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Not every star is born with a silver spoon in their mouth. Some popular public figures had it hard in life. This is especially true for celebrities who grew up with criminal parents.

Jackie Chan, for instance, is among the most well-known famous faces around the world. But did you know that his parents were involved in business so salacious that they made a movie about it? For more harrowing stories, click on and meet more celebs with criminal parents.

▲From drunk driving to drug possession, Lindsay Lohan has had many run-ins with the law.

▲But her father was involved in different kinds of crimes. Michael Lohan served jail time for insider trading and violating probation, and has been arrested for domestic violence.

▲He's one hell of an actor, but Harrelson has had his fair share of legal troubles. He has run from the police on more than one occasion, satirizing one experience in his film 'Lost in London.'

▲Yet he pales in comparison to his father. Woody Harrelson's dad, Charles Harrelson, was a notable hitman. He's said to have murdered a US District Judge in 1979, escaped prison, and was even tied to the assassination of John F. Kennedy (pictured).

▲Charlize Theron broke through in 'Monster,' in which she played serial killer Aileen Wuornos. However, death was no stranger to Theron prior to this role.

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One night, when she was just 15, Theron's alcoholic father allegedly started firing his gun and threatened Charlize and her mother, who retaliated and killed him. Afterwards, Theron and her mother moved from South Africa to the United States.

▲Terrence Howard is an Oscar-nominated actor who currently plays a tough guy on the Fox series 'Empire.' His father, however, is said to have been the real deal, having been named in a nationally publicized crime from the '70s.

▲The actor's dad, Tyrone Howard, allegedly committed the so-called "Santa Line Slaying." Accounts vary, but it's said that Tyrone killed a man who assaulted him while waiting in line to see Santa Claus at a mall.

▲Tupac Shakur was a cultural icon. He also had problems with the police, as well as a few high-profile criminal cases.

▲His mother, Afeni Shakur, was said to be an affiliate of the Black Panther party. She was tied to bombings in New York, and represented herself in court while pregnant with Tupac. She was eventually acquitted.

▲Nicki Minaj has been open about her struggles during childhood and adulthood, especially at the hands of her father.

▲Nicki Minaj claims that her father, Robert Maraj, attempted to murder her mother by burning the house down. It's not known whether he was punished for his alleged crime.

▲The country musician has led a successful career since her 'American Idol' days.

▲However, Pickler's dad, Bo, has been to jail many times. He was involved in a stabbing back in 2003, and became a fugitive 10 years later after violating his probation.

▲Tobey Maguire has famously played good guys in Hollywood. His father, on the other hand, was a bit of a bad boy.

▲His father, Vincent Maguire, was a convicted bank robber. That sounds like a job for Spider-Man!

▲One's a pop singer, the other's an actor on 'Game of Thrones.' It's safe to say the Allen siblings have come a long way in life.

▲But they have a troublemaker father in Keith Allen, who was once imprisoned for stealing a car. Both siblings visited their father in prison.

▲Hugely popular all over the world, Jackie Chan's parents have a Hollywood story of their own.

▲His father, Charles, was a secret Chinese Nationalist agent who clashed with the Communists. Meanwhile, his mother, Lee-Lee Chan, was an illegal opium trader. Sean Lau (left) and Tang Wei (right) played Chan's parents in the film 'A Tale of Three Cities.'

▲He may be a movie star, but Keanu Reeves has not had an easy life.

▲When Keanu Reeves was a boy, his father was handed a 10-year prison sentence for trafficking heroin. The actor's mom, Patricia Taylor, took care of her son alone during this time.

▲The 'Gossip Girl' star has a complicated relationship with her mother, Constance, who was named in a larger-than-life criminal operation.

▲Constance Meester served prison time for allegedly working in a drug ring, smuggling marijuana from Jamaica to the United States. Leighton was subsequently raised by her grandparents until Constance was released.

▲The Hollywood actress has had a turbulent life in and out of the spotlight.

▲Her father, John Drew Barrymore, was also a revered actor. But he was in and out of jail during the '50s and '60s for drug abuse, public drunkenness, and domestic violence.

▲Hayden Panettiere is perhaps best known as Claire Bennet from the series 'Heroes,' as well as for her activist work.

▲But when she was 18, her father, Skip (pictured far right), was jailed for spousal battery. Her parents would eventually divorce in 2012.

▲The trailblazing goalkeeper had a tough rise to the top. Her father was in and out of her life during childhood.

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Hope Solo was actually conceived in jail, when her father was serving time for embezzlement. He also kidnapped Hope and her brother from a baseball game when they were little.

Meet the stars with criminal parents

These crimes are worthy of the movie treatment

29/04/19 por StarsInsider

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Not every star is born with a silver spoon in their mouth. Some popular public figures had it hard in life. This is especially true for celebrities who grew up with criminal parents.