List of Show Business Families - Families - P

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Paich

• Composer-musician Marty Paich is the father of musician-songwriter and session player David Paich, a founding member of Toto.

Palance

• Late actor Jack Palance was the father of actress Holly Palance.

Paltrow-Danner-Moennig-Martin

• Producer Bruce Paltrow and his wife, actress Blythe Danner, are parents of Gwyneth Paltrow, who is now wed to Chris Martin. Blythe is the aunt of The L Word actress Katherine Moennig.

Parke-Leeds-Einstein-Brooks

• Comedian Harry Parke, real name Harry Einstein, and his wife, actress Thelma Leeds, were the parents of actor and comedy writer Bob Einstein, most famous for his character Super Dave Osborne, and entertainment multihyphenate Albert Brooks (born Albert Lawrence Einstein).

Patton

• see Chuckle-Patton

Peck

• Late actor Gregory Peck was the father of actors Cecilia and Tony Peck and grandfather of Ethan Peck.

Peckinpah

• Late screenwriter-director Sam Peckinpah was the uncle of late producer David Peckinpah. (Their real names were David Edward Samuel Ernest Peckinpah Jr. and III, respectively.)

Penhaligon-Munro

• British actress Susan Penhaligon is the mother of fellow actor Truan Munro.

Penn

• Actress Eileen Ryan and writer-director Leo Penn were the parents of two actors (Sean and Chris Penn) and a musician (Michael Penn). Sean was married first to Madonna and later to Robin Wright Penn; Michael is married to musician Aimee Mann.

Perkins (Berenson-Perkins)

• Actor Osgood Perkins (born James Ripley Osgood Robert Perkins, Sr.) was the father of late actor Anthony Perkins.
• Anthony was the father of actor Osgood 'Oz' Perkins (born James Ripley Osgood Robert Perkins, Jr.) and musician Elvis Perkins; their late mother (Anthony's widow) was Berry Berenson...whose sister is actress Marisa Berenson of Barry Lyndon fame.
• Oz has one son, James Ripley Osgood Robert Perkins III.

Pertwee

• Cousins Jon and Bill Pertwee. Jon Pertwee's children with his second wife: Sean and Dariel Pertwee. Jon Pertwee's first wife was the actress, Jean Marsh.

Phillips

• John Phillips, most famous as a member of The Mamas & the Papas, was the father of actress Mackenzie Phillips by his first wife Susan Adams; singer Chynna Phillips by his bandmate and second wife, Michelle Phillips; and actress and model Bijou Phillips by his third wife, actress Geneviève Waïte. Chynna is currently the wife of actor William Baldwin.

Phoenix

• Actor siblings River, Joaquin, Rain, Liberty and Summer Phoenix. Summer Phoenix is married to actor Casey Affleck (see Affleck family).

Pine

• Actor Robert Pine is the father of fellow actor Chris Pine.

Pleasence

• Late actor Sir Donald Pleasence was the father of fellow actresses Miranda, Polly Jo and Angela Pleasence.

Plummer-Grimes

• Actor Christopher Plummer and actress Tammy Grimes are the parents of actress Amanda Plummer.

Poole

• Brian Poole, the frontman of Brian Poole and The Tremeloes, is the father of singer Karen and Shelly, who both had hits together as Alisha's Attic. Shelly is married to Ally McErlaine guitarist from the band Texas.

Porcaro

• Jazz drummer Joe Porcaro is the father of musician-songwriters and session players Jeff, Mike and Steve Porcaro, all members of Toto.

Presley

• Rock ‘n Roll singer Elvis Presley and wife Priscilla Presley were parents of pop singer Lisa Marie Presley; she is the former wife of pop star Michael Jackson and actor Nicolas Cage

Prinze-Gellar

• Comedian and actor Freddie Prinze was father of actor Freddie Prinze, Jr. who married actress Sarah Michelle Gellar.

Pryor

• Late comic actor Richard Pryor was the father of actress Rain Pryor.