8. Sofia Coppola
The Coppola family tree doesnt end there! Basically, you can trace all of Hollywood back to this one family. I kid, I kid. But Francis Ford Coppolas daughter, Sofia, is a filmmaker behind such movies as Lost in Translation, Marie Antoinette, Somewhere, and the soon to be released The Bling Ring. Francis Ford Coppola has obviously made some of the greatest films including Apocalypse Now and The Godfather. He started introducing his daughter to the family business early on by placing her in several of his movies. Father and daughter even co-wrote the Life Without Zoe segment of the anthology movie New York Stories when she was just 18 years old.
7. J.J. Abrams
New Star Wars director J.J. Abrams was born into a Hollywood family. His father is Gerald W. Abrams a producer who has made many TV movies including those starring actors Alec Baldwin, Alan Arkin, and Ron Howard. His mother, Carol Ann Abrams, won a Peabody Award for her work in developing and producing TV films. J.J.s sister is Tracy Rosen, a screenwriter. J.J. Abrams' first job in the film industry was writing music for the film, Nightbeast, when he was JUST 16 YEARS OLD! Since then he has established himself in both TV (where his parents dominated) and now film. Lets see how the new Star Wars movie turns out!