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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…
Brian Austin Green is a father of five. He shares son Kassius Lijah, 21, with ex-girlfriend Vanessa Marcil and sons Noah Shannon, 12, Bodhi Ransom, 11, and Journey River, 9, with ex-wife Megan Fox. In June 2022, the actor welcomed his fifth child, Zane Walker, with his now-fiancée, Sharna Burgess. Green and Burgess discussed co-parenting a blended family on the Quite Frankly podcast in April 2023. “It’s so beautiful. First of all, they make it easy. They’re incredible kids,” the Dancing with the Stars pro said. “Brian and Megan did such an amazing job. Kass is also an amazing kid. There’s been no resistance, I…
He’s once, twice, three times a father! Music legend Lionel Richie is crazy about his three kids — Nicole Richie, Miles Brockman Richie and Sofia Richie. Lionel learned a lot about parenting from his own dad, Lionel Richie Sr., and went through “a massive depression” when he died in 1990. “My dad was my hero,” he told ITV in 2018. However, he credits his kids for helping him get through the difficult time. “Miles came along and Nicole was already there, and I realized I had a group of people that were kind of looking up to me to be…
Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale are the proud parents of three sons: Kingston, 19, Zuma, 17, and Apollo, 11. Though Stefani and Rossdale are no longer together — they split in 2015 after nearly 12 years of marriage and Stefani has since married Blake Shelton — the former couple put their kids first. During an interview with PEOPLE, Stefani, who shared that she and all three of her boys have dyslexia, said she took a stricter approach to parenting than she ever expected to. “I was in a band and free my whole life, so I always thought I would…
Steven Tyler is one of the most iconic rockstars in the world, first rising to fame in the 1970s as the lead singer of Aerosmith. Off-stage, the “Sweet Emotion” singer is a dad to four children: daughters Liv, 48, Mia, 46, and Chelsea, 36, and son Taj, 34. Tyler has four grandchildren as well, who refer to him as “Papa Stevie.” While his children are all adults now and busy with their own careers and families, Tyler tries to get the whole family together for holidays. “Right now, I’m still really busy. Liv is in England — I went and…
Nikki Sixx has accomplished a lot in his decades-long career as the Mötley Crüe bassist, but his children are his biggest achievement. “[They’ve] been the greatest thing that’s ever happened in my life,” the dad of five told The Guardian in August 2015. “My family means everything to me and I will do anything for them.” Nikki first became a dad in 1991 when he and his then-wife, former Playboy Playmate Brandi Brandt, welcomed their son Gunner, 34. The couple went on to welcome two more children, Storm, 31, and Decker, 30, before splitting in 1996. The rock star married…
Matthew McConaughey has plenty of impressive acting roles under his belt, but one role that he always knew he was destined for was being a dad. “The only thing I ever knew I wanted to be was a father,” the Dallas Buyers Club star told PEOPLE in October 2020. “And it’s remained the pinnacle for me. Being a dad was always my only dream … I can’t think of anything being more important.” He shares three kids with his wife Camila Alves McConaughey, whom he’s been married to since 2012: Levi, 17, Vida, 15, and Livingston, 12. Over the years,…