00:00Robert Carradine, the Lizzie McGuire actor who died at age 71, came from a family of famous
00:05actors. The Carradines are one of the most well-known family dynasties in Hollywood history.
00:10Robert's late father, John Carradine, his late half-brother, David Carradine, and his brother,
00:16Keith Carradine, are all famous actors. The same goes for Robert's daughter,
00:20Ever Carradine, and his niece, Martha Plimpton. Robert, David, and Keith's grandfather,
00:25John Carradine, was a prolific character actor who appeared in over 200 films. Four of his children,
00:31David, Keith, Robert, and Bruce, followed in his footsteps and became actors.
00:36David, the eldest, was most famous for starring in Kung Fu from 1972 to 1975 and later played the
00:43title character in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill movies. Keith was born in 1949 to John and his
00:49second wife, Sonia Sorrell. He's best known for the films Nashville, Pretty Baby, and Choose Me.
00:55On television, Keith appeared in Deadwood, Dexter, Fargo, The Big Bang Theory, and Madam Secretary.
01:01Keith has four children, including actress Martha Plimpton. For her prolific acting career,
01:07Martha has won an Emmy Award for her role in The Good Wife and has been nominated for three Tony
01:11Awards.
01:12Her notable films include Goonies, The Mosquito Coast, Shy People, Beautiful Girls, and Frozen 2.
01:18Martha most recently starred in the HBO series Task alongside Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelfrey.
01:24Robert made his film debut in the 1972 John Wayne Western The Cowboys and also had a role in Martin
01:30Scorsese's crime classic Mean Streets in 1973. He famously played Lewis Skolnick in the 1984 comedy
01:36Revenge of the Nerds and its three sequels. In 2001, Robert began playing Sam McGuire,
01:42dad to Hilary Duff's titular character on the TV series and movie Lizzie McGuire. Robert welcomed daughter
01:48Ever with Susan Snyder in 1974. He later married Edith Manny and had two more children, Marika and Ian,
01:55before the couple divorced after 25 years together. Ever, the oldest of Robert's three children,
02:00had been acting since the late 1990s. She's appeared in the TV shows Once and Again, Commander in Chief,
02:06Runaways, Shameless, and The Handmaid's Tale. Ever shared an emotional tribute on Instagram
02:11mourning her dad's death.
02:13My dad died today. My sweet funny dad, who's only 20 years older than I am, who never missed an
02:18opportunity to drive me to the airport or tell me how much he loved my homemade salad dressing,
02:23is gone, she wrote. Ever said Robert loved her and always had her back because their 20-year age
02:29difference made them basically grow up together. She shared,
02:32My dad was a lover, not a fighter. He was all heart. And in a world so full of conflict
02:38and division,
02:39I think we can all take a page out of his book today, open our hearts, and feel and share
02:43the love.
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