29 Celebrities You Didn't Know Were RelatedJane AsherThu, January 5, 2017 at 8:45 PM UTCThe British singer is the Game of Thrones star's older sister. Marc Piasecki/WireImage; David Livingston/GettyRoker and Kravitz's grandfathers were cousins, which means the weatherman and the rocker share the same great-great grandfather. Al Pereira/WireImageBack in the 90s, Jenny starred in a short-lived sitcom, and helped her older cousin Melissa get her first TV role as a guest actress on the show. Clearly, both of their careers took off from there. Mark Sagliocco/FilmMagic; Cindy Ord/Getty38-year-old Pablo, who you'll recognize as "Pornstache" from Netflix's Orange Is the New Black, and 49-year-old Liev are half-brothers, sharing the same father. Al Pereira/WireImageAndy Warhol's muse and The Closer star share the same familial middle name "Minturn," and are related through Edie's first cousin Henry Dwight Sedgwick V, Kyra's father. Amanda Edwards/WireImage; William N. Jacobellis/New York Post ArchivesMost people out there know that Brandy and Ray J are brother and sister, but what could come as a surprise is that they're also first cousins with the legendary Snoop Dogg. We wonder what those family reunions are like. Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic; Leon Bennett/WireImageCapshaw, who plays Dr. Arizona Robbins on Grey's Anatomy, became the legendary director's step-daughter when her mother Kate Capshaw married Spielberg back in 1991.Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic; Karwai Tang/WireImageThe actors are cousins, and Torn helped Spacek launch her own career by getting her into the Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio and the Lee Strasberg Institute.Charles Eshelman/WireImage; Paul Archuleta/FilmMagicKate's husband, Andy, is David Spade's brother. Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic; Mark Sagliocco/Getty ImagesThe father-son duo both take their acting jobs very seriously, starring in a number of dramas like Good Will Hunting (Stellan) and HBO's True Blood (Alexander). Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagicBatman and one of the world's leading feminists are, in fact, related, or at least they used to be. Steinem married David Bale in 2000 and was Christian's stepmother for three years until the pair got divorced in 2003.Jason Merritt/Getty; David Crotty/Patrick McMullan/GettyThe blues-rock singer is daughter to none other than comedian Rob Schneider. Crazy, we know. Michael Schwartz/WireImageThe Cheers star and the SNL actor are related through Sudeikis's mother, making him Sudeikis's uncle. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty; George Pimentel/Getty1 of 141 of 14Lily Allen and Alfie Allen2 of 14The British singer is the Game of Thrones star's older sister. Marc Piasecki/WireImage; David Livingston/GettyAl Roker and Lenny Kravitz3 of 14Roker and Kravitz's grandfathers were cousins, which means the weatherman and the rocker share the same great-great grandfather. Al Pereira/WireImageMelissa McCarthy and Jenny McCarthy4 of 14Back in the 90s, Jenny starred in a short-lived sitcom, and helped her older cousin Melissa get her first TV role as a guest actress on the show. Clearly, both of their careers took off from there. Mark Sagliocco/FilmMagic; Cindy Ord/GettyLiev Schreiber and Pablo Schreiber5 of 1438-year-old Pablo, who you'll recognize as "Pornstache" from Netflix's Orange Is the New Black, and 49-year-old Liev are half-brothers, sharing the same father. Al Pereira/WireImageEdie Sedgwick and Kyra Sedgwick6 of 14Andy Warhol's muse and The Closer star share the same familial middle name "Minturn," and are related through Edie's first cousin Henry Dwight Sedgwick V, Kyra's father. Amanda Edwards/WireImage; William N. Jacobellis/New York Post ArchivesBrandy, Ray J, and Snoop Dogg7 of 14Most people out there know that Brandy and Ray J are brother and sister, but what could come as a surprise is that they're also first cousins with the legendary Snoop Dogg. We wonder what those family reunions are like. Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic; Leon Bennett/WireImageSteven Spielberg and Jessica Capshaw8 of 14Capshaw, who plays Dr. Arizona Robbins on Grey's Anatomy, became the legendary director's step-daughter when her mother Kate Capshaw married Spielberg back in 1991.Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic; Karwai Tang/WireImageRip Torn and Sissy Spacek9 of 14The actors are cousins, and Torn helped Spacek launch her own career by getting her into the Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio and the Lee Strasberg Institute.Charles Eshelman/WireImage; Paul Archuleta/FilmMagicDavid Spade and Kate Spade10 of 14Kate's husband, Andy, is David Spade's brother. Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic; Mark Sagliocco/Getty ImagesAlexander and Stellan Skarsgard11 of 14The father-son duo both take their acting jobs very seriously, starring in a number of dramas like Good Will Hunting (Stellan) and HBO's True Blood (Alexander). Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagicChristian Bale and Gloria Steinem12 of 14Batman and one of the world's leading feminists are, in fact, related, or at least they used to be. Steinem married David Bale in 2000 and was Christian's stepmother for three years until the pair got divorced in 2003.Jason Merritt/Getty; David Crotty/Patrick McMullan/GettyElle King and Rob Schneider13 of 14The blues-rock singer is daughter to none other than comedian Rob Schneider. Crazy, we know. Michael Schwartz/WireImageJason Sudeikis and George Wendt14 of 14The Cheers star and the SNL actor are related through Sudeikis's mother, making him Sudeikis's uncle. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty; George Pimentel/GettySnoop Dogg is Brandy's cousin? David Spade is Kate Spade's in-law?? 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