TikTok Empire (feat. Marc D'Amelio and Grayson Chrisley)

Summary

Podcast Summary: Unlocked with Savannah Chrisley

Episode: "TikTok Empire" (feat. Marc D'Amelio and Grayson Chrisley)

Date: September 30, 2025
Host: Savannah Chrisley (PodcastOne)
Guests: Marc D'Amelio, Dixie D’Amelio, Grayson Chrisley

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Overview

In this episode, Savannah Chrisley dives into the world of social media empires, family business, and generational pressures with special guests Marc D’Amelio (father of TikTok stars Charli and Dixie D’Amelio) and Grayson Chrisley. The conversation is candid, funny, and at times vulnerable, as they discuss the realities of being a parent to famous children, navigating fame, the unexpected side effects of going viral, family values, and what it’s like to grow up – and parent – in the spotlight. The episode offers a unique window into the pressures and positives of internet fame from a deeply personal, family-first perspective.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Realities of Being a “TikTok Dad”

[01:33–03:14]

• Marc shares how challenging it is being a parent to two daughters constantly in the public eye:
  • “It’s the worst.” (Marc, 01:48)
  • Describes his early protectiveness, likening it to playing “whack-a-mole” with online criticism.
• Over time, the family learned to ignore most negativity unless it was violent or defamatory.
• Dixie chimes in on trolls:
  • “All they’re trying to get is a reaction…give them a reaction, they’re getting exactly what they want.” (Dixie, 02:42)
• The impact of fame on family dynamic and personal growth is huge, yet the D'Amelio family maintains a commitment to normalcy.

2. From Normal Family to Reality TV

[03:14–04:46]

• Marc discusses the decision to do a family reality show:
  • “If people are going to say things about us, we might as well just put it out there and... monetize off of it.” (Marc, 03:37)
• Highlights the fun and connection as a family more than drama:
  • “We have a ton of fun, ton of love, but it just was never what a reality show should be like.” (Marc, 03:40)
• Savannah and Marc agree that reality TV doesn’t always allow for genuine truth; networks push for constant entertainment.
• On reflecting back, Marc says the true value may come years later when the family can look back at their own “home videos.”

3. Navigating Public Scrutiny and Cancel Culture

[05:05–06:30]

• Marc describes feeling “handcuffed” by public expectations and cancel culture, struggling to speak the truth:
  • “You get into a situation where I’m looking at myself and I’m a shell of the person I used to be.” (Marc, 05:21)
  • “If I cured cancer, they would say you didn’t cure it fast enough.” (Marc, 05:22)
• Both Marc and Savannah worry about the press’ tendency to create “narratives that are not necessarily the truth.”
• The challenge is balancing honesty with not feeding trolls or outside perceptions.

4. Parenting, Values, and Protecting Family

[06:30–07:54]

• Both Marc and Savannah emphasize family and loyalty as their North Star, and warn against expecting Hollywood connections to care.
  • “There’s two people that…have unconditional love for you…. Watch what happens when there’s a little bit of an issue. Watch how everybody just [disappears].” (Marc, 07:07 & 07:42)
• Savannah recalls her parents preparing her with the advice: “The moment you realize that these people don’t care about you, the easier this job will be.” (Savannah, 06:30)
• Marc highlights the differences between LA friendships and deep-rooted East Coast/Italian family values.

5. Openness about Struggles: Generational Shifts

[08:00–10:05]

• The group reflects on how their generation is more open about mental health struggles, therapy, and personal “imperfection.”
  • “I love it…because generationally, it’s totally different.” (Marc, 08:15)
  • Savannah: “We’ve done a really good job at normalizing—it’s okay to not be okay and to like, go get therapy.” (Savannah, 08:17)
• Older generations advised hiding struggles, but Marc and Savannah see value in public honesty.

6. Growing Up Fast: Family Hardships and Maturity

[12:05–13:26]

• Savannah says, “the greatest thing that could have ever happened to us was my parents going to prison,” as it forced her and her siblings to mature and become independent. (Savannah, 12:15)
• Grayson (implied) and Dixie discuss how adversity fostered increased responsibility and emotional growth.

7. Handling Criticism, Vulnerability, and Internet Fame

[13:46–15:05]

• Dixie: “Being in the public eye…has desensitized us… I don’t give a damn what some random person said about me.” (Dixie, 13:26)
• Marc and Savannah discuss the pain of critique when internet strangers hit on real insecurities—the “truth is hard” (Marc, 13:46)
• Changes in family dynamics when kids earn their own money/fame:
  • “It’s not as much the control…it’s the fact that…they don’t freaking need me at all.” (Marc, 14:19)

8. Social Media Stardom and Its Surreal Nature

[18:59–21:41]

• Grayson and Dixie recount their rapid rise to fame via viral TikTok videos:
  • “We made a TikTok… it got like 10 million views, jumped from 600,000 followers to a million, like on TikTok.” (Dixie, 20:04)
  • Grayson admits discomfort with internet fame: “I just don’t… it’s not who I am…I post once a month and it’ll get 4 million views.” (Grayson, 20:30)
• Marc joined TikTok originally to monitor his kids’ safety before getting entrenched himself.

9. Family Business: Money and Management

[21:41–22:47]

• The D’Amelios separate individual and family deals fairly:
  • “If Charlie got a deal, it was her deal. If Dixie got a deal, it was her deal. If we did something as a family, we split it.” (Marc, 21:41)
• It “was never about money…which is lucky. We were fortunate I had a career.” (Marc, 21:41)
• The move to LA and working with agents was serendipitous, not always a master plan.

10. Working with Family and Pushing for Opportunity

[25:30–26:46]

• Marc admits working with family isn’t easy:
  • “The balance is like, I have your dad’s perspective…we’ve been blessed with this opportunity. And this opportunity is fragile.” (Marc, 25:36)
  • He pushed for his daughters to take things seriously—not just for money, but to secure their ability to do whatever they want in the future.
  • “This is serious…because this road…is a road to get you the ability to do whatever you want.” (Marc, 26:04)
• Both Savannah and Marc stress the importance of daughters having their own thing, not just relying on others.

11. Breaking Cycles and Leading by Example

[27:19–28:54]

• Marc, whose own parents divorced and father was jailed, wanted to provide a traditional, stable family:
  • “I wanted to have…a traditional family.” (Marc, 27:45)
  • “Your standards are high not in an arrogant way, you just know, like…I’m going to open the door for your mom.” (Marc, 28:25)
• Savannah and Marc bond over commitment to creating healthier legacies and safe, loving households.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “It's the worst.” — Marc D’Amelio on being a dad to two girls in the spotlight (01:48)
• “If people are going to say things about us, we might as well just put it out there and... monetize off of it.” — Marc D’Amelio on reality TV (03:37)
• “If I cured cancer, they would say you didn’t cure it fast enough.” — Marc D’Amelio on cancel culture (05:22)
• “You give them a reaction, they’re getting exactly what they want.” — Dixie D’Amelio on dealing with trolls (02:42)
• “There’s two people…that have unconditional love for you… Watch what happens when there’s a little bit of an issue. Watch how everybody just [disappears].” — Marc D’Amelio on friendships in Hollywood (07:07, 07:42)
• “We’ve done a really good job at normalizing—it’s okay to not be okay and to like, go get therapy.” — Savannah Chrisley (08:17)
• “Greatest thing that could have ever happened to us was my parents going to prison.” — Savannah Chrisley on personal growth (12:15)
• “It’s not as much the control…it’s the fact that…they don’t freaking need me at all.” — Marc D’Amelio on kids earning their own money (14:19)
• “This opportunity is fragile…This is serious…this road…is a road to get you the ability to do whatever you want.” — Marc D’Amelio (25:36, 26:04)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 01:33–03:14: Parenting in the public eye, protecting kids from online negativity
• 03:14–04:46: Transition to reality TV and family authenticity
• 05:05–06:30: Cancel culture and public perception
• 06:30–07:54: Family loyalty vs. Hollywood relationships
• 08:00–10:05: Generational differences in discussing mental health
• 12:05–13:26: Growth through adversity and independence
• 13:46–15:05: Coping with public criticism and famous kids’ independence
• 18:59–21:41: Discussing social media stardom, TikTok’s unpredictable magic
• 21:41–22:47: Family finances and moving to LA
• 25:30–26:46: Balancing business, family, and seizing opportunity
• 27:19–28:54: Breaking dysfunctional cycles and modeling positive relationships

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Final Thoughts

The conversation is heartfelt, lively, and wise, blending humor and vulnerability as Savannah, Marc, Dixie, and Grayson explore the highs and lows of family fame, the pitfalls of cancel culture, and the challenge of balancing authenticity with opportunity. Longtime fans and new listeners alike will find this episode motivational and insightful—a powerful look behind the scenes of America’s new media dynasties.

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Transcript

[Host 1]

Welcome back.

[Host 2]

We have our next guest, and I am so excited. We have Marc d'. Amelio. I'm gonna say it in my country Southern way, and I'm gonna let him say it in his sophisticated way.

[Marc D'Amelio]

That's. You said it perfectly.

[Host 2]

I did. Okay, but what's, like, the Italian way?

[Marc D'Amelio]

D'. Amelio.

[Host 2]

See, that sounds so much better. So much better. Okay, so our last guest was Bryce Hall.

[Marc D'Amelio]

Super. Yes, he's here.

[Host 2]

Yeah. He's super hungover. So he showed up, he was like, I'm dying. I'm dying. We got, like, 10 minutes. I was like, all right, you know, this is good. You need to recoup for tonight. So he's playing. He swears he's gonna win.

[Marc D'Amelio]

He's good.

[Host 2]

But maybe. I'm hoping he's too hungover. I'm hoping he's too hungover for this. Yes. Oh, I'm playing.

[Marc D'Amelio]

Let's go.

[Host 2]

Mom and dad are playing, and my grandmother is playing. Yes.

[Marc D'Amelio]

All right, I'll try to not. Try to not knock out any groups.

[Host 2]

She said. She was like, they just need. I'm the oldest one here. They just need to let. They need to have mercy on the old woman, and they need to let me win. I was like, that's not how this works.

[Marc D'Amelio]

Dixie was here last, and I talked with her today as I was coming in, and she's like, I wanna do the next one. She loved it.

[Host 2]

It's so much fun.

[Marc D'Amelio]

Like, my daughters and Bryce kinda grew up social media.

[Host 2]

Well, the whole TikTok era is crazy, like, insane.

[Marc D'Amelio]

And he's actually become, like, my favorite.

[Host 1]

Really?

[Marc D'Amelio]

Yeah. And I was probably a little hard on him because I was like, dads.

[Host 2]

Weren'T the protective dad.

[Marc D'Amelio]

Yes. Over my daughters.

[Host 2]

Yes.

[Marc D'Amelio]

And then I've actually built a really good relationship with him, and he's great.

[Host 2]

That is awesome.

[Marc D'Amelio]

He's awesome.

[Host 2]

So, okay, now, obviously, your daugh. No one knows who your daughters are. First off, they're awesome, gorgeous, amazing. But being a dad of two daughters that are, like, in the spotlight, like, they are, how difficult is that?

[Marc D'Amelio]

It's the worst.

[Host 2]

I try to understand where my dad's coming from. Cause my dad will, like, people will comment something negative about me, and he'll, like, fire back at em. And he gets so protective. He's like, say what you want to say about me, but not my kid.

[Marc D'Amelio]

Yeah. And I felt that way, but it was. My kids were front and center. So sometimes when I would. It's like, you know what? Whack a mole Is that Game you play. So when we first started this, it was a lot of whack. A mole, like, you'd come out and I'd be protective over everybody, whether it was anybody that I was associated with. But when you hit here, two pop up, and then you're like this, and then you.

[Host 1]

Yeah.

[Marc D'Amelio]

So we've kind of taken the position that unless someone is saying something that's violent or, like, total defamation.

[Host 2]

Yes.

[Marc D'Amelio]

I don't.

[Host 2]

You just let it go.

[Marc D'Amelio]

I got it.

[Host 2]

You have to, or you will go crazy.

[Dixie D'Amelio]

Most of the time, I mean, all they're trying to get is a reaction. You give them a reaction, they're getting exactly what they want.

[Host 2]

Yeah, exactly. So now, you guys, obviously, your daughters were front and center, and then y' all did a reality show. You see how I said y', all, so. And as for people that don't know, his wife is from Louisiana, so. And they live in la. Now, I'm not gonna hold that against you, but you should.

[Marc D'Amelio]

You.

[Host 2]

That's amazing. So y' all had your reality show, and how was that experience?

[Marc D'Amelio]

So on social media, people have an opinion about you. And my view was like, dude, we're this family from Connecticut. I don't know what a normal family is, but I think we're somewhat normal.

[Host 2]

We think we're normal and we're not normal.

[Marc D'Amelio]

Yeah.

[Host 2]

Like, we're like, that shit crazy compared. People are like, that's normal to us. It is.

[Marc D'Amelio]

Yeah. So I was just like, if people are going to say things about us, we might as well just put it.

[Host 1]

Out there and you might as well.

[Host 2]

Monetize off of it.

[Marc D'Amelio]

Yeah. And then. And that's what we did. So it was. It was fun, but it was. It's still there. Trying to, like, we're just not that. We're not that crazy family. Like, we have a ton of fun, ton of love, but it just was never what a reality show should be like. When you think of reality, you think dramas and workshop. Yeah.

[Host 2]

And so what was the highlight of the whole experience?

[Marc D'Amelio]

Just getting, like, getting. I don't know that we realize the highlight. I think the highlight is going to be when. When Charlie and Dixie have kids and we're sitting around, you have your own home video. Christmas Day.

[Host 2]

Yes.

[Marc D'Amelio]

I'm like, hey, do you guys know we had a show on tv and they're going to be, what's tv? And then. So I think. I don't know. I always say, like, people like, do you regret uprooting your family from the East Coast? And I'm like, the story's not written yet. Like, I don't know whether we do or not yet. I know we've had a boatload of fun. I get to do cool stuff like this. But you guys know, man, it's. Being in the public eye is.

[Host 2]

At that point, you're free game for everyone. Come after, say whatever they want to say, create a narrative that's not necessarily the truth. And then you can only live in that space for so long until you're like, this is not my truth. I will speak my truth. But all of this that's happened is not it.

[Marc D'Amelio]

Yeah. And you can't. Honestly, like, I think you guys are a little bit different. But for us, for a long time with Cancel Culture, like, we didn't speak the truth. We were just. You get into a situation where I'm looking at myself and I'm a shell of the person I used to be. Cause I can't say anything.

[Host 2]

You're, like, handcuffed.

[Marc D'Amelio]

If I cured cancer, they would say, you didn't cure it fast enough. If I donate $50,000 to a charity, it's either the wrong charity, you didn't donate enough, or you didn't do it.

[Host 1]

For the right reasons. Are you.

[Host 2]

It's a gazillion. You can never do any. Which is so difficult. And so going from, like, a businessman to this world of entertainment. What was that transition like?

[Marc D'Amelio]

It was. I wouldn't say it was easy, but I definitely put an east coast perspective on things. And I think a lot. A lot of times people would say, you can't do that. Like, why not? Like, why can't we do that? And I said, that's just not the way it's done. And I was like, I don't care. Yeah, it just doesn't make sense. So that was the one thing. And I think I also. I definitely depended on. I was. I was scared to mess it up for my kids. And I think with that, I put a lot of faith in people that were in Hollywood. And I probably should have just been like, hey, I don't know anything, but I still think you still have to.

[Host 2]

Have your hand in it, because no one's going to protect or love your kids like you do. And everyone else views them as a paycheck and what they can get. And that's the difficult part. I will never forget filming our show, and they never wanted you to tell the full truth. For us, it was more of a comedy, so they needed to have it be funny 24 7. And I just remember crying to my parents, I was like, this just isn't the truth. I just want to say what I want to say. My parents are like, the moment you realize that these people don't care about you, the easier this job will be. And when I realized that, I was like, okay, they don't care about me.

[Marc D'Amelio]

I didn't realize that because I'm from the East Coast, I'm Italian, I'm all about family. And I have friendships that are 50 years, 40 years long. And I'm like, I'm in LA. These guys love us. They're there. There are people, and I use the term with my kids all the time. Like, dude, there's two people that, aside from my mom and other family members, there's two people that have unconditional love for you. And you know what unconditional love is? Unconditional love is if you absolutely do the worst thing, you still don't question.

[Host 2]

That person's love for you.

[Marc D'Amelio]

I'm there. And watch. Watch what happens when there's a little bit of an issue. Watch how everybody just.

[Host 2]

And they do. We realize that firsthand.

[Dixie D'Amelio]

Once you can stop giving, then that's when they move on to the next person.

[Host 2]

Yeah, it's brutal.

[Host 1]

So with and your daughters, they've been.

[Host 2]

Very outspoken, just like their personal struggles and things they've gone through. And mental. How do you like, as a father, watching them be so public about that? How do you feel?

[Marc D'Amelio]

I love it. I mean, I love it from the.

[Host 2]

Standpoint, because generationally, it's totally different. Like, my dad is like, no, you don't need to put that out there for the world to see, you know, X, Y and Z. But then my generation, I say we've done a lot of screwed up stuff, a lot that I'm, like, going to be ashamed to say that my generation was responsible for. But we've done a really good job at normalizing. It's okay to not be okay and to, like, go get therapy. Go do this. Go better yourself. And I absolutely love that.

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[Marc D'Amelio]

Your parents and I are Generation X and we, you know, we are. We just kind of did things without supervision and I think for that reason so many people that are my age Wanted to give their kids more.

[Host 2]

Yes.

[Marc D'Amelio]

And I think that's a blessing and a curse. I think the fact that we were so protecting made people. I don't want to say it made them weak. That's not what I'm saying.

[Host 2]

I just think when you're always there to catch them when they fall, it's kinda. I say the greatest thing that could have ever happened to us was my parents going to prison.

[Host 1]

Honestly, I'm like.

[Host 2]

Because it forced us to grow up, do things.

[Dixie D'Amelio]

Like I said I would never be as grown up as I am. Cause I'm 19. But if people talk to me, they're like, he's not 19.

[Marc D'Amelio]

I didn't think you were 19.

[Host 2]

Yeah. And that's the thing.

[Marc D'Amelio]

I thought he would have been your older brother.

[Host 2]

Exactly right.

[Dixie D'Amelio]

He forced us to grow up in a relationship. Forced me as a man to step in and be like, you know, you have no other choice. You have to do this.

[Marc D'Amelio]

I think there's a balance. Right. I think the fact that my daughters and other people, like, we couldn't when we were younger, say, like, hey, like, I didn't know what anxiety was. I didn't know what a panic attack was, but we had them. We just were scared to go home and tell our parents.

[Host 2]

Because you were told to suck it up.

[Marc D'Amelio]

Yeah.

[Host 2]

Yeah.

[Marc D'Amelio]

And I think that's. But I think there's a. There's hopefully the next generation. When my kids have kids or you have kids, it'll be a combination. You'll be a little bit. Remember what your dad said and give him a little kick in the ass. But also be able to be nurturing.

[Host 2]

Yeah. Because I don't want a weak child. I'm like, I can't do that. I was like, for me, I went and fought the fricking federal government. I was like, I need a kid that can do that too. Because I cannot do the weak crying about everything.

[Dixie D'Amelio]

Like, I feel like us being in the public eye, though, has desensitized us a lot. Because I'll see. I'll see people or like, my friends. Somebody will comment something negative. And they're like, pissed off. And I'm like, dude, you know how many DM's comments I get like that a day? I don't. I don't give a damn what some random person said about me.

[Marc D'Amelio]

It's hard. It's hard, you know, Especially sometimes the lot. The truth is hard because when all of a sudden, in your mind, you know your weaknesses and someone will point them out and you're like, that's toug that. And you're like, they hit it.

[Host 2]

They hit it right on the head. And was it hard when your kids started making their own money? Because I know my parents said when we started making our own money, it was hard because they no longer had the control that they once had.

[Marc D'Amelio]

It's not as much the control. It's the fact that there's that point where kids, not all kids go to college, but whatever they do, there's that point where they still gotta come home. They still gotta. And you have that time to nurture them and to talk with them. And yeah, it hit me harder. Not from a control standpoint, from like, dude, they don't freaking need me at all.

[Host 2]

When you go like 18 years, however long of your child, like, hey, I need you. Can you help me with this?

[Host 1]

Can you do this?

[Host 2]

Can you do that? And then it's like. And the skin flip of a switch. Especially in the modern day age of social media, where you can make a gazillion dollars off TikTok and all these other brand endorsements. And then you're like, oh, wait, you're not asking me. Are you sure you don't need my help?

[Marc D'Amelio]

So the other day, Dixie actually got off my Apple account. And I was like. Cause I was like, hey, you know you're still on. And she ended up. And I'm like, no, I want to pay for your apps. I don't want to still do something for you.

[Host 2]

That is amazing. And so how old are they now?

[Marc D'Amelio]

Charlie is 21 and Dixie is going to be, I want to say 24.

[Host 2]

Okay, so no.

[Marc D'Amelio]

Yes. She was born in 2001.

[Host 2]

You start to lose track, you know.

[Marc D'Amelio]

That is Dixie's birthday is August 12th.

[Host 2]

August. Mine's August 11th.

[Dixie D'Amelio]

Really?

[Host 2]

Yes. That's awesome. Okay, so is she, like the definition of a Leo? Do you know that whole terminology?

[Marc D'Amelio]

What do you mean?

[Host 2]

Give me like, Aaron, like a firecracker, like, tells it how it is. Think of you, whatever you are. Yeah, yeah.

[Host 1]

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[Marc D'Amelio]

When did you guys start becoming popular?

[Host 2]

So our show aired, I think it was 2012.

[Dixie D'Amelio]

I was six.

[Host 2]

Yeah, you were six. So. Which is crazy. Yeah, see, it's like he's grown up.

[Marc D'Amelio]

In it, which I feel bad because Charlie was we were sitting in Connecticut. I had a I'm in the clothing business. I had an office in New York. We're living in Connecticut. And we were kind of done. Like the kids were in high school and Heidi and I were thinking about being empty nesters. And then all of a sudden this thing happened and it like the other thing with the girls and for you guys, you didn't ask for this. My girls didn't ask for this. It just gotta happen.

[Host 2]

Yes.

[Marc D'Amelio]

And it's different, I think, with that because when you don't ask for it and it happens, it's kind of like, do I want this? Do I not want it? I like this part of it. I don't like this part of it. Yeah, but it wasn't like, come on, dad, I want to go to LA and be famous. Like, we've never said that.

[Host 2]

It just, it just like I said, social media has a way of like one little thing and you can skyrocket and take off and be. It's crazy.

[Dixie D'Amelio]

I mean, when my dad got out of his summer camp, his summer camp for two years, we made a TikTok to a song that said, I went to college and he went to jail. One was a dorm room, one was a setup. And it got like 10 million views, jumped from 600,000 followers to a million followers, like on TikTok.

[Host 2]

And he just started the whole TikTok thing and he was like, overnight, I can't stand it.

[Dixie D'Amelio]

Like, I don't.

[Marc D'Amelio]

Wait, why not?

[Dixie D'Amelio]

I just don't. I just don't. It's not who I am.

[Host 2]

Because he grew up in it.

[Dixie D'Amelio]

And I post once a month and I'll post one time and it'll get 4 million views, but then I won't post for another month.

[Host 1]

Yeah, yeah.

[Host 2]

It's crazy. And I keep telling him, I'm like, hey, you do know you can monetize off that. Really?

[Marc D'Amelio]

And for Heidi and I, like, we were. It was weird when we started on TikTok, I got on it and people were like, oh, why is it, dad? Because there was no adults on it. But I was just, I was into social media. I saw what happened with vine and also I kind of wanted to keep an eye on the people that were looking at my kids.

[Host 2]

Yes.

[Marc D'Amelio]

So I got entrenched in it and. But then I back, like, we skyrocketed.

[Host 2]

Yes.

[Marc D'Amelio]

And then I backed off. And I see people be like, people will say when he posts, he doesn't get cause I don't do it. But yeah, yeah, but if you want to do something with me, we could.

[Host 2]

Definitely come on do it.

[Marc D'Amelio]

Let's do it.

[Host 2]

You know, so with the show, I know one of the biggest misconceptions about our show and my parents was that when we got paid, that they just got paid and we didn't, which is so not true. Like, we all got paid. Was it the same for you guys? Like, your daughters got paid, you got paid.

[Marc D'Amelio]

So this is how we did it. If Charlie got a deal, it was her deal. If Dixie got a deal, it was her deal. If we did something as a family, we split it and that was it. And this way. So the show, we did it as a family and we split it. But it was never, like, it was never about money, money, never. Which is lucky. We were fortunate I had a career. But when it happened, it happened in the summer fall of 2019, and we were just coming out to LA, kinda goofing around, and we signed with an agent. And then 2020 happened and we were still coming out to LA. And then the pandemic happened and we're sitting in Connecticut and Charlie came into my room and was like, dad. And I said, yes, Charlie. And she said, if we're going to quarantine here, wouldn't it be better to quarantine in la? And I was like, yeah, I guess you're right. She's the best seller. Because the weather.

[Host 2]

Yeah.

[Marc D'Amelio]

But yeah, it was never, you know, and the girls have done. They've done. Have done great. And yeah, they could do whatever they want.

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[Host 2]

Has it been hard working with family?

[Marc D'Amelio]

Yes.

[Host 2]

What would you say is the hardest part about it?

[Marc D'Amelio]

So the balance is like, I have your dad's perspective, right? And I know that for whatever reason, whether it's talent, dumb luck, this, we've been blessed with this opportunity. And this opportunity is fragile. And what I didn't want to happen is my kids to come back to me 10 years later and be like, dad, what happened? And me say, you didn't give a shit and you didn't want to do this. You didn't want.

[Host 2]

It's a job.

[Marc D'Amelio]

You didn't to want. This is serious. And. And that was what. And so to balance the. As a dad, to balance the pushing, not for the money's sake, but the opportunity sake, to have longevity and to see where this goes. Because my. I knew that whether Charlie wanted to be or Dixie wanted to be a college professor or a doctor or an actress, that this road, whether it's financial or following, is a road to get you the ability to do whatever you want.

[Host 2]

Exactly.

[Marc D'Amelio]

I wanted to protect that, like a head start. And with that, sometimes we would bump heads, but it was never about what the public thinks.

[Host 2]

Exactly.

[Marc D'Amelio]

Dad is trying to. I don't give.

[Host 2]

No, because you want your child to be successful. And especially as a father of a daughter, I think for me, and like my dad always instilled in me, you need to have your own thing. You need to be successful in your own right, so that when you do find someone that you want to end up with for the rest of your life, you have the ability. If you get married. And he's never encouraged divorce, but he's like, I never want you to stay in a marriage just because of money or just because you feel like you can't get out or you need to have your own thing and protect that so you can make clear decisions.

[Marc D'Amelio]

And I love that. And I think anybody that knows us. Like, I didn't. Like, I built a family situation that was idyllic in a way that was. But I knew that's what I wanted. My parents were divorced. Not to be. My dad went to jail twice, and I dealt.

[Host 2]

See, look, that's a big comment.

[Marc D'Amelio]

I think it's important. But I wanted to have. Whatever the term is. I don't even know what it means, but a traditional family.

[Host 2]

You wanted your own safe space that you knew was healthy and. And different than maybe what you came from in certain aspects. And that's. We've talked about that. It's like having your own thing that you can not control, but that you can feel safe and know that you're not gonna repeat cycles.

[Marc D'Amelio]

Yes. And I led by example, and I think. What's which. I don't know that Charlie has said it as much, but Dixie's been like, dad, it's hard for me because I've seen the way you treat mom and you treat other people. And I'm like, dude, that's what I wanted to set up for you. So you're not. Your standards are high in an arrogant way that you just know, like. Like, I'm gonna open the door for your mom. I'm going to do things the bare minimum.

[Host 2]

Yeah.

[Marc D'Amelio]

That are traditional. And, you know, they didn't hear me racing my. Look, I'm Italian, so we're loud.

[Host 2]

Oh, yes.

[Marc D'Amelio]

But never disrespectful. Never. Like, I put my wife on a pedestal, and she. Same thing. Like, there's parents that. The mom. The wife will, like, disrespect the husband. And, like, we just never did that.

[Host 2]

Like, I don't understand. I can't do that. Yeah, no. Good for you. I love that you're setting a good example for your children.

[Marc D'Amelio]

I hope so.

[Host 2]

That is amazing. Well, thank you for just showing up and doing this. You're like my favorite. I love you. You're like so full of life and have great advice. So I love it. Thank you.

[Marc D'Amelio]

Awesome. You guys are great. Appreciate it. Thank you.

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