Barack Obama is Brad Pitt’s cousin, Dakota Johnson is the granddaughter of Hitchcock’s blonde: Family ties you may not have known about

Everyone in Hollywood seems to know each other. It turns out that some even share the same bloodline. So let’s see which stars are related to each other.

French icon Brigitte Bardot once said “The world is small, one day we will all meet in bed.” Hollywood is even smaller, so it is not surprising that we sometimes find unexpected family ties between stars.

Brad Pitt a Barack Obama

The famous actor Brad Pitt and the 44th President of the United States of America Barack Obama are really distant relatives. According to researchers from the New England Historic Genealogical Society, the famous actor is a distant cousin from the ninth generation. Their common ancestor was Edwin Hickman, who died in Virginia in 1769. Obama revealed the secret in an interview in 2008. He even joked that Pitt’s side seemed to have the better-looking side of the gene pool. An interesting fact is that the actor’s former partner Angelina Jolie is related to Hillary Clinton over nine generations, they are linked by Jean Cusson, who died in Quebec, Canada, in 1718.

Phil Collins a Lily Collins

Phil Collins is an English singer and drummer, winner of the prestigious Grammy and Oscar awards, who became famous as the frontman of Genesis. He is known for his epic drum solo in the song In The Air Tonight. In the 80s and 90s he churned out hit after hit and became an icon. His daughter Lily went in a different direction, she is engaged in acting. Their relationship was not entirely good during the girl’s childhood, and Lily even described it in a book of personal essays published in March 2017. But the two reconciled a long time ago. Sources do not say whether Phil is a regular viewer of the series Emily In Paris, in which Lily shines in the main role.

Tom Hanks a Abe Lincoln

It turned out that the popular American actor Tom Hanks and one of the American presidents Abraham Lincoln were cousins. Well, exactly third cousins. The famous actor revealed to the Daily Mail in 2012 that Lincoln’s mother’s name was Nancy Hanks. Members of his branch of the family were either cousins, brothers-in-law, or poor relatives. Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 to Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks. Nancy died when Lincoln was nine, he had one older sister who died in childbirth at age 20. Genealogists have confirmed that Hanks is indeed Lincoln’s distant cousin.

Alfie Allen a Lily Allen

Alfie Allen, the actor from the globally successful series Game of Thrones, is the brother of the English singer and songwriter Lily Allen. Their parents are actor Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. Lily wrote the song Alfie about her brother in 2007, who, she said in an interview, was the subject of many family arguments. It sings that Alfie is a lazy jerk and unemployed. Both of them laugh about it now and of course wish each other success. Although Alfie begged his sister never to release the song.

Julia Roberts a Emma Roberts

American Horror Story star Emma Roberts is the niece of Pretty Woman star Julie Roberts. Emma’s father, actor Eric Roberts, is Julia’s brother, but with whom she became estranged. Julia and Emma even starred together in the 2010 romantic film Valentine’s Day. While Emma may not have been as popular as her aunt, there is no doubt that she has made quite a name for herself in Hollywood.

Tippi Hedren, Melanie Griffith a Dakota Johnson

Fifty Shades of Gray actress Dakota Johnson comes from a long line of Hollywood stars. She is the daughter of actress Melanie Griffith and actor Don Johnson. In addition, she is the granddaughter of Tippi Hedren. The actress, nicknamed Hitchcock’s blonde, starred in his cult films The Birds and Marnie. Dakota thus inherited her innate sense of style along with her good looks and movie star potential from those closest to her. Tippi Hedren is one of the most famous characters in the cinema of the 60s, Melanie Griffith became famous with the 80s movie Business Girl. Dakota’s father, Don Johnson, starred in Miami Vice. It is not without interest that Stella Banderas, whom Melanie Griffith has from her marriage to the famous Spanish actor Antonio Banderas, is also involved in acting (she is on the far right in the opening photo).

Sources: insider.com, people.com
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