Call it the Hollywood-politics powerline: In a couple of recent instances, the offspring of the rich and famous have pulled up stakes and headed in the opposite direction of their parents.
Actor Rob Lowe, center, and sons Edward Matthew, left, and John Owen walk on the sidelines before the NFL Super …
Mr. Lowe goes to Washington. Rob Lowe's role on "The West Wing" may have had more influence on his son than his real-life role as actor. The star's son, Matthew Edward Lowe, is heading to Washington to intern for the House Majority Leader, Eric Cantor.
Papa Lowe played Democrat Sam Seaborn on the hit TV series. His son will be working for the Republican leader from Virginia, causing some outrage in the blogosphere from those who seem to think the son should share the politics of his dad.
And how's this for art imitating life? Rob Lowe was in D.C. filming a reality show about young Washington political players. Would that be a real-life "St. Elmo's Fire"? The 17-year-old Matthew Edward starts his internship next week.
Must-see Kennedy TV. The Kennedy clan has always held plenty of show-biz fascination, from the fabled heyday of Camelot down through the (now defunct) marriage of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver. Now Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy -- daughter of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and granddaughter of RFK -- has gotten an actual big break.
The young thespian has been cast in the Aaron Sorkin pilot "More As This Story Develops," for HBO. (Sorkin, you'll recall, was also the screenwriter behind "The West Wing," for you Hollywood types keeping score.) The plot centers around the cable news world and stars heavy hitters Dev Patel of "Slumdog Millionaire," Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer and Olivia Munn.
In further marriage of Hollywood and politics, the New York Post reports that Kick has been getting a boost from her dad's girlfriend, Cheryl Hines, who has been introducing the novice around L.A. "to meet casting agents and producers."
There's your cross-coastal moral, in short: No matter what business you're in, what matters is who you know.
Not that these two are the only ones: Here are more examples of famous kids who made "the switch."
Bristol Palin. The teen became part of an international media frenzy when her conservative mom's candidacy for vice president brought her daughter's pregnancy to light. But Bristol turned that fame into a spot on "Dancing With the Stars," as well nabbing speaking engagements to campaign against teen pregnancy, and she'll now star in her own reality show.
Jenna Bush. One of the fraternal twin daughters of President George W. Bush, Jenna is certainly public-minded, but she avoided politics. Instead she became a teacher and author, and is now a correspondent for the "Today" show on NBC.
Patti Davis. The daughter of President (and former movie star) Ronald Reagan, Patti became an actress and author. But Davis did more than simply pursue a divergent career path; she also parted company with the political stands of her parents: She is pro-choice and for gay rights, and an opponent of nuclear power.
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