The Barrymore family, once known as “The Royal Family of the American Stage,” has spawned several generations of actors Nicole Briese is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working ...

When actor Diana Barrymore was a little girl, she was fascinated with her mysterious father, John, whom she did not remember. Her parents had separated; her mother only spoke of him in cryptic ...

and Drew herself comes from a long line of actors and Hollywood royalty. Ahead, learn more about the biggest stars on the Barrymore family tree. Drew's family has been in the entertainment ...

Read on to meet Drew Barrmorre’s family and learn about where she stands with them today. Drew Barrymore comes from a long line of actors (Photo: Sara Jaye Weiss/Shutterstock) Jaid Barrymore was ...

Drew Barrymore ... haunted her family tree. Barrymore's family history is marred by the devastating effects of alcoholism. Her grandfather, John Barrymore, a celebrated actor, succumbed to ...

This didn’t work for our family, and I’m going ... Drew comes from a long line of actors — her father was the legendary actor John Barrymore, while his siblings were Oscar winners Ethel ...

when the head of Actors' Equity tried to organize Hollywood actors, Ethel Barrymore singlehandedly undermined that effort. Barrymore, who by that time had become the vice president of Equity ...

Drew Barrymore has been brushing up on her family history. The talk show host, who comes from a long line of actors, revealed where her name came from on this morning’s episode of The Drew ...

Her father hails from a long line of actors dating back to about 1872, when Drew's great-grandfather, Herbert Blyth, first took the stage name Maurice Barrymore. The Drew family, from which ...