While some celebrity offspring are famous purely because of who their parents are, others have hit the big time in their own right.

Click or scroll through our gallerty to discover which celebrities have managed to become more successful than their famous parents, in terms of both fame and fortune. All dollar amounts in US dollars, unless otherwise stated.

Irish actors Domhnall and Brendan Gleeson have both appeared in the Harry Potter movie franchise, with the former playing Bill Weasley and his father playing Mad-Eye Moody. 

Domhnall now boasts a net worth that is around $3 million (£2.2m) more than his famous father's, with the younger Gleeson worth an estimated $7 million (£5.1m).

Domhnall starred in a number of smaller projects before getting his big break in 2010, when he starred in Never Let Me Go alongside Keira Knightley and Carey Mulligan. His Harry Potter role followed shortly afterwards, and he hasn't looked back since.

Domhnall also appeared as General Hux in the Star Wars franchise, and played Winnie the Pooh author A. A. Milne in Goodbye Christopher Robin as well as Thomas McGregor in Peter Rabbit.

Domhnall has continued to work with his father and his younger brother Brian, who's also an actor, on a variety of stage and screen shows. Domhnall is pictured on the left alongside his father in one such project.

Singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright just about out-earns his father, with his net worth rumoured to be sitting around the $10 million (£7.3m) mark. By contrast, his father, the country musician Loudon Wainwright III, has a reported net worth of $8 million (£5.9m).

With his mother Kate McGarrigle also a folk singer, Rufus's musical talent was perhaps inevitable. His gift became obvious as a teenager and he released his eponymous studio album in 1998. He is one of a handful of musicians to have braved releasing new music during the pandemic – his tenth studio album titled Unfollow the Rules came out in July 2020. 

In addition to being an acclaimed contemporary pop singer, Rufus has also made his mark in the world of classical music. His first opera Prima Donna was premiered in Manchester in 2009 and his second, Hadrian, was unveiled in Toronto in 2018.

Despite marking his 50th anniversary in showbiz this year, Loudon's career seems somewhat narrower by comparison. He has dabbled with acting, having appeared in three episodes of M*A*S*H, as well as in movies including Knocked Up and The 40-Year-Old Virgin (Loudon is pictured here.)

Matthew "Matty" Healy is said to be worth $15 million (£11m) thanks to his role as lead vocalist in the pop-rock band The 1975. That's a considerably higher net worth than the rumoured $2 million (£1.5m) net worth of his mother, the actress and TV presenter Denise Welch. His father, the actor Tim Healy, fares better, with a net worth of around $5 million (£3.8m).

The four members of The 1975 met when students at school in Cheshire, England, close to where Healy and his family lived.

The 1975, so named after Healy found the words "1 June, The 1975" on the back of a beat poetry book, put out four EPs before releasing their self-titled album in 2013. It went straight to number one in the UK charts and has since gone platinum.

Every album that the band has released since has reached number one on the UK charts and Healy and his bandmates have also enjoyed success around the world. His mother (pictured) is arguably most famous for her time on long-running UK soap Coronation Street, while his father has starred in shows including Benidorm and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.

Former New Girl star Zooey Deschanel was thought to have a net worth of around $4 million (£2.9m) in 2014. Fast-forward to 2022, however, and she now has a reported worth of around $25 million (£18.4m).

Her father Caleb is a cinematographer while her mother Mary Jo is an actress, so it was perhaps written in the stars that Zooey would move into showbiz. After securing a supporting role in Almost Famous in 2000, Deschanel went on to become famous for starring in films such as Elf and (500) Days of Summer. 

Deschanel has also seen some success as a singer, teaming up with M. Ward to form indie-pop group She & Him. Their most recent album, Christmas Party, was released in 2016.

In addition, the multi-talented artist was one of the co-founders of female-first entertainment website Hello Giggles, which was acquired by Time, Inc. in 2015 for "in the range" of $20 million ($24m/£18m in today's money). 

All these projects have contributed to her having a significantly higher net worth than her Academy Award-nominated father Caleb (pictured), who is rumoured to be worth $10 million (£7.7m).

Emma Thompson is one of the UK's most accomplished actors and screenwriters, with an estimated net worth of $40 million (£29.4m). Some sources suggest her fortune could actually be as high as $64 million (£47.4m).

The daughter of Phyllida Law, who is also an accomplished actor, Thompson has won numerous accolades over the years, including Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, and a BAFTA. She has starred in everything from Howard's End and Sense and Sensibility to Love Actually and Cruella, and is one of the UK's most beloved actors.

Thompson has appeared on-screen with her mother in a number of films, including Peter's Friends and Much Ado About Nothing.

But neither Thompson's mother nor her younger sister – the Four Weddings and a Funeral actress Sophie Thompson (pictured left, with Phyllida in the centre, and Emma on the right) – have been anywhere near as financially successful as Emma. Law has an estimated net worth of $1.4 million (£1m).

Jake Gyllenhaal made his acting debut as a child in 1991 Western comedy City Slickers, going on to play the lead character in October Sky (1999) before landing the title role in 2001's cult classic Donnie Darko, which also starred his sister Maggie. 

As of 2022, Jake is rumoured to be worth around $65 million (£47.8m), with some sources suggesting his total fortune could actually be worth closer to $80 million (£58.9m). Either way, his bank balance is considerably larger than that of his father Stephen, who is a movie director and poet. 

Jake has featured in a range of movies and theatre productions, including an award-winning turn in the critically-acclaimed movie Brokeback Mountain alongside the late Heath Ledger. As well as being a leading man on the big screen, Gyllenhaal has also stepped on-stage, enjoying critically acclaimed stints on stages in Broadway and London's West End.

Stephen Gyllenhaal, meanwhile, has a rumoured net worth of $10 million (£7.5m). He is an award-nominated movie director for flicks including Paris Trout and Family of Spies, and has also directed episodes of shows such as The Mentalist and Numb3rs. In 2006, his first poetry anthology was published.

Best known for her roles in 2000s rom-coms, Kate Hudson is rumoured to have a net worth of $80 million (£58.9m).

The star of How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and Bride Wars has also made a big splash in the health and fitness world, co-founding the sports apparel subscription service Fabletics back in 2013, which hit $400 million (£294.5m) in annual sales in 2019. Hudson has also published two lifestyle books.

With Bill Hudson and Goldie Hawn as her parents, you could say that Kate was destined to be on-screen.

While Kate isn’t quite worth as much as her award-winning mother, who is rumoured to be worth an incredible $90 million (£66.2m), she is worth considerably more than her father Bill, who is thought to have a fortune of around $5 million (£3.7m).

Despite both having extremely successful acting careers, Kiefer Sutherland's estimated net worth of $100 million (£73.3m) is significantly higher than his father Donald's $60 million (£44m).

Kiefer first came to public attention in the 1980s, with roles in movies including 1984's The Bad Boy and the 1986 coming-of-age movie Stand By Me. He built up his acting portfolio with roles in films including Flatliners, A Few Good Men, and The Three Musketeers.

However, Sutherland is best known for his role as Jack Bauer in hit US TV series 24, for which he was also executive producer. He's also worked as a director and also turned his hand to country music as a singer-songwriter.

Donald, who has a career that spans over 50 years, is the star of movies ranging from 1970s classic Don't Look Now to teen-franchise The Hunger Games. He has appeared on-screen with his son three times: in 1983 comedy-drama Max Dugan Returns, in 1996 legal drama A Time To Kill, and in the 2015 Western movie Forsaken. 

Angelina Jolie is one of Hollywood’s most iconic movie stars, having acted in movies ranging from Girl, Interrupted to Marvel’s Eternals.

Jolie's career has netted her an estimated $120 million (£88m) fortune and Hollywood is clearly in the famil. Her father, Jon Voight, is also a critically acclaimed actor, and has won everything from Golden Globes to Academy Awards throughout his glittering career.

Voight and Jolie have even shared the silver screen, first starring together in 1982's Lookin' to Get Out, when Jolie was just seven. Then, Voight played his daughter’s on-screen dad in action flick Tomb Raider.

Despite a longer career, Voight has a decidedly smaller fortune, estimated at between $45 million (£33m) and $55 million (£40.3m).

Actress and lifestyle guru Gwyneth Paltrow has an estimated net worth of $150 million (£110m), according to various sources.

The Oscar-winning Shakespeare In Love actress has certainly enjoyed a more lucrative career than her movie star mother, Blythe Danner, who is thought to be worth between $40 million (£29.3m) and $45 million (£33m). 

In a 2006 interview with The Guardian, Paltrow once said that she divides her movies into those she does for love and those she does for money. Films such as 2003's Sylvia, in which she appeared alongside Danner, fall into the first category, while 2001 comedy flick Shallow Hal is firmly in the latter.

When she's not acting, Paltrow focuses on her successful lifestyle brand Goop, although it has been slammed by experts for its promotion of "pseudoscience". That said, the brand and Paltrow's wealth continue to grow, with Netflix premiering The Goop Lab – a docuseries exploring alternative wellness treatments and topics – at the beginning of 2020. The series was nominated for various awards, including two Critics Choice Real TV Awards.

Singer, songwriter, and actress Miley Cyrus is estimated to be worth a cool $160 million (£117.3m), which is around eight times more than the net worth of her father, the country music star Billy Ray Cyrus.

Cyrus became a teen idol after starring in the Disney Channel's teen sitcom, Hannah Montana. She also released a Hannah Montana soundtrack album, before launching a singing career under her own name. 

Cyrus later sought to create an edgier persona, shocking the world at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards with her raunchy performance of We Can't Stop. She then caused further controversy with her provocative Wrecking Ball music video.  

Despite having made more than twice as many albums as his daughter over the course of his career, Achy Breaky Heart singer Billy Ray Cyrus is rumoured to have a much lower net worth of $20 million (£14.7m). 

Singer, actress, and fashion designer Jessica Simpson is estimated to be worth $200 million (£146.7m), which is considerably more than her talent manager father Joe.

She released her first studio album, Sweet Kisses, as a teen in 1999 and went on to become a reality TV star after appearing with her then-husband Nick Lachey in MTV's Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica for three seasons.

Simpson has also starred in a number of movies, most notably playing Daisy Duke in 2005 action-comedy film The Dukes of Hazzard.

The Texas-born entertainer also set up her own lifestyle brand in 2005, the Jessica Simpson Collection. This soon became one of the most successful celebrity fashion lines ever, and was making $1 billion (£781m) in annual sales by the time Simpson sold her majority stake in the company in 2016.

More recently, Simpson released her memoir, Open Book, in January 2020, and it reached number one in the New York Times Best Seller list. Altogether, her combined career efforts have put her net worth far higher than that of her father and once-manager Joe (pictured), who is estimated to be worth $20 million (£14.7m). 

Jennifer Aniston rose to fame in the sitcom Friends before establishing herself as a silver-screen rom-com queen. By starring in everything from Just Go With It to The Break-Up, she’s banked a staggering $300 million (£220m) fortune.

Her famous father, John Aniston, has also enjoyed success in front of the camera. The Emmy-nominated actor is best known for his role in the soap opera Days of Our Lives.

Aniston has more recently returned to her television show roots and is now a leading lady on Apple TV’s The Morning Show.

Despite both enjoying success popular television shows, Jennifer's career is far more prolific than her father's. As such, John's net worth is a modest yet still impressive $10 million (£7.3m).

Reality TV star, model, and entrepreneur Kylie Jenner is worth a whopping $620 million (£454.8m) according to Forbes, largely due to the success of her make-up brand, Kylie Cosmetics.

The youngest member of the Kardashian clan, her net worth now far surpasses that of her mother Kris Jenner, who is worth an estimated $190 million (£143m).

Jenner first hit the big time with her mother and the rest of their family on E!'s hit reality TV series Keeping Up with the Kardashians, which debuted in 2007 and came to an end in 2021.

The show gave the young Kylie a gargantuan fanbase (she has 321 million followers on Instagram alone), which she harnessed for a series of lucrative brand collaborations, including a clothing line with her sister Kendall.

She founded Kylie Cosmetics in 2014, and was named the world’s youngest self-made billionaire by Forbes when she was just 21 years old. After Jenner sold a majority stake in her business to Coty for a cool $600 million (£470m) in 2020, Forbes discovered that the company wasn’t actually as profitable as originally thought, and readjusted her net worth to $620 million (£454.8m).

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