There are tons of celebrity parents in Hollywood, but some choose to keep their mom and dad status under wraps. Actor John Cho for instance (remember “Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle”?) tied the knot in 2006 and welcomed a son two years later. Who knew?!
Here, we round up 17 other celebs you didn’t know had kids.
Celebs You Never Knew Had Kids
Bow Wow(01 of15)
Bow Wow isn’t so little anymore! At 28 years old, the rapper is a father to a four-year-old girl named Shai. Bow Wow had his daughter with former girlfriend Joie Chavis. (credit:Getty)
Cobie Smulders(02 of15)
The "How I Met Your Mother" alumni and Canadian beauty married fellow actor Taran Killam. Together the couple has a six-year-old daughter named Shaelyn. They also welcomed a second daughter in January 2015, but never released her name (credit:Getty)
Isla Fisher & Sasha Baron Cohen(03 of15)
Isla Fisher and Sasha Baron Cohen married in 2010 and now have three kids together: Olive, Elula and Montgomery. (credit:Getty)
James Marsden(04 of15)
James Marsden is a father of three. His first two kids, Jack and Mary, were born during his marriage to Lisa Linde, who he divorced in 2011. Marsden then went on to have another son named William, who he had with former girlfriend Rose Costa.
Jeremy Renner(05 of15)
The "Avengers" star became a first-time father in 2013 when he welcomed a daughter named Ava with ex-girlfriend, Canadian model Sonni Pacheco. (credit:Getty)
Maggie Gyllenhaal(06 of15)
Maggie Gyllenhaal has two daughters with fellow actor Peter Sarsgaard. The couple welcomed their first daughter Ramona in 2006 and married three years later. They then welcomed their second daughter Gloria in 2012. (credit:Getty)
Norman Reedus(07 of15)
It’s surprising that "Walking Dead" star Norman Reedus has a child, but we should have known considering his charming, playful personality. The 46-year-old TV star has a son named Mingus Lucien who he had during his long-term relationship with supermodel Helena Christensen. Mingus is now 15 years old. (credit:Getty)
Melissa McCarthy(08 of15)
Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone have two children together: Vivian and Georgette.Interestingly, McCarthy became pregnant with her first child during the filming of the final season of the hit show "Gilmore Girls." Thus, her pregnancy was written into the show. (credit:Getty)
Emile Hirsch(09 of15)
Emile Hirsch may look young, but he’s actually 30 years old and has a child of his own! Hirsch welcomed a son named Valor in October 2013 with an unnamed woman. While Hirsch and his son’s mother are no longer together, they still remain close friends. (credit:Getty)
Katherine Heigl(10 of15)
The 36-year-old actress and her husband Josh Kelley have two daughters. They adopted their first daughter Nancy Leigh (or “Naleigh”) from South Korea in 2009. Then in 2012, the couple adopted another girl from the US and named her Adalaide. (credit:Getty)
Dwayne Johnson(11 of15)
The former professional wrestler had his daughter Simone with his ex-wife Dany Garcia. (credit:Getty)
Solange(12 of15)
If you didn’t know that Beyonce’s younger sister Solange was a mother, it’s probably because she had a child at a young age -- 18 to be exact! In 2004, Solange married Daniel Smith and later gave birth to their son, who is also named Daniel. Solange is now 29 years old and is a successful singer-songwriter and model. (credit:Getty)
Clive Owen(13 of15)
British hunk Clive Owen has been married to his wife Sarah-Jane Fenton since 1995. Together the couple has two daughters, Hannah and Eve. (credit:Getty)
Ben Stiller(14 of15)
Ben Stiller might be a joker, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t take fatherhood seriously. The 48 year old is a father of two -- Ella and Quinlin -- who he had with his wife, actress Christine Taylor. (credit:Getty)
Ludacris(15 of15)
Ludacris is a father of two. The 37-year-old rapper had his first daughter, Karma Bridges, in 2001 during a previous relationship. He then had a second daughter named Cai Bella Bridges in December 2013 with a woman named Tamika Fuller. (credit:Getty)