Most actors struggle to pay the rent while they are pursuing their Hollywood dreams, but some lucky celebrities have been born into wealthy families.
Some famous people have even been born into acting families, which has helped open doors for them throughout their careers.
Click through to see this list of famous Hollywood stars who were fortunate enough to be born into wealthy families...
Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan may have started modelling and acting at a very young age but she grew up in a wealthy household. Her father was a Wall Street trader and she grew up in an affluent Long Island enclave of Cold Spring Harbor, New York.
Arnie Hammer
Arnie who is known for his potrayal of the Winklevoss twins from 'The Social Network' is the great grandson of the oil tycoon Armand Hammer.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
In 2006, her father Gerard Louis-Dreyfus' net worth was estimated to be $3.4 billion. The 'Seinfeld' and 'Veep' star is also the great-great-granddaughter of Léopold Louis-Dreyfus who founded the major French commodities trading conglomerate the Louis Dreyfus Group.
Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal
The famous siblings are the children of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Achs and can also trace their roots back to a line of Swedish nobility through their father.
Gwyneth Paltrow
While she has turned into a businesswoman with her brand Goop, Paltrow is from Hollywood. Her mother is the actress Blythe Danner who did a number of film and TV roles while her father is the successful TV producer, Bruce Paltrow, who was nominated for nine Emmy awards.
Rashida Jones
Her dad is the famous Quincy Jones, who produced a lot of Michael Jackson's albums.Her mother, Peggy Lipton, appeared in movies and television for four decades, including The Mod Squad and Twin Peaks.
Kristen Stewart
Stewart is also a Hollywood child and grew up in Los Angeles. Her father John Stewartwas a TV producer and mum Jules Mann-Stewart was a script supervisor and film director.
The pair raised Kristen and her two siblings in an Alice in Wonderland-themed mansion, which they later sold for $1.75 million. They also let Kristen have wolves as pets on their ranch.
Paul Giamatti
Oscar-nominated actor Paul Giamatti's father spent years teaching at Yale before eventually serving as president of the esteemed university for almost 10 years.
After Yale, Giamatti set his sights on baseball, where he quickly became president of the National League and then Commissioner of Major League Baseball.
Edward Norton
The 'Illusionist' star is worth an estimated $50 million, and comes from money. His maternal grandfather, James Rouse, founded The Rouse Company—which developed shopping malls and communities prior to being acquired by General Growth Properties Inc.
Michelle Williams
Michelle is the daughter of Larry R. Williams, a Montana-born author and financier, who made two unsuccessful bids for the United States Senate in 1972 and 1982.
Sigourney Weaver
Sigourney Weaver's dad, Sylvester Laflin 'Pat' Weaver, Jr., worked at NBC from 1949 until 1956, serving as president of the network in his final three years.
Pat is credited with creating Today and Tonight, and was a champion of the now-famous 'Meet the Press'.
Miley Cyrus
Daughter of the Billy Ray Cyrus, the singer of 'Achy Breaky Heart', Miley was a star from childhood amassing a fortune of about $200 million between her days on 'Hannah Montana' and her subsequent career as a hugely successful singer.
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