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Famous Fathers Who Had Kids After 60

Lottie Casas May 11, 2023

It’s said that wisdom comes with age and, if that’s true, there are some celebrities bringing a whole lot of knowledge to the parenting game. While there’s no “perfect” age to have kids, Hollywood’s older dads club goes to show that it’s never really too late.

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Sure, the average age a man becomes a dad is between 27 and 30. However, we all know that Hollywood tends to write its own rules. Besides, who says age has to be a limitation? We loved that these aged A-listers are embracing life in its purest form (babies!) into their 60s and beyond. We say kudos to them for keeping up! Parenting is hard and exhausting and wonderful and weird no matter how young or old you are. Maybe having children when you’re older gives the invaluable benefit of perspective that only comes from experience.

If nothing else, you probably know how to pick your battles a lot better once you’ve reached your 60s — and let’s be real, picking your battles is a key component of parenting. Plus, some of these stars already successfully raised earlier rounds of kids to adulthood, so they know the ins and outs. Just look at Mick Jagger, who had seven kids prior to welcoming a baby boy in 2016 at the age of 73.

So, hat’s off to you, guys. The business of babies isn’t for the faint of heart. We salute the fact that you’re still out there doing your daddy thing. Here, we’ve rounded up some of these proud (senior) papas.

• Robert De Niro

  

  Robert De Niro recently dropped in the most casual way during an interview that he had recently welcomed another baby — his seventh! — at age 79. On a later episode of CBS Mornings, De Niro revealed that his new baby was a daughter: Gia Virginia Chen-De Niro, with girlfriend Tiffany Chen.

• Richard Gere

  

  Although Gere has a 23-year-old son named Homer with ex-wife Carey Lowell, both of his children with now-wife Alejandra Silva came after he turned 60. Their first son, Alexander, was born in February 2019 when Gere was 69.

  In April 2020, when Gere was 70, they announced their second baby had entered the world.

• Sir Elton John

  

  The iconic musician and husband David Furnish welcomed their first son, Zachary, in 2010 when John was 63. Little brother Elijah followed in 2013. “[Having children] makes all the difference because it’s about them, not you. And it’s the greatest thing you’ll ever know,” John has said of his boys.

• Clint Eastwood

  

  The Sully director already had six children by the age of 63 and assumed his new dad days were done. But after marrying second wife Dina when he was 66, Eastwood got a big surprise when they discovered Dina was expecting. Their daughter Morgan is now 27, and Daddy Eastwood is 92.

• Al Pacino

  

  You might say Al Pacino is a late bloomer. Despite a storied film career, he didn’t win an Oscar for Best Actor until 1992’s Scent of a Woman. And the now 83-year-old didn’t welcome his first child, daughter Julie, until he was 49. He was in his 60s by the time he and then-girlfriend Beverly D’Angelo brought home twins Anton and Olivia in 2001.

• Sir Paul McCartney

  

  Paul McCartney, now 80, had four children (including famed designer Stella McCartney) with his beloved first wife Linda Eastman. But after her heartbreaking death, he went on to marry model Heather Mills — who ultimately made him a dad for a fifth time at the age of 61. The former couple’s daughter Beatrice was born in 2003.

• Rod Stewart

  

  Rocker Rod Stewart was 66 years old when he and wife Penny Lancaster welcomed his eighth child, Aiden, in 2011. Interestingly enough, Kimberly — one of Stewart’s six kids from previous relationships — gave birth to Stewart’s granddaughter (and Aiden’s niece) merely six months later.

• Warren Beatty

  

  One of Hollywood’s sweetest love stories, Warren Beatty, 86, and Annette Bening share four children together. Their final, daughter Ella, came in 2000 when Beatty was 63. “He’s a fantastic dad,” Bening has said. “He’s just enthralled, very thoughtful, very communicative.”

• Jeff Goldblum

  

  While Jeff Goldblum was married once prior to current wife Emilie Livingston, he once admitted he never considered becoming a father until he met the Canadian dancer. Now 70, he’s the father of two young sons: Charlie Ocean and River Joe — and judging by social media, he’s a very hands-on, fun-loving father.

• Billy Joel

  

  Billy Joel, now 74, already had one well-known adult daughter, Alexa Ray (with ex-wife Christie Brinkley), when he decided to toss his hat into the fatherhood ring again. So, in 2015, he and fourth wife Alexis Roderick welcomed daughter Della Rose — Joel was 66 at the time. They’ve since doubled their later-in-life-parenting-joy with the addition of daughter Remy Anne in 2017.

• Steve Martin

  

  Between Parenthood, Father of the Bride, and Cheaper By the Dozen, Steve Martin is one of Hollywood’s favorite (and funniest) on-screen fathers. But in real life, he didn’t become a dad until the year he turned 67! In 2012, five years after marrying Anne Stringfield, the now-77-year-old surprised fans by revealing the couple had welcomed a daughter.

• Larry King

  

  In his 87 years on earth, talk show host Larry King (who died in 2021) got hitched eight times. And from those eight marriages, he had five children — biological, adopted, and by marriage. The last addition came in 2000 when he was married to seventh wife Shawn King. Their son Cannon, King’s youngest, was born when his dad was 66.

• Mick Jagger

  

  Mick Jagger is more than just a rock legend — he’s a father of eight! His youngest son, Deveraux, was born in 2016 when Jagger was a sprightly 73 years old. Wanna hear something wild? He became a great-grandfather in 2014 … which makes his youngest child two years younger than his great-grandchild.

• Alec Baldwin

  

  There’s a big Baldwin brood out there — and at its helm is dad Alec Baldwin, whose seven kids range from 27 years old (oldest daughter Ireland Baldwin, with ex-wife Kim Basinger) to just under a year (youngest Ilaria Catalina Irena, born in September 2022, with wife Hilaria Baldwin).

• David Foster

  

  David Foster is a musician, composer, arranger, record producer and music executive — and also a dad of six, ranging from age 2 to age 52! He welcomed his sixth child (and first son!), Rennie, in 2021 with wife Katharine McPhee when he was 71 years old.

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