Scott Eastwood Looks Identical To Clint Eastwood—A Peek At Their Father-Son Relationship

Dec 18, 2020 by apost team

Clint Eastwood is American's beloved cowboy actor, having featured in iconic films that solidified the Spaghetti Western genre's impact in America and across the globe. Although Clint Eastwood is getting older, he has a son who luckily bears not only his likeness but also his acting chops. We've taken a look at Eastwood's career along with that of his youngest son, Scott, and the similarities between the two are striking.

Clint Eastwood is considered a Hollywood legend by fans and critics. As John Lucas in the TV western series Death Valley Days to his poncho-wearing days in a popular movie trilogy, the actor is known as the tough guy with a heart of gold in a long list of westerns. Eastwood portrayed a gunslinging hero in A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. The three westerns formed a trilogy written and directed by Sergio Leone.

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Clint's character as "the Good" was one of his most popular and influential roles. Eastwood's son Scott Eastwood is aware of his likeness to his father because he has even played-up their similarities by dressing just like his father's past character. According to Today, the younger Eastwood donned a cape and cigar à la The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly for Halloween in 2016. Scott Eastwood looked almost identical to how his father Clint looked in the iconic 1996 Spaghetti Western film, pictured above.

Clint Eastwood continued his reign as king of the contemporary western in the seventies when he famously urged the townsfolk to paint the town red in 1973's High Plains Drifter. Although he continued working on westerns throughout the decade, Eastwood became well-known for roles outside the genre. The actor even served as mayor of Carmel, California in the late 1980s, according to clinteastwood.net. 

As well as a life full of career highs and lows—within acting and other professional endeavors—Clint Eastwood has also had a personal life that's been just as robust. His eight children––born between 1964 and 1996—are from a string of different relationships. In December 2018, Eastwood, all eight of his children, his ex-wife Maggie Johnson, and his current girlfriend Christina Sandera all attended the premiere of Clint Eastwood's movie The Mule together—talk about a big family! 

While some of his siblings also entered the acting arena, Scott Eastwood is the best-known among the Eastwood brood. Scott began working under his mom's surname, Reeves, to avoid riding his father's coattails. According to a 2017 interview with CinemaBlend, Scott auditioned for many of his father's movies, but he did not get cast in every film. The actor was quick to point out that he did not pass every audition despite his family ties as he said:

"Here's the thing, he's put me in a few movies. I've auditioned for a lot and haven't gotten a lot."

Scott Eastwood has caused many a cinephile to do double-takes. The Clint lookalike appeared in Trouble with the Curve, Flags of Our Fathers, Suicide Squad, Invictus, Pacific Rim: Uprising, The Forger, and Gran Torino. His resume even includes a cowboy movie, a romance called The Longest Ride. One double-take moment that was especially a fan favorite was a video that appeared on YouTube and included Scott sharing both a family story and an impression of his famous dad.

But while Scott Eastwood is his dad's clone, there are seven other Eastwood offspring that take after their famous father too, with many of them in show business. Let's meet Scott Eastwood's siblings and the other holders of the iconic Eastwood name.

Starting from the beginning, Eastwood had a relationship with a woman in 1953 while he was engaged to Maggie Johnson, reports the Daily Mail. Unknown to him, this resulted in a daughter, Laurie Murray, who was born in 1954. She was adopted by a couple living in Seattle, and it was only many decades later that Eastwood found out he was her father.

Ever since reconnecting with Eastwood, Murray has been a part of his life, even attending the 2004 Oscars with Eastwood and pictured arm-in-arm with his mother, Ruth Wood, on the red carpet. She also appeared at the premiere of The Mule together with the rest of the family.

Clint Eastwood's first wife was Maggie Johnson, who he met in 1953. But it has been public knowledge that Eastwood always maintained an interest in other women throughout his marriage to Johnson, including an affair with stuntwoman Roxanne Tunis. She gave birth to their daughter, Kimber Eastwood, in 1964.

Having both of her parents in the entertainment industry must have rubbed off on Kimber Eastwood, as she followed them into showbiz, working as a film producer and makeup artist. She even was the makeup artist on The Mule and the head of the makeup department on Dog the Bounty Hunter and Dog and Beth: On the Hunt.

Despite having two children to women outside of his marriage, Eastwood was still trying to make it work with Maggie Johnson. The couple had a son named Kyle Eastwood in 1968.

Kyle Eastwood also got the acting bug, appearing as a child in his father's movie Honkytonk Man and several other films. But ultimately, it was music that stole his heart and for which he is incredibly talented. He's credited as a composer or musician on various movies, including Mystic River, Million Dollar Baby, Flags of our Fathers, Gran Torino, and more.

After Kyle, Clint Eastwood and Maggie Johnson had another child, a daughter named Alison Eastwood, born in 1972. But eventually, their marriage ended in 1984 when Johnson filed for divorce after Eastwood had a notable affair with Sondra Locke, which Independent.ie claim was the straw that broke the camel's back for Johnson.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Alison Eastwood also followed her famous father and sibling into show business. Alison works primarily as an actress and director and even co-starred in The Mule. As a director, she's worked on Rails & Ties, Battlecreek, and the series Boned. She also has a passion for animals, having founded the Eastwood Ranch Foundation in 2012 to rescue pets from high-risk shelters, providing care until they find a permanent home.

Alongside their son Scott, Clint Eastwood and Jacelyn Reeves also had a daughter named Kathryn Eastwood, born in 1988. She's also followed the family line into acting, having appeared in Jersey Boys, Virus of the Dead, and other movies. She used to go by her birth name, Kathryn Ann Reeves but has switched to the famous moniker Eastwood for her professional name.

After a relationship with actress Frances Fisher, Clint Eastwood had another daughter named Francesca Eastwood, who was born in 1993. She also followed in her two acting parents' footsteps, with her earliest role as a toddler in the 1995 movie The Stars Fell on Henrietta. Additionally, she's appeared in some of her famous dad's films, including True Crime and Jersey Boys, as well as the series Fargo and Twin Peaks. In September 2018, the actress had a child with her boyfriend of many years and fellow actor, Alexander Wraith.

Eastwood married for a second time in 1996 to news presenter Dina Ruiz. The couple met when Ruiz interviewed him in 1992. Together the pair had one daughter, Morgan Eastwood, the youngest member of the Eastwood clan. In true Eastwood fashion, his marriage to Ruiz wasn't destined to last, and their relationship ended in divorce in 2013, after 17 years of marriage. 

Together with her mom Dina Ruiz and her half-sister Francesca Eastwood, Morgan appeared in the E! reality show Mrs. Eastwood & Company in 2012. Furthermore, she's appeared in various films of her father's when she was a child. For now, Morgan Eastwood has chosen a slightly different path to her siblings, having graduated from college in May 2018.

Although many of Clint Eastwood's brood of children are only half-siblings, they indeed appear very close, often posting photos with each other and supporting one another on social media. That's a testament to their parenting styles that have taught them the importance of family.

Closer Weekly reported that an inside source confirmed the Hollywood icon "keeps in touch with all eight of his children and their families." The source went on to say, "He's taken great comfort that at this time of his life, all his kids are close." That seems to be apparent, especially after every single one, as well as his ex-wife and current girlfriend, all turned up for the premiere of The Mule.

Despite the fact that Eastwood has changed romantic partners quite frequently over the years and even fathered children to women while married to another, you can't deny his commitment to his kids. To see them all coming out in support of their father and he for them is truly a wonderful sight to behold.

Now that you've seen all of Clint Eastwood's children and Scott's siblings, consider who looks the most like their father. Is it his mini-me, Scott Eastwood? Who else do you think strongly resembles the Hollywood legend? Let us know and pass this fun story on to fellow movie lovers and Western fans!