Liv Tyler Spoke Candidly About Her Two Fathers And 'Unusual' Upbringing
If you were asked to name Liv Tyler’s father, you’d probably say Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler, right? Understandable: they do share a surname, after all. Did you know, though, that the actress actually spent most of her childhood believing she was the daughter of another music legend? Oh yes, Liv Tyler has not one but two rock star dads! Imagine growing up surrounded by the glitz and glam, the colorful characters and an endless supply of hilarious stories. It sounds like a dream. But in a recent interview the actress revealed that it wasn’t as idyllic as you might think.
Hollywood Beauty
A successful model, actor and mother of three, Tyler has been a fixture on our screens for over 20 years now. Beginning her Hollywood career at just 16 years old, she’d already been working for two years. She became a model at 14, but it soon became clear that acting was a better fit.
Finding Her Purpose
During an interview with the Irish Independent newspaper, Tyler recalls loathing her modeling work. She said, “I just didn’t like being told what to do. I just had to stand there and look pretty and not talk a lot. I didn’t like that very much.” Lucky, then, that the teenage Tyler discovered acting — and a new purpose in life.
High School Blues
Tyler, by her own admission, struggled throughout high school. As reported by pop culture website The Things, the star explained why she suffered as a student. She said, “Basically, I had a really bad attention deficit. I used to fall asleep all the time in class and get kicked out.”
Self Esteem Boost
For Tyler, then, performing presented a whole new way of building something that, as a teenager, she definitely needed. She explained, “When I started acting, it gave me a lot of self esteem. Because, although a lot of what I did at school left me confused, it turned out that I could really focus on acting.”
