Scott Eastwood is the son of Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood. As a gorgeous, up-and-coming
actor with a famous father, you might think Scott's life would be a breeze. However
there are tragic details about his life that might change your mind
Clint Eastwood has eight children from six different mothers. According to the Daily Mail
Scott and his sister Katherine share the same mother, a flight attendant named Jacelyn Reeves
with whom Clint had an affair for years until their relationship came to an end in 1990
Catherine and Scott grew up with their mother in Hawaii, but they were able to maintain a
relationship with their father. Still, as Scott was growing up, Clint didn't give him money
nor did he help his son break into Hollywood. In 2017, the younger Eastwood told Men's Health
that his dad was tough on him. He said, "'My dad never gave me a cent. He made me work for everything.'
Scott's complicated relationship with his father isn't the only difficult situation that he's
faced in his life. During an interview with GQ Australia in August 2016, Scott said that the
death of a girl he once dated still haunts him. She was in a car accident, and her airbag was faulty
and exploded." Scott said, Still, it seems like Scott is moving on with his life. Despite the tragedy and his less-than-perfect
childhood, Scott's work in his career seems to have paid off. He has appeared in minor roles
in two of his father's films, Gran Torino and Invictus. Additionally, Scott has also popped
up in The Fate of the Furious and Suicide Squad. In 2020, Scott starred in the war film
At The Outpost alongside Mel Gibson's son, Milo Gibson. And it wasn't his father's name
that got him the roles. Scott didn't even go by the last name Eastwood until 2008, when
he had already found modest success. Unlike his other siblings Scott went by and auditioned under a different name his mother maiden name Reeves He also took up numerous side hustles along the way In 2015 he told Nylon I parked cars did construction anything on the side to make extra money My dad wasn a guy who
gave handouts, so I had to go work for it. Scott also never adapted to the Hollywood lifestyle
choosing instead to live in San Diego, California, keeping a low profile. He said
There's no pretentiousness, no one trying to climb a social ladder. It's just people living
their lives, and I'm very happy here. You only get one life. Why not live a great one?
I think I want to be remembered as someone who affected people's lives in a positive way
Now that the actor has appeared in films, Scott seems to be living the dream. But it clearly
wasn't easy. He said, I think it's funny every time I hear someone who's like
You're an overnight success. It's the furthest thing from the truth. It takes a long time to
find your way. Scott and Clint Eastwood revealed new and eye-opening details about their relationship
during a joint interview for Esquire in 2016. When the interviewer asked Clint about whether it was
quote, hard being away from a then-young Scott at the height of his fame, he replied
Yeah, I didn't get a chance to see him because I had a hot career going. Scott wasn't outright critical of his dad, adding
He was gone, he was doing his thing, but he was there too, you know? Interestingly enough, the two grew closer when Scott was a teenager. Scott said
I lived with my mom in Hawaii until I pissed her off, and then I came to live with my dad and pissed him off
"...It's kind of like when you see him in Gran Torino say
Get off my lawn, but with his hands around your throat." Clint was more forgiving, saying
"...he was a pretty good kid, not much of a problem. His mother gave him a lot of values
because she's a good person." Although it's nice to hear Scott and Clint have developed a solid bond, we imagine it
wasn't easy for the pair when they were apart