It's always so strange watching celebrity children grow up literally before our eyes. Who else remembers seeing tabloid covers in the grocery store check-out line when Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt first had Shiloh, and now Shiloh is 18 years old?! It's so wild to comprehend. But Shiloh Jolie-Pitt isn't the only celebrity kid we've watched grow into their own over the last two decades. These 20 celebrity children are all entering adulthood, and they're already taking it by storm.
Many of them are entering fields similar to the ones their parents are in — be that acting, producing, singing, modeling, etc. They are nepo babies, so they did get a leg up thanks to that industry privilege, but that doesn't mean they're not talented. For a lot of these kids, talent runs in their blood. And now the world is their oyster.
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Suri Cruise
Katie Holmes' daughter with Tom Cruise turned 18 in April 2024. Suri's already started to follow in her mother's footsteps a bit, with a recent acting role in her school's musical Head Over Heels. Per Newsweek, she was listed as Suri Noelle on the cast list, having seemingly adopted her mother's middle name as her own last name to replace Cruise.
As for her future, perhaps she will continue to act, but it's also been reported by The Sun that Suri may study fashion at New York's Fordham University.
Shiloh Jolie-Pitt
Shiloh just turned 18 in May 2024 and is exploring a career separate from parents Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. According to Entertainment Tonight, Shiloh is an accomplished dancer who reportedly tries not to rely on any nepo baby status or name dropping. Since neither Brad nor Angie is really known for moves on the dance floor, Shiloh seems to be working on pretty much talent alone.
Zahara Jolie
Shiloh's 19-year-old sister used to go by Zahara Jolie-Pitt but reportedly recently introduced herself to her sorority just as Zaraha Jolie, according to InStyle. Per People magazine, Zahara is a proud member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority at Atlanta's Spelman College, a historically Black school. No word yet on what she's majoring in.
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Natalia Bryant
Kobe Bryant's eldest daughter is now 21 and attending the University of Southern California as a film student, according to E! News. She also does modeling on the side and recently walked in the Versace spring 2024 show during at Milan's fashion week, according to Vogue.
She told the magazine that her mother, Vanessa Bryant, gave her some catwalk advice. "She encourages me to have my own walk and establish my own way of doing things," Natalia said.
Jake Bongiovi
Singer Jon Bon Jovi's son Jake is 22 and just married one of the most famous young actors around — Millie Bobby Brown. He credits himself as an "actor/producer/all around cool guy" in his Instagram bio. His debut acting role was in Rockbottom, a film about an '80s hair metal band.
Sadie Sandler
The newly turned 18-year-old has been accompanying her dad on film sets for years, appearing in several of his movies such as Bedtime Stories, Grown Ups, Hotel Transylvania, and more. Per IMDb, she already has more than 20 movie credits to her name and is slated to reprise her voice acting role of Jayda in the animated lizard movie Leo 2. Her film industry future sure looks bright.
Violet Affleck
Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck's eldest daughter just turned 18 and graduated from high school, and her mom was very emotional at the ceremony, according to USA Today. It's always hard to see our kids get older and go onto the next stages of their lives. We don't know exactly what Violet has planned next, but Southern Living reported that Jennifer said last year that her daughter was applying to colleges.
We'll have to stay tuned to see if Violet picks a new career path or eventually follows her parents into acting.
Kailand O. Morris
Stevie Wonder's 22-year-old son Kailand is already a fashion mogul. According to Rolling Stone he's already worked for the Yeezy label, and he has his sights set on creating his own brand called House of K.O.M. Additionally, he's done modeling work for Dior Men, Comme des Garçons, and Jacquemus, according to L'Officiel. He also collaborated on a capsule collection with luxury sportswear brand Iceberg, per Office magazine.
His fashion future looks bright.
Carys Zeta Douglas
Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones' daughter Carys is a 21-year-old Brown University student, according to People magazine. While she completes her education, she's also dabbling in the family business of acting. Per her IMDb page, she's mostly done short film work so far, having been both a second assistant director and an actor on a couple of shorts.
Sasha Obama
Former President Barack Obama's youngest daughter is all grown up. Sasha will turn 23 in June, and she recently graduated from the University of Southern California with a sociology degree, per Oprah Daily. According to The Hill, the president once told Jimmy Kimmel that Sasha was a "mini-Michelle," so perhaps she'll go into law or book writing like her mother.
According to People magazine, Sasha lives with her older sister Malia in Los Angeles.
Leni Olumi Klum
Like mother, like daughter. Heidi Klum's 20-year-old daughter Leni is also a model. Leni told People magazine that she's glad for the help her famous family and name was able to give her, but she plans to put in the effort as well. "I'm so grateful that I've been able to take what was gifted to me by my mom. But I am doing the work and putting in the time," she said.
When she's not working as a model for brands like Dior, People noted that Leni is also studying interior design at college in New York. She's got career options in and out of the modeling industry.
Lola Consuelos
The 22-year-old daughter of Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos graduated from New York University in 2023 with a degree in music and production, per People. She's been making a name for herself in music ever since, with E! News reporting that she recently went viral for her cover of Sabrina Carpenter's song "Espresso."
Nico Parker
Thandiwe Newton's 19-year-old daughter Nico had her breakout role in the live action Disney film Dumbo in 2019. Since then she's appeared in notable projects like The Third Day, Suncoast, and The Last of Us. Nico told Variety that her famous mom doesn't give her acting advice. "I think [my parents] want it to be my own experience for me to learn about things in my own way," Nico said.
Deacon Reese Phillippe
Reese Witherspoon's 20-year-old son with her ex-husband Ryan Phillippe has dabbled in acting like his parents. He appeared in two episodes of Mindy Kaling's Nefllix show Never Have I Ever. But Deacon is also an aspiring musician and has written and starred in several of his own music videos.
Isan Elba
Idris Elba's 22-year-old daughter Isan is trying to make a name for herself in her father's industry. She got her start as the 2019 Golden Globe Ambassador, per People, and has since appeared in the short film Crimson Ties. She's also set to produce her own short called Chat À Table, IMDb noted.
According to her LinkedIn page, she's studying film and television production at New York University, so she'll be more than prepared to follow in her dad's footsteps.
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Scarlett Rose Stallone
Rocky star Sylvester Stallone has a model daughter! Scarlett Rose Stallone is 22 and just made her runway debut for Tommy Hilfiger during the fall-winter 2024 fashion show, per Teen Vogue. According to Business Insider, she's also attending the University of Miami, and she told Teen Vogue that she did some theater acting while there.
Long term, we could see her on the runway or on the stage and screen.
Iris Apatow
The youngest Apatow is striving to have a career like her father Judd Apatow's. In an interview with Flaunt magazine, 21-year-old Iris joked, "I've always wanted to do the thing where you write yourself into a movie. That's what my dad always told me. If you can't get the part, just write it!"
Iris is studying film at the University of Southern California while acting on the side. Per Variety, she was recently in Olivia Rodrigo's music video for the "Bad Idea Right?" song.
Coco Arquette
According to Hello! magazine, Friends star Courtney Cox's daughter is big into singing. "She loves musical theater," Courtney said on Live! with Kelly and Mark, per Hello! "She's a really good singer. She's done plays since she was, you know, in kindergarten. Probably like 33 musical theater plays."
Coco's chops may take her just into the music industry or into a hybrid acting/singing sector like Broadway or something. But right now the 19-year-old is just focused on going to college, according to People, and singing on the side.
Cooper Hoffman
Cooper didn't start acting until several years after his father, Philip Seymour Hoffman, had died. Now 21 years old, Cooper only has a couple of credits to his name but was already nominated for a Golden Globe for the film Licorice Pizza. Per IMDb, he's next set to appear in the highly anticipated movie SNL 1975 as producer Dick Ebersol.
Kaia Gerber
Like her mother, famed supermodel Cindy Crawford, 22-year-old Kaia is also a model. According to Us Weekly, she's modeled and walked fashion in fashion shows for high-profile clients such as Versace, Prada, Chanel, Fendi, and more. She's also dating Elvis star Austin Butler.
