By Jessica Wedemeyer
10:06am PDT, Jun 23, 2023
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Think two or three kids is a handful? Try having six or more! That's the situation for stars like Mel Gibson, Eddie Murphy, Madonna, Nick Cannon and more. We've rounded up a list of some of the celebs who have extra-big broods…
Former child actor Zachery Ty Bryan is a father of seven — including two sets of twins with two different women. The "Home Improvement" star-turned-movie producer has four children with ex-wife Carly Matros: twin daughters Taylor and Gemma, daughter Jordana and son Pierce. In 2022, partner Johnnie Faye Cartwright gave birth to their daughter Kennedy — their first child together and Zachery's fifth. In 2023, Zachery and Johnnie welcomed twins.
Now keep reading to get the scoop on more stars who have a ton of kids…
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Salsa king Marc Anthony became a father of seven in 2023! On Valentine's Day, the Grammy winner and his brand-new bride, Nadia Ferreira — who'd married him just two weeks earlier — announced that the former Miss Universe Paraguay was pregnant. Then on Father's Day 2023, Marc announced that their little one had arrived. The baby is Nadia's first child and Marc's seventh: He has teenage twins, Max and Emme, with ex-wife Jennifer Lopez, plus two adult sons, Cristian and Ryan, with ex-wife Dayanara Torres, who was Miss Universe 1993. And Marc is also a father to two adult children, Ariana and Chase — who are older than his current wife — with ex Debbie Rosado.
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Robert De Niro has seven children from four relationships, with a 51-year age difference between the oldest, who was born in 1971, and the youngest, who arrived in 2023.
He adopted first wife Diahnne Abbott's daughter Drena, and together, they welcomed a son, Raphael, in 1976. The actor then welcomed twin sons, Julian and Aaron, via surrogate with longtime girlfriend Toukie Smith in 1995. He and second wife Grace Hightower then had son Elliot in 1998 and a daughter, Helen, via surrogate in 2011.
And in May 2023, he told "ET Canada" that he'd just welcomed his seventh child — at 79! Days later, the acting legend confirmed to "CBS This Morning" that girlfriend Tiffany Chen, a martial arts instructor seen here with Bob in March 2023, had given birth to a daughter they named Gia Virginia Chen-De Niro, on April 6.
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Jude Law is a father of seven with four women. In February 2023, The Sun published photos of the English actor and second wife Phillipa Coan pushing two strollers — a toddler in one, a baby in the other — leading the British tabloid to confirm that the couple, who welcomed their first child together in 2020, had recently had a second baby. Jude is also a dad to adult children Rafferty, Iris and Rudy with first wife Sadie Frost; daughter Sophia, who was born in 2009, with model Samantha Burke; and daughter Ada, who was born in 2015, with singer-songwriter Catherine Harding.
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"MMMBop" crooner Taylor Hanson is a father of seven. The youthful-looking former teen heartthrob — who found fame as a member of the band Hanson with siblings Isaac (who has three kids) and Zac (who has five kids) — and wife Natalie are parents to sons Ezra, River, Viggo and Indiana and daughters Penelope, Wilhelmina and Maybellene, who were all born between 2002 and 2020.
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Alec Baldwin is now a father of eight! In September 2022, his wife, Hilaria Baldwin, gave birth to their seventh child, daughter Ilaria Catalina Irena. That means there's nearly 27 years between his eldest and youngest, as Alec and first wife Kim Basinger welcomed daughter Ireland Baldwin in 1995. Alec and Hilaria have three girls and four boys: Carmen was born in 2013; Rafael in 2015; Leonardo in 2016; Romeo in 2018; Eduardo in 2020; Lucia, who arrived via surrogate, in 2021; and Ilaria in 2022.
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Sean "Diddy" Combs is a father of seven. In late 2022, he announced the birth of his youngest child, daughter Love Sean Combs (TMZ learned the baby's mother is Dana Tran, who works in the cyber security industry). His other kids are much older — and they're all seen here with the rapper and music mogul (from left): Justin Dior Combs (whose mom is Misa Hylton); Christian Casey Combs (whose mom is the late Kim Porter); Quincy Taylor Brown (Diddy adopted Quincy, whose biological father is music star Al B. Sure!, when he was in a relationship with Kim); D'Lila Star Combs (whose mom is Kim); Chance Combs (whose mother is Sarah Chapman); and Jessie James Combs (whose mother is Kim and twin is D'Lila).
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Nick Cannon is now a father to 12 children with six women! In December 2022, model Alyssa Scott — with whom Nick shared son Zen, who died from a brain tumor in 2021 at 5 months old — gave birth to their daughter, Halo Marie Cannon. In November 2022, the "Wild 'N Out" host announced that he and former radio personality Abby De La Rosa — with whom he already had twins Zion and Zillion — gave birth to a daughter they named Beautiful Zeppelin Cannon. In September 2022, Nick and former beauty queen Brittany Bell welcomed son Rise Messiah Cannon, their third child together (they also share son Golden Sagon and daughter Powerful Queen). Rise was born less than two weeks after Nick welcomed daughter Onyx Ice with "The Price Is Right" and "Deal or No Deal" model Lanisha Cole. A few months earlier in July 2022, Nick welcomed son Legendary Love with model Bre Tiesi. The "Masked Singer" host also shares twins Moroccan and Monroe with music star ex-wife Mariah Carey.
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In July 2022, Elon Musk confirmed a report revealing he quietly welcomed twins with one of his top executives, artificial intelligence expert Shivon Zilis, in November 2021 just weeks before he had a daughter via surrogate with former partner Grimes — which means he's a father of 10. "Doing my best to help the underpopulation crisis. A collapsing birth rate is the biggest danger civilization faces by far," the Tesla and SpaceX CEO tweeted. "Mark my words, they are sadly true." He then joked, "Maybe Tesla should make a highly configurable Robovan for people & cargo?" Elon had son Nevada with his first wife, Canadian author Justine Wilson, in 2002; the baby died of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) at 10 weeks. The couple went on to have twins (Griffin and Vivian in 2004) and a set of triplets (Kai, Saxon and Damian in 2006). He and Grimes then had a son (X in 2020) and a daughter (Exa in 2021). The names and genders of the twins he had with Shivon in 2021 have not been publicly revealed.
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"Braveheart" actor Mel Gibson has nine children with three women, with a 37-year age difference between the oldest, who was born in 1980, and the youngest, who arrived in 2017. The actor-director and first wife Robyn Moore had one daughter, Hannah, and six sons: Edward, Christian, William, Louis, Milo and Thomas. He then had a daughter, Lucia, in 2009 with then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva. He and current girlfriend Rosalind Ross welcomed a son, Lars, in January 2017.
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Kevin Costner has seven children from three relationships with a 26-year age difference between the oldest, who was born in 1984, and the youngest, who arrived in 2010. He and first wife Cindy Silva had three children during their time together: daughters Annie and Lily and son Joe. After they split, the actor had a son, Liam, following a fling with Bridget Rooney. He and second wife Christine Baumgartner have since welcomed three children: sons Cayden and Hayes and daughter Grace.
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Late rapper DMX (real name: Earl Simmons) has 15 children. In 1999, he married childhood friend Tashera Simmons, who was his wife for 11 years. Together, they share four children — Sean, Praise Mary Ella, Tacoma and Xavier. While married to Tashera, however, the rapper had several affairs which resulted in more children, including one with Monique Wayne who was born in 2004. His 15th and final child, Exodus — whom he shared with girlfriend Desiree Lindstrom — was born in 2016.
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Eddie Murphy has 10 children with five different women, with a 29-year age difference between the oldest and the youngest. He welcomed his oldest child, son Eric, in 1989 with Paulette McNeely. The following year, he had son Christian with then-girlfriend Tamara Hood Johnson. He then welcomed five children with first wife Nicole Murphy: son Miles and daughters Bria, Shayne, Zola and Bella. He then had a daughter, Angel, following a brief romance with Spice Girls singer Mel B, though he initially denied that he was the little girl's father. He and longtime girlfriend Paige Butcher welcomed daughter Izzy in 2016 and son Max Charles in 2018.
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Madonna has six children: two biological kids and four adopted kids. She welcomed daughter Lourdes in 1996 with then-boyfriend Carlos Leon. Two years later, she had son Rocco with her second husband, director Guy Ritchie. She then adopted son David Banda in 2006, daughter Mercy in 2007 and twin daughters Estere and Stelle in 2017.
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Angelina Jolie and ex Brad Pitt have six children. The actress adopted son Maddox from Cambodia in 2002 when he was 7 months old and daughter Zahara from Ethiopia in 2005 when she was 6 months old. Brad then adopted the duo in 2006 — the same year the couple welcomed their first biological child, Shiloh. The following year, Angelina adopted 3-year-old Pax from Vietnam. Brad adopted him separately in 2008, the same year he and the fellow Oscar winner actress welcomed twins Vivienne and Knox.
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Mick Jagger has eight children with five women, with a 46-year age difference between the oldest, who was born in 1970, and the youngest, who was born in 2016. The Rolling Stones rocker welcomed daughter Karis with Marsha Hunt in 1970 and daughter Jade with Bianca Jagger in 1971. He then had four children with Jerry Hall: Lizzy in 1984, James in 1985, Georgia in 1992 and Gabriel in 1997. Son Lucas arrived in 1999 following an affair with model Luciana Gimenez Morad. And finally, Mick and ballerina girlfriend Melanie Hamrick welcomed son Deveraux in December 2016.
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Clint Eastwood has seven confirmed children with five different women, with a 32-year age difference between the oldest, who was born in 1964, and the youngest, who arrived in 1996. The actor-director and Roxanne Tunis welcomed his oldest child, daughter Kimber, while he was still married to first wife Maggie Johnson, with whom he later had a son, Kyle, and a daughter, Alison. After that, he welcomed a son, actor Scott Eastwood, and a daughter, Kathryn, with Jacelyn Reeves. Clint and Frances Fisher had a daughter, actress Francesca Eastwood, before he welcomed his youngest child, daughter Morgan, with second wife Dina Ruiz. There have also been reports over the years that the Oscar winner fathered children who were put up for adoption.
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Sting has six kids. He had a son, Joseph, and a daughter, Kate, with his first wife, Frances Tomelty. He and second wife Trudie Styler have four kids: Mickey, Eliot, Jake and Giacomo.
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Rod Stewart has eight children from five different relationships, with a 48-year age difference between the oldest and the youngest. In 1963, the singer's childhood sweetheart, Susannah Boffey, gave birth to their daughter, Sarah, whom she put up for adoption. More than a decade later, Rod welcomed daughter Kimberly and son Sean with his first wife, Alana Hamilton. He then had a daughter, Ruby, with model Kelly Emberg. After that, Rod and second wife Rachel Hunter had two kids: daughter Renée and son Liam. And finally, he and third wife Penny Lancaster had two sons, Alastair and Aiden, who arrived in 2011.
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Duane "Dog the Bounty Hunter" Chapman has 12 kids. His oldest child, son Christopher, was born from a relationship during the reality TV star's teen years and put up for adoption. He and his first wife then welcomed two sons, Duane Jr. and Leland. Dog and his second wife had three sons: Zebediah, who died shortly after he was born, Wesley and James. He also had three kids with his third wife: daughters Baby Lyssa and B.K., who died in 2006, and son Tucker. Dog and his fifth wife, Beth — who passed away in 2019 — have two children together: daughter Bonnie and son Garry. He also adopted her daughter, Cecily, from a previous relationship.
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Marie Osmond has eight children: three biological kids and five adopted kids. She and first husband Stephen Lyle Craig welcomed son Stephen in 1983. She then married Brian Blosil, with whom she had a daughter, Rachael, and a son, Matthew. The duo also adopted daughters Jessica, Brianna and Abigail and sons Brandon and Michael, who died in 2010.
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Lauryn Hill has five children — sons Zion, Joshua and John and daughters Selah and Sarah — with reggae legend Bob Marley's son Rohan Marley, her former longtime partner. The super-private singer welcomed a sixth child, son Micah, in 2011, but she's never publicly identified his father.
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Stellan Skarsgard and his first wife My, a physician, had six kids together: sons Alexander, Gustaf, Sam, Bill and Valter and daughter Eija. Of their five boys, four are actors: Alexander Skarsgard is known for his work on "True Blood" and "Big Little Lies," Bill Skarsgard stars in the "It" franchise, and Gustaf Skarsgard starred on "Vikings" and "Westworld," while Valter has yet to make his major breakthrough in Hollywood. The Swedish actor then welcomed two sons, Ossian and Kolbjörn, with his second wife before getting a vasectomy.
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Kirk Cameron and his wife, Chelsea Noble, have six children. They adopted their four oldest kids — Jack, Isabella, Anna and Luke — before adding two biological children, Olivia and James, to their brood.
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Fetty Wap is a father of seven. He shares son Aydin with Ariel Reese, daughter Khari with model Masika Kalysha, daughter Amani with a woman named Elaynna and daughter Lauren with a Miami-based dancer named Turquoise. The rapper and off-and-on love Lezhae Zeona have a daughter, Zaviera, and a son, Zy, who was born in 2018 just two months after the music star welcomed a daughter, Alaiya Grace, with another woman — singer and reality TV star Alexis Skyy.
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Ginuwine has nine children, though little is known about some members of his brood. His oldest son, Elgin Jr., was reportedly born in 1992. The "Pony" singer then married rapper Solé, with whom he had two daughters, Story and Dream. He also raised her two daughters from a previous relationship, De'Jan and Cypress, as his own. Ginuwine also has another son, Tahjair, and three more daughters: Ginel, Tiffany and Romanda.
