Simpsons' Nancy Cartwright Details Bond With Niece Sabrina Carpenter

Sabrina Carpenter is in the good graces of an iconic Simpsons actor. Indeed, Nancy Cartwright , who has voiced Bart Simpson since the show premiered in 1989, explained that she and the “Espresso” singer share a special bond, since Sabrina is her niece. “She's not a blood relative,” Nancy clarified on the Jan. 2 episode of Toon’d In with Jim Cummings . “Her grandmother was married to my dad, so her dad was my stepbrother.” And as family, Nancy had “no problem” supporting Sabrina on her path to success from a very young age. “I met her when she was 8,” she continued. “Her folks brought the three girls out to my house, and they stayed with us because she was interested in her dream was to do everything Disney. She wanted a Disney contract, and she said, ‘I want to do that’ since she was 6 years old.” Agreeing that Sabrina, with her singing and acting talents, “could really do it,” Nancy added, “They would come out every year and stay with me. They lived with me for four months at a time during pilot season and helped her get management [and an] agent.” But while the voice actress was there to help the Grammy winner -who is nominated for six more trophies this year, including Album of the Year-at the start of her career, she certainly doesn’t plan to “take credit for it.” “She needed to hold her own, obviously,” Nancy shared, “and this little gal, she sings, she dances, she writes, she will be an EGOT someday.” “She can do it all,” the 68-year-old added. “She certainly doesn't need my help. I gave her a little boost and she ran with it, and I'm very proud of her.” Nancy concluded, “Look at her now. She's just flying.” Of course, Sabrina and Nancy aren’t the only Hollywood stars who share a surprising connection. Read on to see other celebs who you might not know are related. Lena Dunham & Larry David On a 2024 episode of Finding Your Roots , host Henry Louis Gates Jr ., revealed that Lena Dunham had a distant ancestor in common with Larry David on her mother's side. Stassi Schroeder & Gypsy Rose Blanchard Genealogist Dr. Adina Newman, known on Instagram as My Family Genie, revealed Blanchard and the Vanderpump Rules alum are allegedly related on their paternal grandmother's side dating back all the way to the 1600s. Schroeder, a self-professed true crime fan, commented on Newman's post, "Omg I'm unwell." Dakota Johnson & Antonio Banderas The Mask of Zorro star was married to the Fifty Shades of Grey actress' mother Melanie Griffith for 20 years before they ultimately split in 2015, but that doesn't mean the stepfather and daughter's bond has been severed. Johnson got emotional when she presented an award to Banderas at the 2019 Hollywood Film Awards. "I come from a family of many a marriage and I got very lucky," Johnson, whose dad is actor Don Johnson , said....

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