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36 Celebrities You Had No Idea Had Famous Siblings
Hollywood is full of famous siblings — the Hemsworths, the Gyllenhaals, and the Baldwins all come to mind — but not every celebrity sibling wears their genetics on their sleeve. I can pick out the family resemblance between Liam Hemsworth and Chris Hemsworth with my eyes closed, so to speak, but with other stars it can be a bit more difficult. In fact, you might be surprised to learn just how many people in Hollywood have famous sisters or brothers of their own. Click through to read about which stars have famous siblings even though you had no idea they shared celebrity DNA.
Rob Lowe
The former Parks & Recreations star is four years older than his actor/director brother.
Chad Lowe
If you were born before 1990, you know Chad as Aria’s dad from Pretty Little Liars. You also might know him as the husband Hilary Swank forgot to thank in her Oscar acceptance speech.
Luke & Owen Wilson
Of course you know that Luke and Owen are related, but you might be surprised to learn that there’s a third Wilson brother in Hollywood.
Andrew Wilson
Though lesser known than his brothers, the eldest Wilson brother has appeared in films like Hall Pass and Idiocracy.
Rooney Mara
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo actress’ older sibling starred in a nail-biting Netflix series.
Kate Mara
The House of Cards actress is two years older than her sister and started acting almost eight years earlier.
Vera Farmiga
The Bates Motel actress’ sister also starred on a spooky series.
Taissa Farmiga
The younger Farmiga sister, who is 21 years younger than her sister, made her acting debut in Vera’s directorial debut Higher Ground.
Emilio Estevez
The Breakfast Club star’s brother is perpetually “winning”… whatever that means.
Charlie Sheen
Sheen (given name: Carlos Estevez) and his brother are the sons of actor Martin Sheen.
Zooey Deschanel
The New Girl actress’ sister also has her own show on Fox.
Emily Deschanel
The Bones actress is four years older than Zooey.
Warren Beatty
The Bonnie and Clyde actor is the younger brother of this star.
Shirley MaClaine
The actress, who recently had a guest role on Glee, is three years older than her famous bro.
Sarah Silverman
The comedian’s sibling has appeared alongside Silverman as a fictionalized version of herself on the Sarah Silverman Project.
Laura Silverman
Laura will reprise her role as Jane on the revival of The Comeback.
Miley Cyrus
The “We Can’t Stop” singer isn’t the only musical sibling in her family.
Trace Cyrus
The tatted-up singer is formerly of band Metro Station, the guys responsible for the addictive single “Shake It.”
Mitchell Musso
The former Hannah Montana star also has a rocker sibling.
Mason Musso
So, that other guy in Metro Station? Happens to be Mitchell’s older brother.
James Franco
The This Is The End actor’s younger bro is rising to fame with films like Neighbors and 21 Jump Street.
Dave Franco
Okay, maybe you remembered these two were siblings. But there’s never a bad time to look at a photo of Dave Franco’s beautiful face.
Tia & Tamera Mowry
The Sister, Sister actresses also happen to have a famous little brother.
Tahj Mowry
The former Smart Guy actor now stars on ABC Family’s Baby Daddy.
Ray J
The “I Hit It First” rapper (and Kim Kardashian’s sex tape co-star) has a famous older sister.
Brandy
Bonus? Brandy and Ray J are also Snoop Dogg’s cousins.
Kim Kardashian
If you watch Keeping Up With The Kardashians, you probably already know the ins and outs of the Kardashian/Jenner family tree. If you don’t, you might be surprised to learn that this former reality star heartthrob is also in on the action.
Brody Jenner
The former star of The Hills is the son of Bruce Jenner, making him and the Kardashian clan step-siblings and Kendall and Kylie Jenner his half-sibs. Of course, it’s all just family to them.
Spencer Breslin
The Cat In The Hat star is the older sibling of this starlet.
Abigail Breslin
The child star broke out a few years after her brother with her role in Little Miss Sunshine.
Kirk Cameron
The former Growing Pains actor and producer of new holiday flick Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas (yes, you desperately want to watch the trailer) is the older brother of this ’90s sitcom star.
Candace Cameron
Kirk once guest starred on an episode of Full House as DJ’s older cousin.
Demi Lovato
The “Really Don’t Care” singer’s half-sister starred on Desperate Housewives.
Madison De La Garza
De La Garza portrayed Gabby’s daughter on the ABC series. Lovato credits De La Garza as the reason why she committed herself to staying sober after attending rehab in 2011.
Blake Lively
The former Gossip Girl star isn’t the only actress in her family.
Robyn Lively
Robyn starred in Teen Witch in 1989 as the titular character.
