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On top of being one of the most iconic actors of all time, Robert Redford is also an avowed philanthropist, environmental activist and filmmaker — and he’s passed on his passion for film to his family. He and his first wife, Lola Van Wagenen, had four children together: Scott, Shauna, James and Amy Redford. Scott died from sudden infant death syndrome at only 2 months old. Their younger son, James, died of cancer in October 2020. After news of James’ death was announced, The Redford Center’s executive director, Jill Tidman, issued a statement that touched on his remarkable life. “As…
Natalie Portman is a mom of two. The actress shares her kids, son Aleph and daughter Amalia, with her ex-husband, Benjamin Millepied. The pair were married for 11 years before separating in July 2023 and finalizing their divorce in February 2024. “[Natalie’s] biggest priority has been ensuring a smooth transition for her children,” a source close to the exes told PEOPLE in March 2024. “She and Ben really love their kids and are equally focused on being the best co-parents they can be. Nothing is more important.” While Portman manages to keep Aleph and Amalia mostly out of the spotlight,…
Legendary singer Donna Summer was the voice of a generation, but to her three girls — Mimi Dohler, Brooklyn Sudano and Amanda Sudano Ramirez — she was always Mom. Summer welcomed her oldest daughter Mimi with then-husband Helmuth Sommer in 1973. Eight years later, her daughter Brooklyn was born — her first child with husband Bruce Sudano. Summer’s third child and second with Sudano, Amanda, arrived the next year. Summer died of lung cancer at her home in Florida on May 17, 2012. In a statement, her family said they were “at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and her continued…
Vin Diesel is one proud dad. With his longtime partner Paloma Jiménez, whom he began dating in 2007, the Fast and Furious star has three kids: daughter Hania, 17, son Vincent, 15, and daughter Pauline, 10. “My pride in my kids is through the roof,” Diesel told PEOPLE in 2017. “Oh my God, I’m proud of them all the time.” And the feeling is clearly mutual. Diesel recalled of his kids: “They were watching the [XXX: Return of Xander Cage] trailer. At the end of it, my son goes, ‘That’s going to be a giant hit.’ I stopped in the…
Michael Douglas has enjoyed a long and storied career, earning several impressive accolades for his roles, but his children are what he values most in life. The Ant-Man star first became a dad in 1978 with the birth of his son Cameron, 46, whom he shares with his ex-wife Diandra Luker. The pair were married for 18 years before splitting in 1995 and finalizing their divorce in 2000. Douglas went on to marry actress Catherine Zeta-Jones and the Hollywood power couple share two children: son Dylan, 25, and daughter Carys, 22. “My career was the most important thing in my…
Dame Joan Collins famously played the matriarch on Dynasty, but off-screen, the iconic actress has a family of her own. The Golden Globe winner is a mother to daughter Tara Newley, 61, and son Alexander Newley, 59, whom she welcomed with her second husband Anthony Newley, as well as daughter Katyana Kass, 53, whom she had with her third husband Ron Kass. Collins is currently married to her fifth husband of over 20 years, Percy Gibson; the couple have no children together. In the 2022 documentary, This Is Joan Collins, the mom of three said: “Motherhood was really exciting and…
Though Martin Short tends to keep his family life private, he is the proud father of three children. Martin and his late wife of 30 years, Nancy Dolman, welcomed three children via adoption before her death in August 2010 from ovarian cancer: Katherine Elizabeth, 41, Oliver Patrick, 39, and Henry Hayter, 36. While promoting his book I Must Say: My Life As a Humble Comedy Legend, Martin appeared on The Meredith Vieira Show in November 2014 and revealed a touching moment he shared with his children following Dolman’s death at the family’s cottage in Canada. “(Nancy) had once said to…
Bono may be best known for his strong vocals and prominent activism, but to his kids, the U2 frontman is known as “dad.” The singer, whose real name is Paul David Hewson, shares four children with his wife, Ali Hewson. Bono and Hewson met in school at the age of 12. Nearly 10 years later, in 1982, the pair got married. They went on to welcome daughters Jordan, 36, and Eve, 34, as well as sons Elijah, 25, and John, 24. “I’m never away from Ali and the kids for more than three weeks,” he said in an interview with…
Matt Damon and his wife, Luciana Damon, are parents to four daughters: Alexia, Isabella, Gia and Stella. The Air actor and Luciana first crossed paths while she was bartending in Miami Beach and he was in town filming Stuck on You. When they met, Luciana had one daughter, Alexia, who was four at the time. “I jumped into the deep end with Lucy. I mean, Alexia was already 4. I was an extra dad,” he told Parade of becoming a stepfather to Alexia, now 25, after he and Luciana wed in 2005. After marrying, Matt and Luciana welcomed three more…
Jenelle Evans’ parenting journey has had its ups and downs. The reality TV star first entered the spotlight in 2010 when she starred on MTV’s 16 and Pregnant as a high school senior expecting her first child, son Jace Vahn, now 16 years old. Evans then joined the cast of Teen Mom 2 in 2011, and viewers watched her first year of motherhood unfold, which included plenty of struggles as she balanced the responsibilities of parenthood with wanting to be a normal teenager. Not long after Jace’s birth, Evans signed over custody of her son, whose father was not in…