“The greatest person in the world turned 35 and all he got was this incredible sweatshirt,” the How to Build a Girl actress wrote via Instagram in August 2018, alongside a snap of the Moneyball star wearing a “Beanie’s Brother” sweatshirt.
The acting siblings are hardly the only celebrities with surprising connections. Legendary Todaymeteorologist Al Roker shares common ancestors with Lenny Kravitz, which they discussed during a September 2011 appearance on the morning show.
“We both have Roker,” the Grammy winner explained at the time. “My mother was Roxie Roker, my grandfather Albert Roker is from the Bahamas. Has to be [related].”
Years later, Kravitz greeted his distant relative with a “What’s up, cousin?” when he appeared on the NBC talk show in October 2020.
The weatherman isn’t the “Fly Away” crooner’s only famous relative. Kravitz was previously married to actress Lisa Bonet, with whom he shares daughter Zoë Kravitz. While the exes divorced in 1993, they have remained tight coparents. Lenny, for his part, even developed a close bond with the Cosby Showalum’s second husband, Jason Momoa.
“People can’t believe how tight Jason and I are, or how tight I still am with Zoë’s mom, how we all relate,” Lenny told Men’s Health in November 2020. “We just do it because that’s what you do. You let love rule, right? I mean, obviously, after a breakup, it’s work — it takes some work and time, healing and reflection. As far as Jason and I? Literally, the moment we met, we were like, ‘Oh, yeah. I love this dude.’”
“The greatest person in the world turned 35 and all he got was this incredible sweatshirt,” the How to Build a Girl actress wrote via Instagram in August 2018, alongside a snap of the Moneyball star wearing a “Beanie’s Brother” sweatshirt.
The acting siblings are hardly the only celebrities with surprising connections. Legendary Todaymeteorologist Al Roker shares common ancestors with Lenny Kravitz, which they discussed during a September 2011 appearance on the morning show.
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“We both have Roker,” the Grammy winner explained at the time. “My mother was Roxie Roker, my grandfather Albert Roker is from the Bahamas. Has to be [related].”
Years later, Kravitz greeted his distant relative with a “What’s up, cousin?” when he appeared on the NBC talk show in October 2020.
The weatherman isn’t the “Fly Away” crooner’s only famous relative. Kravitz was previously married to actress Lisa Bonet, with whom he shares daughter Zoë Kravitz. While the exes divorced in 1993, they have remained tight coparents. Lenny, for his part, even developed a close bond with the Cosby Showalum's second husband, Jason Momoa.
“People can’t believe how tight Jason and I are, or how tight I still am with Zoë’s mom, how we all relate,” Lenny told Men’s Health in November 2020. “We just do it because that’s what you do. You let love rule, right? I mean, obviously, after a breakup, it’s work — it takes some work and time, healing and reflection. As far as Jason and I? Literally, the moment we met, we were like, ‘Oh, yeah. I love this dude.’”
“The greatest person in the world turned 35 and all he got was this incredible sweatshirt,” the How to Build a Girl actress wrote via Instagram in August 2018, alongside a snap of the Moneyball star wearing a “Beanie’s Brother” sweatshirt.
The acting siblings are hardly the only celebrities with surprising connections. Legendary Todaymeteorologist Al Roker shares common ancestors with Lenny Kravitz, which they discussed during a September 2011 appearance on the morning show.
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“We both have Roker,” the Grammy winner explained at the time. “My mother was Roxie Roker, my grandfather Albert Roker is from the Bahamas. Has to be [related].”
Years later, Kravitz greeted his distant relative with a “What’s up, cousin?” when he appeared on the NBC talk show in October 2020.
The weatherman isn’t the “Fly Away” crooner’s only famous relative. Kravitz was previously married to actress Lisa Bonet, with whom he shares daughter Zoë Kravitz. While the exes divorced in 1993, they have remained tight coparents. Lenny, for his part, even developed a close bond with the Cosby Showalum's second husband, Jason Momoa.
“People can’t believe how tight Jason and I are, or how tight I still am with Zoë’s mom, how we all relate,” Lenny told Men’s Health in November 2020. “We just do it because that’s what you do. You let love rule, right? I mean, obviously, after a breakup, it’s work — it takes some work and time, healing and reflection. As far as Jason and I? Literally, the moment we met, we were like, ‘Oh, yeah. I love this dude.’”
“Happy Birthday, Jason. I’m proud to call you my brother. One love. One family,” he tweeted in August 2021.
Scroll down to see how some of the biggest Hollywood stars —from Madonna to Hillary Clinton — are related:
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Ashley Tisdale and Austin Butler
The High School Musical alum didn't know she was related to her longtime friend until diving into her family tree on Ancestry's 2 Leafs and a Lie in November 2022. The Elvis star is her 10th cousin, once removed.
"I couldn’t believe it, and I started to get emotional,” the Frenshe founder exclusively told Us Weekly at the time. “We’ve had an immediate connection since we met, and we’ve been close friends for years. We even joked about being fraternal twins."
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Julia Roberts and Emma Roberts
The Pretty Woman star’s brother, Eric Roberts, is the father of the Scream Queens alum. Throughout the years, Emma has been vocal about her happy childhood memories of visiting her aunt on different film sets.
“I’d write the wardrobe tags and organize the makeup brushes and watch how they did their continuity books,” the Belletrist founder recalled to Tatlermagazine in January 2022. “I would ask questions without a filter. This industry really is ‘learn as you go.’” The following month, the Oscar winner shared a sweet Instagram video of the pair to celebrate Emma’s 31st birthday.
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John Krasinski and Stanley Tucci
“HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM MY FAMILY TO YOURS. 🦃,” the Hunger Games actor captioned a November 2021 Instagram snap with the Office alum. In August 2012, Tucci wed literary agent Felicity Blunt, who’s the sister of his Devil Wears Prada costar Emily Blunt. The Mary Poppins Returns actress, for her part, wed Krasinski two years earlier in July 2010.
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Jonah Hill and Beanie Feldstein
“I’m trying to remember the day you were born,” the Accepted actor recalled to his younger sister during an April 2019 conversation for Interview magazine. “Mom was obviously in the hospital giving birth to you, and I think Dad and I were getting pasta across the street. I drive by that place sometimes, and I’m always thinking, ‘That’s where Dad and I were eating lunch, and then we met Beanie.’ Isn’t that funny? I don’t know if I ever told you that.”
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Mike Colter and Viola Davis
The Evil actor and the How to Get Away With Murder star are second cousins and were born in the same town, he revealed on The Talk in September 2019. However, they didn't meet until April 2019. “Honestly, we had never met but our families have family reunions, and they talk about us and stuff. They are very proud of us! We’re just very busy," he said at the time. "In L.A., you could be right next to someone, in the same neighborhood, you’re never home. You’re filming somewhere, they’re busy, life happens. And we just never got caught up.... I figured we would just work it out, and we connected, and we just made it happen. Took us about a week. We were like, 'Let’s get some coffee and talk,' and I met her mom. Good times.”
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Marisa Tomei and Julianne Moore
The My Cousin Vinny star and the Hannibal actress didn’t even know they were related, only discovering that they were genetic cousins after Tomei appeared on the PBS series Finding Your Roots. According to the Oscar winner’s results, she shares an “identical stretch of DNA along her X-chromosome” with Moore. “I KNEW WE WERE ALIKE! @marisatomei is my COUSIN!!” the Big Lebowski star wrote on Instagram in January 2019. “OMG I’m so excited, thank you @henrylouisgates for letting us know we have identical segments of DNA.”
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Bernie Sanders and Larry David
The Curb Your Enthusiasm star revealed the family connection after he appeared on PBS' Find Your Roots. "I was very happy about that," he said at a Television Critics Association press tour panel in July 2017. "I thought there must have been some connection." The actor said that Sanders is a "third cousin or something."
The 2016 Democratic presidential candidate revealed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that she and the Queen of Pop are 10th cousins. “That’s true,” the politician told Ellen DeGeneres. Clinton and Madonna share the same great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparents.
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Melissa McCarthy and Jenny McCarthy
Funny cousins! Jenny helped the Gilmore Girls alum get her first TV job by giving her a few cameos on The Jenny McCarthy Show. In July 2015, the Two and a Half Men alum shared a cute throwback photo of the relatives from when they were kids in Illinois. "Me, my sis and my cousin Melissa," she captioned the Instagram pic. "102 degrees at the zoo, not happy campers. #tbt."
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Al Roker and Lenny Kravitz
Who knew? The famous weatherman and rocker talked about how their grandfathers were cousins during a Today show interview in September 2011. "My mother was Roxie Roker, my grandfather Albert Roker from the Bahamas,” the Hunger Games actor said. Roker chimed in: "All I know is I'm going with it. [My] kids think it's cool."
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Jason Sudeikis and George Wendt
Cheers to this! The Saturday Night Live alum is actually Wendt’s nephew. “He was just a good example that being an actor was a viable option. Here’s a guy from the Midwest, in my family, who took the road less traveled and it worked out for him,” Sudeikis said during a 2011 Playboy interview. “The advice he gave me, and I say this jokingly, is 'Get on one of the best sitcoms of all time and then ride it out.’”
Royally perfect! Ancestry.com discovered in May 2014 that the Duchess of Cambridge is a distant cousin of the famous sisters. The trio are descendants of King Edward III. "It's so weird … it’s crazy,” Elle told E! News. "I've always wanted to do the Ancestry.com thing because I think it would be really cool. But someone did it for me, which I think is great."
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Rob Schneider and Elle King
Wait, what?! The Grown Ups actor is actually King’s dad. The “Ex's & Oh’s” singer revealed why she changed her last name during an interview withABC News. "I wanted to be myself. I am my own person,” she said in November 2015. "It’s not that I wanted to be a famous person. I wanted to be a performer. But I worked really hard and I did everything myself.”
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Snoop Dogg and Brandy, Ray J
The rapper is first cousins with the famous siblings. The Moesha alum even was featured on Snoop Dogg’s 2009 song “Special.”
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Amy Schumer and Chuck Schumer
The comedian and New York senator are distant cousins. In 2015, the two teamed up to push for stricter gun-control laws following a shooting at a screening of the actress’ movie, Trainwreck, in Lafayette, Louisiana.
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Prince Charles and Ralph Fiennes
Is Voldemort a royal? Prince Charles and the Harry Potter star are eighth cousins as they are both linked to James II of Scotland, who reigned in the 1400s.
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Denis Leary and Conan O'Brien
The late-night host and actor have more in common that just their hair color. The stars are actually third cousins.
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Matt Damon and Ben Affleck
BFFs — and cousins! According to the New England Genealogical Society, the Massachusetts-bred actors and childhood pals are 10th cousins, once removed. They both are descended from a bricklayer named William Knowlton Jr., who traveled from England to the U.S. in the early 1600s.
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Quincy Jones and Rashida Jones
The Parks and Recreation alum is the music producer’s daughter. She opened up about her famous dad during an interview with Larry King in April 2013. “He’s pretty endless in the love that he has to give,” she said. “He has that wonderful ability of making everybody feel like the most special person he’s ever met.”
The feminist and political activist became Bale’s stepmom when she married his dad, David Bale, in 2000. The couple were married for three years before he died of a brain lymphoma at age 62 in 2003.
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Kate Spade and David Spade
Discount, please! The actor-comedian and fashion designer are in-laws. The businesswoman married his brother Andy Spade in 1994, and the couple began selling handbags together one year earlier.
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Scott Foley and Patrick Wilson
Hot duo! The actors are actually brothers-in-law. The Scandal star is married to model Marika Dominczyk while Wilson is married to her sister, actress Dagmara Dominczyk.
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Blake Lively and Robin Lively
Best ever! The Gossip Girl alum and Teen Witch actress are half sisters. They share the same mom, Elaine Lively. The siblings are so close that Robyn even re-created her Teen Witch dance at Blake’s wedding to Ryan Reynolds in 2012. "I got a blue dress, a blue tutu and the music comes on. I had the necklace remade. I took it off and threw it to her,” Robyn told "Pop My Culture" podcast in September 2013.
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Halle Berry and Sarah Palin
The actress revealed in October 2012 that she’s related to the former Alaska governor, but didn’t elaborate how. "You want to know who I'm related to? Sarah Palin!" Berry told Extra. “[In] some twisted way. Somebody sent me this information that she was my distant [relative]."
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