coloratura soprano range, died young at only 31 years old; her best known hit was ‘Lovin’ You’. Maya, 47, paid tribute to her mum on ‘Saturday Night Live’ by recreating the cover of ‘Perfect Angel’, dripping ice cream and all.

Ice Cube and his son O’Shea Jackson Jr: The Ice Cube genes must be strong, because his son O’Shea Jackson Jr looks just like his rapper-actor dad. In fact, O’Shea looks so much like Ice Cube that he played him in Straight Outta Compton.

John Legend and his son Miles Legend: Okay, so we’re cheating a little here. By every means, Miles Legend has not ‘grown up’ yet — he only turns two next month! But the similarities between him and his EGOT-winning dad John Legend are astonishing. The adorable little kid is a ‘mini me’ if we’ve ever seen one.

Uma Thurman and her daughter Maya Hawke: We recently saw Maya Hawke in her breakout acting role in the third season of Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’, but what many people might not have known is that she’s Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman’s daughter. 21-year-old Maya has a lot of similarities to her mum, who she’s spending quality time with during isolation. We even got to see a picture of Uma cutting Maya’s hair on Instagram on April 23.

Courtney Cox and her daughter Coco Arquette: Coco Arquette — daughter of Courtney Cox and David Arquette — turns 16 this year, and Courtney’s always sharing adorable content with her on Instagram — including TikTok challenges. Yes, the world has come a long way since ‘Friends’, where mobile phones were huge blocks that Phoebe stashed away for emergencies …

Matt LeBlanc and Marina Pearl LeBlanc: Teen daughter Marina LeBlanc stays out of the spotlight, much like her famous actor father Matt LeBlanc. We’ve seen a sweet selfie of the pair — and they’ve been on a red carpet together before, but they keep it mostly private. LeBlanc has opened up about taking time off to care for his daughter, who had suffered from dysplasia after she was born in 2004.

Will Smith and his kids Jaden, Willow and Trey: Will Smith’s kids have all gone into the entertainment industry, much like their dad. While son Trey, 27, has been known to be into DJing, Willow, 19, and Jaden, 21, who he shares with actress wife Jada Pinkett Smith, are more into experimental singing and songwriting. The kids do share some characteristics with their dad, but are paving their own path.