These Kids Of Celebrities Work Completely Normal Jobs

The phrase "nepotism baby" has been a hot topic in the entertainment industry. Certain stars get a leg-up or an unfair advantage in Hollywood just because they have a connection to the industry, which most likely are their parents. For example, there's director Judd Apatow and actor Leslie Mann's daughter Maude Apatow, who starred in several of her dad's films, including "Knocked Up" and "The King of Staten Island." Then, there's Gwyneth Paltrow, who made her Hollywood debut in "High," a television movie her dad, Bruce Paltrow, directed. 

Call it inherently unfair, but these stars have claimed that they've had it harder because of their parents' last names. Defending herself, Gwyneth shared with Hailey Bieber that she's had to "work twice as hard and be twice as good" because of Hollywood's high expectations. As for Maude, though she acknowledged her privilege, she shared similar feelings as Gwyneth, telling Variety, "I definitely get why people would be mad at me, but I will literally spend the rest of my life trying to prove myself and work twice as hard."

However, there are some cases where the kids of celebrities have stayed far away from Hollywood. Instead of choosing the same career paths as their famous parents, the stars below work completely normal jobs. From jewelry makers to those working in government and college professors, these kids of celebrities are just like us. 

The acting bug didn't rub off on esteemed Hollywood icon Jessica Lange's children. Lange welcomed her first child, a daughter named Alexandra "Shura" Baryshnikov, with renowned dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov in 1981. The pair never married, with Lange later moving on with playwright and actor Sam Shepard in 1982. They welcomed a daughter named Hannah in 1986 and a son named Samuel in 1987, with the couple splitting in 2011, per the Los Angeles Times. 

According to The Seattle Times, Lange's eldest daughter Shura followed in her father's footsteps. Though she began dancing ballet as a child, she started a dance career later in life. Speaking about upholding her father's name, Shura shared, "I just have to follow my interests and pursue the kind of dance, dancemaking and body movement that is compelling to me, and not do it for any kind of reasons of legacy, but simply because I can't imagine doing anything else."

WUN reported that Shura has a "background in physical theatre, contemporary dance, and range of improvisation practices." She has worked as a choreographer for several dance companies and theatres, mainly on the East Coast. Though she has worked as an actor in a few theatrical roles, dancing is her passion. In 2010, Shura began teaching dance to students at Brown University and has also taught choreography at MIT and Rhode Island College. Shura also owns a dance company called Doppelgänger Dance Collective.

Frances McDormand's acting career has spanned nearly four decades. Luckily, she married a man in the entertainment industry that has been by her side throughout her career. In 1984, McDormand married director Joel Coen, and in 1995, the couple adopted a six-month-old boy from Paraguay named Pedro, per The Sun. Raising her son would eventually help her prepare for her role in "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri," for which she won an Oscar. She told Belfast Telegraph, "As a mother, you live on the edge of disaster. You just do. I didn't give birth to my son, I met him at six months old, but from the minute I held him and smelled him, I knew it was my job to keep him alive." 

However, Pedro did not pursue a career in entertainment like his famous parents. Instead, The New York Times reported that he is a personal trainer. However, starting in 2018, he appeared to be following in his mom's footsteps. He had a role in the short "Myles Raven" and in the 2019 thriller "Triple Frontier," which stars Ben Affleck and Oscar Issac. 

Pedro acknowledged his movie star mom on Instagram when she covered the January 2021 issue of Vogue. "So incredibly thankful for everyone involved in this project of putting my MOM on the cover of @voguemagazine. I'm speechless," he wrote. 

Editor-in-Chief of Vogue, Anna Wintour, is one of the most influential figures in fashion, so it's surprising to learn that her children did not grow up to become just like their mother. However, her children, a son named Charles and a daughter named Bee, who she shares with her ex-husband, David Shaffer, attend major fashion events like the Met Gala.

According to Closer Weekly, Wintour and Shaffer were married for 15 years before divorcing in 1999. Their son, Charles Shaffer, followed in his father's footsteps and became a doctor. Brain & Behavior Research Foundation lists Wintour's former spouse as the Irving Philips Professor of Child Psychiatry & Professor of Psychiatry & Pediatrics at The College of Physicians & Surgeons at Columbia University. As for Charles, his bio reads that he is a doctor specializing in adult psychiatry and is an assistant professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Attending Psychiatrist at Weill Cornell. 

Wintour's daughter Bee once shared with Teen Vogue that she didn't develop a love for fashion like her mother. "I kind of wear the same thing all the time, or it's so cliche to say it, but like, jeans and T-shirts." However, she did tell the magazine that she looked into a career in journalism like her mother and grandfather, Charles Wintour, who was the editor-in-chief for the London Evening Standard. Bee later worked as a producer on "Late Night with Seth Meyers." Page Six reported that she is at Ambassador Theatre Group. 

Actor Jeffrey Tambor, known for his role as George Bluth Sr. in "Arrested Development," faced plenty of criticism when he welcomed twin boys named Hugo and Eli with his wife, Kasia Ostlun, in 2009. At 66, many believed Tambor was too old to become a father. However, he told People that he was able to brush off the negative comments, "If I counted on the sensitivity of the Internet public, I would be in trouble. Otherwise, you just go on. I don't know what else to do." Tambor and his wife also welcomed a son named Gabriel in 2004 and a daughter named Eve, in 2006, per The Hollywood Reporter.  

Tambor has one other daughter from a previous marriage, much older than her half-siblings. According to the New York Post, the actor shares a daughter named Molly with his first wife, Joyce. In 2017, Molly was an associate professor of history at C.W. Post college. According to her bio on LIU Post, she is an associate professor of history at Long Island University Post and specializes in 20th-century European history and women's studies. Molly is also an author, having published "The Lost Wave: Women and Democracy in Postwar Italy." 

Oddly enough, People reported that when the actor welcomed his son, Gabriel, on December 10, 2004, he also became a grandfather when Molly gave birth to her son, Mason, just four days later.