The Power Brat Universe

Not all Aristo-brats are created equal. Radar took a sampling of the up-and-coming crop, grading them on talent, publicity-seeking inclination, and pure shamelessness

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1. Norah Jones, 29
Multiplatinum easy-listeningstress
Secret father: Sitarist Ravi Shankar
2. Charlotte Gainsbourg, 36
Francophone chanteuse, hipster heartbreaker
Father: Serge Gainsbourg
Secret Mother:Handbag Muse Jane Birkin
3. Hank Williams III, 36
"Honky-punk" practitioner, touring musician
Pappy: Hank Williams Jr.
Grandpappy: Hank Williams Sr.
4. Rashida Jones, 32
Classy sitcom actress, newly minted designer, Harvard grad
Father:
Power producer Quincy Jones
5. Eva Amurri, 22
Top-heavy actress, mommy doppelganger, Brown grad
Mother:
Sassy Susan Sarandon
6. Jason Schwartzman, 27
Angsty comic performer, unibrow advocate
Mother: Rocky's girl Talia Shire
Uncle: Francis Ford Coppola
7. Mamie Gummer, 24
Lookalike thespian
Mother:
Inimitable Meryl Streep
8. Bryce Dallas Howard, 27
M. Night Shyamalan
muse
Father:
Opie-turned-director Ron Howard
9. Asia Argento, 32
Oft-naked vamp, Vin Diesel dater, author of weird fiction
Father: Italian horror director Dario Argento
10. Emma Roberts, 17
Nickelodeon actress, teen singer, gummy smiler
Aunt: Julia Roberts

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