Rare Photos That Show What It's Like Growing Up With Famous Parents

It's easy to forget that celebrities aren't the only ones living the glamorous lifestyle you see in the magazines — their children are along for the ride too. With all the good and bad that comes with having a famous family, there are some undisputed perks as well. From growing up on movie sets to tagging along to award shows, enjoy these rare photos that show what it's like when mom and dad are famous.

Decked out in their Hollywood best, Christina and Christopher Crawford accompanied their mother to the premiere of The Hasty Heart in Los Angeles in 1949. Sounds like a fun family outing to us!

With parents that were just as beloved on-screen as they were off-screen, it's no wonder Stephen Bogart was comfortable on a movie set. Here, he lounges on his father's lap, while his parents are on a break from acting.

When he was a little over one, Fraser Heston visited his father, Charlton Heston, on the set of one of his Western films, Three Violent People. What he got out of it is not your average pony ride.

Most of us will never step foot in the White House, but Caroline and John F. Kennedy Jr. felt right at home in the West Wing. During their father's term as President, they casually twirled around the most important office in the country during playtime.

When I Love Lucy was on the air, a seat in the live studio audience was coveted by many. Of course, if you're Desi Arnaz Jr. and your parents are the stars and producers of the show, you're given your own front row seat.

While on the set of her mother Elizabeth Taylor's film Becket, Liza Todd gets her hair cut and styled by the film's hairdresser. We were getting our hair cut by our mothers over the bathroom sink at that age ...

Kirk Douglas gives his son, Peter Douglas, a few acting tips, while the 10-year-old helps him rehearse his lines on the set of Cast a Giant Shadow in 1965. Even better: Peter got to travel to Israel to visit the film set.

A young Melanie Griffith joined her mother, Tippi Hedren, to celebrate Chaplin's 77th birthday on the set of A Countess From Hong Kong. Oh and Sophia Loren was there too. But she seemed way more interested in the cake than either star.

Paul McCartney hangs out with his bandmate's four-year-old son while the band was on a break from tour in Greece. A few years later in 1969, Julian's father, John Lennon, would marry Yoko Ono.

Clearly, John Wayne's son picked up a thing or two from his father about being a cowboy after visiting sets like War Wagon during his childhood. Just look at that expert pose!

Even though Frank Sinatra's daughter earned every bit of her star power on her own — after all, her 1965 single "These Boots Are Made for Walking" was a smash hit — in 1967, she joined her father in the studio to release "Somethin' Stupid."

Francis Ford Coppola's son dons a nearly identical beard to his father, while visiting the set of his movie Hedgehog in the Fog. They call it movie magic, people!

The daughter of Tony Curtis visited him on the set of On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who ... in Rome, Italy. Too bad she wasn't old enough to enjoy the Italian food yet. Of course, her mother Christine Kaufmann was close by to tend to her when the director yelled "action."

The daughter of Sonny and Cher Bono, who now identifies as Chaz Bono, visited the set of The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour in 1971. Here, they all walk off the stage at the end of an episode holding hands. Face it: Not many kids get to be on TV.

When Mick and Bianca Jagger tied the knot in Saint-Tropez in 1971, an invitation was hard to come by. The couple had an intimate ceremony, but Keith Richards, his wife Anita and (you guessed it!) their three children made the list for one of the biggest weddings in pop culture history.

Most people would pinch themselves if they were pulled up on stage by Johnny Cash. For John Carter Cash, it was just another show. When the three-year-old joined his father on stage in Las Vegas and sang "Mary Had a Little Lamb," he became the youngest person to make his nightclub debut.

Although most children would love to meet the stars of their favorite shows, that perk is typically reserved for celebrities and their offspring. Case in point: Diana Ross brought her daughters backstage to meet American figure skater, JoJo Starbuck, after watching a performance of Ice Dancing.

What happens when the British royal family visits the Spanish monarchy in Mallorca? One epic family vacation. Obviously, most of us don't get to mingle with royalty on a regular basis, but for Prince William and Harry, it was just another family trip.

Before they were on Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Kendall and Kylie Jenner were just two kids enjoying the perks of having an Olympic gold medalist as a father. One of those perks? Attending the premiere of The Emperor's New Groove in 2000.

Well ... not so unusual for the Irwin family, just for the rest of us. In 2002, the four-year-old daughter of Australian wildlife conservationist and TV personality, Steve Irwin, arrived at an event on the back of an elephant.

While her father Chris Martin and his Coldplay bandmates performed at London's Live 8 concert, a one-year-old Apple dons hearing protective earphones — while sucking her thumb — in the VIP section.

Kimora Lee Simmons brought two very special guests with her for the close of her Baby Phat show in 2005, her daughters Ming Lee and Aoki Lee Simmons. Their adorable outfits only made the moment more memorable, we're sure.

It was quite literally bring your children to work day at the 2006 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. Not only did Will Smith bring along his crew, Jaden and Willow, but Ludacris's daughter Karma was at the red carpet event as well.

Yup, that's Jack Nicholson's daughter to the left of Arnold Schwarzenegger as he accepts his Golden Globe. How'd she land such a high-profile job? She was named 2007's Miss Golden Globe, a position given to the child of a different celebrity each year.

Wyatt Crow accompanied his mother, Sheryl Crow, to the Lilith Fair in 2010. The three-year-old busted out some dance moves onstage, while his mother was performing — much to the audience's delight, we'd imagine.

Hailey Baldwin was far from a household name when she and her father Stephen Baldwin met Justin Bieber on the Never Say Never Tour in 2011. Fast forward to 2020 and the couple is happily married. Truly, only in Hollywood!

We can only imagine how this may have gone: "Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John, meet Bono. Bono meet Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John." The three-year-old was introduced to U2's lead singer while attending a charity gala in a tuxedo, no less.

After his debut at the Chanel Spring 2011 show in Paris, Hudson Kroenig, Karl Lagerfeld's godson, was incorporated into every Chanel show. Since the late fashion designer had no children, he treated Hudson like his own.

The seats next to Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour are hot commodities, so it's not your average child who snags one of them. But of course, Harper Beckham isn't your average child — she's the daughter of soccer player David Beckham and fashion designer (and former Spice Girl) Victoria Beckham, who's show they were attending.

When your dad is the lead singer of Bush and your mom is Gwen Stefani, watching a concert backstage must seem pretty normal, but not from where we're sitting. In 2015, Gwen and her children, Kingston and Zuma, watched their dad perform with his band in England.

We would be beside ourselves to catch a ride on Air Force One —but, of course, we're not the daughters of the President. In 2016, Malia and Sasha Obama made their way down the steps of the aircraft for a vacation in Martha's Vineyard as if it were no big thing.

It's unclear if James and Ines Reynolds knew it was a big day for their father, who officially got a star on the Walk of Fame in 2016. But if they didn't know it then, they sure will know it in the future!

Another perk of being a celebrity's child that we'll just never. get. over. The entire cast of Cats will line up to pose in a picture with you. Talk about VIP status.

Anna Farris and Chris Pratt's son, Jack, was suited up in a jacket, tie, and captain's hat for a car ride during the Seafair Torchlight Parade in downtown Seattle in 2016. How many kids do you that have been in a parade?

We're not sure what royal protocol dictates when you're three years old and meeting the leader of the free world, but according to Prince George it seems like a bathrobe and a handshake suffices.

The star quarterback's children, Benjamin, Jack and Vivian, joined their father on the field in 2017 to help him celebrate yet another milestone win. Bucket list goals!

Even when your parents are in the limelight, there's nothing like meeting your favorite celebrity. For North West and Penelope Disick, that person is JoJo Siwa. The young reality stars brought their friends to meet the YouTube personality, again proving that they're cooler than all of us.

When your mom is Kate Moss, you can attend any fashion show you want (we assume). The model's daughter, Lila, proved she can keep up with her mom, when the two attended New York City's Longchamp show in 2019.

There was a lot we loved about Jennifer Lopez and Shakira's joint half-time show at the 2020 Super Bowl, including when J.Lo's 11-year-old daughter, Emme, got to do something no other celebrity offspring has done: Sing with her mom during her once-in-a-lifetime performance.

Forget watching the post-game interview. When you're Blue Ivy Carter, and your parents are Jay-Z and Beyoncé, you get a chance to ask the team's star player questions all on your own after the final buzzer goes off.