O’Shea Jackson Jr.

O'Shea Jackson Jr.? Man, he's not just riding his dad’s coattails—he’s got his own thing going. Born and raised in LA, but let’s be real, you probably know him best for stepping right into his dad’s shoes (literally and figuratively) in Straight Outta Compton. That was his first big movie, and honestly, he kinda killed it. Playing Ice Cube—your own father—has got to be both weird and wild, but O’Shea pulled it off like he’d been acting for years. It’s not just acting, though. The dude messes around with music too. Makes sense, right? With Ice Cube as your dad, you’re almost genetically programmed to spit bars. Music runs deep in that family. His older brother, Darrell, goes by Doughboy—yeah, like the character Cube played in Boyz N the Hood. That’s a little meta, isn’t it? Whole family’s got this layered connection to hip hop and film, like they’re passing the torch from one Jackson to the next. O’Shea’s vibe on screen is all confidence, but not in a cocky way—more like he’s genuinely having fun with it. He’s been popping up in other movies since then, showing he’s not a one-trick pony. No matter what, though, people still bring up that crazy debut playing his dad. Tough act to follow, but he’s carving out his own lane. Guess the apple really doesn’t fall far from the tree—or maybe it just rolls straight into Hollywood.