12 Jewish Celebrity Dads in Honor of Father’s Day

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By Anne Cohen June 15, 2014

We love a good celebrity dad. Here, we’ve rounded up our favorites — from David Beckham to (the almost Jewish) Jason Biggs.

Enjoy!

1) David Beckham
Fatherhood Status: 4 kids with wife Victoria Beckham
Names: Harper Seven Beckham, Brooklyn Joseph Beckham, Romeo James Beckham, Cruz David Beckham

2) Max Greenfield
Father Status: One daughter with wife Tess Sanchez
Name: Lilly Greenfield

3) Jason Biggs (Ok, so not exactly 100% Jewish. But he’s played enough members of the tribe to be included in this list.)
Fatherhood Status: One son with wife Jenny Mollen
Name: Sid Biggs

4) Ben Stiller
Fatherhood Status: One daughter with wife Christine Taylor
Name: Amy Stiller

5) Adam Sandler
Fatherhood Status: 2 kids with wife Jackie Sandler
Names: Judy Sandler, Stanley Sandler

6) Jon Stewart
Fatherhood Status: 2 kids with wife Tracy McShane
Names: Nathan Stewart, Maggie Stewart

7) Jack Black
Fatherhood Status: 2 sons with Tanya Haden
Names: Samuel Jason “Sammy” Black, Thomas David Black

8) Sacha Baron Cohen
Fatherhood Status: 2 daughters with wife Isla Fisher
Names: Olive Cohen, Elula Lottie Miriam

9) Michael Douglas
Fatherhood Status: 3 kids with wife Catherine Zeta-Jones
Names: Cameron Douglas, Carys Zeta Douglas, Dylan Michael Douglas

10) Lenny Kravitz
Fatherhood Status: one daughter with ex-wife Lisa Bonnet
Name: Zoë Kravitz

11) Paul Rudd
Fatherhood Status: 2 sons with wife Julie Yaeger
Names: Jack Sullivan Rudd, Darby Rudd

12) Matthew Broderick
Fatherhood Status: 3 kids with wife Sarah Jessica Parker
Names: Marion Loretta Elwell Broderick, Tabitha Hodge Broderick, James Wilkie Broderick

Anne Cohen was the Forward’s deputy digital media editor. When she’s not looking for the secret Jewish history of Voodoo in New Orleans, or making lists about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, she writes for The Assimilator. She graduated from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism with an M.S. magazine concentration in 2012.

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