Jamie Lee Curtis Says 'Nepo Baby' Conversation is 'Designed to Try to Diminish and Denigrate and Hurt'

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Jamie Lee Curtis Says 'Nepo Baby' Conversation is 'Designed to Try to Diminish and Denigrate and Hurt'

On Friday, Jamie Lee Curtis weighed in on the entertainment industry's recent 'nepotism baby' conversation, asserting that she is an 'OG Nepo Baby' and that the current discourse is 'just designed to try to diminish and denigrate and hurt'

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Jamie Lee Curtis is weighing in on the "nepotism baby" conversation


On Friday, the Everything Everywhere All at Once actress, 64, shared two throwback photos of herself with famous actor parents Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh as she identified herself as an "OG Nepo Baby" in response to conversation sparked this week by a New York magazine cover story on the phenomenon.

"I have been a professional actress since I was 19 years old so that makes me an OG Nepo Baby," Curtis began in her caption. "I've never understood, nor will I, what qualities got me hired that day, but since my first two lines on Quincy as a contract player at Universal Studios to this last spectacular creative year some 44 years later, there's not a day in my professional life that goes by without my being reminded that I am the daughter of movie stars."



The current conversation about nepo babies is just designed to try to diminish and denigrate and hurt," the actress continued. "For the record I have navigated 44 years with the advantages my associated and reflected fame brought me, I don't pretend there aren't any, that try to tell me that I have no value on my own."


"It's curious how we immediately make assumptions and snide remarks that someone related to someone else who is famous in their field for their art, would somehow have no talent whatsoever," the actress continued. "I have come to learn that is simply not true. I have suited up and shown up for all different kinds of work with thousands of thousands of people and every day I've tried to bring integrity and professionalism and love and community and art to my work. I am not alone."

 

[Fanservice]

What happened to “Trust fund baby”??

“Nepo baby” sounds like a supervillain

 

[s@n]

she should shut her dumb fukking mouth.

 

[the elastic]

This happens in every industry. Only reason they're going in on Hollywood nepotism is because they're all over TV.

 

[JamesJabdi]

"Curtis's film debut occurred in the 1978 horror film Halloween, in which she played the role of Laurie Strode. The film was a major success and was considered the highest-grossing independent film of its time, earning accolades as a classic horror film. The producer, Debra Hill, specifically cast Curtis because her mother, Leigh, had been known as a horror icon"

She got on because of her TALENTS!

 

[MajesticLion]

 

[LevelUp]

she should shut her dumb fukking mouth.

 

[ORDER_66]

I didnt even know her family was famous like that... I mean it wasnt even that evident

 

[mitter]

Just came in here to say that I have always wanted to fukk the shyt out of JLC

 

[FunkDoc1112]

This happens in every industry. Only reason they're going in on Hollywood nepotism is because they're all over TV.

And it's silly in Hollywood because while nepotism will get you in the door, you still won't last very long if you're ass. Hollywood is closer to a meritocracy than the average business world where the people really doing the work and making the magic happen are invisible. Some of the GOATS are "nepo babies"

shyt, even in Hollywood, the famous folks ain't making shyt compared to the executives.

 

[Tetris v2.0]

She earned it at this point. Yes nepotism will get your foot in the door, but to have a successful acting career people have to like you on screen. It is what it is. Lots of celeb kids couldn't hold a 40 year career like she did

 

[duncanthetall]

Why is she crying about it? She’s a very successful film actress and has been for years. I honestly had no clue her parents were in the industry.

 

[get these nets]

From what circles is this term coming from?
Who are the writers and what did THEIR parents do?
First I ever heard of this term was a few days ago when Ice Cube's son addressed it.

 

[get these nets]

There was a parody film years ago that had a cast full of unknown celeb kids and siblings. None of whom ever blew up as actors.

 

[HipHopStan]

I mean yeah, having a famous mom and dad most definitely helped jump start her career, but JLC has always been a solid actress in my opinion.

Her work in all of the 80's horror films
True Lies
Knives Out
A Fish Called Wanda
Everything Everywhere All at Once (hope she gets a well-deserved Oscar nod)
Even Freaky Friday was kind of fun of what I caught of it on TV one time.