If you're the kid of a star, the aura of their title hangs over you want a shadow.
It's a catch-22 scenario: whereas the kids of stars are anticipated to achieve success too, many assume – nicknamed nepo infants – that they solely turned well-known due to their dad and mom. Then there are kids who’ve extra difficult relationships with their dad and mom – who need to distance themselves not solely from their household legacy but in addition from their dad and mom themselves.
Famously, Angelina Jolie refused to take her father Jon Voight's final title and now his daughter Vivienne has dropped the 'Pitt' from her title.
Listed here are the children who gave up their well-known nicknames.
© Getty PhotographsMalia Obama
© Getty PhotographsVivienne Jolie-Pitt
© AKGSSuri Cruise
Katie Holmes's daughter with Tom Cruise Introducing a brand new title throughout a efficiency head over heelsAs she took on the function of Philoclea, the casting sheet revealed that Suri wouldn’t be recognized by her start title 'Cruz', however as Suri Noel, adopting her mom's center title.
© David CrottyElle King
You may not consider that this nation singer was really Rob Schneider's daughter, however her actual title is Tanner Elle Schneider. “Ex's and Oh's” Singers She is as a substitute recognized by her mom's nickname, 'King'.
© Getty PhotographsAngelina Jolie
lara croft The actress famously Unstable relationship along with her well-known fatherwho reportedly got here and went in her life whereas she was rising up. She petitioned the courtroom to legally drop her surname, Voight, and preserve her center title, Jolie, which she used as a stage title. The change was granted on September 12, 2002.
© Getty PhotographsWillow and Jaden Smith
Though his resemblance to his mom and father can’t be denied, willow and jaden After rising up, he dropped the surname 'Smith' and pursued his creative profession. Jaden revealed in an interview The Zane Lowe Show Willow had began going by her first title lengthy earlier than that.
