Comparing Elizabeth Taylor and Lindsay Lohan

Family Drama

Lindsay:
Lohan's parents, Michael and Dina, have been (very bitterly) divorced since 2005. Her father has been in and out of jail and rehab since 1990, having fought against alcoholism and cocaine addiction. On VH1's "Celebrity Rehab," it was recently revealed that Michael has another daughter, from another relationship. Meanwhile, Dina has sought to capitalize on her daughter's fame by putting her family on a reality show ... more 

Family Drama

Lindsay:
Lohan's parents, Michael and Dina, have been (very bitterly) divorced since 2005. Her father has been in and out of jail and rehab since 1990, having fought against alcoholism and cocaine addiction. On VH1's "Celebrity Rehab," it was recently revealed that Michael has another daughter, from another relationship. Meanwhile, Dina has sought to capitalize on her daughter's fame by putting her family on a reality show called "Living Lohan," and by bringing a camera crew to visit Lindsay in rehab. She and her daughter continue to have very public spats.

Liz:
Taylor's father, Francis, was an art dealer, while her mother, Sara, was a former stage actress who enrolled her daughter in dance classes as soon as she could walk. The family moved to Los Angeles to escape World War II and to further the young Taylor's career. In his book, "Elizabeth," biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli describes Sara as the ultimate stage mother. "Nothing less than perfection was acceptable," he wrote. Still, the two remained "extremely close" until Sara's death in 1994. less