80s stars whose children are now massive Hollywood A-listers — do you know any?
Lisa Bonet landed the role of Denise on The Cosby Show in 1984 when she was just 16 years old. Following her casting, she starred on other '80s hits like Angel Heart and A Different World. She welcomed daughter Zoë in 1988 with then-husband Lenny…
Following her casting, she starred on other '80s hits like Angel Heart and A Different World. Lea Thompson's own '80s celebrity owes a lot to the iconic Back to the Future franchise, as well as hit features like Some Kind of Wonderful and All.
Her daughter Zoey Deutch has followed in her Hollywood footsteps with star roles in Set It Up, Before I Fall and Why Him?. Music legend Bono's catalogue of tracks defined the sound of the '80s.
What Happened
Plenty of U2 songs are still iconic to this day, including singles like 'With or Without You', 'Sunday Bloody Sunday' and 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For'. His daughter Eve Hewson has been on a run of star roles.
Lisa Bonet landed the role of Denise on The Cosby Show in 1984 when she was just 16 years old.
She welcomed daughter Zoë in 1988 with then-husband Lenny Kravitz.
Zoë has found her own star success with roles in The Batman (2022), Caught Stealing (2025) and Big Little Lies.
Key Details
She's recently appeared in thriller series Behind Her Eyes, The Perfect Couple and Disclosure Day. Melanie Griffith was an iconic presence on screen in the '80s as star of Working Girl, Body Double and Roar.
In 1989, she welcomed daughter Dakota with her then-husband Don Johnson.
He recently starred in 2026's Disclosure Day, 2025's Thunderbolts and 2024's Night Swim.
She recently co-starred in Song Sung Blue, showcasing her musical talent on screen, in addition to her 2024 debut album.
Why It Matters
Dakota has certainly carried on the legacy of her mother's star status, being cast in leading roles in the Fifty Shades of Grey franchise, Madame Web, Materialists and upcoming book adaptation Verity. Kurt Russell's rugged good looks won him a devoted fanbase.
His daughter Maya, who he shares with Uma Thurman, inherited a talent for performance, starring in Stranger Things, Do Revenge and recent rom-com One Night Only.
Before he was stealing hearts in Before Sunrise or scaring us silly in The Black Phone, Ethan Hawke appeared in heartbreaking drama Dead Poets Society, one of the '80s most enduring hits.
What Reports Say
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