In other words, they were pretty much destined for success.

In fact, Zooey attributes much of her success to her father.

So proud and excited to see it!"

Zooey and Emily Deschanel

From there, his work as a DP only got betterbut at a cost to his family.

Still, though, traveling had a negative effect on the girls.

“[I] hated all the traveling,” Zooey told Allure in an interview.

Zooey and Emily Deschanel and family

According toShowbiz Cheat Sheet, he has six Oscar nominations.

The first was back in 1984 for his work in “The Right Stuff.”

At the time of this nomination, the girls were just around four and eight years old.

Caleb and Emily Deschanel at a Sony event

She played this role for the entirety of the series, which lasted for two seasons.

“And we’re still very close, which is nice.”

That closeness is apparent still today.

Caleb Deschanel at the Oscars nominee luncheon

Zooey has been known to post tributes to her parents along with old family photos.

Try making a film without a cinematographer or editor!"

He’s the best and taught me so much about filmmaking."

Zooey Deschanel and her mom, Mary Jo

More recently, the actress has posted photos of her family to wish her parents ahappy mother’sandfather’s day.

The Deschanel family at The Lion King premiere