Surprising celebrity cousins

July 24, 2016Jul 24, 2016, 11:05 AM GMT+1

Gwyneth Paltrow, Katherine Moennig, Robbie Amell, and Oliver Betke smiling in headshots.

These celebrity cousins have made Hollywood a family affair.

Click through to see the surprising stars that share more than just superstar talents.

Melissa McCarthy and Jenny McCarthy standing side by side, smiling at the camera.

Melissa McCarthy and Jenny McCarthy grew up together in Illinois. It has been reported that it was Jenny who helped Melissa break into show business by getting her a job as a PA on the set of the actress's series The Jenny McCarthy Show.

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Miguel Ferrer in a white shirt and George Clooney in a blue suit and tie, both smiling.

Actor Miguel Ferrer (NCIS Los Angeles and Iron Man 3) is the son of Rosemary Clooney who happens to be George Clooney's aunt.

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William Mapother and Tom Cruise both smiling in separate photos, wearing black shirts.

Tom Cruise and William Mapother aren't just cousins but also colleagues. The actors have worked together on five movies, including Vanilla Sky, Minority Report, Born on the Fourth of July and Mission: Impossible II.

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Gwyneth Paltrow and Katherine Moennig smiling in two separate photos.

Ray Donovan's Katherine Moennig calls GOOP founder and Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow family. Katherine's father is the half-brother of Gwyneth's mother and fellow actress Blythe Danner.

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Two photos of Robbie Amell smiling, one in a black jacket, the other in a blue blazer.

Canadian cousins Stephen and Robbie Amell grew up in Toronto. Both found fame in superhero series, Arrow and The Flash, respectively, and up next they will film their own crowd-funded supernatural film Code 8 in their hometown.

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Rip Torn with short hair and beard in a black suit, and Sissy Spacek with shoulder-length hair in a black blouse.

Sissy Spacek credits her cousin Rip Torn for helping her get into acting back in the 1970s.

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Jason Schwartzman in a black suit, Sofia Coppola in a blue top, and Nicolas Cage in a gray suit.

The Coppola family are one of Hollywood's most iconic dynasties, no naturally some top A-listers are going to share its lineage. Jason Schwartzman, Sofia Coppola and Nicolas Cage are the family's three famous cousins.

Bridget Fonda smiling with gold necklace and Troy Garity smiling in white polo.

Peter Fonda's daughter Bridget is cousins with Jane Fonda's only son Troy Garity (Ballers).

Snoop Dogg in glasses and sweater, and Brandy Norwood smiling in a brown dress.

Did you know that Snoop Dogg and singer Brandy are first cousins? They mixed family life with their professions when they collaborated on the rapper's track "Special."

Two images of Ireland Baldwin and Hailey Baldwin in different outfits and settings.

Models Hailey Baldwin and Ireland Baldwin are part of the next generation of Baldwins in Hollywood. Their fathers, Steven and Alec, are brothers.

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and two women smiling in a collage.

Royal cousins Prince Harry, Prince William, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.

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