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Lily Collins and Dad Phil Collins’ Ups and Downs Through the Years

Lily Collins forgave her father, Phil Collins, for not being there when she was younger, and is now ‘eternally grateful’ for their relationship

The daughter of Genesis drummer Phil Collins and his ex-wife Jill Tavelman, Lily earned her first acting role at two years old on BBC’s Growing Pains. Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Phil Collins is an eight-time Grammy Award-winning drummer and singer, renowned for his solo career and time in English rock band Genesis, but his entire family has found ways to make it in entertainment as well. “I couldn’t handle the pain and confusion surrounding my dad’s divorce, and I was having a hard time balancing being a teenager with pursuing two different grown-up careers.”

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