For many children of entertainment stars, joining show biz is like entering the family business. The offspring of the Zobels and Chinoy taipans become businessmen, while the youngest products of the Padilla, De Leon, Quizon and Ilagan clans become stellar performers—it’s as simple as that!

For proof positive, we only need to take a look at today’s list of young stars—Janella Salvador, Julia Barretto, Daniel Padilla, Janine Gutierrez,  and Andi Eigenmann all have strong and deep roots in show business. And the list keeps getting longer by the year, as stellar babies become child stars, then tween sensations, then teen faves—while “unrelated” hopefuls have to work much harder in order to get noticed!