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Jaleel White shares a very close bond with his daughter Samaya. The Family Matters actor welcomed his only child with ex-girlfriend Bridget Hardy in August 2009. Since then, the father-daughter duo have shared plenty of fun moments together, including beach days and a visit to the set of American Ninja Warrior (Samaya’s favorite show). Samaya has also joined her father at a few red carpet events, including the 2019 premiere of Jumanji: The Next Level and the 2022 premiere of Hustle. At the latter, the father-daughter pair were also accompanied by White’s now-wife Nicoletta Ruhl, whom he wed in May…
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz’s legacy lives on through their children, Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr., and their grandchildren, Julia, Haley, Simon, Joseph and Kate. The comedic duo’s journey to parenthood began in 1951 with the birth of Lucie Désirée Arnaz. “They were dying to have a family as soon as they got married,” Lucie told The Desert Sun in 2018 of her parents, who wed on Nov. 30, 1940. However, it didn’t happen right away. In an interview with The Washington Star in 1980, Ball shared that she had two miscarriages while trying to get pregnant during the…
Hollywood icon Michelle Pfeiffer is a mom of two. The three-time Oscar nominee shares her daughter, Claudia, and son, John, with her husband, TV writer and producer David E. Kelley. Pfeiffer had initially entered into private adoption proceedings before meeting Kelley, and in March 1993, she welcomed a newborn daughter, Claudia Rose, into her family. Pfeiffer and Kelly wed in November 1993, and less than a year later, they welcomed their son, John Henry. In 2007, when her children were still growing up, Pfeiffer opened up to Good Housekeeping about her hopes for Claudia and John. “I want them to…
Scarlett Johansson may be the Black Widow on the big screen, but she’s just a mom at home. The Avengers star has two kids: daughter Rose Dorothy with ex-husband Romain Dauriac, and son Cosmo with her husband Colin Jost. “Thankfully [to] everybody just at home, I’m just mom,” Johansson told PEOPLE in November 2021. However, there is one exception: “Sometimes [I’m] the Black Widow when it’s convenient for my daughter, when she’s going to get something out of it.” While Johansson refrains from sharing photos of her young children, she often opens up about her life at home in interviews.…
Laurence Fishburne is a father to three children: a son, Langston, and two daughters, Montana and Delilah. The Matrix star shares his two elder children with his first wife, Hajna O. Moss, while he fathered his youngest child with his ex-wife, Suits actress Gina Torres. Following their split in 2017, Torres told PEOPLE, “Happily … our family remains intact and we will continue to raise our daughter together with love and joy and awe.” While the actor rarely discusses his children in interviews, he opened up on The View about them in 2023. Explaining that his younger daughter, Delilah, had…
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s youngest daughter, Vivienne, is starting to follow in her parents’ footsteps. The 17-year-old was born, alongside her twin brother Knox, in July 2008 in Nice, France, as the youngest of six siblings. “I have six very individual human beings in my home. I am so excited about all the different stages and feelings and curiosities that they go through. Why wouldn’t you be?” Jolie told PEOPLE in October 2021. “We’re supposed to help them figure out who they are. And you can’t figure out who they are if you don’t enthusiastically develop with them.” In…
John Amos, who died on Aug. 21, 2024, played America’s dad in his role as James Evans Sr. on Good Times, but in real life, he was the father of two children: Shannon and K.C. Amos. The Emmy nominee first became a father when he and his ex-wife, Noel Mickelson, welcomed their daughter, Shannon, in 1966. Their family expanded again with the addition of son K.C. in 1970. According to Shannon, John was more complex than the dad viewers saw on television but had similarities to his Good Times persona. “My Dad was no joke when I was young,” she…
Kenan Thompson may be best known for his long career on Saturday Night Live, but he’s also passionate about being a father to his two daughters: Georgia and Gianna. The comedian married model Christina Evangeline in 2011 and welcomed Georgia three years later. In 2018, Gianna joined the family. In 2022, the couple announced their separation and filed for divorce, which included an even split of custody. Thompson has opened up about the joys of parenting his two daughters. “One day you’re not a dad and then the next moment you are. You’re just a dad from that point on,”…
Maya Rudolph and her partner, filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson, share four children: Pearl, Lucille, Jack and Minnie. The couple have reportedly been together since 2001. Though Rudolph and Anderson are not married, the actress has called him her husband since the birth of their first child. “People know what [husband] means,” she told The New York Times in 2018. “It means he’s the father of my child, and I live with him, and we are a couple, and we are not going anywhere.” Speaking to PopSugar that same year, the Loot star reflected on becoming a mother and how the…
Vanessa Williams is a proud mom of four children. The Ugly Betty actress and her first husband, Ramon Hervey II, were married from 1987 to 1997 and welcomed three children: Melanie, Jillian and Devin. The former Miss America tied the knot with her second husband, NBA star and actor Rick Fox, in 1999. One year into their marriage, the couple welcomed a daughter named Sasha. Williams and Fox divorced in 2004. The Grammy nominee’s children have all followed their own artistic and creative pursuits. Williams’ eldest daughter worked in fashion before finding her footing in health and wellness, while her…