50 Coolest Celebrity Dads
Meet the regulars at our fantasy playground.
by Catherine Connors
June 12, 2008
20. Jason Lee
Because he’s cool enough to have named his first kid Pilot Inspektor without coming off as silly or pretentious. Okay, well, maybe a little silly.
19. Usher
Because he admitted that witnessing the birth of his son made him cry.
18. Chris Martin
Because he made fun of himself and family life with Gwyneth on Extras, Season Two ("Gwyneth’s making BBQ wings tonight!") and made me totally rethink my opinion of him as the Dullest Rockstar Ever.
17. Will Arnett
Because in producing offspring with Amy Poehler, he may well be set to become one-half of the funniest parenting duo since, well, ever.
16. Matthew McConaughey
Because he made the greatest sacrifice in order to demonstrate parental solidarity with his pregnant girlfriend: he gave up beer.
15. Daniel Day Lewis
Because he dedicated his SAG Best Actor Award to Heath Ledger, which tells us nothing, specifically, about his qualities as a father, but everything about his generosity as an artist, which you gotta think has some bearing on the former.
14. Jamie Oliver
Because he’s the Naked Chef, and he’s almost as passionate about the health and diet of your kids as he is about the health and diet of his own. Also, because he’s adorable.
13. Conan O’Brien
Because you almost never hear or see anything about his wife and kids in the media. Proof that if a celebrity dad really wants to shield his family from the spotlight, he can.
12. Will Ferrell
Because, seriously. Any man who relates to children the way that Ferrell did in The Landlord gets mad cool dad points, regardless of his parenting skills.
11. Matthew Broderick
Because when I was a teenager I wanted to grow up and marry Ferris Bueller, and as a young adult I wanted to be BFF with Carrie Bradshaw, so holy hell wouldn’t the Broderick/Parker household be, like, the coolest place to hang out?
©2008 Babble
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Catherine Connors aka Her Bad Mother is a writer and mother in Toronto, Canada. She can usually be found blogging at Her Bad Mother, where she tries to convince herself and anyone who will listen that Bad is, in fact, the new Good |
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