The former "New Girl" star, Zooey Deschanel, denies being a nepo baby despite having a cinematographer father and an actor mother. She explains that having a director of photography as a father does not guarantee job opportunities in Hollywood.
The former "New Girl" star's father is Oscar-nominated cinematographer Caleb Deschanel, and her mother is former "Twin Peaks" star Mary Jo Deschanel. Zooey Deschanel says having a cinematographer for a dad and an actor for a mom doesn't make her a nepo baby . "It’s funny because people will be like, ‘Oh, nepotism.’ I’m like, no. My dad’s a DP (director of photography). No one’s getting jobs because their dad’s a DP.
It’s definitely not (nepotism)," the former "New Girl" star, 44, said during Her mom is actor Mary Jo Deschanel, who was a regular on the TV series "Twin Peaks" and appeared in movies including "The Right Stuff" and "The Patriot." Emily Deschanel and Zooey Deschanel attend the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California., have been branded nepo babies — that is, famous people who may have benefited from nepotism thanks to their famous family members in Hollywood
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