Mar. 15, 2025
Two-time Oscar winnerGene Hackmanwas found dead at his Santa Fe home on Feb. 26, along with his wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog.
That same year, he underwent angioplasty due to congestive heart failure — something that convinced him in part to retire from making films, perAARP The Magazine. Hackman then pivoted to writing, publishing his first book,Wake of the Perdido Star, in 1999.
In 2014, Hackman told theWriter’s Bonepodcast that Arakawa, whom he married in 1991, helped him to hone his writing.
Mar. 15, 2025
George Lopez and his daughter Mayan Lopez on the ‘American Dream Segment’ during Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks.Photo:Nicole Weingart/NBC/Getty
Nicole Weingart/NBC/Getty
George Lopez’s daughter Mayan Lopez is following in his comedic footsteps.
The stand-up star welcomed his daughter with his then-wife, Ann Serrano, on April 2, 1996. The couple divorced in 2012 when Mayan was 15 years old. In the years since, Mayan started acting and now shares a sitcom with her dad calledLopez vs Lopez.
Mar. 15, 2025
Gloria Estefan with her husband Emilio Estefan and their grandson Sasha Estefan-Coppola backstage at the 2023 Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala on June 15, 2023 in New York City.Photo:L. Busacca/Getty
L. Busacca/Getty
GloriaandEmilio Estefan’s grandson, Sasha Estefan-Coppola, takes after his musical family members.
Sasha was born to Gloria’s older child, Nayib Estefan, and his wife, Lara Estefan-Coppola, in 2012. His grandmother toldGood Morning Americain 2022 that he started singing before he could even speak but Sasha affirmed he was never required to join the family business.
Mar. 15, 2025
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GloriaandEmilio Estefan’s kids are following in their parents' talent-filled footsteps. The Cuban power couple,who have been married for more than 40 years, are the parents of two children. They welcomed their son, Nayib, in 1980, while their daughter, Emily, was born in 1994.
“I love the relationship we have nowthat they are adults”, Gloria toldPeople en Españolof her grownup kids. The Latina legend shares a close bond with both Nayib, a filmmaker and entrepreneur, and Emily, a singer-songwriter.
Mar. 15, 2025
J.J. Abrams and Katie McGrath at the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party. ; Gracie Abrams at Billboard Women in Music in 2022.Photo:Dia Dipasupil/Getty ; Amy Sussman/FilmMagic
Dia Dipasupil/Getty ; Amy Sussman/FilmMagic
Gracie Abramsis a rising star in the music world, having opened forTaylor Swifton the Eras Tour in 2023 and 2024 andOlivia Rodrigoon her 2022 Sour Tour, but her parents, J.J. Abrams and Katie McGrath, have been in the spotlight for years.