--- title: Bob Dylan's Grandson Interview, Photos description: The 22-year-old aspiring actor and model, Levi Dylan, is a ringer for his famous (and fame-averse) grandfather. canonical: https://time.com/4658477/bob-dylan-grandson/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-02-02T20:06:20.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:02:54.279Z og:title: Bob Dylan's Grandson Looks A Lot Like the Folk Poet Himself og:description: Another generation, another lookalike. og:url: https://time.com/4658477/bob-dylan-grandson/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Bob Dylan's Grandson Looks A Lot Like the Folk Poet Himself twitter:description: Another generation, another lookalike. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Bob Dylan's Grandson Looks a Lot Like the Rock Legend Himself > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-brief-2026q3/newsletters?i=9a1a897a-0eae-4a34-aa0b-9007a239b5f0&cr=time-nl-brief-2026q3-v1) ## Video: Bob Dylan Receives Nobel Prize in Literature [Watch (HLS stream): Bob Dylan Receives Nobel Prize in Literature](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/NvOfBFJT.m3u8) (0:33)  _Published 2016-10-13. Bob Dylan was named the winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature Thursday in a stunning announcement that for the first time bestowed the prestigious award to someone primarily seen as a musician._  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Feb 2, 2017 8:06 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Feb 2, 2017 8:06 PM UTC [Nobel-Prize-winning](http://time.com/4595705/bob-dylan-nobel-prize/?iid=sr-link1) literary rock legend Bob Dylan has a grandson, it turns out. And that grandson, Levi Dylan, is well on his way to becoming a celebrity in his own right—as a model, actor, and producer. But not necessarily as a fame-averse musician like his grandfather. In new features for [_Interview_](http://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/levi-dylan/#%5F) and [_VMan_](http://vman.com/article/levi-dylan-vman37-interview/) magazines, the younger Dylan appears as a straight-up Bob doppelgänger with extra-sharp cheekbones, from the tousled hair to the unstudied slouch to the distant demeanor and dangling cigarette. Although his grandpa and dad ([Jakob Dylan of the Wallflowers](http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,56789,00.html?iid=sr-link3)) are both kind of a big deal in the music industry, 22-year-old Levi has already tested out and discarded a career in rock ‘n’ roll. These days, he moonlights as a model, [recently walking the](http://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/levi-dylan/#%5F) Dolce & Gabbana runway alongside fellow celebrity kids like Rafferty Law, Presley Gerber, and Brandon Lee (son of Tommy Lee), and has an upcoming film project in the works. He also paints: “Some skull-looking things. A syringe going into a skull. I draw a lot of faces,” he [told _Interview._](http://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/levi-dylan/#%5F) “I want to do things that are cool and that I can be proud of,” he explained to _VMan_. Sounds rather like a similarly nonchalant star who just happens to be in his family. ## Transcript The Nobel Prize in literature for 2016 is awarded to Bob Dylan for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition. 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