{"id":3785,"date":"2026-07-11T17:53:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T12:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=3785"},"modified":"2026-07-11T17:53:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T12:53:02","slug":"moana-star-catherine-lagaaia-talks-about-advice-given-to-her-by-famous-dad-says-im-completely-aware-that-im-a-nepo-baby-just-jared-celebrity-news-and-gossip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=3785","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Moana&#8217; Star Catherine Laga\u2019aia Talks About Advice Given To Her By Famous Dad, Says &#8216;I&#8217;m Completely Aware That I&#8217;m a Nepo Baby&#8217; &#8211; Just Jared &#8211; Celebrity News and Gossip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-2244472\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- Franchise logo or primary category --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- subheader --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_belowImage credit_onImage\"><img width=\"788\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/catherine-lagaaia-nepo-baby-label-788x444.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" alt=\"Catherine Laga'aia attends Disney's &quot;Moana&quot; Special Event while wearing a thin strapped dress\" decoding=\"sync\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/catherine-lagaaia-nepo-baby-label-428x241.jpg 428w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/catherine-lagaaia-nepo-baby-label-788x444.jpg 788w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100px, 788px\" loading=\"eager\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/moana\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Moana<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/strong> star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/catherine-lagaaia\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Catherine Laga\u2019aia<\/strong><\/a> is sharing the advice given to her by her father, who happens to be an actor himself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-features\/catherine-lagaaia-moana-disney-nepo-baby-interview-1236639331\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>, the 19-year-old up-and-coming star approached the \u201cnepo baby\u201d label head on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m completely aware that I\u2019m a nepo baby,\u201d <strong>Catherine<\/strong> said with a laugh. \u201cI know that, so you can\u2019t call me out on it because I already know it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/catherine-lagaaia-jay.jpg\" class=\"pss-trigger\" role=\"button\" data-pss-trigger=\"0\" aria-controls=\"pss-modal\" aria-label=\"Open gallery of 1 image.\" title=\"Open gallery of 1 image.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/catherine-lagaaia-jay-788x526.jpg\" alt=\"Jay Laga'aia and Catherine Laga\u2019aia attend the opening night of Disney's &quot;The Lion King&quot; at the Capitol Theatre\" class=\"wp-image-2244474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/catherine-lagaaia-jay-788x526.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/catherine-lagaaia-jay-428x285.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><span class=\"pss-trigger__badge\" aria-hidden=\"true\">1<\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"h-who-is-catherine-laga-aia-s-dad\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is Catherine Laga\u2019aia\u2019s dad?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her father is <strong>Jay Laga\u2019aia<\/strong>, best known for playing Captain Typho in the <em>Star Wars<\/em> prequel movies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Catherine<\/strong> shared one of the \u201cbiggest pieces of advice\u201d he\u2019s given her as she starts to progress in Hollywood. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOne of my dad\u2019s biggest pieces of advice is that your job is the audition,\u201d she shared. \u201cYour job is not the job. You don\u2019t have that yet. So your job is whatever sides they gave you and whatever song they want you to sing. So that mentality of coming in and being like, \u2018I\u2019m going to give this every ounce of effort that I\u2019ve got, I\u2019m going to give this every piece of myself to try and put the best foot forward,\u2019 essentially.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Moana <\/em>released in theaters on July 10, 2026. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/dwayne-johnson\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Dwayne Johnson<\/strong><\/a> is playing the live-action version of Maui. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/07\/10\/moana-director-explains-dwayne-johnsons-maui-wig-missing-nipples\/\">Find out what the director had to say about his wig and his seemingly missing nipples in the film<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plus, learn all about if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/07\/10\/is-catherine-lagaaia-really-singing-in-moana-live-action-all-about-her-voice\/\"><strong>Catherine <\/strong>was really singing as Moana<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Posted To:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/catherine-lagaaia-2\/\" rel=\"tag\">Catherine Lagaaia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/disney\/\" rel=\"tag\">Disney<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/moana\/\" rel=\"tag\">Moana<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/movies\/\" rel=\"tag\">Movies<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: Getty Images Moana star Catherine Laga\u2019aia is sharing the advice given to her by her father, who happens to be an actor himself. 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