Celebrities with Huge Families

Most people at least have a passing familiarity with Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s big brood of six kids. And Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott make regular headlines as parents of five, too. What you may not have realized, though, is just how many huge families there are in Hollywood — some of which make the Jolie-Pitt and Spelling-McDermott households look like, well, kids’ play. For these super-sized celebrity families, the more the merrier seems to be a life mantra.

We’re not being hyperbolic, either. Sure, size is subjective. You might consider having two to three children to be above-average. However, since the 2018 American Community Survey revealed that the average family size is three children, we’re only talking about famous fams with at least four kids or more. You might be thinking, there can’t be that many four-plus families in Hollywood, right? But trust, you’d be surprised.

From longtime couples with five kids to blended families with up to a dozen (yep, you read that right), there exists a wealth of celebrity households who are raising really big broods. Some of the names on the list won’t surprise you, like the aforementioned Jolie-Pitts. Admittedly, though, we didn’t even realize some of these stars have been building their dynasties behind-the-scenes.

This story was originally published in 2019.

Nick Cannon

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Nick Cannon has ten children with six different women, and as of Nov 6, he’s expecting his 11th with Alyssa Scott (whom he had a son named Zen with, who passed in Dec 2021.)

He and his ex-wife Mariah Carey welcomed Moroccan Scott and Monroe Cannon. Since then, Cannon welcomed three children with model Brittany Bell named Golden “Sagon,” Powerful Queen Cannon, and Rise Messiah. He has twins with Cannon Abby De La Rosa named Zion and Zillion, and are expecting another. Cannon has a son with model Bre Tiesi named Legendary, and a daughter with model LaNisha Cole named Onyx Ice Cole.
Elon Musk

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Elon Musk has seven children. He had his first six kids with his first wife, Justine Musk. Their first born son, Nevada, tragically passed away in 2002 at 10 weeks old from SIDS. They went on to have a set of twins, Griffin and Vivian, and triplets; Kai, Saxon and Damion.

Of course, how could we forget his newest addition, X Æ A-12, whom he welcomed with singer Grimes in 2020, and another via surrogate named Exa Dark Sideræl Musk.
Bode & Morgan Miller

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Bode and Morgan Miller have such a beautiful family. The couple welcomed their sixth child together in November 2021. Together, the Millers share sons Nash and Easton, twins Asher and Aksel, a baby girl whom they welcomed on November 26, 2021, and their late daughter Emeline, who passed away at the age of 19 months.
James & Kimberly Van Der Beek

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The Dawson’s Creek alum are parents to Joshua, Olivia, Annabel Leah, Emilia, Gwendolyn, and baby Jeremiah, whom they welcomed in late 2021 after two devastating pregnancy losses. “Humbled and overjoyed to announce the safe, happy arrival of Jeremiah Van Der Beek,” the proud dad of six wrote on Instagram.
Ginuwine

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The “Pony” singer has seven biological children and two step-children — although he has adamantly stated in the past that he considers all nine to be his kids. From his marriage to fellow rapper Solé, Ginuwine has daughters Story and Dream, as well as his step-children, Dejan and Cypress. From prior relationships, he has children Ramonda, Tiffany, Elgin Jr, Ginel and Tahjair.
Bruce Willis

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Bruce Willis has five children. He had his first three daughters, Rumer, Tallulah and Scout, with his first wife, actress Demi Moore. He also has two daughters with his current wife, Emma Hemming Willis; Mabel Ray and Evelyn Penn.
Steven Spielberg

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Steven Spielberg does in fact have a huge family. He only had one child, son Max, with his first wife, Amy Irving. However, he and his second wife, Kate Capshaw, share five children together; Theo, Sasha, Sawyer, Mikaela, and Destry. The pair are also still married today.
Eddie Murphy

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Eddie Murphy has a seriously huge family. He’s got 10 children with five different women. Murphy had his first child, Eric, with Paulette McNeely back in 1989. He then had his son Christian with Tamara Hood in 1990. Murphy’s first wife is the mother to five of his kids; Bria, Shayne, Zola, Bella and Miles. Murphy also shares daughter Angel with former Spice Girls member, Mel B. He is currently married to Paige Butcher and they have two kids together; Max and Izzy. Talk about a full house!
Charlie Sheen

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Charlie Sheen has five children with three different women. He had his eldest daughter, Cassandra, with his high school sweetheart, Paula Profit. When he was married to Denise Richards, they had two daughters together, Sam and Lola. Following his divorce from Richards, Sheen went on to marry Brooke Mueller. In 2009, she gave birth to their twin sons, Max and Bob.
Clint Eastwood

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It’s no suprise that Clint Eastwood has caught the eye of many ladies. He has a total of 8 kids with 6 different women and their ages range from 67 all the way down to 24 years old. His eldest child, Laurie, didn’t discovered Eastwood was her father until later in life. Laurie was put up for adoption and went to explore who her biological parents were 30 years later, and discovered that Eastwood was her dad! We can only imagine how shocking that must have been for her.

He had his next child, Kimber, with Roxanne Tunis, whom he met on the set of the show “Rawhide.” She is the only child Eastwood actually had with Tunis. He had his next two kids, Kyle and Alison, with his first wife, Maggie Johnson. Eastwood also had offspring with Jacelyn Reeves, Scott and Kathryn. Scott may look familiar to you; he’s been quite successful in the entertainment industry, even starring as Luke Collins in “The Longest Ride.”

His two youngest children are with two different women. He had Francesca with Frances Fisher in 1993. Last, but certaintly not least, Eastwood had his youngest daughter, Morgan, with his second wife Dina. The pair divorced 2014.

We can only imagine just how large (and full) the table must be at the Clintwood family get togethers.
Mia Farrow

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Mia Farrow has so many kids! She has a total of 14 children; four are biological and 10 are adopted. She shares her first six children with her first husband, Andre Previn. She gave birth to Matthew, Sascha and Fletcher. They also adopted Lark, Summer ‘Daisy’, and Soon-Yi.

Farrow then adopted two more children, Moses and Dylan, and gave birth to her only biological child with Woody Allen, Satchel ‘Ronan.’ Moses and Dylan were also later adopted by Allen. Oh yeah, and Woody Allen is now married to Farrow’s adopted daughter Soon-Yi…talk about a shocking twist to this family entaglement.

Farrow also adopted 5 other children; Tam, Isaiah, Quincy, Thaddeus and Frankie-Minh.

Sadly, Tam, Thaddeus, and Lark passed away.
Taylor Hanson

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The “MMMBop” singer, 37, and his wife Natalie have seven children named Penelope, Wilhelmina, Jordan, River, Viggo, Claude, and a daughter born in 2020.
Jude Law

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Jude Law married actress Sadie Frost in 1997, and the two went on to have three children together: Rafferty, Iris, and Rudy. However, after “nannygate” in the early ’00s, the couple divorced. In 2008, Law had a brief relationship with model Samantha Burke, which resulted in the birth of daughter Sophia the following year. Law’s fifth child came in 2015. A daughter named Ada, her mother is musician Catherine Harding.
Hilaria & Alec Baldwin

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Alec Baldwin and his wife Hilaria just welcomed their seventh child this year. Alec also has a grown daughter, Ireland Baldwin, from his previous marriage to Kim Basinger.
Madonna

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Madonna has six children. The legendary singer adopted David Banda in 2006 and Mercy James in 2009, and twins Esther and Stella Mwale in 2017. She also has two biological kids, Lourdes Leon and son Rocco, who she had with former partner Carlos Leon.

And taking to Instagram the pop star expressed her gratitude for her family writing, “What I am Most THANKFUL for!” she captioned the photo.

“My children have led me down roads and opened doors I never imagined I’d walk through. Fame, fortune, and records broken could never equal that which I treasure and value most.”
David & Victoria Beckham

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Everyone’s favorite soccer icon David Beckham and his Posh Spice wife Victoria have four children: sons Brooklyn (pictured), Romeo James, Cruz David, and daughter Harper.
Joanna & Chip Gaines

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This wildly talented home design duo keeps expanding their super-cute Waco family. They currently have five kids: sons Drake, Duke and “baby” Crew, along with daughters Ella and Emmie.
Kris Jenner

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During Kris Jenner’s marriage to late attorney Robert Kardashian, the two had three daughters and one son: Kourtney (b. 1979), Kim (b. 1980), Khloé (b. 1984) and Robert Jr., aka Rob (b. 1987). After their divorce, Kris married Caitlyn Jenner (formerly known as Bruce Jenner). They subsequently had daughter Kendall (b. 1995) and Kylie (b. 1997).
Caitlyn Jenner

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Like her ex-wife Kris Jenner, Caitlyn Jenner had a big brood before the two even combined their households. From Caitlyn’s 1972 – 1981 marriage to Chrystie Scott, she had two children: son Burton “Burt” Jenner and daughter Cassandra “Casey” Marino. Caitlyn’s next marriage, to actress Linda Thompson, brought brothers Brandon Jenner and Sam Brody Jenner (who goes by Brody).
Billy Ray Cyrus

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This country singer has a big ol’ blended family… that got off to a bit of a scandalous start. In 1992, he fathered two children by two different women: son Christopher (b. April 1992) to Kristin Luckey and daughter Miley (b. November 1992) to Leticia “Tish” Finley. Cyrus promised to support Luckey and Christopher, and he went on to marry Tish in 1993. Their second child Braison Chance was born in 1994 with Noah Lindsey following in 2000.
Robert DeNiro

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Robert DeNiro’s career isn’t the only way he’s been prolific. During his marriage to Diahnne Abbott, the Taxi Driver star sired son Raphael and adopted Abbott’s daughter, Drena, from a previous relationship. Later, while in a relationship with model Toukie Smith, DeNiro welcomed twin boys Juliane and Aaron via IVF and surrogacy.

In 1997, DeNiro entered his second marriage, this time to Grace Hightower. Over the course of their 20 year marriage, they had son Elliot and daughter Helen.
George Foreman

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If you thought he was a heavyweight in the ring, wait until you hear about his home life. The famed boxer has fathered an impressive 12 children! Since he’s been married to Mary Joan Martelly, Foreman has welcomed sons George Jr., George III (“Monk”), George IV (“Big Wheel”), George V (“Red”), and George VI (“Little Joey”) and daughters Natalia and Leola. The couple also has two adopted daughters, Isabella Brandie Lilja and Courtney Isaac.
Terry & Rebecca Crews

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Hands down, Terry Crews and wife Rebecca are one of our favorite Hollywood couples. The two celebrated their 30th anniversary in July 2019. Over the course of their happy union, they’ve had five children: Azriel, Naomi, Isaiah, Tera and Wynfrey.
Sylvester Stallone

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Sylvester Stallone has been married three times and, in their marriages, has fathered five kids. In 1974, he married Sasha Czack, with whom he had sons Sage Moonblood (b. 1976 – d. 2012) and Seargeoh (b. 1979). In 1985, Sly married model/actress Brigitte Nelson, although the two didn’t have any children. He has welcomed three more offspring during his current marriage to Jennifer Flavin. Those children — daughters Sophia, Sistine and Scarlet — gained notoriety when they were chosen to share the role of Golden Globe Ambassadaor at the 74th Golden Globe Awards.
Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt

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Although they are now divorced, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt built a beautiful blended family over the course of their time together. Jolie adopted son Maddox from Cambodia in 2002, prior to her relationship with Pitt (who would later adopt “Mad”). In 2005, Jolie — by then rumored to be dating Pitt — adopted daughter Zahara from Ethiopia.
Sean “Diddy” Combs

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Rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is a hands-on dad to five children. He and late girlfriend Kim Porter shared three children together: son Christian and twin daughters Jessie James and D’Lila Star. From a previous relationship, Combs has two kids: daughter Chance and son Justin. He also helped to raise Porter’s son Quincy from a previous relationship.
Tori Spelling & Dean McDermott

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While Tori Spelling and husband Dean McDermott’s marriage has seen its fair share of scandal, the couple seems to always present a united front for their five kids. McDermott also shares older son Jack with ex-wife Mary Jo Eustace.
David Foster

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In total, famed music producer David Foster has five children. He had his first, daughter Allison, when he was only 20 years old. She was subsequently placed up for adoption, and the two didn’t reconnet until later in life. His second daughter, Amy Cook, was fathered during his marriage to musician B.J. Cook. Foster had three daughters with his second wife, Rebecca Dyer: Erin, Sara (pictured) and Jordan. Foster also had brief stints as a stepfather to Brody and Brandon Jenner (during his marriage to Linda Thompson) and Gigi, Bella and Anwar Hadid (during his marriage to Yolanda Hadid).

And who knows? There may be more kids in store for Foster yet. He and new wife Katharine McPhee have already expressed their desire to have kids together.
Diana Ross

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Ain’t no mountain high enough… to hold all the love this Motown legend has for her big brood! Ross is the mom of five children: Rhonda, Tracee Ellis, Chudney, Ross and Evan. And not suprisingly, several have inherited their mom’s charismatic presence — Tracee Ellis is killing it in the sitcom Black-ish, while youngest son Evan is an actor and singer in his own right (who, FYI, is married to Ashlee Simpson).
Ziggy & Orly Marley

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Could this family be any cuter? Grammy-winning reggae singer Ziggy (son of iconic reggae singer Bob Marley) and wife Orly have four children together: Judah, Gideo, Abraham and Isaiah. Ziggy also has three children from previous relationships. With Lorraine Bogle, he welcomed son, Bambaata and daughter, Justice. With Carlene Samuels, he has a daughter named Zuri.
Caroline & Chris O’Donnell

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The NCIS: New Orleans star and his wife of more than two decades have five children: Lily, Christopher Jr., Finley, Maeve and Charles. Since O’Donnell is the youngest of seven siblings himself, he likely relishes the chaos of having a big brood.