One of the surest ways to succeed in show business is to become the child of a successful person who has become famous.
Known as nepo babies (nepo = nepotism), these descendants have infiltrated countless beloved pop culture properties in a not-so-secret way. What's your favorite character from Stranger Things? Robin, is it? Baby Nepo: What do you like most about the anti-hero felines from Batman? Yes, she is a nepo baby. If you prefer the Riddler from that movie, some news – his real-life partner is also a Nepo baby.
It's no surprise that these celebrities and successful people are children or relatives of other celebrities and successful people: when Maya Hawke and Zoe Kravitz look like spitting images of their celebrity parents, it's hard to forget who they're related to.
The word "nepo baby" is a relatively new word, and the word inspires guilt and anxiety in the people it describes. The latest issue of New York magazine featured dozens of Nepo babies, even putting some of them back in the star-studded maternity ward to wear diapers as covers.
This issue of the magazine went viral like a bomb, shocking readers by listing famous pedigrees and even including one or two surprising nepo babies. Some fans defend their idols; Others praised the magazine for daring to alienate countless celebrities. Some of the celebrities mentioned chimed in.
Nepo Baby leads the beloved streaming series and gets notified of awards. They have starred in major fashion events on Broadway. Some people are widely loved. Some are Chet Hanks.
In short, Nate Jones of New York said, "A nepo baby is meritocracy is physical evidence of a lie." ”
A brief history of nepo baby
"Nepo baby" refers to the children of successful adults who benefit from nepotism in entertainment or neighboring areas (fashion and media are two other big areas). Unlike self-made and naturally talented "nobodies", Nepo babies have an advantage at first – the relationship between their parents – although many of them later claim that their parenthood is a burden when it comes to carving their names.
This year's nepobaby craze began after the second season of HBO's controversial hit series "Happiness." Some young viewers were shocked to learn that actor Maud Apatow is the daughter of director Judd Apatow ("This is 40") and actress Leslie Mann ("Undecided", "This is 40"). Sam Levinson, the director of "Pleasure", is a "neurotic baby" himself - he is the son of successful director Barry Levinson, and before directing "Thrill", he co-created the HBO film "The Witcher of Lies" with Barry Levinson.
The connections surprised some younger users on TikTok, who launched a survey of other relatively unknown nepo babies. (Many of the best-known nepo babies became famous before Gen Z was old enough to remember them.) These videos made the term "nepo baby" popular.
The Nepo baby debate reached new heights in November, when Lily Rosedepp, daughter of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis, rejected the term in an interview with Elle: "The internet cares more about who your family is more important than the people who get you into trouble." Maybe you've stepped through the gate, but you've still just stepped through the gate. There is still a lot of work to be done after that. ”
All of this inspired the pop culture vertical of New York magazine, Vulture, to launch a year-end series about nepo babies that included an exhaustive categorization of famous children (as well as not-so-famous children of Über's famous parents).
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