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Sam Nivola Says Parents Emily Mortimer, Alessandro Nivola 'Really Didn't Want' Him to Be an Actor as He Talks 'Nepo Baby' Label

Sam Nivola, son of actors Emily Mortimer and Alessandro Nivola, addressed his "nepo baby" label in an interview for Variety's Actors on Actors with Cooper Koch. Despite their own long careers, Sam's parents discouraged him from following in their footsteps.

Nivola has appeared in a number of big projects in recent years, including The Perfect Couple and White Noise — the latter in which Sam's sister, May Rose, also featured. Their parents were"green with envy" that they'd be spending so much time with Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig. Alessandro and Mortimer — who most recently featured in Kraven the Hunter and Paddington in Peru, respectively — wed in 2003.

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