Celebrity dads

celebrity,celebrity relationship,barack obama,celebrity lives Barack Obama He has one of the hardest jobs in the world, yet Barack Obama still manages to find downtime with his daughters Malia, 13, and Sasha, 11. Here he is welcoming their new dog Bo to the White House.

For Father’s Day in 2008 Barack acknowledged his shortcomings as a father. In a heartfelt message, which was published in Parade magazine, he said, “There were many days out on the campaign trail when I felt like my family was a million miles away and I knew I was missing moments of my daughters’ lives that I’d never get back. It is a loss I will never fully accept.”

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Will Smith,Jude Law,Ben Affleck,Tom Cruise,Brad Pitt,David Beckham,Peter Andre,Hugh Jackman,celebrity,seal,celebrity relationship,guy ritchie,barack obama,celebrity lives Celebrity dads picture gallery - Jude Law Jude law, already a dad of three became a father for the fourth time in 2010, with Samantha Burke. The actor already has three children with ex-wife Sadie Frost, son Rafferty, 14, daughter Iris, 10, and son Rudy, eight, as well being a step-father to Frost's oldest son Finlay, 22. "He is no longer in a relationship with her [the new baby's mother] but he intends to be a fully supportive part of the child's life," his spokeswoman's statement to Entertainment Weekly read. "This is an entirely private matter and no further statements will be made."

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David Beckham,celebrity,celebrity relationship,barack obama,celebrity lives David Beckham Footballer David Beckham has three sons with wife Victoria, and is set to become one of the coolest dads on the planet if he plays in the Olympics in 2012. Here, he watches a Lakers game in Los Angeles with Romeo, eight, and Brooklyn,12.

David once said about his boys, “I love the fact that our children are part of both of us. It’s one of the most amazing things ever.”

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Tom Cruise,celebrity,celebrity relationship,celebrity lives Tom Cruise Tom Cruise is definitely one of the most hands-on celebrity dads.

Tom once said, “My whole life I always wanted to be a father. I always said to myself that my kids would be able to depend on me for anything.”

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Will Smith,celebrity,celebrity relationship,celebrity lives Will Smith Acting genes run in Will Smith’s family. He’s already appeared alongside his son Jayden, 13, in The Pursuit Of Happyness and Willow Smith, ten, in I Am Legend.
And let's not even get started on Willow's singing career!
Will once said of his children, “Trey, Jayden and Willow are the biggest sources of inspiration. I love them like nothing else. They inspire me to act and that makes me Will Smith.”

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Ben Affleck,celebrity,celebrity relationship,celebrity lives Ben Affleck Here’s a rare sighting of Ben Affleck alone with his daughter, in New York in 2007. The actor has two children with wife Jennifer Garner, Violet Affleck, five, and Seraphina Rose Affleck, 2.

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celebrity,celebrity relationship,guy ritchie,celebrity lives Guy Ritchie Guy Ritchie attends the premier of Fred Claus with Rocco Ritchie and Madonna’s first daughter Lourdes. As their marriage fell apart, Guy was reported to want daily contact with his children to stop them inheriting their mother’s quirks. He is said to have given up custody to ensure that the children could stay together, and stepped aside so that the Rocco, ten, and adopted David, six, could be raised alongside their older sister Lourdes, 14.

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Brad Pitt,Angelina Jolie,celebrity,celebrity relationship,celebrity lives Brad Pitt There’s one thing we’re sure about Brad Pitt loves his kids. Here he plays on the beach with Pax Thien in 2008.

Pitt told Larry King in 2007 that fatherhood is, “The hardest job in the world, the most rewarding job in the world.”

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Heidi Klum,celebrity,seal,celebrity relationship,celebrity lives Seal Seal carries Heidi Klum’s daughter, Leni, from another relationship into the Rockerfeller Centre, New York. With four children it’s a wonder how this power couple find time for each other, but they’re definitely doing something right.

“They slow you down in a really positive way. They force you to look at the world through their eyes,” the singer told Reuters TV in 2007.

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Peter Andre,celebrity,celebrity relationship,celebrity lives Peter Andre We’ve all watched in horror as Peter Andre’s relationship with Katie Price ended, and we don’t think there’s anyone that hasn’t been concerned about their three children. But we can rest assured after seeing Pete’s relationship with the children blossom following the break-up. The hands-on dad even took Junior, six, Princess Tiiami, three, and his step-son Harvey, nine, to see his mum in Cyprus, while Katie Price partied in Ibiza.

“I am obviously still reeling [about the split] but I have to stay strong for the children because if I crumble then I’m no use to them,” he wrote in his weekly column for New! magazine.

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celebrity dads, usher raymond usher and son raymond v Usher arrives at the Los Angeles Premiere of Justin Bieber’s Never Say Never with his son Raymond V, who looks like he’ll be a heart breaker - much like his dad.

“He is my reason for living,” the singer told talk show host Ellen six months after his 2008 birth. “[Aside from] my wife, obviously, for helping me have him.

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celebrity dads, ronan keating ronan keating and children Ronan Keating takes his children Ali, Jack and Missy along to the Horton Hears a Who screening at the Vue West End in 2008..

“My kids have come to an age now where they’re an inspiration to me and I’m starting to live my childhood through them again.”

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celebrity dads, matthew mcconaughey matthew mcconaughey and son levi Ah cute! Matthew McConaughey takes a walk with his son Levi through central park zoo in 2010..

“I’m a very playful parent but parents have the advantage of being around for so much longer. If we’re going to sit there and teach our kids that life has consequences, they’re going to turn 18 and go out in their own world..

They’re going to find it the hard way. You do it early so they understand how the world works and what is expected of them, not only as a citizen, but as their family name, as a McConaughey, things like that.”

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celebrity dads, lenny kravitz, zoe kravitz lenny kravitz and daughter zoe When Lenny Kravitz was asked whether he prefers being a rock god or a sex god he replied, “I am neither. My favourite role is a father.”.

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celebrity dads, jack black Comedian Jack Black takes his son Samuel to the annual milk + bookies story time celebration in Los Angeles in March 2011. Jack has two children with his wife Tanya Haden, Tommy and Samuel..

“The only negative is that you spend a lot of time worrying about this delicate little life. I didn’t know I could feel so much, and was surprised by my own awesome heart,” the comedian admits.

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celebrity dads, hugh jackman hugh jackman and daughter ava Hugh Jackman visits the home of Nicole Kidman to meet her new-born daughter Sunday Rose in 2008 with his daughter Ava in tow..

“Becoming a father, I think it inevitably changes your perspective of life. I don’t get nearly enough sleep. And the simplest things in life are completely satisfying. I find you don’t have to do as much, like you don’t go on as many outings.”

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celebrity dads, gavin rossdale gavin rossdale and sons Gavin Rossdale, possibly one of the hunkiest celebrity parents, describes having two kids as ‘magical’. The rock-star dad told journalists at the James Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic in Florida back in 2009 that “It’s magical having two kids instead of one, and I miss them when I am away like this.”.

“I never know what will happen with these two,” he said, ”Kingston is three and old enough to be developing an attitude and Zuma at 15 months is learning from his older brother!”.

“We think they’re tiring but fun.

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celebrity dads, dave grohl dave grohl and daughter violet Imagine how cool Violet Grohl is going to be when she grows up, considering that she has one of the coolest, most lusted-after rock stars on the planet as her dad..

Dave once said of fatherhood, “It’s changed everything that I do. When you have kids, you see life through different eyes. You feel love more deeply and are maybe a little more compassionate. It’s inevitable that that would make its way into your song writing.”