Sam Nivola is enjoying like after The White Lotus fame, and in a new interview, he spoke out about some topics fans might be interested in.
The 21-year-old actor was first asked about being a nepo-baby. If you don’t know, his parents are actors Emily Mortimer and Alessandro Nivola.
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“Other than my genes, I don’t think I can attribute much of my success to my parents. I feel proud that I’ve done it for myself, and sometimes in spite of them,” he said to Variety.
About landing his first movie role, he said, “I didn’t get my dad’s agent to call up so-and-so. I did it by myself. I didn’t want to give anyone an excuse to be able to say that anything I’ve achieved has been because of anyone other than me. And I’m proud of that.”
He dropped out of Columbia University after one semester, adding, “My parents were upset. It totally scared them, which is understandable. I wasn’t happy at the time because I couldn’t dedicate everything in me to acting. And…I have problems with authority figures.”
Here’s a list of all the Hollywood nepo-babies you probably did not realize had famous parents!