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Celebrity spawn
Growing up in the spotlight can have its privileges and its pitfalls. Some celebrity kids use their famous namesake and find success. Others run into a laundry list of problems, including drugs, alcohol, jail time and rehab. CTV.ca counts down some of the best and worst of Hollywood offspring. And for the first time ever, we want you to weigh in. Share your view by using the 'Rate their Fate' feature with the star rating below. Vote one star for dark times ahead, and up to five stars for a bright future.
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Celebrity spawn: Angelina Jolie
Famous parents: Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand
Limelight lowlights: Marrying Billy Bob Thornton; wearing a vial of Thornton's blood around her neck
Hot highlights: Winning an Oscar; named the Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency and snagging Brad Pitt as a life partner
Current star status: Tabloid bread and butter
Rate their Fate: One star for dark times ahead, five stars for a bright future
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Celebrity spawn: Drew Barrymore
Famous parents: John Drew Barrymore and Ildiko Jaid Barrymore
Limelight lowlights: A troubled childhood marked by drug and alcohol abuse in her early teens which landed her in rehab twice.
Hot highlights: Returning to sobriety, a career comeback complete with luxury cosmetic spokesperson contracts and named UN Ambassador Against Hunger
Current star status: Poster girl for rehab comebacks
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Celebrity spawn: Miley Cyrus
Famous parents: Billy Ray Cyrus and Leticia "Tish"
Limelight lowlights: Provocative pictures posted on the Internet; topless photo shoot for Vanity Fair at age 15; a racy pole-dancing routine at the 2009 Teen Choice awards which drew widespread criticism
Hot highlights: Using her 16th birthday bash as an opportunity to raise $1 million for the charity Youth Service America
Current star status: The next Britney?
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Celebrity spawn: Nicole Richie
Famous parents: Lionel Richie and Brenda Harvey *adopted
Limelight lowlights: Psychotherapy sessions during childhood; convicted of driving under the influence, and served 82 minutes of a four-day jail sentence in 2007; criticism over rapid weight loss
Hot highlights: Richie has worked with UNICEF and created a children's charity with Joel Madden.
Current star status: May have influenced the return of the centre hair part in Hollywood.
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Celebrity spawn: Cameron Douglas
Famous parents: Michael Douglas and Diandra Morrell Douglas and grandson of actor Kirk Douglas
Limelight lowlights: Currently in the custody of a federal jail and facing charges of possessing and distributing methamphetamine
Hot highlights: Having Catherine Zeta Jones as a step mom
Current star status: Commentators saying 'Michael Douglas has a son?'
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Celebrity spawn: Kate Hudson
Famous parents: Goldie Hawn and Bill Hudson - but considers Kurt Russell her father
Limelight lowlights: Starring in 'You, Me and Dupree'; Ending her relationship with Lance Armstrong
Hot highlights: Oscar nomination for her performance in 'Almost Famous.'
Current star status: Casual interest in her boy-toy of the week
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Celebrity spawn: Charlie Sheen
Famous parents: Martin Sheen and Janet Templeton
Limelight lowlights: Shooting his then-fiancée Kelly Preston; revelations that he spent $50,000 on prostitutes in 14 months; overdosing after injecting cocaine; issued a restraining order from his ex-wife and mother of two of his children
Hot highlights: The highest paid U.S. TV actor for his role as a a playboy womanizer
Current star status: Art imitating life
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Celebrity spawn: Redmond O'Neal
Famous parents: Ryan O'Neal and Farrah Fawcett
Limelight lowlights: Missing his mother's funeral because he was serving time for methamphetamine possession
Hot highlights: To be confirmed
Current star status: Troubled son
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Celebrity spawn: Rumer Willis
Famous parents: Demi Moore and Bruce Willis; step daughter of Ashton Kutcher
Limelight lowlights: Getting 'Punk'd' on a daily basis OR Dubbed 'Potato Head' by celeb blogger Perez Hilton
Hot highlights: Able to attend A-list events despite a B-list status.
Current star status: Wannabe
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Celebrity spawn: Robin Thicke
Famous parents: Alan Thicke and Gloria Loring
Limelight lowlights: To be announced
Hot highlights: Three Grammy wins for songwriter and producer; named best 2007 Male R&B Soul Album at the Soul Train Awards; being compared to Justin Timberlake
Current star status: Not tabloid worthy
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Celebrity spawn: Tori Spelling
Famous parents: Candy and Aaron Spelling
Limelight lowlights: Highly publicized feud with her mother; her current husband's ex-wife writing a book called 'The Other Woman,' which details how Spelling stole her married man
Hot highlights: Able to survive in Hollywood with limited talent
Current star status: Willing to dish the dirt for cash
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Celebrity spawn: Liv Tyler
Famous parents: Steven Tyler and Bebe Buell
Limelight lowlights: Had to learn how to speak the fictitious Elf language created by Tolkien for her role as an elf princess in the Lord of the Rings trilogy
Hot highlights: Taking from her mother's gene pool in the looks department
Current star status: Scandal free
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Celebrity spawn: Kiefer Sutherland
Famous parents: Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas
Limelight lowlights: Sentenced in to 48 days in jail after pleading no contest to a driving under the influence; the viral video of Sutherland attacking a Christmas tree
Hot highlights: Making his character 'Jack Bauer' a household name
Current star status: Out of jail...for now
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Celebrity spawn: Jaden Smith
Famous parents: Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith
Limelight lowlights: Pretending to like his father's music
Hot highlights: Winning the best Breakthrough Performance at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards for his role in 'The Pursuit of Happyness'
Current star status: : Will Smith's Mini Me doll
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Celebrity spawn: Chastity Bono
Famous parents: Cher and Sunny Bono
Limelight lowlights: Having to hear your parents sing ‘I Love You Babe’ over and over again.
Hot highlights: Writing a tell-all memoir about how her parents reacted to her announcing she was a lesbian
Current star status: Confirmation of a sex-change surgery has Bono back in the headlines
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Celebrity spawn: Kelly Osborne
Famous parents: Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne
Limelight lowlights: Having teenage outburst available in DVD edition; three trips to rehab
Hot highlights: Engaged to a model and named as a contestant on the 2009 season of 'Dancing With the Stars'
Current star status: Wedding speculation details abound
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Celebrity spawn: Nick Bollea
Famous parents: Hulk Hogan and Linda Bollea
Limelight lowlights: Serving 166 days in jail for his part in a car crash which left one of his passengers needing medical care for the rest of his life
Hot highlights: That the reality show ‘Hogan Knows Best’ only lasted three years before being cancelled
Current star status: Mug-shot memory
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Celebrity spawn: Peaches Geldof
Famous parents: Bob Geldof and Paula Yates
Limelight lowlights: Married and divorced before the age of 20
Hot highlights: Signed a modeling contract to become the face of Miss Ultimo underwear in 2009
Current star status: Brits are absorbed by everything with this socialite from her hair colour to her choice of hotel
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Celebrity spawn: Bryce Dallas Howard
Famous parents: Cheryl and Ron Howard
Limelight lowlights: Stealing the much-sought after ‘Twilight’ villain role from Canadian actress Rachelle Lefevre
Hot highlights: Um... stealing the much-sought after ‘Twilight’ villain role from Canadian actress Rachelle Lefevre
Current star status: Soon to enter the Robert Pattinson love saga no doubt
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Celebrity spawn: Stella McCartney
Famous parents: Sir Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney
Limelight lowlights: Having Heather Mills as a temporary step mom
Hot highlights: Award winning fashion lines; designing clothes for Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law.
Current star status: Cool friend to have
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