By Briggs Briar
8:36am PST, Feb 3, 2015
In honor of National Sibling Day on April 10, Wonderwall.com is celebrating those celebs with a ton of siblings. From Kim Kardashian to Madonna to Mel Gibson, take a look at the stars that first had to survive a full house before achieving fame.
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Well before she was taking over reality-TV, breaking the Internet, and launching an empire — and before Kanye and North — Kim Kardashian was just a cute kid trying not to get lost in the shuffle in a family that doubled in size in 1991 when Kris married Bruce Jenner. We all know Khloe, Kourtney, Kendall and Kylie by now, but oft-overlooked are step-brothers Burt, Brandon, Brody, and step-sister Casey.
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It might explain where he came up for the idea of a "Funky Bunch." This well-known Bean-towner and the baby of his family, Mark Wahlberg was raised with nine older siblings, including brother Donnie. The man once known as "Marky Mark" must have enjoyed the controlled chaos of a sizable brood, as the soon-to-be "Six Billion Dollar Man" and his wife, Rhea Durham, have four kids of their own.
There has to be some country music bylaw that says that if Dolly Parton is your godmother, then you're going to have a lot of brothers and sisters. That little girl born Destiny Hope Cyrus — known to us all as "Miley" — has four immediate siblings as well as a paternal half-brother.
No wonder such a big voice comes out of such a petite package. Growing up in Canada with a whopping 13 siblings — even with the exchange rate that's still a lot — songstress Celine Dion had to figure out a way to get noticed even in her own house.
After taking the Screen Actors Guild Award for her performance in "Boyood," Patrica Arquette used her acceptance speech to talk about her family. And why not, as the self-professed "fourth generation actor" has four siblings — David, Rosanna, Alexis and Richmond — who are all in the family business.
Another baby of a big family. Before he even got a whiff of "Scent of a Woman," Chris O'Donnell had to navigate being the youngest of seven children. The "NCIS: Los Angeles" actor must have appreciated a childhood replete with built-in playmates, since he and wife, Caroline Fentress, have five children of their own.
Musician — and erstwhile vampire Oscar Wilde impersonator — Jack White is not only the youngest of ten children, he is also a true Seventh Son. The Detroit native — and one-time altar boy — can even thank his older brothers for some of his musical influences, as Jack reportedly just kept picking up the instruments his siblings had abandoned.
"Groundhog Day" must have been a foreign concept to funnyman Bill Murray since it's generally understood that if you grow up in a house with eight siblings, then no two days are ever alike. Bill even has three brothers who share his passions for both acting and spoiling good walks by involving golf.
As the soon-to-be new host of the "Late Show," Stephen Colbert has some sizable shoes to fill. But worry less for the multi-talented host, and more for his late night competition, as Stephen has already proved an aptitude for surviving and thriving by growing up in a home where he was the youngest of eleven children.
"Team Coco" indeed. Growing up, Conan O'Brien had enough siblings for the family to field their own basketball squad. Good thing too, since the late night host needed to be accustomed to having his toys stolen. We're looking at you, Jay Leno.
She almost passed on the family business, but when six of your eight brothers are all performing it makes sense that the only girl would show them how it's done. Marie Osmond started her music career making the occasional appearance with the family singing group "The Osmonds" before following her own path. Fittingly enough, Marie –who has been married three times — has eight children of her own.
