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Hollywood is booming with babies! Over the past year, many celebrities became parents for the first time and introduced us to their adorable kids.
Since Father’s Day is on June 21, we decided to pay tribute to celebrity dads celebrating the holiday for the first time. Congrats to all the new daddies out there!
Celeb Dads Celebrating Their First Father’s Day
Benedict Cumberbatch(01 of45)
The “Sherlock” star and his wife Sophie Hunter welcomed a baby boy in June 2015. The couple, who tied the knot in November, have not yet released the baby boy’s name. (credit:Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Chad Michael Murray(02 of45)
The former “One Tree Hill” star became a first-time father in June 2015, just weeks before Father’s Day. Chad Michael Murray and his wife Sarah Roemer now have a son.A month before his baby boy arrived, the 33-year-old actor told Bello magazine how excited he was to be a dad. “It's the greatest thing in the whole world,” he said. “I'm going to sit back and enjoy this new chapter.” (credit:Getty)
James Righton(03 of45)
English musician James Righton welcomed his first child with Keira Knightley in May 2015. The baby’s name and gender have not yet been revealed. (credit:Eric Charbonneau/Invision/AP)
Ryan Gosling(04 of45)
Ryan Gosling’s daughter Esmeralda Amada was born on September 12, 2014. This is Gosling’s first child with longtime girlfriend Eva Mendes. Since Esmeralda was born, the couple has kept a low profile. (credit:Getty)
Hayden Christensen(05 of45)
“Star Wars” actor Hayden Christensen and longtime girlfriend Rachel Bilson became first-time parents last year. Their daughter, Briar Rose, was born on October 29, 2014. (credit:Getty)
Wladimir Klitschko(06 of45)
Wladimir Klitschko and fiancée Hayden Panettiere welcomed their daughter Kaya Evdokia Klitschko in December 2014. “We are over the moon and madly in love!” the couple told People. (credit:Getty)
Ryan Reynolds(07 of45)
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively’s baby was one of the most anticipated of 2014. While we have yet to catch a glimpse of their baby girl James, who was born in December, we can bet she’s cute as ever!During an appearance on “Good Morning America,” Reynold’s wife explained why they chose the name James. “It's a family name,” Lively said. “And I liked having a boy's name. I thought I'd pass it along.” (credit:Getty)
Mike Fisher(08 of45)
Canadian hockey player Mike Fisher and wife Carrie Underwood welcomed their son Isaiah in March 2015. The couple, who married in 2010, announced they were expecting back in September. (credit:Getty)
Marco Perego(09 of45)
Musician Marco Perego and wife Zoe Saldana are proud parents to twin boys Cy and Bowie. The twins were born in November 2014, just over a year after the couple secretly married in London. Earlier this month, Saldana revealed that her husband took her last name. He is now known as Marco Saldana. (credit:Getty)
Justin Timberlake(10 of45)
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel are proud parents to a son named Silas Randall Timberlake, who was born in April 2015. According to People, “Silas was the middle name of Timberlake's maternal grandfather Bill Bomar, who died in 2012, while Randall is the musician's own middle name, as well as his father's first.” (credit:Getty)
Ashton Kutcher(11 of45)
Ashton Kutcher and his family are one of the cutest in Hollywood! The former “Two and a Half Men” star and his fiancée Mila Kunis welcomed their baby girl Wyatt Isabelle on October 1, 2014.During an appearance on “The Conan O’Brien Show,” Kutcher gushed about being a first-time dad: “It's unbelievable. It's the greatest thing on earth. As soon as this child was born I immediately wanted to call my parents and just apologize because I never knew how much they loved me." (credit:Getty)
Sam Worthington(12 of45)
Sam Worthington has always kept his home life private, so it’s no surprise the “Avatar” star kept his wife’s pregnancy a secret. The actor’s wife Lara Bingle gave birth to their son on March 24, 2015 and they named him Rocket Zot. (credit:Getty)
Armie Hammer(13 of45)
“Lone Ranger” star Armie Hammer is a proud papa to a baby girl. The 28-year-old and his wife Elizabeth Chambers welcomed their daughter Harper on December 1, 2014. According to Hammer’s rep, the baby girl’s name is a tribute to the street Chambers lived on when she first met Hammer eight years ago. (credit:Getty)
Rider Strong(14 of45)
Rider Strong, of “Boy Meets World” fame, became a dad for the first time in December 2014. Strong and wife Alexandra Barreto tied the knot in October 2013 and just over a year later welcomed their son Indigo. (credit:Getty)
Dan Osborne and son Teddy.(15 of45)
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Ben Cohen and daughter Aoife Belle.(16 of45)
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David Beckham and daughter Harper.(17 of45)
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Peter Andre and daughter Amelia.(18 of45)
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Kanye West with daughter North.(19 of45)
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Simon Cowell and son Eric(20 of45)
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Ricky Martin and his son.(21 of45)
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Josh Duhamel and son Axl.(22 of45)
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Jay Z and daughter Blue Ivy(23 of45)
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Marvin Humes and daughter Alaia-Mai(24 of45)
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Robbie Williams and daughter Teddy.(25 of45)
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Gerard Pique and son Sasha.(26 of45)
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Chris Hemsworth and daughter India.(27 of45)
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Josh Duhamel(28 of45)
Josh Duhamel and his wife Fergie welcomed a son in 2013. Before baby Axl arrived, Duhamel announced that he would be taking paternity leave. “I plan on taking as much time as I can off just before and as much time as possible after,” Josh told ET Canada. “I can’t imagine having a kid and then not being able to be there, that would just drive me crazy.” (credit:Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Josh Duhamel And Son Axl(29 of45)
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Kanye West(30 of45)
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian welcomed their baby girl North in July 2013. During Kim’s pregnancy, the couple spent most of their time apart due to their busy work schedules. That’s one of the reasons why Kanye decided to take paternity leave. Before North arrived, a source told Hollywood Life: “[Kanye’s] getting all the work out the way so that he can be with Kim and the baby nonstop for at least the first six months.”Now that the couple is expecting baby number two, it’s likely Kanye will take paternity leave again. The newborn is expected to arrive in December. (credit:Getty Images)
Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, And North West(31 of45)
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Justin Timberlake(32 of45)
Justin Timberlake became a father for the first time in April 2015. After baby boy Silas was born, the “Suit & Tie” singer took a few days off work to be a full-time dad and help wife Jessica Biel around the house. (credit:Getty Images)
Justin Timberlake's Wife Jessica Biel And Son Silas(33 of45)
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Heath Ledger(34 of45)
The late Heath Ledger had a daughter named Matilda with longtime girlfriend Michelle Williams. After she was born in October 2005, the actor took paternity leave. Prior to her birth, “The Dark Knight” star said: “I’m looking forward to being a dad and spending time with my child, which is why I’ll be taking time off… I’ve told my agent not to bother sending me any scripts or offers for a while. I was planning on a couple of years off, but I recently bought a house. So now I’ll probably have to work until the middle of next year to pay that off!” (credit:Getty Images)
Heath Ledger & Matilda(35 of45)
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Prince William(36 of45)
When Prince George was born in July 2013, Prince William took two weeks paternity leave to spend time with his family. Then, when he welcomed his daughter Princess Charlotte in May 2015, the Duke of Cambridge took six weeks of unpaid leave. Since his daughter was originally due at the end of April, William started his leave early around April 21. He recently returned to work as an air ambulance pilot. (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
Prince William, Kate Middleton, And Princess Charlotte(37 of45)
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Dax Shepard(38 of45)
Dax Shepard and wife Kristen Bell have always been a great duo. That’s why it was no surprise that Shepard took paternity leave after the births of both their daughters: Lincoln and Delta. When Lincoln was born in 2013, the “Parenthood” actor took a month off, only leaving the house twice. The first time about a week after his daughter was born. Shepard jokingly tweeted: “After 8 days at home with [Lincoln], my afternoon trip to Costco felt like [a] late night rager at a strip club.”Then when Delta was born in December 2014, Shepard told People that both he and his wife would take time off. “The baby's going to arrive right when we wrap our shows and we are both taking off tons of time to just canoodle as a family,” he said. (credit:Getty Images)
Dax Shepard And Wife Kristen Bell(39 of45)
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Daniel Murphy(40 of45)
Daniel Murphy, New York Mets second baseman, missed the first two games of the 2014 season to be home with his wife and newborn. Unfortunately, the baseball player received a lot of backlash for taking leave. Responding to the criticism, Murphy simply said that he made the best decision for him and his family.“I can only speak from my experience – a father seeing his wife – she was completely finished. I mean, she was done. She had surgery and she was wiped,” he said. “Having me there helped a lot, and vice versa, to take some of the load off. It felt, for us, like the right decision to make." (credit:Getty Images)
Daniel Murphy And Son Noah(41 of45)
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Jimmy Fallon(42 of45)
Jimmy Fallon welcomed his youngest daughter Frances in December 2014. The baby girl arrived on a Wednesday morning, so Fallon took the next three days off work to spend time with his family. “The Tonight Show” host’s eldest daughter Winnie turns two in July 2015. (credit:Getty Images)
Jimmy Fallon's Daughter Winnie(43 of45)
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Nick Lachey(44 of45)
When Nick Lachey was expecting his first child with his wife Vanessa in 2012, he told Kelly Ripa on “Live with Kelly” that he would be taking paternity leave. The couple now has a son and a daughter: Camden and Brooklyn. (credit:Getty Images)
Nick Lachey And Family(45 of45)
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