Sentences with phrase «shadow of one's father»

Adam Skelos grew up in Rockville Centre in the increasingly long shadow of his father, who won his first state legislative election in 1980.

There's even a weird invocation of the dead god of teen comedies: Columbus casts Alan Ruck, a.k.a. Cameron in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, as the hero's dad and supplies the sidekick with Cameron's absent, oppressive shadow of a father.

In a desperate attempt to escape the oily shadow of his father's fame, Samberg has changed his name — originally «Han Solo» — and become a successful businessman engaged to Leighton Meester.

Through 20 years of working with and educating successors, and interviews with iconic successors, such as Bill Wrigley, Christie Hefner, Massimo Ferragamo, and John Tyson, I have learned that there are many ways that James can meet these challenges and step out of the shadow of his father.

«[Mirvish] has always lived, in my opinion, under the shadow of his father.

If there was any lingering doubt about how Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's speech at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday evening would address the shadow of his father, Mario M. Cuomo, it evaporated even before the younger Mr. Cuomo said his first words.

Queens Congressional candidate Grace Meng can't get out of the shadow of her father's legal troubles.

Synopsis: Heir to a real - estate dynasty, David Marks (Ryan Gosling) lives in the shadow of his father, Sanford (Frank Langella).

He feels stuck in a rut and always left in the shadow of his father - in - law (Grodin), another filmmaker who is about to receive a lifetime achievement award.

Director / writer / producer Lake Bell plays Carol Solomon, a vocal coach living in the shadow of her father, Sam (Fred Melamed), a titan of the voiceover world.

Like it or not, Frazer spends The Lost Legacy following in the shadow of her father.

Aside from trying to woo a local singer (Tessa Thompson), Adonis trains for the big time while trying to escape the shadow of his father.

His son Danny (Sandler) is a divorced musician who lives in the shadow of his father.

Aaron Foley is a blue - collar cop who is also on the force and struggling to escape the shadow of his father.

Returning home — or to a semblance of home — brings out the worst in Danny, his insecurities, his anxieties, and his self - loathing over a life half - lived in the shadows of both his father and Danny's younger, far more successful half - brother, Michael (Ben Stiller).

He plays the son of Idris Elba's Stacker Pentecost, and obviously lives in the shadow of his father's great deeds.

Frank Parrish is a stubborn (and often self - destructive) NYPD homicide detective living in the shadow of his father's legacy.

Even the core plot revolved around Big Boss» DNA — and while we never saw him, his character loomed over the game like a giant, as Liquid fought Solid in an effort to escape the shadow of their father.

Introducing a variety of new characters through the monster capture and tamer mechanics that appeared in the game, including game mascot Slalin the blue slime, the hero was followed from his time as a small young boy in the shadow of his father through to guiding his own children to taking down the King of Demons, Milrath.