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Whether they were caught up living the bachelor life or too focused on their career to settle down, these celebrities put off daddy duty until their 40s. From movie stars to politicians, we're breaking down the famous fathers who welcomed their first child in their fourth decade and beyond.
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George Clooney, 56
After years as Hollywood's most eligible bachelor, George Clooney stepped into a new role as family man. After his wedding to lawyer Amal Alamuddin in 2014, the couple welcomed twins Ella and Alexander in 2017 when the actor was 56.
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Jay-Z, 43
Jay-Z was already in his mid-40s when he welcomed his first child, daughter Blue Ivy, with Beyoncé in 2012. Five years later, the rapper became a dad twice over with the birth of their twins, Rumi and Sir, in 2017.
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John Stamos, 54
Always an uncle (Jesse) and never a dad, it wasn't until John Stamos turned 54 that his fatherhood journey began. He welcomed his son, Billy Stamos, with wife Caitlin McHugh in 2018.
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Richard Gere, 50
Richard Gere was 50 when he and ex-wife, Carey Lowell, welcomed his first child in 2000. At the age of 70, Gere became a father once again when his second wife, Alejandra Silva, gave birth to their son Alexander in 2019.
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Enrique Iglesias, 42
Enrique Iglesias focused on his successful singing career before turning his attention towards starting a family. In 2017, he welcomed twins Lucy and Nicholas with Anna Kournikova at the age of 42.
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Al Pacino, 49
The 80-year-old movie star is the father of three children and the first was born when he was 49. Pacino's daughter, Julie Marie Pacino, was born during his relationship with model Jan Tarrant in 1989.
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Cary Grant, 62
It wasn't until the Hollywood star's fourth marriage to Dyan Cannon that Cary Grant became a father. In 1966, the couple welcomed Jennifer Grant, when the actor was 62 years old.
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Andy Cohen, 50
Andy Cohen was 50 when he became a father via surrogate. The host of Watch What Happens Live and Bravo executive welcomed son Benjamin in 2019.
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Javier Bardem, 41
Actor Javier Bardem was 41 when he and his wife, Penélope Cruz, welcomed their first child, Leo, in 2011.
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Seal, 42
Seal's first experience as a father was when at 41 years old he started dating Heidi Klum and helped raise her daughter, Leni, who he later adopted. His first biological child, Henry, was born in 2005 when he was 42.
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Jeff Goldblum, 62
Jeff Goldblum was 62 when he welcomed his first child, son Charlie Ocean Goldblum, with his wife Emilie Livingston in 2015. The couple then added son River Joe to the family in 2017.
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Anderson Cooper, 53
Anderson Cooper announced the birth of his son, Wyatt Morgan Cooper, in April 2020 at the age of 53. He named his son after his late father.
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Edward Norton, 43
Although Norton found fast success in Hollywood (he was nominated for an Oscar for his debut role), when it came to starting a family, he took his time. At 43 years old, he and wife Shauna Robertson welcomed their son Atlas in 2013.
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Brad Pitt, 43
Brad Pitt was 43 when he adopted Angelina Jolie's children Maddox and Zahara in 2006. That same year, Pitt and Jolie's first biological child, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, was born on May 27.
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Elton John, 63
At 63 years old, Sir Elton John added to his brood when he and husband David Furnish used a surrogate to welcome their eldest son, Zachary, and then later Elijah.
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Steve Martin, 67
After marrying his second wife, Anne Stringfield, in 2007, Steve Martin took on a new role as father. The 67-year-old comedian became a father for the first time in 2012.
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Mark McGrath, 42
Singer Mark McGrath was 42 years old when he welcomed twins Lydon and Hartley in 2010. He tied the knot with their mother, Carin Kingsland, two years after they were born.
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Chris Noth, 53
Chris Noth was living the bachelor life until the age of 53, when he decided to settle down and start a family with girlfriend Tara Wilson. The couple welcomed a son, Orion, in 2008. He became a father for the second time to son Keats at the age of 65.
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Owen Wilson, 42
Owen Wilson was 42 when he welcomed his first child, Robert Ford Wilson, in 2011. He's since welcomed two more children, Lyla and Finn.
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Simon Cowell, 54
In his early 50s, it seemed like the American Idol judge was going to vote no on family life. But at 54 years old, Simon Cowell welcomed his first child, son Eric Cowell.
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Hill Harper, 51
Actor Hill Harper was tired of waiting to find the right partner to become a dad—so the 51-year-old adopted his son, Pierce, in 2016 on his own. "I always thought I was going to get married, have my own kids and I was going to adopt," Harper told Good Morning America in 2017. Ultimately, his decision was swayed by a close friend who told him, "'Even though you're not married, why can't you just be a dad now?'"
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Vince Vaughn, 40
Comedian Vince Vaughn lived the bachelor life, until he got married in 2010 to Kyla Weber and welcomed a daughter, Lochlyn, that same year. The family expanded once again with the birth of their son, Vernon.
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Scott Wolf, 41
Scott Wolf rose to fame in the '90s on the sitcom Party of Five and didn't start a family until a decade later. After marrying Kelley Limp in 2004, the couple welcomed their first child, son Jackson Kayse Wolf, in 2009.
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Ian Ziering, 47
Although the 90210 star was married from 1997 until 2002, he didn't have children with his first wife. It wasn't until the actor's second marriage to Erin Kristine Ludwig, and at the age of 47, that he welcomed his first child, Mia Loren, in 2011.
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Hugh Grant, 51
Hugh Grant welcomed his first child at 51 with girlfriend Tinglan Hong, and a second soon after. Since then, Hugh has had three more children with partner Anna Eberstein.
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Warren Beatty, 54
Warren Beatty was 54 when he and wife Annette Bening welcomed their first child in 1992. They have since welcomed three more children.
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David Letterman, 56
At 56, David Letterman decided it was time to start a family with then girlfriend Regina Lasko. The couple welcomed their only child, Harry Letterman, in 2003 and tied the knot six years later in 2009.
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Pablo Picasso, 40
Pablo Picasso may have been busy in the beginning of his adult life, you know, becoming a world renowned artist. It wasn't until Picasso reached the age of 40 that he welcomed his first child, Paulo, in 1921.
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Nick Nolte, 45
Nick Nolte welcomed his first child, son Brawley Nolte, in 1986 when he was 45 years old. He then signed up for diaper duty once more, welcoming daughter Sophie Lane Nolte in 2007 at the age of 66.
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Bryan Adams, 51
Singer Bryan Adams was living in the "Summer of '69" and didn't become a father until the age of 51. He and his wife Alicia Grimaldi welcomed their first daughter, Mirabella Bunny, in 2011, and two years later another daughter.
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