50 Coolest Celebrity Dads
Meet the regulars at our fantasy playground.
by Catherine Connors
June 12, 2008
10. Dave Grohl
Because even though he’s the frontman for one of the best post-grunge rock bands in the history of post-grunge bands and carries on his shoulders the weight of the legacy of Nirvana, he seems like a really nice guy and a really sweet dad, you know?
9. Jason Bateman
Because if putting his name on lists like this increases the odds of an Arrested Development movie getting made, I’ll put his name down and then lobby for a 50 Reasons Why An Arrested Development Movie Will Cure PPD And Make You A Better Parent list, stat.
8. Ewan McGregor
Because he’s battled both Darth Vader and cancer and still seems almost too boyish to be someone’s dad.
7. Steve Carell
Because although there are countless reasons to label Carell cool, the one that I’m going to go with here is that he kissed Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (no. 43 above) and compared his lips to strawberry shortcake.
6. Johnny Depp
Because behind all that off-kilter, Jack Sparrow bravado, he’s just a big mushball dad with a generous heart.
5. Anthony Bourdain
Because cutting out the smoking and cursing for the sake of his kids hasn’t dulled him one bit. He still packs all those knives when traveling the world eating crocodile testicles and talking smack about Rachael Ray.
4. Jack Black
Because he’s a Kung Fu Panda and the Dean of the School of Rock. If a dad can’t be a superhero, these are probably the next best things.
3. Stephen Colbert
Because he’s America’s coolest fake conservative pundit dad, and so can you!
2. Robert Downey Jr.
He was cool long before there was IronMan. Sure, the drugs and bouts of incarceration took the gloss off that cool, but really, he never lost it. And now that he’s a responsible family-type guy with COMEBACK stamped all over his forehead, the shine is back.
1. Jon Stewart
Because he’s carved out an important corner in the culture wherein it’s possible to be smart and informed and funny and cool all at once, and that’s a tremendous gift to his children, and to ours.
©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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