Fisher Stevens and Carrie Fisher are both well-known actors who have appeared in many films and TV shows. But are they related by blood or by marriage? The answer might surprise you.
Who is Fisher Stevens?
Fisher Stevens is an American actor, director, producer and writer who was born in Chicago in 1963. He is best known for his roles as Ben Jabituya/Jahveri in Short Circuit and Short Circuit 2, Eugene “The Plague” Belford in Hackers, Chuck Fishman in Early Edition, Marvin Gerard in The Blacklist, and Hugo Baker in Succession. He is also an Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker who directed The Cove, Crazy Love, and Before the Flood.
Stevens adopted his stage name when he joined the Screen Actors Guild because there were already several actors named Steven Fisher. His parents divorced when he was 13 and he moved to New York with his mother. He co-founded the Naked Angels Theater Company and Greene Street Films. He has been married to Alexis Bloom since 2017 and has two children.
Who is Carrie Fisher?
Carrie Fisher was an American actress, writer and comedian who was born in Los Angeles in 1956. She was the daughter of Hollywood icons Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, who divorced when she was two years old. She rose to fame as Princess Leia in the Star Wars franchise and also starred in films such as Shampoo, The Blues Brothers, When Harry Met Sally, and Postcards from the Edge. She was also a bestselling author of books such as Wishful Drinking, Shockaholic, and The Princess Diarist.
Fisher struggled with bipolar disorder and substance abuse throughout her life. She was married to singer Paul Simon for a year and had a daughter, Billie Lourd, with talent agent Bryan Lourd. She died in 2016 at the age of 60 after suffering a cardiac arrest on a flight from London to Los Angeles. A day later, her mother Debbie Reynolds also died of a stroke.
The short answer is no. Fisher Stevens and Carrie Fisher are not related by blood or by marriage. They share a common surname but have different ancestry and family trees.
Fisher Stevens is of Jewish descent and his original surname was Fisher. His father was Norman Fisher, a furniture executive, and his mother was Sally Fisher, a painter and AIDS activist.
Carrie Fisher was of mixed heritage and her original surname was also Fisher. Her father was Eddie Fisher, a singer of Russian-Jewish origin, and her mother was Debbie Reynolds, an actress of Irish-English-Scots-Irish ancestry.
Eddie Fisher had four children from three marriages: Carrie Fisher and Todd Fisher with Debbie Reynolds; Joely Fisher and Tricia Leigh Fisher with Connie Stevens. None of them are related to Fisher Stevens.
Conclusion
Fisher Stevens and Carrie Fisher are both famous actors who share a common surname but have no familial connection. They have never worked together or been romantically involved. They are simply two talented individuals who happen to have the same last name.
