Angelina Jolie Says That None Of Her Kids Want To Be Actors
I don’t know if Jon Voight was ever hoping to become the patriarch of a multi-generational acting dynasty like the Barrymores or the Fondas. But it’s looking like his only chance of that happening will be if the family dog Jacques gets an agent and books a Milkbone commercial. Because Angelina Jolie’s kids don’t want to go into the family business.
While promoting Maleficent: Mistress of Evil to People magazine, Angelina talked about how hard it was for her to get back on the big screen after a four-year absence. Angelina was kind of busy dealing with her personal life (the drama of which ended up becoming as public as a wide-release blockbuster).
“It was a tough time. I’d been coming off a few years of difficulty, and I was not feeling very strong. In fact, I was feeling pretty broken. It took me a moment to feel the strength of [Maleficent] again.”
While Angelina eventually felt excited enough to fully bring it in front of the camera, the same couldn’t be said for her kids. In the first Maleficent, a young Aurora is played by Angelina and Brad Pitt’s then-4 year old daughter Vivienne. Angelina said back in 2014 that Vivienne got the role because she was allegedly the only little kid who didn’t run in terror at seeing Angie as Maleficent. She also claimed that it was a fluke that Vivienne ever ended up in the film, because it was never her and Brad’s goal to get the kids into acting.
Vivienne might have been psyched to appear opposite her mom in the first movie, but apparently none of the kids wanted anything to do with the second. And it sounds like that was a bit of a bummer for Angelina, who I guess has softened a little on the whole “no Hollywood for the kids” thing.
“I tried. Viv still can’t believe I made her a princess. None of my kids want to be actors. [They’re into] business, humanitarian affairs, things like that. Nobody was interested!”
Maddox is reportedly studying biochemistry at college in South Korea, so it’s pretty clear he’s not interested.
So there you have it – none of Angelina’s six kids will end up an “aspiring actors” who spends their nights whipping up and down Sunset Blvd., getting caught by paps hissing “Do you even know who I am?” at the officer who pulls them over for speeding. And if she does find a script hidden under their bed, she can ask, “Where did you get this? Probably from your actor father.” Nope, they’ll be business people and United Nations reps. I hope at least one of them becomes a lawyer. Because at the rate she and Brad are going, she’ll probably appreciate someone who is willing to work pro-bono for a bit.
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