Nepo: the website

Why are people so obsessed with nepo babies?

From the website, R1. Maybe read a little. It's also entertaining, silly.

Welcome to NEPO, where we‘ve got the scoop on nepotism and nepo babies in Hollywood. Basically, we‘ve put together a database of all the kids of famous folks who have managed to use their family connections to get ahead in the entertainment industry. We‘re not just here to dish on the latest scandals, though. We want to have a real conversation about how Nepotism affects the industry as a whole. It‘s not just about who gets cast in which movie or TV show - it‘s about the bigger picture of diversity and inclusivity in Hollywood. Our team is constantly digging up new info, so you can be sure that our database is up-to-date and accurate. And we‘re not afraid to call out anyone who‘s playing favorites or not giving everyone a fair shot. We think it‘s time to shine a light on Nepotism in Hollywood and make sure everyone has a fair chance to succeed.

What am I chopped liver?

I blame Mama!

Annoying website using those pics of celebrities unnecessarily.

Pics? They're portraits, not pictures, and what do you mean "unnecessarily," R5?

"Her Highness" Sosie Bacon, Kevin Bacon's daughter.

R5 = Jamie Leigh Curtis.

I had no idea Amanda Seyfried as related to Blythe Danner, though I still haven't found the exact tie.

And they honor non-nepos--self-starters like Jennifer Coolidge.

I do enjoy Jennifer Coolidge, who is one of a kind. She did an episode of [italic]the Closer[/italic], one of their more comical episodes featuring G.W. Bailey.

Are you a self starter or a beneficiary?

Why is Lourdass not on there?

[quote]I had no idea Amanda Seyfried as related to Blythe Danner, though I still haven't found the exact tie.

Apparently, they are very distantly related through some long ago Danner connection.

Trow-MA!!!!

They have a “Today's Nepo Birthdays” section!

You're only a nepo baby if the person is sufficiently closely related that their influence actually opens doors AND they are sufficiently connected that the doors they can open are ones you'd actually want to walk through.

Looks like the website is still a work in progress.

Some of their "self-starters" came from very wealthy families, thus having parents with influential friends in the industry, so able to get doors opened as easily as the child of a famous actor

But the vast majority of non-connected actors r17 have a lot of difficulty getting any doors opened, let alone doors to success that nepo babies have access to

R18 - I agree. Nepotism is one half of this - wealth is another. It's crazy how many children of wealthy families have gone into show business - not just as actors.

I would say wealth actual may help more than being related to a well-known actor, depending on the relationship.

seems nepotism benefits female careers way more than male careers.

I don’t think this is all that different from becoming a plumber because your dad was a plumber, or a lawyer because your mom was a lawyer.

Oh, brother, R22. Right, having your dad as a plumber is no different than if your dad is Brad Pitt.

Nepotism is not usually required when one becomes a lawyer or plumber. One hardly needs someone else's help to get their foot in the door.

Nepotism is indeed extremely helpful in both the building trades and in lawyering. But my point is that in all three cases a child could grow up with an interest in something because they saw a parent finding fulfillment (of one kind or another) in it.

R25, it's not like there are others competing for the same jobs as plumbers. They're not the same thing.

Nobody wants to hire a plumber because one of their parents is a famous plumber

Exactly, R27. It's a laughably false equivalence.

No, it’s more like they can get into the apprentice program or join the union if their parent was a plumber.

R22 is Kate Hudson.

[quote]r29 It’s more like they can get into the apprentice program or join the union if their parent was a plumber.

Are these difficult to join?

R21 Exactly.

I can count to ten!

[quote]r21 seems nepotism benefits female careers way more than male careers.

So true. We guys have to bite, scratch, and claw our way up the ladder ON OUR OWN!

Yep.

[quote]seems nepotism benefits female careers way more than male careers.

If it weren't for nepotism, I'd have no career at all.

I'm headed to prison due to my own hard work.

Long list of suspects if the site ever gets hacked or mysteriously shuts down. I'm betting my money the top suspect will be a certain delusional queen whose father runs Broadway.

[quote]Are these difficult to join?

I'm not the poster you're replying to but, yes, historically, yes, they were difficult to join. Union jobs came with a security that was highly prized and cronyism was rampant.

[quote]Nepotism is indeed extremely helpful in both the building trades and in lawyering

This is true. Posters who say "No one's going to hire you because your dad was a plumber" are missing several points, one of the biggest being what constitutes power in the trades. It isn't working out of your own truck or van, it's owning a fleet of them that you never step foot in because your afternoons are spent drinking or playing golf with friends who also inherited stakes in successful businesses.

Pssst- nepotism isn't the reason you didn't get that acting role.

Central Casting knows damn well they are not calling in actors for auditions on an equal basis

Nepotism is why you got into the room to have a chance and helped you get the job

under 30s, 30s, boomers. Gen X erasure Again!

I wish I was a Nepo baby. I would like their money and headstart in every facet of life.

[quote] I don’t think this is all that different from becoming a plumber because your dad was a plumber, or a lawyer because your mom was a lawyer.

Inclined to agree but we'd been told that acting was a creative talent. Your skills would limit your plumbing or law career. You can get farther as a nepo baby actor. Dakota Johnson can be placed in starring roles.

Classic Datalounge would have recognised this site for the bitchy masterpiece it is.

Acting is mysterious to me. I see and get some of the greats. But it's also something anyone could do a little of? Art and music are kinda the same way.

I don't like this site. It's not great to navigate. I need more gut punch of the roles they shouldn't have gotten.

Some of the boomer ones are great like Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Dern. They survived the industry by being good. I think the idea with the whole Nepo thing lately is that Hollywood has become More unfair. There's a whole caste of 20-something children of celebrities now. And some of them are so obviously useless.

The problem with this site is it's not at all comprehensive

Sorry, I can't applaud a site that is so obviously heavily AI generated.

And it's for whiner babies.

It's a fun site, thanks OP

How to say "I'm an Eldergay posting" without saying "I'm an Eldergay posting" @r50

Should we be trashing Margaret Qualley more? She looks good, and is a decent enough actress. But still… we know how she got there.

[quote]I had no idea Amanda Seyfried as related to Blythe Danner, though I still haven't found the exact tie.

That's because I had them taken down. My dear mother's slutty half-sister's daughter got knocked up after downing a fifth of Jack at a bar one night, and nine months later: hello, Amanda! We do not, however, need constant reminders of the trollop on the Danner side of the family.

We do not acknowledge our relationship with Amanda because she's the product of trash that we've consciously disowned from our lives, for purposes of achieving world peace.

Namaste.

Any idea how they calculate each nepo baby's score? Just curious why Emilio Estevez is a 10 but Jamie Lee is a 9, considering she just won an Oscar and he was last seen in public roughly 60 years ago. Also: Briana Evigan – a name I've never heard before today, and the child of an actor I haven't seen onscreen in at least 30 years – is ranked at the same level as DL fave Mamie Gummer and Allison Williams? Please.

Speaking of Mamie: she's somehow related to Rue McClanahan? How?!? Given the curious Amanda/Blythe thing, I'm skeptical this is accurate.

r52, I'm a millennial in tech, try again. Ageist comments are dumb and boring.

Is there some reason why they used AI-generated avatars instead of actual pictures of the nepos? It's annoying because many of them look NOTHING like the actual "star."

OK - I'll try again

Hey Everyone! Check out r50 whipping her dick out at r56

R46 Acting is mysterious to me. I see and get some of the greats. But it's also something anyone could do a little of? Art and music are kinda the same way.

versus plumbing - which absolutely anyone could do if they 1.) study the mechanics of waste and water systems, and 2.) are willing to get their hands dirty.

^^ ooops, should be

[quote]r46 Acting is mysterious to me. I see and get some of the greats. But it's also something anyone could do a little of? Art and music are kinda the same way.

R49, it's a work in progress, as it says. It adds new people. Okay?

Yeah, they need to add Ron and Clint Howard and Bryce Dallas Howard.

Chris Pine

Rumer Willis

Lily-Rose DP…er Depp

I don't think anyone has an issue with it when they're great, such as Jane Fonda, Liza, Laura Dern, etc. Or work around the margins and are charismatic and interesting like Isabella Rosellini. They all did the work and showed talent. Its when people like Lily Rose Depp are catapulted to instant fame and starring roles based on nothing but famous parents, which seems to be how it works now.

I didn't mind Miguel Ferrer because he was good and worked hard. Zosia Fucking Mamet, however, . . .

R62, I actually had to look Chris Pine up. Had no idea his dad starred on CHiPs, though I was admittedly in elementary school when it was on the air.

Speaking of which: is someone truly a "nepo baby" if they're just incidentally related to a celebrity of some sort? Being the child of an A-lister is very different from being the progeny of a TV actor who had one hit show 45 years ago but has been relegated to 2x-3x guest star appearances per year. How on earth could Chris have benefitted from the "fame" of a D-list celeb? The evidence suggests nothing of the sort: he didn't get into acting until he went to Cal – and, unlike the spawn of a certain Desperate Housewife, he got in on his own volition – and was a struggling actor for 5-6 years until he landed the "Star Trek" lead.

A major hurdle for every actor is getting agent manager representation. It's a gateway to getting auditions.

Chris' father certainly had an LA agent, not the best in town, but an agent still getting him some work. Chris was able to get that LA agent to work on his behalf with one phone call from his father. That's how it works for all nepo babies.

Chris may have struggled for 5-6 years, but he was already miles ahead of thousdands of other LA actors who couldn't get the auditions that he was getting

I protest, sirs.

I was NOT a nepo baby.

A what? A wha-doodlee-ut?

Boyaah. Wanna beer?

R66, a *slight* advantage finding an agent isn't *that* big a deal. It's still absurd to compare him to the progeny of someone like Meryl or Judy.

Who honestly thinks this tub o’ lard would have gotten a modeling contract if her mother wasn’t Madonna??

ANY connection you have in Hollywood makes a difference.

Even a drug connection.

Madonna’s ugly spawn is on there.

Thank god they didn’t give us a photo of that fat troll Lola.

[quote] Dakota Johnson can be placed in starring roles.

If you can’t find a lifeless, dead-eyed mannequin , sure.

[quote] Should we be trashing Margaret Qualley more?

Yes. Now leave me alone.

I think Qualley has chops.

We'll see how it pans out.

Am I in there? I’m an actoress. Reading is hard.

What a wonderful resource! I don’t even need to hire a casting director anymore.

Thanks, OP!

Slight advantages can go a long way in Hollywood

One extra vote could mean someone gets an Oscar and the others go home empty handed

It's surprising that there are so many posters who don't seem to know how connections work.

I'm going to use Timothee Chalamet as an example, as this is all verified info. His uncle directed movies like The Unborn and Leprechaun 2. So you'd think with that kind of career, no pull. And yet, Conan O'Brien on his podcast has said that he first met Chalamet was at various industry parties where his uncle brought Chalamet as a guest and was introducing him around to everyone and getting his name out there.

So star factor is irrelevant. If you have a good enough relationship with people that you can the right invite or just get a moment to get someone's name in front of the right people, that's all its going to take to give someone an unfair leg up.

R80: What I don't understand is why Hollywood still wants Kartrashian's clown pet to be the future of the industry. His acting is one-note and mediorce and it doesn't seem to be improving with each film. The only hits he's had are Wonka and Dune and those films just happen to have IP draws in them. The humble intellectual artist thing is clearly a facade as his diva antics have been mentioned on the sets of Bones and All, Wonka, and A Complete Unknown. I mean he gets jobs, magazine covers, and endorsement deals just because teen girls find him non-threatening?

Yeah I think nepos get a pass or the stigma isn't as strong if they're talented and/or good looking and have a decent personality.

They dug up the worst possible picture of Emilio Estevez. I'm still laughing.

r64,, she was actually good in Netflix's "The Decameron", where she plays a completely unlikable character.

Margaret Qualley was good in that Maid show. Lourdes Leon modeling,..That's a whole other discipline filled with nepo kids. They don't even have the height or build for it!

Again, most of the boomer actor ones were OK to have around. Something's changed. We have a huge cadre of ones in their 20s/30s snatching up roles. OP's site might be better as a definitive list of the truly space wasting nepo kids. It could have clips of their terrible wooden performances. A hall of fame for the truly talentless nepo babies. A definitive list!

We’re not born on a level playing field.

Get over it.

This is how we "get over it," R86--by having fun exposing those who benefit from the unlevel playing field. Get over it.

^^ THANK YOU.

Nah. It’s resentment, not “fun.’

I have to agree with r84 – I braced myself when she popped up in Decameron, but she was fine. She didn't make me roll my eyes, which is a huge compliment coming from me, because I never saw much in her.

[quote] she was fine

Wow, R90--you have high standards!

Nah, R89--it's fun.

Amazing how many idiots here support nepotism. I guess it's like people who vote Repuglican thinking they, too, will one day be rich like all the Repug assholes they admire.

resentment is fun lol.

Like all the Elon fans on twitter. Elon exists so maybe one day I'll be Elon. Or at least Elon will notice me. Slurp slurp slurp.

That's right, r94. Otherwise why are you here? lol

[quote] Amazing how many idiots here support nepotism.

There is nothing to “support” or “oppose.” Nepotism in careers is a fact of life in business, in police and firefighting, in trades like plumbing and electric, in politics, in finance and almost any field. People naturally do favors for their friends and that includes their friends’ families. A career in entertainment is not a public resource that must be distributed under neutral principles like government contracts or public jobs.

I’m sure most of the people here who are “opposed” to nepotism in entertainment have taken advantage of personal connections at some point in their lives. The “outrage” is just resentment. Or, as we might say, “Jealous, bitches?”

Many nepo baby families have PR shill firms working for them. They are regulars around here

It helps their clients' interest to make believe they got to where they are by sheer determination and hard work, even if most of them aren't very far

Wow, R97 is mansplaining to us that the world isn't fair! No shit. And here is a website having a good time exposing nepotism. Get over it, bitch.

[quote] It helps their clients' interest to make believe they got to where they are by sheer determination and hard work,

NOBODY thinks that or would say that. Obviously, their connections helped them

Now you are imagining nefarious reasons for people who don’t share your resentments. It’s all part of a plot?

You apparently have no idea what “mansplaining” means.

You are clearly angry, not “having a good time.’

I do, R101, and I'm looking at you and your screed that you posted in stating the obvious.

R100, are you denying the PR machine involved in promoting nepos?

R101, I'm applying the term mansplain (when a man condescendingly "explains" something to a woman) to highlight your condescending nature.

Why is the pizza delivery boy caressing the models at Vogue again?

[quote] are you denying the PR machine involved in promoting nepos?

No, honey. That would be stupid.

I’m denying that I am in PR and I’m denying that anyone in PR any reason to waste their energy denying that someone who is the child of a successful person in the entertainment world had an in. They are not wasting their time on such nonsense because the advantage is obvious and most people are not outraged by it.

R102, defending nepotism as merely resentment toward (mostly) undeserving advantage. You'd be a great Repug, if you aren't already.

And no, honey R106, most people do object to unfair advantages, even though we all know they exist. And how did poking fun at nepo babies with this website become "outrage"?

Trust us r106 ain't nobody thinking YOU were in PR

I’m all for mocking nepotism babies who don’t actually have any talent. The Beckham boy is a perfect example. They generally din’t succeed in any case.

[quote]Many nepo baby families have PR shill firms working for them. They are regulars around here

Sure sounds like it to me, r108.

Me, too, R110.

[quote] I’m all for mocking nepotism babies who don’t actually have any talent.

So that would you make you against nepotism 90 percent of the time, I guess, R109.

No. I don’t believe that. If someone has no talent they will probably fail, regardless of how they got the opportunity, and we will probably never even hear of them.

R112 apparently has never heard of the term "failing upward."

R112 might be right.. the truly bad might get sidelined eventually. I don't anyone expects a totally level playing field. You could have nice feelings about people going into their family business in other fields but not here? Maybe it's the social media age where we know so much more about celebrities' lives and their children.

Somehow, the idea of being a successful plumber has been deemed here the equivalent of being a successful movie actor. They're not equivalent. How many plumbers have PR spokespeople, a few of whom are on this thread defending nepotim and anyone highlighting said nepotism as just a bunch of resentful peasants.

[quote] Somehow, the idea of being a successful plumber has been deemed here the equivalent of being a successful movie actor. They're not equivalent.

In terms of people with family connections having a leg up? Why not? What’s so special about acting?

Billie Lourd’s score is only a 5 on that website when it should be a 10, since her father is Bryan Lourd.

I suppose there are more people who want to be actors who think they are being unfairly denied the stardom they deserve while talentless hacks related to people in the business get opportunities they are denied.

As I said—resentment.

The section for double nepos really grinds my gears ⚙️

It's not about acting vs being a plumber, R116. Ask Jamie Leigh Curtis and I think she'd tell you she'd rather be a multimillionaire famous actress than a plumber.

R118=apologist.

According to the nepo apologist R118, you must be a failed actor if you object to the very notion of unfair advantage--in other words, you're just a resentful peasant. Spoken like a true shill.

I didn’t say that, r122. But it does explain the focus on this one particular field when nepotism is all around us.

R123, you seem not to understand that show business is a particularly lucrartive and attention-grabbing profession in which to luxuriate as a nepo baby, as opposed to say, the nepo baby lawyer/plumber/etc./etc.

*lucrative

And before anyone says being a lawyer is lucrative, even a lawyer would prefer movie/tv star money.

It is only lucrative/attention-grabbing and luxurious for those who actually make it.

Is your argument that the rewards of fame as an actor are just too precious for acting opportunities be allocated like every other career opportunity? That doesn’t strike me as a particularly compelling argument.

I don’t agree that successful lawyers would rather be movie stars. There are a lot more people making big money in law than there are movie stars. That sounds suspiciously like the talk of a wannabe actor to me.

Someone should let George Clooney and Brad Pitt know that they would be happier or just as happy being successful lawyers or plumbers

That is a ridiculous contortion of my point. You are an idiot.

No, it's not. R127 is completely correct, you tired Mary apologist.

In all fairness, some of these non-nepo celebrities are a bit of an annoying mystery as well. For example, everytime I see Sydney Sweeney on screen I go why, why, and why!?

At least it wouldn't be because of nepotism, R130. I don't know her background.

[quote] No, it's not. [R127] is completely correct, you tired Mary apologist.

Really? You think saying most lawyers wouldn’t want to be actors means Brad Pitt wants to be a lawyer?

Really?

More than one moron around here.

Not surprising given the topic.

Oh, it's Mary the nepo apologist at R132, back to blow smoke to deflect from her nepo-cheering ways. Shill, girl, shill!

I’m not cheering nepos. I’m saying people who are obsessed with the topic are resentful losers.

Obsession, Mary, R134? Calling it out, that's what it is. And you're a condescending cunt. If we're going to use your terminology, I would say you're just as obsessed. Here you are arguing with us every step oif the way.

I absolutely am a condescending cunt. Thank you for noticing.

And thank you for fucking off.

The comparison to plumbers and lawyers is beyond ridiculous. Lawyers need to qualify. Plumbers need to be actually able to do their job or their business will quickly collapse. Acting, music, modelling, etc, none of these actually require the nepobrat to be good at their work. Even if the project fails, they'll have people explaining how it was someone else's fault. And that's another way they benefit from their connections - someone who will play the political game on their behalf, who will advocate for and excuse them.

[quote] I’m saying people who are obsessed with the topic are resentful losers.

Given the number of posts you have in this thread, that clearly includes you.

I’m guilty of getting pulled into arguments with people I should ignore.

That doesn’t make me obsessed with nepo-babies.

Why would someone who thinks nepotism is everywhere and no big deal be obsessed with nepo babies?

You said "people who are obsessed with the topic" - the topic is nepotism, you're clearly obsessed with defending it, therefore you are a "loser". Your own words.

Projection is a bitch, isn't it?

Logic is not your friend.

[quote] I’m guilty of getting pulled into arguments with people I should ignore.

And yet here you continue to be, R139. You're obsessed.

No, R141. R140 has that right. Too hard for you to grasp?

I am guilty of enjoying arguing. But arguing with idiots isn’t much fun, so I’ll leave you to your nepo baby resentment.

[quote] I am guilty of enjoying arguing.

It's a shame you're not good at it.

Bye, Mary.

I don't think anyone's obsessed with this topic. It's just fun to think about.

Plumber, Plumber, Plumber, BUMMER

I want to open a business called [bold]Eve Plumber

Judge Judy's new clerk is granddaughter Sarah Rose Levy.

R119 I think it’s called Nepo Squared or N2 because of the effect

No one thinks to include every royal monarch in history.

I was a nepo baby. Not everyone gets Aristotle as his personal tutor.

You wanna make something of it?

[quote]No one thinks to include every royal monarch in history.

That’s not the same thing. There’s no way to become a monarch other than by birth.

Monarchies and nepo babies have one thing in common

Society would be better off if both systems were eliminated

[quote]It's surprising that there are so many posters who don't seem to know how connections work.

Agreed, but not in the way you think. Some of the posters on this thread seem to be clinging to the hackneyed belief that having literally *any* connection in showbiz is a good thing. Others say the same thing about PR: any PR is good PR. Both are bullshit. (See case in point, Springfield Haitians.) What you *don't* see are the literal thousands of celeb spawn who try, and entirely fail, to get anywhere in showbiz.

[quote]I'm going to use Timothee Chalamet as an example, as this is all verified info.

Oh sure, go with arguably THE most successful – and most talented – under-30 male actor living today. While I'd agree that his connections definitely helped, that was only to a certain degree. They landed him his first semi-big role as a teenager, which I still remember since it's where I first saw him: he was a recurring character – the son of the US vice president – on one season of "Homeland." Part of his "advantage" also came solely from being a native New Yorker, where "Homeland" was filmed as well. (How else can you land a role on "Law & Order" at age 13?) Still, he got his big break in CMBYN after graduating from LaGuardia *and* impressing the fuck out of every major NYC theater critic with a string of astoundingly great roles given his relative youth – and, once again, the type of success a NYC native would be by far the most likely to get. (Unlike most Broadway actors, I'm assuming he still lived at home and had parental support with finances.)

My point here would be that Timmy would've likely ended up a star even with zero connections. He got his Broadway roles from auditioning, and nepo status has no correlation to acting ability. (As we've seen from the subpar works of Meryl's spawn.)

I'm not in any way trying to argue that connections don't count. What I am arguing is that one's mere status as a nepo baby *might* help, but 99% of the time – and for 99% of Hollywood progeny – it does not. Finally, where's the line? Meaning the cut-off one: what level of fame is "required" for one's children to quality as nepo babies? Chris Pine, the son of a has-been actor who was admittedly the lead on a long-running network show? Arguably yes. The son of an actor with nothing but a few minor guest star roles under his belt? A considerable stretch.

[quote] THE most successful – and most talented

Fangirl alert. How successful are his films when there isn't major IP backing him? Tom Holland as Spiderman drew more than Chalamet in Wonka and Dune. And as for most talented...suuuure.

[quote]impressing the fuck out of every major NYC theater critic with a string of astoundingly great roles

He has two theatre credits, one in 2011 and one in 2016. That's not a string. Doesn't say much for your argument that you need to lie to support it.

No-one is getting signed by the agent of the likes of Tilda Swinton, Edward Norton, Richard Gere, Michael Douglas, etc, off the back of a single play, no matter how great the performance, unless something else is going on.

[quote] what level of fame is "required" for one's children to quality as nepo babies?

And you somehow managed to miss the entire point of my post.

R155, you're really overthinking it. Nepotism isn't at all complicated--it's someone who has their feet firmly planted in their profession, successful and known or very well-known, and getting their kids jobs because of the parents' standing.

[quote] 99% of the time – and for 99% of Hollywood progeny – it does not.

I think that percentage is a little high, unless the offpspring suck so hard at what they're trying to do that they're a laughingstock. Case in point: Sophia Coppola the actress, who, because of her father, was able to parlay her failure as an actress into being a writer/director.

R156: Brian Swardstrom didn’t “find” Elio. He fucked Elio.

[quote]Fangirl alert.

Nope. 🙄 Just stating facts. Please feel free to point out any other current twentysomething male actors who've been hired as the lead in multiple tentpole films. (And no, Tom Holland doesn't count. He's only had major success as Spider-Man.) Even Paul Mescal only has one, and it's not even out yet. Or Glen Powell, for that matter, though I know he's not in his 20s.

[quote]How successful are his films when there isn't major IP backing him?

Seriously? We both know he mainly does indie flicks, and CMBYN aside, those rarely perform well in cinemas. While I wouldn't classify "Wonka" as "major" IP, considering it was an entirely original story with no ties to Roald Dahl, it still grossed over $600M, which is extremely high for a non-sequel / non-superhero movie.

[quote]He has two theatre credits, one in 2011 and one in 2016. That's not a string. Doesn't say much for your argument that you need to lie to support it.

Once more, with feeling: seriously? I was including his performances at LaGuardia (since, well, it's LaGuardia), but fine, two non-LaGuardia credits isn't a "string" per se. And "needing to lie to support it"? We define "string" differently. (Drama queen much?)

[quote]And you somehow managed to miss the entire point of my post.

I was writing an addendum to it, actually, but considering you were so plainly triggered by my "misuse" of the word "string," I'll assume you didn't read the rest too closely.

Read the Stanley Tucci entry on that site and you’ll realize it’s either a joke or an AI hallucination.

[quote]who've been hired as the lead in multiple tentpole films. (And no, Tom Holland doesn't count. He's only had major success as Spider-Man.)

LOL, just exclude the guys who beat him! Funny, too, that Holland's lack of success outside of IP projects counts, but Chalamet's doesn't.

[quote]I was including his performances at LaGuardia

Really? So you think New York theater critics review LaGuardia's productions, do you?

For someone who claims to not be a fangirl you sure do argue like one.

[quote]r153 There’s no way to become a monarch other than by birth.

O RLY?

Honestly anybody can become a celebrity these days. I think it's actually much easier to become a celebrity because of social media, TikTok, and the online news cycle being instant and 24/7.

R163 speaks truth to power!

(Though fame and notoriety are different…)

I'm surprised to find out Cooper Koch is a nepo baby.

R165: It's actually not that surprising. He's given this plum, lead role with little to nothing on his resume and nepo baby lover Ryan Murphy is producing.