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A little more nepotism
Smij - Formerly Jimster Started conversation Aug 5, 2002
Fun entry - on Scorsese, there's a whole load of links to family in his work. Both his parents - Charles and Catherine - appeared in his films - most notably in Goodfellas where Catherine lays Joe Pesci's mom and Charlie plays the man who puts too much gralic in the tomato sauce in prison (Catherine also appears in The Godfather part III). Scorsese's production company is called Cappa after his mother's maiden name. Scorsese's daughter Domenica played Juliette Lewis's friend in Cape Fear, while his other daughter, Cathy, plays the granddaughter of the character Scorsese's mother plays in Casino.
In Goodfellas, we also have Lorraine Bracco (now the star of the Sopranos) who was, at the time, the wife of regualr Scorsese collaborator Harvey Keitel. Keitel and Bracco's daughter Stella played Bracco's daughter in Goodfellas. And Robert De Niro's ex-wife, Diahnne Abbot, appears in Taxi Driver, New York New York and King of Comedy.
On Nicolas Cage, although his uncle gave him his first screen work, he actually changed his name so that he couldn't be accused of nepotism. You'll also see Coppola's brother August credited on some of his movies.
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