The '80s might have welcomed some cinema classics to the screen, but plenty of stars from the decade can trace their talents back to their parents' Golden Age stardom. These famous '80s stars have made an impact on cinema history, but do you know who their famous parents are? Read on to find out who welcomed a future '80s star…<\/p>\n
Tatum is the daughter of 'Love Story's Ryan O'Neal<\/p>\n
Tatum O'Neal starred in '70s hits like Paper Moon, The Bad News Bears\u00a0and International Velvet, before one of her standout career projects, 1980's Little Darlings.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before she was a successful actress, Tatum was a child like any other, who just happened to be the daughter of\u00a0Love Story\u00a0star Ryan O'Neal and '60s film star Joanna Moore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sean Astin's star credits are rivalled only by his parents<\/p>\n
Sean Astin is now best-known for his role in The Lord of the Rings\u00a0as Samwise Gamgee, but in the '80s he found fame as Mikey in kids adventure classic The Goonies.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The actor was raised by similarly talented parents. His mother Patty Duke starred in The Patty Duke Show\u00a0and Valley of the Dolls, while his adoptive father John Astin portrayed Gomez Addams on popular '60s sitcom\u00a0The Addams Family.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Miguel Ferrer shares a talent for the screen with his famous parents<\/p>\n
Before he was a regular on NCIS: Los Angeles\u00a0or starring on Twin Peaks,\u00a0Miguel Ferrer found fame in the '80s in sci-fi action hit RoboCop\u00a0as Bob Morton, project leader of the RoboCop programme.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His parents had some substantial star power in their time, too, as mother Rosemary Clooney \u2013 providing an additional star tie to\u00a0George Clooney \u2013 starred in the likes of White Christmas\u00a0and father Jos\u00e9 Ferrer found fame as Cyrano de Bergerac in the play's 1950 film adaptation.<\/p>\n
Sam Robards was born to a Golden Age star and rugged outlaw of the big screen<\/p>\n
Sam Robards starred in 1985 comedy drama Fandango\u00a0as Kenneth Waggener, one of five college students who have a last adventure before facing the 'real world', all under the shadow of the Vietnam War.<\/p>\n
His parents set him up well for success, as mother Lauren Bacall had already found fame with hits like To Have and Have Not\u00a0and The Big Sleep, while father Jason Robards was established as a rugged leading man in features like Once Upon a Time in the West.<\/p>\n
Drew Barrymore was an '80s star and her parents' fame predates her own<\/p>\n
From The Wedding Singer\u00a0to Never Been Kissed\u00a0and 50 First Dates, Drew Barrymore is a regular billing in the world of rom-coms. She's since found fame as a talk show host, but way before that she starred as Gertie in 1982 classic E.T.<\/p>\n