Succession Actress Justine Lupe Has Deep Roots in Denver

Justine Lupe plays Willa Ferreyra on HBO’s Succession, a dramatic satire of the Murdoch family and the world’s filthy-rich. However, her full last name is actually Lupe-Schomp, and the Schomp family made a name for itself in Denver long before Succession began racking up Emmy nominations and critical praise.

Lupe-Schomp’s father, John, is a local artist and retired manager of installation at the Denver Art Museum. Her mother, Katherine Schomp, is a local social worker and therapist — and the daughter of Colorado automobile dealer Ralph Schomp, who passed away in 1988 after building one of the largest car dealership networks in Colorado.

Today, Schomp Automotive Group spans three states and fourteen locations, with ten of them in the Denver area. Ralph’s wife (and Lupe-Schomp’s…