Dad duty! Ryan PhilippeWhile he prefers to keep his private life private, he occasionally gives glimpses into the lives of his children over the years.
The actor started dating Reese WitherspoonIn 1997, and Cruel IntentionsTwo years later, the stars got married in South Carolina. In September 1999, the Big Little LiesAva was born to Deacon and Ava. Deacon was born October 2003.
The struggle to start a family at such a young stage was hard for the couple. Whiskey in TeacupsShe was the author Drew BarrymoreSeptember 2020
“I was just like every other mom trying to figure it out — and dad out there, and partner and grandparent who’s raising a child. There’s a lot of, first of all, compromise,” the Louisiana native explained at the time. “You take the food out of your mouth, clothes off your back, the sleep out of your life. But every bit of it, every bit of that sacrifice is truly worth it because you feel like that’s what makes me wake up on a Sunday. It’s not movies or my job, it’s my kids.”
The Oscar winner was worried about maintaining her career, adding, “I didn’t know if I was gonna have steady work, too. I wasn’t popular. I had made movies, but I hadn’t established myself as someone who could demand that it shoot close to my kid’s school. I didn’t have any real power or leverage within my industry.”
The Morning ShowPhillippe and star split in 2006, moving on Jim Toth. They were married in California in March 2011, and welcomed their son, Tennessee, in September 2011.
Phillippe was also a Delaware native, and he had a daughter named Kai. Alexis Knapp2011 – Born. He is no longer in a romantic relationship with thePitch Perfect star.
“She looks like [me]. A lot more so now,” Knapp told E! NewsJune 2012. “They always come out looking like the dads because men are just fat and puffy and can’t open their eyes too much. Today, she stood up and remained there for 20 seconds. I was like, ‘Are you going to walk? What are you doing? What are you doing?’ But then eventually she was like, ‘OK, I’m going to go down.’ I think she can do a lot more than she realizes, but she’s amazing and she says my name all the time.”
Continue scrolling to see the full article Shooter alum’s quotes about raising children over the years, from coparenting with Witherspoon to bonding with Deacon.
