Racer Rodriguez

We've come back around to celebrity children with names that are actually jobs, and we have American filmmaker Robert Rodriguez and his film-producing ex-wife Elizabeth Avellan to thank for it! Racer Rodriguez is twenty-one years old now, but despite his name, he hasn't shown any interest in becoming a professional athlete or a racing car driver. In fact, at a very early age, he showed an aptitude for following his father into the world of telling stories.

The young Rodriguez was only seven years old when he told his father a story that he'd created in his own imagination. His father quickly realized that the boy had a natural gift, and started making notes. The end result of the story was the movie 'The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl,' which was a surprise box office hit in 2005 and made $39m in box office receipts. Racer was rewarded with a screenwriting credit and, presumably, a share of the royalties when he's a little older.

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