Robert Redford is one of the biggest names in cinematic history.
He’s also helped provide a platform for emerging filmmakers, co-founding the Sundance Film Festival.
While his career has kept him very busy, Redford still found time to raise a family.
He has four children: James Redford, Amy Redford, Shauna Redford, and Scott Anthony Redford.
The couple tied the knot in 1998 and had two children, Dylan and Lena.
Dylan Redford was born to the couple on February 12, 1991, and is their only son.
Sadly, James died in 2020 from cancer.
“He lived a beautiful, impactful life & was loved by many,” she wrote.
“He will be deeply missed.
As his wife of 32 yrs, I’m most grateful for the two spectacular children we raised together.
I don’t know what we would’ve done w/o them over the past 2yrs.”
“[I] might have just been the luckiest son in the world,” he wrote.
To Dylan, the celebrated actor was just his grandpa, nottheRobert Redford.
In 2016, Dylan interviewed his grandfather for the Walker Art Center’s magazine, Crosscuts.
“It was like, ‘What is going on here?.
“It’s remained a pretty wild thing to me.”
Dylan emphasized, though, that he’s proud to be Robert’s grandson as are his cousins.
“It’s always felt to us that you are first and foremost our grandfather,” he said.
“Maybe that’s not the case for other celebrity families.
He was eventually diagnosed with dyslexia.
After his diagnosis, Dylan received the support he needed to thrive academically.
While he went on to become quite successful, he also experienced a lot of pressure to do so.
“And certainly being ‘stupid’ is the No.
1 stereotype that a lot of dyslexics have to face.”
This, he emphasized, is something that needs to change.
“Dyslexics process information in a different way.
I mean, I knew what I could do, but how could they know for sure?
I had bad SAT scores, and I probably spelled some stuff wrong on the app.
He also branched out to radio, managing his school’s radio station.
According to Redford’s resume onSquarespace, he also did a semester abroad at The Glasgow School of Art.
Directing credits include “My Trip to Miami” and “Emergency Action Plan (EAP).”
Clearly, he knows the ins and outs of the film industry, just like his granddad.
I was born into it.
I’ve always felt so supported by my grandfather, my dad, my mom.
This is where I want to be.”
He appeared in another short a few years later, titled “Happy Birthday Charlotte Prince.”
Some of Redford’s acting credits are in his own productions.
He also appeared in “The Big Parade,” which he also co-produced and co-wrote.
With his talent and his grandfather’s good looks, who knows?
Perhaps we will see more of Dylan on the big screen in the future.
And why not go out with something that’s very upbeat and positive?”
“When they put the idea forward, I said, ‘That sounds like a really interesting idea.
“And they said, ‘OK, you be the voice of the dolphin.
At least I’m not a whale.”
As of this writing, it remains Robert’s most recent acting credit, though he’s still producing.
The organization works to advance environmentalism through filmmaking.
Aside from his clear passion for film, he’s also one of the creative minds behind Yeah Maybe.
… [which] offers an unusual context for the objects it fleetingly holds.”
He hasn’t posted an update in years and has just over a dozen posts on the account.
