Billie Eilish<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s big brother and key collaborator Finneas O\u2019Connell<\/strong><\/a> is making progress on long-held dreams to break into the film and TV sectors of Hollywood, without the help of his famous sister \u2013 but it\u2019s causing the pop star to panic as he\u2019s moving on to do his own thing and leaving her to put out fires all by herself, a source tells Life & Style<\/em> exclusively.<\/p>\n \u201cFinneas isn\u2019t getting into movies and TV out of nowhere \u2013 this has been a dream of his for a while and explains why he and Billie have done so much movie soundtrack work on top of their original recordings together: Finneas is the one between the two of them who is absolutely wild about movies and TV and loves working directly with filmmakers,\u201d the insider explains.<\/p>\n The two-time Oscar winner<\/a>, 26, was confirmed in May to be joining the cast of Peacock\u2018s new comedy series Laid<\/em>, marking his biggest acting role yet.<\/p>\n \u201cFinneas is starting with an acting job on a potentially very cool show and has ambitions to evolve into a writer, producer and director down the line,\u201d the source reveals.<\/p>\n \u201cThis wasn\u2019t an out of nowhere thing for Billie. She knew this was coming, but that doesn\u2019t make it any easier and the idea of touring without Finneas, or God forbid recording without him, is something she knows she has to come to terms with eventually, especially if he finds real success with his TV and film interests,\u201d the insider dishes.<\/p>\n While Billie, 22, is an international superstar, her older brother has been essential to her success as a collaborator and performer. They\u2019ve won eight Grammy Awards<\/a> together, and Finneas has two more trophies for Producer of The Year, Non-Classical and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for Billie\u2019s album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?<\/em><\/p>\n The duo has two Academy Awards for Best Original Song. Billie and Finneas took home the Oscar in 2022 for the James Bond theme song \u201cNo Time to Die,\u201d and won again in 2024 for \u201cWhat Was I Made For?\u201d from the Barbie<\/em> movie.<\/p>\n Finneas has co-written and produced nearly all of Billie\u2019s biggest smashes, including, \u201cBad Guy,\u201d \u201cBury a Friend,\u201d \u201cEverything I Wanted,\u201d \u201dHappier Than Ever\u201d and \u201cWhat Was I Made For?\u201d He has the sole producer credit on all three of her studio albums, including her latest, Hit Me Hard and Soft<\/em>, which dropped on May 17.<\/p>\n \u201cThe process has started, and Billie has to adjust and make sure Finneas realizing his dreams doesn\u2019t turn her world completely upside down. It\u2019s easier said than done for somebody as sensitive as Billie, that\u2019s for sure!\u201d the source adds.<\/p>\n In 2020, Finneas told The Washington Post<\/em><\/a> that he didn\u2019t mind putting a solo career on the back burner in order to support his sister\u2019s success.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the alternate reality where I wasn\u2019t involved at all, and I\u2019d been like, just, sweating my way through, trying to have a music career for years? And then my sibling had one and I wasn\u2019t involved at all? I think I\u2019d be very tortured by it,\u201d he said. \u201cBut the fact that we\u2019ve had one in tandem makes a lot of sense.\u201d<\/p>\n Finneas started out as a child actor before Billie\u2019s music career took off. He appeared as a student in the 2011 Cameron Diaz<\/strong> film Bad Teacher<\/em>. As a teen, Finneas appeared in seasons 4 and 6 of Modern Family<\/em> where he played a singer named Ronnie LaFontaine Jr. But as Billie\u2019s career took off, the two focused on music as a team.<\/p>\n As of 2022, the multihyphenate said he was OK with Billie having the final word on what they created together.<\/p>\n \u201cI always really firmly had this sort of, \u2018Let\u2019s have this be your name. You\u2019re the star of the videos. The songs are about your life, and then I\u2019ll do [my thing] separately,’\u201d Finneas told Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m not afraid to speak my mind, but I also have a feeling of when she\u2019s like, \u2018I hear what you\u2019re saying, but I prefer the other way.’\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"Billie](\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Billie-Eilish-in-a-Panic-After-Brother-Finneas-Takes-TV-Role-7.jpg?fit=400%2C271&quality=86&strip=all\")
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