Plenty of celebrity children decide to follow their parents’ footsteps into the world of showbiz, whether in front of the camera, behind the scenes or up in the writers room. But some second (or third) generation actors take things a step further, working alongside their parents to really make things a family affair.<\/p>\n
Read on to find out which iconic ’80s celebs<\/a> have starred alongside their own children, from Brat Pack<\/a> regulars to those bringing their children into the rebooted fold of their best-loved hit.<\/p>\n Dylan Penn and Sean Penn stand with an arm around one another. Dylan wears a black suit with while piping while Sean wears a black jacket over a denim shirt.<\/p>\n Sean and Dylan joined forces on 2021 drama ‘Flag Day’<\/p>\n Before Milk and Mystic River, Sean Penn brought the laughs in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, a classic in the competitive field of ’80s coming-of-age features.<\/p>\n But Sean is certainly not the only famous name in the Penn family<\/a>: daughter Dylan has made a name for herself on-screen and even joined dad Sean in 2021’s Flag Day, which her father also directed.<\/p>\n Wyatt Russel holds an arm around father Kurt’s shoulders. Wyatt wears a brown double breasted jacket while Kurt wears a grey top and black jacket with blue trim.<\/p>\n Kurt and Wyatt have played the same character several times<\/p>\n Who better to play a younger version of a famous face than their lookalike child? Wyatt Russell<\/a> joined his father Kurt for his first roles on the big screen, which included playing his father in Soldier\u00a0(1998).<\/p>\n Over 20 years later, Wyatt returned to his roots in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters to play the younger version of Kurt’s Lee Shaw in a dual timeline drama.<\/p>\n Diane Ladd in a black coat and satin vneck dress standing next to daughter Laura Dern in a black dress with a peter pan collar and a camel overcoat.<\/p>\n Diane and Laura as are as close as can be and enjoy collaborating on new projects together<\/p>\n Diane Ladd appeared in several hit ’80s family comedies like National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation\u00a0and TV sitcom Alice. Family features are obviously extra important to the actress as daughter Laura Dern<\/a> got her start as a child on a few of her mother’s early projects.<\/p>\n The pair truly crossed paths in David Lynch’s Wild at Heart\u00a0(1990). In 1992, they made history as the first mother-daughter duo honoured by the Oscars for the same film.<\/p>\n Ethan Hawke and Maya Hawke stand together on the red carpet. Ethan wears a black turtleneck and check grey jacket while Maya wears a strapped black, square neck dress.<\/p>\n Ethan and Maya have worked as co-stars and on a director-actor basis<\/p>\n Ethan Hawke got his start in the mid ’80s and closed out the decade with a role in Robin Williams’ iconic coming-of-age drama Dead Poets Society\u00a0(1989).<\/p>\n The four-time Oscar nominee has collaborated with daughter Maya Hawke<\/a> several times: in 2020, they co-starred in period miniseries The Good Lord Bird\u00a0and in 2023, as Ethan directed Maya’s Flannery O’Connor in Wildcat.<\/p>\n Rob Lowe and John Owen Lowe at the premiere of ‘Grace Point’. Rob wears a black top and black open zip jacket. John wears.a black top and black leather jacket.<\/p>\n Rob and John joined forces to create, produce and star in workplace comedy ‘Unstable’<\/p>\n Brat Pack regular Rob Lowe was joined by son John Owen Lowe<\/a> in their original workplace comedy Unstable, which ran for two seasons from 2023.<\/p>\n Building on their real-world relationship, the pair explored the life of a smug biotech entrepreneur who struggles to cope with the loss of his wife and is subsequently joined at his company by his socially awkward son.<\/p>\n Kurt Russell i a suit and tie with daughter Kate Hudson who wears a black dress, o the red carpet.<\/p>\n Kurt and Kate have acted together and Kurt even starred in Kate’s first directorial project<\/p>\n The How to Lost a Guy in 10 Days\u00a0star joined her famous stepfather<\/a> Kurt Russell in 2016’s Deepwater Horizon\u00a0but Kurt’s also very willing to put his acting talent in his daughter’s hands.<\/p>\n In 2007, the father-daughter pair worked together on Kate’s first directorial project, short film Cutlass, which Russell starred in.<\/p>\n Ralph Macchio poses with daughter Julia in a blue patterned suit jacket, black tshirt and dark trousers. Julia wears a strapless pink dress. <\/p>\n Ralph’s daughter Julia joined her father on screen as Daniel LaRusso’s cousin<\/p>\n Ralph Macchio’s star role in The Karate Kid earned him unparalleled fame in the ’80s, so it’s no surprise a reboot series was commissioned and has continued to build on its original fanbase.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/div>\n
Sean & Dylan Penn<\/h2>\n
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Kurt & Wyatt Russell<\/h2>\n
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Diane Ladd & Laura Dern<\/h2>\n
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Ethan & Maya Hawke<\/h2>\n
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Rob Lowe & John Owen Lowe<\/h2>\n
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Kurt Russell & Kate Hudson<\/h2>\n
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Ralph & Julia Macchio<\/h2>\n