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  • At what point do we stop saying ‘nepo baby’ and start calling it a ‘dynasty’? Because let’s talk about a few.

    Francis Ford Coppola is a great director. Sofia Coppola is gorgeous, a midrange actress, and a very good director. Nicholas Cage is a great actor, a great producer, and not half-bad at direction either. Sofia got her start because her father wanted to give her a shot in Godfather Part 3. Nick tried to distance himself (hence the name change).

    George Clooney is a fine actor (I’d argue the worst live-action Batman but the best live-action Bruce Wayne). Would he have gotten his start if it wasn’t for Rosemary Clooney?

    Would Mariska Hargitay have gotten the shot at SVU (one of the most-watched TV shows of the 21st century) if she wasn’t the daughter of Jayne Mansfield?

    How about Sean Astin? Son of Patty Duke, and adopted by John Astin. Could you imagine a better Sam Gamgee, though? Is he a nepo baby?

    That’s where I have issues. Talent can pass in families. Why should we be hateful toward it?