Bryce Dallas Howard : Complete and total nepotism.

I definately agree. Maybe its not so much that she feels entitled, but the critics and who ever hires her for movies are praising her so much because shes the daughter of an actor. For her talent, shes mediocre. I remember when they were advertising one of the twilight movies, Eclipse. Bryce was in it and they announced her like "with Bryce Dallas Howard", like we were all supposed to know who she was. That was the first time I ever even heard of her, and I thought she was supposed to be a good and well known actress that I just didnt know. I only recently found out who her dad is and it all makes sense now.

Just because someone is a decent actor does not mean it isn't nepotism.
There are so many great actors that will never get their break because they don't know (or aren't related to) the right people. BDH is not terrible, but she would most likely not be where she is without her father. Having said all that, one of my favorite actors is Jeff Bridges. He happens to be awesome, but who knows if he would have made it without his famous dad. That's not a knock on him, it's just so hard to make it in Hollywood. Only 1% of the thousands of actors in Hollywood and New York work on the top level.

Ron Howard also got his start as a kid in a bit part in a movie his father was acting in. I think he's proven himself, though. Just as Bryce has.

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hate to break it to you but the entire industry runs on nepotism

Nepotism ,how ?

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She certainly has the chops.
Just watched Branagh's "As You Like It" and was thoroughly impressed with this young lady.

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What is wrong with a parent supporting their child, every good parent will do everything in their power to support and help their child. Why should parents in Hollywood be in different.

you live in a world where nepotism, favoritism, and every other-ism you can think of exists. Deal with it and stop being such a bitch about it.

After reading all these comments, all I can say is that it's a shame that nepotism never advanced the careers of Charlton Heston, Jim Carrey, Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise! Our generations will never know what's been lost to the worlds of saw mill operating, accountancy, truck driving and electrical engineering

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What if he'd taken both the red pill and the blue pill?

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Parents always want their kids to go into the family business. But in this business many parents do NOT want their kids in it, and we know the reasons why.

Many actors insist their kids take lessons and wait til they are young adults before taking on roles. so that the Paul Petersen thing doesn't happen to them.

I see nothing wrong with this type of nepotism. Who cares? If they are bad at it, the roles will stop after the first one or two.

it is a self limiting business to be in.

I agree, I think her acting is great and she's really unique-looking. I didn't know she was related to Ron Howard, but now I know. I think she's really enjoyable to watch, I always like seeing her in a movie.

she does seem to have a smug air about her that comes through

welcome to life or really any competitive industry. Tons of unfair advantages given to people for reasons other than talent in hollywood see all the model turned actresses out there.

There's a lot of people like this. Will Smith's son isn't nearly as charming or good looking as he or his wife is. Things are said about Ben Stiller and Michael Douglas, but I think that they have talent. Angelina Jolie is following in her father's footsteps. Nicholas Cage is unique in that he didn't want to use the family name, and he has still been a success.

That said I think that Bryce Dallas Howard is not terrible, but not exceptional.

I don't think nepotism is that bad of a thing at all. If the person has talent, why not use the family name and connection?

Bryce isn't the the best or interesting of actresses, but I think she has enough talent and charisma. She has a Nicole Kidman type of acting around her.

I've never been able to warm up to her. Never cared for her screen presence.

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I've never been able to warm up to her. Never cared for her screen presence.

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Title says it all. She's a lovely girl, but look at her acting. And she's not that much of a beaut to deserve being in half of the spotlight that she's in.

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Oh shut up. When she starts getting major roles in her father's films then maybe you can cry nepotism.

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I think she is a beautiful young woman who has immense talent.

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She would, flat out, NOT be in the movies if her dad was not famous.

Fact.

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Your "fact" is not a fact. That's a fact.

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I have to say I am really tired of actors who are there because of famous connections

when I first saw her I was impressed but since seeing her in interviews she just comes across as smug arrogant and boring

"Nepotism" is hard to call in Hollywood. Yes, getting that first foot in the door is helped by big connections but being really, good looking in a photogenic way and being charismatic onscreen, is vital to selling someone's acting as a product.

Looks and charisma are mostly a born thing and you can work hard to improve both but you either have something that looks fascinating on the big screen or you don't. Directors, actors and other Hollywood workers, usually date within that circle and wealthy directors have access and proximity to the most beautiful people, in The World. There's a high likelihood they'll marry a beautiful person and have good looking children.

Those kids then grow-up submerged in the industry, watching actors, talking with industry people about what they do on movie sets, they hang-out with the kids of other Hollywood people. They gain preternatural knowledge of what makes a good film, what good acting looks like and they are often the next generation bearer of the same, kind of photogenic good looks that helped their parents' careers along.

It's hard for studios t5b4o turn away a, basically, ready-made "product" with all the hard work and investment already done for them.

Umm she's pretty beautiful.

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saw her in jurassic world,
terrible actress indeed

saw her in jurassic world,
terrible actress indeed

Actually, I thought she did decent in the more intense scenes in Jurassic World. I agree that she isn't the best actress, but she's not bad. She's got a little charisma at least.

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She's not in enough movies to warrant this post. If nepotism is at work here, she would be playing the lead in more movies, period.

Nepotism exists everywhere and in every industry. It's a fact and there is no getting around it. You have to accept the fact and move on. In the end, it is ones abilities (or lack of) that makes them truly successful (or not).

I will admit when Howard first started showing up in films I was like "Oh, here we go again. The child of a Hollywood industry insider getting roles." But I have to concede that Howard isn't bad at all. In fact, she can be very, very good. She was really the lead in "Jurassic World" and she held the film together. I really liked her comic timing especially the scene where she "redresses" herself to go find her nephews (it was a cute, too quick scene). She's managed to hold her on in a lot of films but her specialty seems to be her ability to play icy cold like in "The Help".

Give Howard some credit for her ability before just writing her off.

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How can anyone disagree? At least the likes of Emma Roberts can deflect the accusation with good acting. Bryce on the other hand convincingly proves that Hollywood does run amok with nepotism.

I fully agree. Had no idea she was Ron Howard's daughter, and was intrigued to find out why such an average looking (imo of course), mediocre actress was getting all these big roles having seemingly come out of nowhere. So no surprise at all to find out she's just another silver spoon Hollywood baby with a vast network of links within the industry thanks primarily to her parent.

Unfortunately, nepotism is rife within Hollywood and indeed most walks of life. And it's totally unfair given that Bryce is taking roles that could/should be going to far more talented actresses. There's probably loads with far more talent in acting school who never make it.

Unfortunately, nepotism is rife within Hollywood and indeed most walks of life.



Indeed. Its toughest when movie nepotism allows movie children to become rich and famous with ease in a business that is so hard for others to get into, but ALL industries have nepotism, and so, of course, does politics(see: the Bushes and the Clintons.) Of course, we also have things known as "the family business" passed down on the natural from grandpa to son to grandson.



And it's totally unfair given that Bryce is taking roles that could/should be going to far more talented actresses. There's probably loads with far more talent in acting school who never make it.



Life i5b4s unfair. But as Michael Douglas said of being a movie actor: "My father, Kirk Douglas, was a movie actor, so I am a movie actor. I expect if he was a carpenter, I would have been a carpenter."

This whole thread is one of the craziest, most aimlessly meandering, whiny, bitchfest of thoughts and opinions that I've ever attempted to read. Jesus people. Find a *beep* hobby. She's good enough to get movie roles. You want an honest first row view of nepotism? go listen to Lana del Rey.

Maybe you should look up the definition, before using big three syllable words: nepotism is defined as the practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs. Since her father was not the director of this film, technically, it was not nepotism for her to have gotten the position. Even if you want to consider it as such, you have a great many actors and actresses who follow their parents into the same career. There is Henry Fonda, followed by Jane and Peter, then Bridget (Peter's daughter); the Barrymores (Lionel, Ethel, John, followed, most recently, by Drew; Sir Michael Redgrave, followed by Lynn and Vanessa, the latter of whom produced Liam Neeson; Tippi Hedron (whose acting career was destroyed by Alfred Hitchcock, because she wouldn't sleep with him), mother to Melanie Griffith who married Don Johnson and became parents to Dakota Johnson. There is Kirk Douglas, who fathered Michael Douglas; Blythe Danner, mother of Gwyneth Paltrow; Judy Garland and Vincente Minelli, parents to Liza Minelli; James Brolin, father of Josh Brolin; Jerry Stiller and Ann Meara, parents to Ben Stiller; Nicholas Cage, of course, nephew of France Ford Coppola and Emma Roberts is Julia Roberts' niece. Of course, this is a partial list and doesn't even touch upon the celebrities involved in the other arts, whose children follow them into fame. Would you like to write an email criticizing and exposing the favoritism that started and furthered their careers? You need all the help you can get, regardless of how much talent you have, if you are pursuing a career in acting or any of the other arts, so if you happen to have some standing in the field and your child has chosen that as a career, guess what? Odds are, since there are no rules against it, obviously, that you will use your connections to assist your child.
By the way, this doesn't just occur in the arts. Firemen, Policemen, attorneys and military service men and women often follow in their parents' footsteps and their parents are glad to assist them in their career. Can you honestly say that, if you had a career which your son or daughter wanted to follow you in and you were in a position to assist them (legally, of course), that you would tell them that they were on their own and would have to pretend they didn't know you or find a different career? Really?!

Best example of nepotism making a career (such as it is): Aaron Spelling casting Tori Spelling in anything he produced.

Worst example of nepotism making a career: Bryce Dallas Howard.

My reasons for so stating: Tori Spelling has to be one of the most unappealing actresses this side of Anne Hathaway. And she has Hathaway beat by a country mile. Plus, I do not see a whole lot of acting ability. Rather, nil and none.

BDH has a great connection to be sure. She also has charm, appeal, and ability. She would have made it on her own even without a leg up from Dad.



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-claims Anne Hathaway to be very unappealing

-opinion is invalid. please try again later

Well Tony, nobody wants a war. If we can't do business why we'll just shake hands and that'll be it!

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-claims Anne Hathaway to be very unappealing

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She is. And Tori Spelling is exponentially more unappealing.

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-opinion is invalid. please try again later

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Done.

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-continues to claim Anne Hathaway is unappeal2000ing.

i said "try again", not "say same thing again." lol

Well Tony, nobody wants a war. If we can't do business why we'll just shake hands and that'll be it!

Just an opinion, nothing more. If you find her appealing, good for you.


Democracy is the pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance. H.L. Mencken

I am not sure the comparison of Tori Spelling and Anne Hathaway works. Anne actually DOESN'T come from a show-biz family, and had to earn her roles through other means. Anne has an Oscar, Golden Glove, and some other awards / noms to her credit, while Tori has been around for a lot longer, and has virtually NO awards /noms to validate her talent.

Stop posting.

Delete your account.

Jump off the Golden Gate Bridge.

Idiot.

So what should she have done with her life? Work at Walmart to prove she ain't no daddy's girl? Or, worse, become a drug-addicted loser like most celebs offsprings do?

Give her a break, if you were Ron Howard's offspring you'd be doing the same, don't be a little crybaby