When Beyoncé and Jay Z announced back in January 2017 they were expecting twins, the Beyhive was abuzz and the Twitterverse was in straight pandemonium. It wasn’t long until they welcomed Rumi and Sir into the world; and since then, everyone’s twin radar has been pinging non-stop. We were curious: How many other celebs are the parents of twins? We set to searching — and we found so many more than we expected.
Super high-profile couples like George and Amal Clooney, whose twins Ella and Alex keep them on their toes with their linguistic skills — and former couple Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony welcomed twins Max and Emme in February 2008. Hilary Swank and Philip Schneider are new to the twin family, welcoming their boy and girl twins in April 2023!
Also in the parents-of-twins club: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer, Julia Roberts and Danny Moder, and so. many. more. And while these celebs, of course, all love their kids to pieces, they’ve gotten candid about the challenges of being pregnant with twins and raising twins over the years too.
“Carrying twins was really uncomfortable because you lay on one side and you feel there’s a baby, and you lay on the other side and you feel there’s a baby,” Jennifer Lopez told Parade in 2010.
And Modern Family star Julie Bowen vented about the sibling rivalry that can arise in twins: “They’re also siblings who want to be together, but they compete,” she told The Huffington Post in 2014. “They’re going to become their own people because I’m going to talk to them and I’m going to interact with them, not because I necessarily drove one of them to pottery and one of them to karate.”
Folks, we’ve just grazed the surface. Here are 80 celeb couples with a beautiful, precious set of twins.
A version of this article was originally published in June 2017.
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Tom Payne & JenniferAkerman
The Walking Dead‘s Tom Payne his wife Jennifer Åkerman welcomed twins in April 2024.
“An entirely unexpected and wonderful surprise,” the couple said in a statement. “[Our son] Harrison is over the moon to have not one but two new siblings.”
“Jennifer and I have joked that he had something to do with this because there’s nothing he likes more than a house full of people,” they continued.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Famed soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo welcomed Cristiano Jr. back in 2010. Seven years later, he welcomed twins Eva Maria and Mateo via surrogate. Later in 2017, his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez gave birth to Ronaldo’s fourth baby. In Oct. 2021, Ronaldo announced that he and Rodriguez were expecting twins, but six months later he shared the tragic news that their daughter Bella was born but her twin brother Ángel had tragically died.
In an interview with Piers Morgan, Ronaldo got candid about how they’ve discussed the baby boy’s death with the other kids.
“Gio arrived home and the kids start to say, ‘Where’s the other baby, where’s the other baby?’…After one week I said, ‘Let’s be upfront, and let’s be honest with the kids, let’s say that, Ángel, which is his name, he go to the Heaven.'”
Hilary Swank & PhilipSchneider
Hilary Swank and Philip Schneider are the parents of boy and girl twins! TheMillion Dollar Babystar announced the birth of her twins over Easter weekend 2023, with a super cute photo of mom and babies.
“It wasn’t easy. But boy (and girl!) was it worth it. 👼🏼🤍👼🏼” she wrote on Instagram. “Happy Easter! 🐣🐣 Posting from pure Heaven. 🙌🏽”
Gordon Ramsay
Gordon Ramsay has five children with his wife Cayetana Hutcheson. There’s Megan (b. 1998), Matilda (aka Tilly) (b. 2001), and Oscar (b. 2019). Right there in the middle are twins Holly and Jack (b. 2000).
In a Larry King interview, he admitted he’s “not a hands-on” father in a quote that is very on-brand for the notoriously harsh chef.
“The time I have with the family is little,” he said. “But it’s quality. I’ve never been one to be home, I’ve never been a hands-on dad. I’m not ashamed to admit it, but you can’t run a restaurant and be home for tea at 4:30 and bath and change nappies.”
Courtney B. Vance & AngelaBassett
Did you know Courtney B. Vance and Angela Bassett welcomed twins named Slater Josiah and Bronwyn Golden in 2006?!
Jensen Ackles & DanneelHarris
Supernaturalstar Jensen Ackles and his wife Danneel Harris welcomed twins Zeppelin Bram and Arrow Rhodes back in 2016.
Lisa Marie Presley
The late Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of music legend Elvis Presley, had four children. She shared Benjamin (1992-2020) and Riley (b. 1989) with ex-husband Danny Keough. In 2008, she welcomed twin daughters Harper and Finley with then-husband Michael Lockwood.
“I just smother [my kids] in love,” Preseley said while speaking to Healthy Living in 2014. “They are my priority. That’s what I do. That’s what I care most about. I keep them close to me and make sure they are happy and healthy.”
Ashley Graham
A year after giving birth to twins Malachi and Roman (b. 2022), supermodel Ashley Graham posted a photo on Instagram of her squeezing her bare postpartum belly, and followers were so appreciative.
“I wish I saw a post like this when I was younger. The impact of photos like these is substantial,” one person commented.
“🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥so beautiful – I love it,” another said.
Graham also shares Isaac (b. 2020) with husband Justin Ervin.
Nick Cannon
Father of 12 Nick Cannon has not one, but two sets of twins! He welcomed Moroccan and Monroe in April 2011 with then-wife Mariah Carey. He also has Zion and Zillion who he had with ex Abby De La Rosa in June 2021.
Madonna
Legendary singer Madonna has six children, two of whom are her twin girls Estere and Stella, whom she adopted in Feb. 2017 from Malawi.
Elon Musk & JustineMusk
Elon Musk and his first wife Justine Musk welcomed six children into the world during their ten-year relationship. They first had a child named Nevada Alexander Musk in 2002, who died from sudden infant syndrome. After his death, they welcomed twin boys Griffin and Xavier Musk in April 2004 after IVF treatments. Soon after that, they even welcomed triplet boys!
Matthew & KellyStafford
NFL star Matthew Stafford and his wife Kelly are parents of twin girls Chandler and Sawyer, born in March 2017. The couple also share daughters Hunter Hope, born in August 2018, and Tyler Hall, born in June 2020.
Bryan Greenberg & JamieChung
On October 24, 2021, singer Bryan Greenberg took to Instagram to announce that he and wife Jamie Chung were a family of four! “We got double the trouble now [Jamie Chung],” Greenberg captioned a video, featuring the proud dad snuggling the two infants on his chest. Chung commented with two red heart emojis.
Michael Turchin & LanceBass
Lance Bass and Michael Turchin officially became the parents of twins on October 13, 2021. The couple welcomed Violet Betty and Alexander James via surrogate, annoucing the thrilling news on Instagram on October 14.
“The baby dragons have arrived!!” Bass wrote via social media. “I can not express how much love I feel right now. Thank you for all the kind wishes. It meant a lot. Now, how do you change a diaper??! Ahhhhhhhh!”
Lauren Burnham & Arie LuyendykJr.
The Bachelor alums Lauren Burnham and Arie Luyendyk Jr. joined the club on June 11, 2021. They had a boy and girl, Lux and Senna. Lauren shared with Peoplewhen exactly they decided what to call their little ones.
“We’ve had them picked out for the last couple of years,” she admitted. “We came up with [daughter] Alessi’s name. Right after we decided on her name, we actually chose the next two for our boy and our girl.”
The couple welcomed Alessi in May 2019.
Kristen Wiig & AviRothman
Kristen Wiig and husband Avi Rothman welcomed twins via surrogate in Feb. 2021— the actress and comedian kept her motherhood plans a secret but fans speculated after she hinted she’d soon become a parent during an SNL monologue for Mother’s Day. “I don’t know if I truly appreciated my mom the first 45 years of my life,” Wiig said. “But this year I’m feeling especially grateful for her advice, her love. I’m so thankful for all the things she’s taught me, like preparing me to be a mom myself.”
George Clooney & AmalClooney
This humanitarian couple joined the twin club in 2017, welcoming Ella and Alexander on June 6.
On David Letterman’s Netflix talk show, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction, George Clooney gushed about Amal‘s transition into motherhood, saying, “She is sort of this remarkable human being and now mother which is something, I suppose, you should assume she would be wonderful at as well. But, when you see it in person, it makes you feel incredibly proud and also incredibly small.”
Beyoncé & Jay-Z
Queen Beyoncé & Jay-Z welcomed twins Rumi and Sir in June 2017. Why those names, you ask? Just a few months after their birth, Jay-Z opened up to the Rap Radar podcast about how those names came about.
“Rumi is our favorite poet, so it was for our daughter,” he said. “Sir was like, man, come out the gate. He carries himself like that. He just came out, like, Sir.”
The couple also share Blue Ivy who was born in 2012.
Angelina Jolie Pitt & BradPitt
Exes Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt continue to co-parent their children, including twins Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline, who were born in July 2008.
“I think one of the life-changing things that he did, one of many, is that I was absolutely never going to get pregnant,” Jolie told W magazine in October 2008, just months after the birth of the twins. “I never felt that it was the right thing to do. Now I wouldn’t trade that experience for the world. It taught me a lot about life, just the process of it, and now we have three other beautiful children that wouldn’t otherwise be here.”
The former couple also share Maddoz Chivan, Zahara Marley, Shiloh Nouvel, and Pax Thien who were all born in the early aughts.
Denzel Washington & PaulettaPearson
Olivia and Malcolm, Denzel Washington and Pauletta Pearson’s twins, were born in 1991. Since then, they have certainly followed their parents’ footsteps: Malcolm recently graduated from the American Film Institute Conservatory in 2016, and Olivia has had several roles on film and television, including The Butler, Empire, Mr. Robot and Madoff.
They also share John David (b. 1984) and Katia (b. 1987).
Jennifer Lopez & MarcAnthony
Although no longer together, Jennifer Lopez and her ex Marc Anthony amicably co-parent twins Maximilian David and Emme Maribel.
“It’s hard to get my head around the fact that it’s been 10 years since these two forces of nature came into my world and changed my life forever,” Lopez wrote in a video caption in Feb. 2018. “You healed my soul and rejuvenated my existence… you taught me about love and life and myself in a way I never imagined… and I am forever in love with those beautiful faces…”
Jaime Pressly & HamziHijazi
Mom star Jamie Pressly and Hamzi Hijazi welcomed twin sons Leo and Lenon in October 2017. She shared the news on Instagram alongside an adorable snap of the newborns.
“They’re here! Introducing our new additions, Leo and Lenon, born October 16th. #DoubleTrouble,” she wrote.
The twins have a brother Dezi who is 10 years older than them.
Angela Bassett & Courtney B.Vance
This Golden Globe-winning mom and Emmy-winning dad welcomed Slater Josiah and Bronwyn Golden in 2006.
In 2018, Angela Bassett spoke to People about how they have experienced racism in school.
“Even from the age of four, from preschool, they’ve had to deal with — and as crazy as it seems or sounds — color issues,” she says. “Or because they were African Americans, and whether other kids will play with them or have issue with that. It makes you gasp and it just squeezes your heart sometimes, because you never want your kids to go through these sort of pain issues.”
Tilda Swinton & JohnByrne
Doctor Strange‘s Tilda Swinton and former partner John Byrne’s twins, Honor and Xavier, were born in 1997.
Garcelle Beauvais & MikeNilon
This Jamie Foxx Show star and ex-husband Mike Nilon welcomed Jax Joseph and Jaid Thomas in 2007. The couple split in 2012, but have since co-parented their kids.
“I’m not gonna lie. It breaks my heart when I hear them say to their friends, ‘I’m at Mommy’s house this week.’ Even when they’re not with me, they are constantly on my mind,” she wrote in a blog for People in 2014.
“Luckily, co-parenting with Mike has been a blessing because we let each other see the boys even when it’s not his or my week. That’s because we put them first,” she continues. “It’s better for them to see us both at their sporting events and school activities.”
Beauvais also has a son Oliver (b. 1991) who she shares with ex-husband Daniel Saunders.
Anna Paquin & StephenMoyer
These True Blood co-stars-turned-married couple have fraternal twins, Poppy and Charlie, born in 2012. Since then, you’ve likely not seen many, if any, photos of their kids — and that’s exactly how Anna Paquin prefers it.
“You won’t find any pictures of my children. That’s a choice we made very specifically. I want the right to say that they’re not fair game,”she told Today in February 2018. “Don’t mess with my cubs.”
Céline Dion & RenéAngélil
After struggling with infertility, Céline Dion and her late husband René Angélil welcomed twins Eddy and Nelson in 2010. They also shared son René-Charles who was born in 2001. After the death of Angélil in 2016, Dion opened up to The Sun about how her twins helped her through the grieving process, saying, “I organize myself to not feel lonely. So I got myself a huge, huge, huge bed and I sleep with my twins. They are comforting me a lot. I need them. I need them close.”
Elsa Pataky & ChrisHemsworth
The man behind the big screen’s Thor welcomed twins Tristan and Sasha with wife Elsa Pataky in 2014, increasing their litter from one to three. The twins joined sibling India Rose, who was born two years earlier.
One of the couple’s goals for their kids? To keep them grounded.
“As a kid, we had very little money, and my parents saved up all year to just pay for a two-week camping vacation,” Hemsworth told People in 2017. “Financially, we’re in a different position, but I want to make sure they know these things don’t come easy. You have to work for it, and you can’t take it for granted.”
Beverly D’Angelo & AlPacino
Anton James and Olivia Rose have power parents: Al Pacino and National Lampoon‘s Beverly D’Angelo. D’Angelo was 49 years old when she gave birth to the twins in 2001, and two years later, they split.
A bitter custody battle over their fraternal twins ensued, and 15 years later, D’Angelo has forgiven Pacino for launching the battle, telling Closer magazine in July 2017, “The key thing is creating a new history, and moving on from whatever dissolved that relationship to the new one of co-parenting. The most important thing I’ve learned is how vital acceptance is.”
Pacino had a third child in 1989, Julie Pacino, with ex-girlfriend Jan Tarrant.
Christine Lahti & ThomasSchlamme
The Blacklist actress and hubby Thomas Schlamme’s twins, Joseph Tabor and Emma Kate, were born in ’93, five years after their brother Wilson. And after twenty-five years of parenting, it looks like the tables have turned: In an interview with The Mary Sue in 2016, Christine Lahti reveals the lesson she learned from her own daughter, Emma Kate.
“I teach a lot of master classes and tell my students, especially young women, if you want to act you need to also write and direct and produce,” she starts. “You need to create your own stuff, because you can’t be dependent on others hiring you. And I learned that from my daughter, who is 22 and such a feminist and empowered. She wants to be a singer-songwriter, so she’s going to do it all herself. She’s producing the whole thing. And I’m inspired by her and the other young women who are just doing it. And the internet is such a help. It allows them to self-promote and be creative.”
Deanna Daughtry & ChrisDaughtry
In 2010, American Idol rocker Chris Daughtry and wife Deanna welcomed Adalynn Rose and Noah James.
“Being a father has made me grow up,” Chris told People in 2013. “Life is about more than just me. I’ve got a great wife, great kids, and a great life now.”
Chuck Norris & GenaO’Kelley
Chuck Norris and second wife Gena O’Kelley’s twins were born in 2001 and are named Dakota Alan and Danilee Kellyare following in Norris’ footsteps: In 2016, they passed their second-degree black belt test!
Norris has three other kids from previous relationships.
Dennis Quaid & KimberlyBuffington
Quaid and ex-wife Kimberly Buffington’s twins Thomas Boone and Zoe Grace were born via surrogate in 2007. The twins made headlines when just two weeks after they were born, they were accidentally given an overdose of the blood thinner Heparin.
“It turned their blood to the consistency of water,” Quaid said on the Allegedly podcast in 2015. “The danger would be rupturing an artery. And they were so small they couldn’t thrash around. I think that’s what saved them.”
Quaid also shares son Jack (b. 1992) with ex Meg Ryan.
Dania Ramirez & BevLand
This Devious Maids star and her director husband, Bev Land, welcomed Gaia Jissel and John Aether in 2014.
“I also went to work two and a half weeks after I had the babies,” Dania Ramirez said at the Devious Maids Season 4 premiere party in 2016. “And it’s twins. So you can imagine, I still can’t wrap my head around it. I still ask myself this question every single day.”
“I think it was a really good learning experience for me as an actress and, also, as a mother,” she continues. “I didn’t really have time to double-guess anything.”
Leigh Koechner & DavidKoechner
Twin Peaks star David Koechner and his wife, Leigh, are parents to twins Audrey Violet and William Sargent who were born in 2006. They also share Charlie and Margot.
The couple spoke with SheKnows back in 2012, revealing just because we think he’s funny, his kids sure don’t: “I’m not sure it impresses the kids! They don’t always think it’s funny. Like my son, I remember being in a special carpool and we were going on a field trip. The night before [the field trip] my son said to me, “Dad, tomorrow no jokes OK?”
David Burtka & Neil PatrickHarris
Neil Patrick Harris and husband David Burtka welcomed Gideon Scott and Harper Grace via surrogate in 2010.
Harris gushed about his then-7-year-olds to US Weekly in March 2018, saying: “Gideon’s into baseball at the moment so he’s been practicing his baseball drills and Harper is very into gymnastics still. She loves doing handstands. As do I. We’re cut from the same cloth.”
Dominic Purcell & RebeccaWilliamson
Prison Break‘s Purcell and ex-wife Rebecca Williamson welcomed Lily-Rose and Augustus in 2003, joining siblings Joseph, born 1999, and Audrey, born in 2001. Purcell and Williamson split four years later, in 2007.
Donald Sutherland & ShirleyDouglas
Did the last name sound familiar? It should: Donald Sutherland and his second wife Shirley Douglas had twins Rachel and Kiefer in 1966. Rachel stays out of the spotlight, but her twin bro and noted actor Kiefer takes after their famous father.
Sutherland and Douglas married in 1966, but split up in 1970. They each have kids from other relationships.
Geena Davis & RezaJarrahy
In 2004, when Geena Davis was 48 years old, she and now-estranged husband Reza Jarrahy welcomed twin sons Kian William and Kaiis Steven. The couple married in September 2001 and already had a 2-year-old daughter, Alizeh Keshvar, at the time.
Jamie Anne & MarshallAllman
The Killing‘s Jamie Anne and Humans husband Marshall Allman welcomed Oliver and Asher in January 2013.
Anne opened up to US Weekly about the “horrible” pregnancy and birthing process, saying, “They wanted me in the hospital for three months because the shortened cervix was slowly disappearing. Then I got a bladder infection and delivered that day,” she told them. “They opened me up and Asher came out, then Oliver. I heard them cry and I looked over at Marshall to see what he was thinking. He looked at me and said, ‘It’s amazing.'”
Jeffrey Tambor & KasiaOstlun
In October 2009, Transparent‘s Jeffrey Tambor and wife Kasia Ostlun’s family grew from two to four. Ostlun gave birth to twin sons, Hugo Bernard and Eli Nicholas, joining Eve Julia, who was 2-1/2 years old at the time, and Gabriel Kasper, who was 3-1/2 years old. Tambor also has an adult daughter, Molly, from a previous relationship.
Jane Seymour & JamesKeach
Jane Seymour’s twin sons, Johnny Stacy and Kristopher Steven, were born in 1997 —12 years after their brother Sean. She had the twins with her now ex-husband James Keach; the two divorced in 2015.
In 2009, Seymour spoke about having twins in an interview with About.com: “There is a bond that twins have that is unspoken and quite formidable,” she says. “I keep telling the boys, ‘You’ll always have this unique connection that the rest of us don’t have. For the rest of your life.
“If it means you’re doing a sport, you’ll always know what the other one’s about to do,” she continues to say. “And if it’s something you’re doing that’s musical, you clearly know how to play together. And you also pretty much know how to make one another mad, how to make one another sad, and hopefully how to make one another happy.”
Rodney Peete and Holly RobinsonPeete
The Chicago Fire star and her retired NFL husband have four kids, including Ryan Elizabeth and Rodney Jr. (RJ) who were born in 1997. RJ was later diagnosed with autism. And more recently, Holly Robinson Peete co-authored the young adult novel Same But Different: Teen Life on the Autism Express with her twins.
Holly Hunter & GordonMacDonald
Saving Grace star Holly Hunter and partner Gordon MacDonald welcomed twins Claude and Press in January 2006. The Oscar-winning actress Holly Hunter gave birth at the age of 47.
Not much is known about the boys, as Hunter told the press in 2009 that she does not discuss her children with media.
Kathryn Morris & JohnnyMessner
Johnny Messner welcomed twins Jameson West and Rocco McQueen, in August 2013 with Cold Case‘s Kathryn Morris.
“When the doctor sensed twins from some specific HCG levels in my blood work, he brought us in for the ultrasound and said, ‘Let me just check on something I already know … Okay, there’s one for you and one for you!’ We were shocked and ecstatic,” Morris told People at the time. “Now these brothers have a built-in best friend for life! Who doesn’t want that?”
Danneel Ackles & JensenAckles
The Supernatural star and his wife Danneel Ackles welcomed Zeppelin Bram and Arrow Rhodes in December 2016, three years after their first child, Justice Jay, was born.
At a convention in December 2016, Jensen explained the meaning behind the twins’ names: “There’s a knot known as the zeppelin blend and his cord was tied around him,” he explained. As for their daughter, it came down to her initials: “We wanted an AA name, and we both liked Arrow,”
Julie Bowen & ScottPhillips
In 2009, this Modern Family mom and ex-husband Scott Phillips welcomed twin boys John and Gustav. Two years earlier, they welcomed their first son, Oliver. After 13 years of marriage, the two filed for divorce in February 2018.
Julia Roberts & DannyModer
In 2004, Julia Roberts and cinematographer hubby Danny Moder welcomed Phinnaeus Walter and Hazel Patricia. Two years later, the couple welcomed son, Henry Daniel.
In an interview with People in September 2017, Roberts spoke about how she and Moder have chosen to raise all their kids — the twins now around 12 years old:
"This is the time you have to rise as a community and as a household and as a country and tryto make voices be heard. And that's what I have to instill in my children, who are certainly old enough to be aware of politics and things going on in the world," she says. "It's very important for my husband and meto be honest with themand help them feel like they still have a voice for the things that they believe in."
Kevin Zegers & JaimeFeld
The Notorious star and wife Jaime Feld welcomed daughters Zoë Madison and Blake Everleigh in 2015.
“We really tried for a while to have children — we didn’t just happen to get pregnant,” Kevin Zegers told People at the time. “We definitely wanted these girls and knew that we would be super attentive.”
Justin Chambers & KeishaChambers
The Grey’s Anatomystar and wife Keisha have five children, including twins Maya and Kaila, who were born in ’97.
“Our house is sort of like a nightclub,” he told Good Housekeeping. “We’ve got loud music and chaos and crowds. But really, we’re pretty laid-back. Our kids are in a little band, and they like to play video games, and my wife and I do our best to live a low-key, non-Hollywood kind of life.”
Mark McGrath & CarinKingsland
The Sugar Ray singer and wife Carin Kingsland welcomed twins Lydon Edward and Hatley Grace in April 2010.
“She’s so precious, just a princess,” Mark McGrath tells People. “And he’s my little dude. Their birth was the greatest moment of my life.”
Marcia Gay Harden & ThaddaeusScheel
The Code Black actress and now-ex Thaddaeus Steel welcomed twins Julitta Dee and Hudson in 2004.
After nearly 15 years of marriage, Harden and Scheel filed for divorce in 2012. At the time, their twin daughters were 7 years old, and their son, Eulala, was 13 years old.
Marcia Cross & TomMahoney
Quantico‘s Cross and husband Tom Mahoney brought home twin daughters Eden and Savannah in 2007.
“I wanted to be a member of [the mom] club so badly, and now I’m in and it’s so much better than I even imagined,” Cross told People in 2007. “Even before I was 30, I started thinking about (motherhood). The years started going by, and I was anxious about the clock ticking. Now it seems like it was all meant to be.”
Mary Stuart Masterson & JeremyDavidson
Masterson and her Army Wives husband Jeremy Davidson welcomed twins Wilder and Clio in 2011. The actress was 44 when she announced her pregnancy. At the time, the couple were already parents to a 17-month-old son.
Niki Taylor & MattMartinez
The supermodel and first husband Matt Martinez welcomed (now-grown) twins Jake and Hunter in 1994. In 2009, Taylor had a third child, daughter Ciel, with new husband Burney Lamar. “Ciel’s got three dads,” she told People in 2009. “She’s covered. She’s not going to be able to get away with anything!”
Taylor and Martinez parted ways in 1996, and Taylor re-married to American race car driver Lamar in 2006.
Michael Strahan
Michael Strahan has four kids, and the former NFL’er and ex-wife Jean Muggli’s twin daughters Sophia and Isabella were born in 2004.
Michael Strahan opened up about having twin daughters, giving the following advice: “I know it’s hard at first, but at a certain point they will take care of themselves,” he told People in 2017. “They will be each other’s best friend, and you’ll think to yourself, ‘Where did the time go?’ I’m blown away by how fast it goes.”
Molly Ringwald & PanioGianopoulos
Riverdale‘s Molly Ringwald and hubby Panio Gianopoulos welcomed Adele Georgiana and Roman Stylianos in 2009.
“To have the opportunity to have another girl — it is a dream come true,” Ringwald told People at the time. “And a boy! We were all overjoyed about that too.”
Mel Gibson & Robyn MooreGibson
Among Gibson’s nine children are now-grown twins Edward and Christian, born in 1983 to mom Robyn Moore.
Now 35 years old, Edward and Christianran into a bit of trouble growing up: In 2005, Christian was arrested for DUI; and in 2007, Edward reportedly entered rehab.
Gibson and Moore parted ways in 2011, after having seven children together. Gibson is currently dating screenwriter Rosalind Ross.
Patrick Dempsey & JillianFink
Former Grey‘s star Patrick Dempsey and wife Jillian have twin sons, Sullivan Patrick and Darby Galen (b. 2007), as well as a daughter, Tallula Fyfe (b. 2002).
PatricktoldLife magazine in 2007: “Now, making money is about providing for my children. And being a father makes you look at yourself. You look at your marriage and go, ‘How do I improve this? How do I keep growing and create a stable environment for my children?'”
Tracy Pollan & Michael JFox
This power couple’s twin daughters Aquinnah Kathleen and Schuyler Frances were born in 1995. The adult twins have since accomplished a lot: Schuyler attended Pomona College, and Aquinnah went to Duke. The couple also share son Sam and daughter Esme.
Melissa Etheridge & Tammy LynnMichaels
The rocker and ex Tammy Lynn Michaels welcomed twins Johnnie Rose and Miller Steven in 2006.
“The creation of life brings about immeasurable love, and pours hope into the future,” thecouple said in a statement at the time. “The joy will help carry us through our upcoming sleepless nights.”
Thetwo split in 2010, and Etheridge has sinceremarried to Linda Wallem, in 2014. Etheridge has two other children from previous marriages.
Kamar de los Reyes & SherriSaum
The How to Get Away with Murder star and her actor hubby Kamar de los Reyes brought home twin boys, John Ruben and Michael Luis, in 2014.
A year after their birth,Sherri Saum toldHello! magazine in 2015 she’s raising her sons bilingual. “Their first word was ‘mas’ because we speak to them in Spanish. We teach them Spanish first, as a first language. So the first word is ‘mas,’ which is ‘more.’ They’re like me; they like to eat. So whatever we’re feeding, they’re like, ‘Mas? Mas?'”
Kim Porter & Sean “Diddy” Combs
The rap mogul and his late partner Kim Porter welcomed D’Lila Star and Jessie James in 2006. When the girls turned 11, Sean Combs posted a sweet portrait of the two on his Instagram.
Porter suddenly passed away in late 2018 from lobar pneumonia, and Combs has paid homage to her memory many times since. In his eulogy, the rapper said this: “I just want to say to my kids, Justin, Christian, D’Lila, Jessie, Chance and the other man in the house, Quincy: Your mother instilled in me this, and I pledge in front of everybody right now that I will always be there for you. I will always take care of you.”
Stanley Tucci & Kathryn LouiseSpath
Stanley Tucci and late wife Kathryn Louise Spath welcomed Isabel Concetta and Nicolo Robert in 2009.
Tucci and Spath married in 1995 and had three children together. It wasn’t until 2009 when Spath lost her battle against breast cancer. Tucci later found love again, with Felicity Blunt, hisThe Devil Wears Prada co-star Emily Blunt’s sister. The pair had two kids together.
Steve Howey & SarahShahi
The Person of Interest star and her Shameless husband welcomed Violet Moon and Knox Blue in 2015, five years after welcoming their son William.
In 2016, Steve Howey told People the twins brought them even closer. “It is not easy, but all three are beautiful babies. We’re a very close-knit family, just bigger,” he says.
Sarah Jessica Parker & MatthewBroderick
In 2009, twins (via surrogate) Marion Loretta Elwell and Tabitha Hodge joined big bro James Wilkie (b. 2002).
In aDaily Beast interview in 2009, Sarah Jessica Parker talked about the role the twins’ older brother had in naming them. “Marion is this name that James Wilkie chose for whatever reason. The rest of us call her Loretta … [James Wilkie] said, ‘You put that name on the birth certificate. Don’t you just humor me.'”
Steve Harvey
The talk show host has twin daughters Karli and Brandi (b. 1982).
In total,Steve Harvey has seven kids: He had the twins with his ex Marcia Harvey; he has two sons, Broderick (b. 1991) and Wynton (b. 1997), from his second marriage to Mary Shackelford; and his current wife Marjorie has three children from her previous marriage.
William Petersen & GinaCirone
The longtime CSI star and wife Gina Cirone welcomed twins, a son and daughter, via surrogate in 2011.
After William Petersen leftCSI, he dedicated his time to raising his twins. “I had a relationship with CBS that was gold standard,”he toldChicago Tribune in 2017. “And when CSI ended, I just decided I was going to spend as much time with my two (kids) as I can. I just spend my time chasing them around.”
Ray Romano & AnnaRomano
Ray Romano and wife Anna’s ’93-born twin sons, Matthew and Gregory, are all grown up now. The boys and their two siblings all had small parts in the 2006 animated film Ice Age: The Meltdown.
Alex Sykes & WandaSykes
Funny lady Wanda Sykes and wife Alex welcomed twins Olivia Lou and Lucas Claude in 2009.
“I was like, ‘Babies, y’all need to hurry up and get here,” Wanda told PEOPLE in 2009. “I have this big White House Correspondents Dinner gig coming up. I’ve got to get out to the clubs and work my magic.”
Tony Dovolani & LinaDovolani
This DWTS pro’s fast feet probably come in handy chasing around Adrian and Ariana, born in ’08. The couple has another child, Luana (b. 2010).
“Love your family more than anything else in the world,” Tony Dovolani tells Huffington Post in 2014. “If you treat your family the way they should be treated, then your family will always, always be there for you — through your successes, your failures, through everything.”
Anna Kournikova & EnriqueIglesias
The notoriously private couple share three children together — Kournikova gave birth to twins in 2017, son Nicholas and daughter Lucy, and in February 2020, a baby boy.
Rebecca Romijn & JerryO’Connell
In 2008, The Librarians star and her Billions hubby brought home Dolly Rebecca Rose and Charlie Tamara Tulip.
In an interview with PEOPLE, Jerry O’Connell saidhe and wifeRebecca Romijn’s first priority is making sure their daughters are grounded people. “The first thing we try to do is just make them polite. I’m not even joking. That really goes a long way.”
Bode Miller & MorganMiller
Bode and Morgan Miller welcomed twin boys on Nov. 8, 2019. It was a dramatic home birth, with Morgan going into labor at home while their midwife was stuck in traffic. Their twins join the Miller family’s two sons, Edward and Easton. The Miller’s daughter Emeline tragically died in a 2018 drowning accident.
Willow Palin & RickyBailey
Sarah Palin’s daughter Willow Palin gave birth to twin daughters Banks and Blaise on Nov. 18, 2019. The twins and her and husband Ricky Bailey’s first kids together, and the fourth and fifth grandkids of Sarah Palin.
“Banks and Blaise… we are so in love with you girls,” Willow wrote on Instagram to celebrate the twins’ birth.
Tara Tucker & JonathanTucker
Kingdom star Jonathan Tucker’s wife Tara gave birth to fraternal twins Hayes Taj and India Moss in May 2019. “.25 catholic .25 jewish .25 muslim .25 hindu this is america. women are heroes. god is good,” Tucker wrote on Instagram.
He later shared a snap of himself surrounded by piles of newborn-mandated goods (cribs, strollers, carriers, etc.) at home: “This is not an ad,” he joked. “This is real life.”
Jwan Yosef & RickyMartin
Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef share four kids together, all welcomed via surrogate. Their oldest two are twin boys Valentino and Matteo, who joined the Martin-Yosef family in 2008. The younger two are daughter Lucía and youngest son Renn.
Martin and Yosef have been together since 2016, and revealed that they’d gotten married in a private ceremony in January 2018.
Marco Perego & ZoeSaldana
Zoe Saldana gave birth to twins Bowie and Cy in November 2014. She shares them with husband Marco Perego, who she married in 2013.
Saldana’s twins were born prematurely, and she told Allure about the frightening experience in 2016: “The boys came at 32 weeks. They found protein in my urine; my platelets crashed. I didn’t qualify for an epidural, so I delivered under general anesthetic. I didn’t even meet them until a day later.”
Saldana and Perego welcomed a third child together in February 2017: a son, Zen.
Morgane Stapleton & ChrisStapleton
Chis Stapleton and wife Morgane welcomed twin babies, both boys in 2018, Macon and Samuel — the couple also share three other children: Waylon and Ada, and in May of 2019 welcomed their fifth child together.
Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro has six adult children and welcomed a baby girl in April 2023 at age 79. In 1995, he welcomed twin sons Julian and Aaron, 27, with his former girlfriend Toukie Smith.
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