10 Incredible Casting Coincidences You Won't Believe

3. Liv Tyler Cast In Aerosmith Music Video Without People Knowing Her Relation

Liv Tyler Everyone remembers Aerosmith's brilliant music video for his hit tune Crazy, made famous for the pairing of Alicia Silverstone and Liv Tyler, the latter of whom was making her acting debut, which would of course lead to her high-profile acting career. Though it's common knowledge that Tyler is the daughter of Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler, apparently the guys making the music video had no idea, because they cast her completely independently of this fact. The story goes that the video's producers saw Tyler in a Pantene shampoo commercial, and appreciating her good looks, decided to cast her on that basis rather than through nepotism, which must've made young Ms. Tyler feel pretty good about herself. Still, how could these guys not know? Alas, that is what the world was like before the Internet; ignorance...ignorance everywhere...
Contributor
Contributor

Frequently sleep-deprived film addict and video game obsessive who spends more time than is healthy in darkened London screening rooms. Follow his twitter on @ShaunMunroFilm or e-mail him at shaneo632 [at] gmail.com.