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8 sets of celebrities you didn’t know were related

We had no idea some of these stars have even more famous people in their family...
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Star quality certainly runs in these celebrity gene pools!

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And while we all know about the Hemsworth brothers, the Minogue sisters and talented mother-daughter duos like Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson, some of these sets of celebrities who also happen related might just surprise you…

From Tom Cruise to Liev Schreiber to Snoop Dogg, these stars all have another famous person in the family.

We guess it would appear that some people get all the talent! Can you imagine the glittering family dinner conversations they must have?!

Whether they came together by birth or marriage, there’s no denying this bunch is full of star power.

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Tom Cruise and William Mapother

The two actors are cousins. Mapother even appeared in **Mission Impossible:II*.

Jenny McCarthy and Melissa McCarthy

The two are cousins. In fact, Melissa made her acting debut in 1997 on Jenny’s TV show, The Jenny McCarthy Show.

Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci

Tucci is married to Blunt’s sister, Felicity, making these two actors, who starred together in The Devil Wears Prada, in-laws.

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Pablo and Liev Schreiber

Acting runs in this family! While Liev is the better-known brother, Pablo has appeared in Law and Order: SVU and Orange is the New Black.

Dakota and Elle Fanning and Duchess Catherine

The Fanning sisters are descended from King Edward III and are distant cousins of Duchess Catherine.

Nicolas Cage and Jason Schwartzman

The two actors are cousins.

Brandy Norwood and Snoop Dogg

The musical pair are cousins.

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Hugh Grant and Thomas Sangster

The two are second cousins, once removed. Sangster made his acting debut on Love Actually, which also starred his cousin Hugh!

This post originally appeared on our sister site, Woman’s World

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