Monday, April 20, 2009

Family Genes from the Golden Age of Cinema




~ It appears that the bug of fame has managed to bite at least two of the heirs from Golden Era Hollywood: Luke Flynn and Elettra Wiedemann. Luke is the new spokesmodel for Nautica, while Elettra has found her niche with Lancome and time in Milan on the runways.
Luke is the look alike grandson to famous swashbuckler Errol Flynn, while Elettra is the granddaughter of leading lady Ingrid Bergman. (read more below for full articles).

From OHLALA MAGAZINE: ERROL FLYNN'S GRANDSON LUKE IS THE NEW FACE OF NAUTICA

"Et voila the spring is definitely here, the birds are singing and men are happily jumping into water to play with the waves :-) Let me give you the new face of 'Oceans' Nautica new fragrance, Luke Flynn, grandson of Hollywood legend Errol Flynn! Good genes sure run in the family!Growing up in Jamaica, Luke lived a very free existance, surfing, snorkeling, scuba diving ... Luke then moved to New York City to study acting for a few years which led to a period of modeling and traveling around the world. Throughout the years, Luke never lost his passion for sailing and lived for 4 months on a sailboat, traveling from the Florida Keys to the bahamas and down to Jamaica.For the past few years Luke has been working to produce his own film "In Like Flynn" based on his grandfather Errol Flynn's sailing adventure in Australia and New Guinea." Luke Flynn Official Site



and from ZIMBIO.COM: Elettra (Isabella Rossellini’s Daughter & Ingrid Bergman’s Grandkid) Reveals All in Page Six Magazine

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"In this week’s Page Six Magazine – the granddaughter of Ingrid Bergman and daughter of Isabella Rossellini, Elettra Wiedemann is a product of Hollywood royalty. She’s also a model pursuing a master’s degree in biomedicine.



On her famous family, including her grandmother, Casablanca star Ingrid Bergman, and mother, Isabella Rossellini:“Because my family has been in the public eye, people think they have a bigger influence on who I am. Everyone thinks I watch my grandparents’ movies. I’ve only seen, like, one of them. They’re figments of legend for me too. I’m more a product of the people I was raised around.”



On not living a typical Hollywood lifestyle:“I’m not much of a goer-outer because I get really fat really fast when I drink. If I could be an alcoholic, I probably would be, but I just can’t.”



On her teenage years:“I had a back brace [for scoliosis] but this kid in my class [at the United Nations high school] had been a child solider in Sierra Leone, so I felt lucky. Plus, I was taught never to dwell on it. The feeling was, if you’ve got your arms and your legs and your health, then you can figure everything else out.”



On meeting her boyfriend, James Marshall, at a charity dinner for Mikhail Gorbachev:“It was very star-studded and crazy. I was sitting behind Elton John and felt totally overwhelmed, so I drank vodka. [James was] the only other ‘normal’ person at my table. [I forgot about him, until one day in New York] I took the wrong subway, which I never do. I crossed the platform at Wall Street and the subway doors opened and there was James. I was like, ‘OK, we need to get married now.”



On her relationship with her mother, Isabella Rossellini:“She doesn’t ever say, ‘I’m proud of you.’ We don’t have heart-to-hearts. I go over to her house and she cooks for me, like any other mama. But, you know, I’m not a drug addict. I’m not a total eff-up. She must be happy for that.”

~images courtesy of: MODELS.COM




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