Many celebrities have one child, including actresses like Natalie Portman, Jodie Foster, and Saoirse Ronan, musicians such as Sheryl Crow, and actors like Leonardo DiCaprio (who is an only child himself), with some choosing to raise single children (like Sofia Vergara with son Manolo), while others are parents to one, like Michelle Williams or Connie Britton.
Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron was born in Benoni, a city in the greater Johannesburg area, in South Africa, the only child of Gerda Theron (née Maritz) and Charles Theron. She was raised on a farm outside the city.
Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio was born on November 11, 1974, in Los Angeles, California. He is the only child of Irmelin Indenbirken, a German legal secretary, and George DiCaprio, an American underground comix artist and distributor.
Daniel Jacob Radcliffe was born on 23 July 1989 at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital in the Hammersmith district of London the only child of casting agent Marcia Jeannine Gresham (née Jacobson) and literary agent Alan George Radcliffe.
Turns out, he's an only child! The 41-year-old rapper does, however, have step-siblings. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like they're on the best terms. Back in 2015, Aliya Jones said she wouldn't be surprised if her bro cheated on his wife.
The only child of Ethiopian immigrants Makkonen Tesfaye and Samrawit Hailu, who separated shortly after his birth, he was raised in the suburb of Scarborough by his mother and grandmother.
Kim Kardashian, for example, had her first two children naturally and then opted to utilize the assistance of two different surrogates for her second two children. She engaged the help of surrogates for medical reasons, as she reportedly suffered from placenta accreta during her first two pregnancies.
An only child, Elizabeth enjoyed a popular and active childhood in Waco, TX, where her family moved while she was very young. She took ballet and tap lessons as a child, which segued into cheerleading and volleyball while in high school.
J. K. Rowling Almost Played Lily Potter; but she turned it down, saying she was not cut out to be an actress... even if it was just a small role. 2. Robin Williams Almost Played Hagrid; A huge fan of the books, Williams asked to play Hagrid when he found out about the movie adaptation. 3.
Grint has been in a relationship with actress Georgia Groome since 2011. They have two daughters, born in May 2020 and April 2025. He joined Instagram in November 2020, posting a photo of himself holding his newborn daughter.
Leonardo DiCaprio lived with mild/moderate OCD for most of his adult life. He often feels the urge to walk through doorways multiple times.
Matthew McConaughey was in contention for the role of Jack Dawson in James Cameron's 1997 blockbuster Titanic, but the role ended up going to Leonardo DiCaprio after he refused to acquiesce to the director's demands.
She is the only child of Shelley Stevens, an Ohio-born artist, and Avner Hershlag, an Israeli-born gynecologist.
Other research has showed that while parents are happier in the lead-up and first year after having their first child, there are diminishing returns: the boost of happiness for the second child is half that of the first, and by the third, there's no boost at all.
Hollywood icon Al Pacino has stunned fans by announcing he is expecting his fourth child at 82 with his 29-year-old girlfriend, Noor Alfallah.
John Travolta was the original actor offered the role of Forrest Gump but turned it down to star in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, a decision he later considered a major career mistake, though Pulp Fiction was also a huge success. Other actors like Bill Murray and Chevy Chase also reportedly declined the part before Tom Hanks was cast.
Mithun Chakraborty holds the dubious honour of giving the highest number of flop films among lead actors in Bollywood. The actor has 180 flop films in a career that has spanned over 40 years.
Yes, author J.K. Rowling confirmed Albus Dumbledore is gay and had a deep, passionate relationship with Gellert Grindelwald, making them the primary confirmed LGBTQ+ characters in the Harry Potter universe, though their romance isn't explicit in the books but revealed in supplementary material, with many fans speculating on other characters like Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnigan.
Personal life. Elizabeth is an environmentalist and vegan. She is a cousin of New York-based television host and relationship coach Tamsen Fadal.
Their first son, Archibald Francis Geoffrey "Archie" Burnand, was born on 14 December 2016. Their second son, Alfred Thor Crichton "Alfie" Burnand, was born on 24 June 2019. Recently, they welcomed a third child, a daughter named Charlotte Arabella who was born on 5 April 2021.
In expressing their gratitude for her birth, they thanked their “gestational carrier.” Kidman and Urban had arranged with a surrogate to carry their genetic child, who was born in Nashville, where the couple lives. Not in Australia, where they are citizens, and where commercial surrogacy is banned.
Cameron Diaz is returning to film after welcoming two children with husband Benji Madden. The two had daughter Raddix in 2019 and son Cardinal in 2024. The couple reportedly used a surrogate to carry their daughter.
In July 2022, it was announced that Kardashian and Thompson were expecting a baby boy via surrogacy, who was conceived before Kardashian discovered Thompson's cheating.