CDAN – At the opposite extreme … is this B list movie and television actor who has been around forever. While raising his C list actor son, he had only one rule. Don’t get arrested. Other than that he didn’t care if or when his child came home or what he did as long as he didn’t get caught.
ryan o’neal comes to mind.
Ryan oneal was my first thought as well…is his son even a c list actor though??
Scott Caan and James Caan?
I LOVE YOUR IDEA
Yes! Scott Caan is as wild as they get. I can see James laying down this sort of rule…
Gary Busey and his son Jake Busey.
i second the Busey guess
Shot in the dark, but how about Martin Sheen & Emilio Estevez? They use the past tense, leading me to believe even the son is grown up now.
Doesn’t James Caan have a son who acts?
Donald and Keifer Southerland
Great guess! Surprised no one else mentioned this. The only thing is… would Keifer be considered C list? Hmmmm
My thoughts exactly. C list?? But they were the first ones I thought of anyway.
this was my first thought too
First duo to pop into my thoughts as well!
Maybe I’m living in the past but I think of both Sheen and Sutherland as being pretty “A” list. I’d at least say that they had “A list name recognition.”
the brolins? might explain why josh is so d* to his wife.
tom and colin hanks
I’m thinking Michael Douglas and his oldest son.
I’m guessing Martin and Charlie Sheen…
in this case, Martin Sheen must be fired as father
LOL
LOL – but it explains to me why he has such a wild life. As long as he doesn’t get arrested, he can do as much drugs and screw around as much as he wants! Duh, it’s a family rule! LOL
Naw, as bad as Charlie turned out, Martin is a very moral upright kinda guy. I just think he was too busy when his kids were growing up to be an involved father.
I don’t know if this is the answer to this BI, but this is relevant to Martin Sheen.
I watched an interview with Martin Sheen recently (RTE’s The Late Late Show) where he talked about Charlie and how he shopped him to the police because Charlie had nearly died from an earlier overdose.
I have to say, I don’t really know what the fuss is. I think all fathers give the same advice to their sons. Don’t get caught!
i totally thought martin and charlie sheen after i discarded my original pick of ryan and redmon o’neil.
i like scott caan too but he’s like f list
Hallelujah. It must be Larry King and Larry Jr.
Because:
1. He didn’t know he had a son.
2. He (Larry) has been in jail.
and I think I need to go back to bed.
This BI is of any interest only if either Dad or son did a stint in prison. That said, I have no clue. And what with the `and at the opposite extreme’ comment? Is it a reference to the actor playing a boxer or a wrestler?
Your comment got me thinking about which Hollywood dad has been in jail or vice versa and then I realized I still can’t figure this out! Good observation though!
This blind item is from CDAN. Probably immediately before this one, was the one about the father calling ahead to the bar so the comment “and at the opposite extreme” was added (for continuity) to link this one to the other.
Or the one about the mom & the cell phone with low-jack on her kid.
Yeah my first thought was Donald & Kiefer Sutherland. Except I think Kiefer is more famous than Donald and I don’t really know how I’d rate them anyways.
James & Josh Brolin