Some celebrity kids not only have famous parents, but also famous godparents. Jennifer Aniston was named godmother of Courteney Cox ’s daughter, Coco, in 2004. Cox welcomed Coco with her ex-husband, David Arquette , one month after the Friends season 10 finale.
“Happy birthday my sweet Cocolicious!” Aniston captioned an Instagram Story to celebrate Coco’s 17th birthday in June 2021 — showing that the longtime bond is stronger than ever. There are also many grown-up stars who’ve long had famous figures in their lives. Iconic filmmaker Steven Spielberg counts both Drew Barrymore and Gwyneth Paltrow as his goddaughters.
You have successfully subscribed. Subscribe to newsletters By signing up, I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive emails from Us Weekly Check our latest news in Google News Check our latest news in Apple News “Steven told me, ‘Don’t act your characters. Be your characters ,” Barrymore told The New York Times in 2014.
“Once I got older and kept continuing acting, I don’t know if I would have succeeded without that advice, because that’s the thing that saved me. I’m not an actor, I’m a pretender.” Scroll to see which stars have famous godparents (or have given their children famous godparents of their own): Credit: Getty Images (2) Jennifer Aniston, Steven Spielberg and More Celebs Who Are Godparents Some celebrity kids not only have famous parents, but also famous godparents.
Jennifer Aniston was named godmother of Courteney Cox ’s daughter, Coco, in 2004. Cox welcomed Coco with her ex-husband, David Arquette , one month after the Friends season 10 finale.“Happy birthday my sweet Cocolicious!” Aniston captioned an Instagram Story to celebrate Coco’s 17th birthday in June 2021 — showing that the longtime bond is stronger than ever.
There are also many grown-up stars who’ve long had famous figures in their lives. Iconic filmmaker Steven Spielberg counts both Drew Barrymore and Gwyneth Paltrow as his goddaughters."Steven told me, 'Don't act your characters.
Be your characters ," Barrymore told The New York Times in 2014. “Once I got older and kept continuing acting, I don't know if I would have succeeded without that advice, because that's the thing that saved me. I'm not an actor, I'm a pretender.
"Scroll to see which stars have famous godparents (or have given their children famous godparents of their own): Credit: Getty Images (2) Taylor Swift and Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds’ Children Godparent: Taylor Swift Godchildren: James, Inez, Betty and Olin Reynolds Swift jokingly referred to Reynolds as her “godkids’ sperm donor” in a July 2024 Instagram Story post, confirming she is the godmother of his and Lively’s four kids. Credit: Noam Galai/WireImage Shawn Levy and Olin Reynolds Godparent: Shawn Levy Godchild: Olin Reynolds Levy revealed he is the godfather of Reynolds and Lively’s fourth child while discussing the couples’ kids’ cameos in the film Deadpool & Wolverine . “Little by little, all of the Reynoldses started being a part of the movie, including their youngest,” the director told Variety in August 2024.
“As the proud godfather of Olin , that might be my favorite voice cameo.” Credit: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Steph Curry and Lindsay Lohan Godparent: Steph Curry Godchild: Luai Curry’s rep confirmed to Today that the basketball player is the Godfather of Lohan and her husband, Bader Shammas’ son, Luai, in February 2024.
The news came one day after Lohan and Shammas watched the Golden State Warriors star play against the Atlanta Hawks. After the game, the NBA player gifted the couple a basketball jersey that he signed, writing, “To Luai.” Lohan and Shammas later posted photos of the swag via their Instagram Stories.
Credit: Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/Shutterstock Whitney Cummings and Esti Maxine Stephens Godparent: Whitney Cummings Godchild: Esti Maxine Stephens “I don’t know how I got so lucky but thank you @chrissyteigen and @johnlegend for making me a god momma to your new squishy slug inchworm," the comedian wrote via Instagram in January 2023 following the little one’s birth. “Also ‘cute aggression’ is a real thing so if I do squeeze her too hard look up that word it’s real and not my fault you should have just had a less cute angel so it’s technically your fault love you! Credit: Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock Tyler Perry and Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor Godparent: Tyler Perry Godchild: Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor The Madea: Homecoming star is the proud godfather to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ’s daughter, who was born in June 2021. “We’ll call [and] we’ll chat, and we’ll talk about silly things and they were pretty serious on the phone.
I go, ‘OK, what’s going on?’ They said, ‘Well, we’d like for you to be Lili’s godfather.’ I go, ‘Whoa.’ I had to take a minute to take that in,” Perry remembered in the pair’s Harry & Meghan docuseries, which premiered in December 2022.
“I thought, ‘I’d be honored. I’d absolutely be honored.’” He added: “And I got off the phone, took it all in and then called them back.
I go, ‘Uh, hold on a second. Does this mean we got to go over there and do all of that in the church with [the royal family] and figure all that out? I don’t want to do that. Maybe we can do a little private ceremony here and let that be that, and if you have to do it there, then that’s OK.
’” Credit: Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock Bryan Cranston and Rydin Paul Godparent: Bryan Cranston Godchild: Rydin Paul “I asked Bryan on his birthday if he would be our baby’s godfather,” Aaron Paul revealed to Jimmy Kimmel in April 2022 after welcoming son Rydin with Lauren Parsekian . “He’s very excited, very honored. I love the man to death.
He’s one of my best friends in the world, so yeah, it was just a no-brainer.” Credit: Charbonneau/BEI/Shutterstock Jamie Lee Curtis and Jake Gyllenhaal Godparent: Jamie Lee Curtis Godchild: Jake Gyllenhaal "She is just one of the most generous, loving, giving people," the Brokeback Mountain star said during a 2021 interview on SiriusXM's The Jess Cagle Show of the Knives Out actress, who let him stay in her guest house during the COVID-19 crisis. "It was so incredible.
We became even closer than we had been. ..
. Every day [I] would make bread and I would walk it over to her window. And she'd say, 'Put it over there,' show up at the window and I'd give her bread.
That was basically what I did." The Scream Queens actress is close with Gyllenhaal’s parents, Stephen Gyllenhaal and Naomi Foner . Credit: Shutterstock; Inset: Courtesy of Kristen Bell/Instagram Ryan Hansen and Kristen Bell's Daughters Godparent: Ryan Hansen Godchildren: Lincoln and Delta Bell Shepard Bell's former Veronica Mars costar is also a godparent to her two daughters with husband Dax Shepard.
"I have known @hiryanhansen since we were baby-people," the Frozen star wrote via Instagram in July 2021. "He was my arch nemesis on Veronica Mars , but became my Best Friend in real life. After VMars we became roommates, and (self proclaimed) Brothers.
We hang out almost everyday because we love hanging out together." Credit: Matt Baron/Shutterstock; Courtesy of Meadow Walker/Instagram Vin Diesel and Meadow Walker Godparent: Vin Diesel Godchild: Paul Walker's daughter, Meadow Walker “She takes good care of me," the Furious 7 actor told Extra of his late costar's only child in June 2021. "She's the first person on Father's Day to wish me Happy Father's Day.
To see her with my children is one of the most beautiful things. There are moments when I see her playing with [my daughter] Pauline and it hits me so deep 'cause I can only imagine what my brother sees when he sees that. .
.. I feel very protective.
It goes beyond the movie.” Credit: Shutterstock; Inset: Courtesy of Coco Arquette/Instagram Jennifer Aniston and Coco Arquette Godparent: Jennifer Aniston Godchild: Courteney Cox’s daughter, Coco Arquette Friends had just come to a close when Cox chose Aniston as her daughter’s godmother in 2004. Credit: Shutterstock; Inset: Courtesy of Emma Roberts/Instagram Tim McGraw and Emma Roberts' Son Godparent: Tim McGraw Godchild: Emma Roberts and Garrett Hedlund’s son, Rhodes Hedlund met Tim McGraw when they starred together in the 2004 film Friday Night Lights .
Credit: Shutterstock (2) Steven Spielberg and Drew Barrymore, Gwyneth Paltrow Godparent: Steven Spielberg Godchildren: Drew Barrymore and Gwyneth Paltrow While Spielberg was selected as Paltrow’s godfather by her parents, Blythe Danner and Bruce Paltrow , when she was a baby, he took on the role for Barrymore later in life. Credit: Shutterstock (2) Marisa Tomei and Zoe Kravitz Godparent: Marisa Tomei Godchild: Zoë Kravitz “I’ve known you since you were a tiny babe,” Tomei told Kravitz while interviewing her for InStyle in April 2018. “To see you cultivate your own style and watch you move through the world as you grow up — you just keep grabbing more of who you are, stepping into yourself.
” While "godmama” Tomei was chosen because she’s best friends with Kravitz’s mom, Lisa Bonet , the Big Little Lies star’s father, Lenny Kravitz , has a famous godparent of his own: the late Cicely Tyson . Credit: Andrew Madichini/AP/Shutterstock Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore's Daughter Godparent: Cameron Diaz Godchild: Drew Barrymore's daughter, Frankie The Charlie’s Angels stars have been friends for a very long time, leading Barrymore to select the Holiday actress as her younger daughter’s godmother. “Cameron and I, we just talk about everything ,” the 50 First Dates star told Extra in September 2020.
“We’ve been through life, death, birth, love, loss, humor, heart, travel, work and play.” Credit: Rob Latour/Shutterstock Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus Godparent: Dolly Parton Godchild: Miley Cyrus Aunt Dolly! Over the years, the "Malibu" singer has paid tribute to the country icon multiple times by performing her songs. “ I’ve always loved her since she was a little baby .
I got to know [ Billy Ray Cyrus ] when he was ‘Romeo’ and was just the hottest thing going—‘Achy Breaky Heart,’—and I did a song called ‘Romeo’ and I had him in my video. So I’ve known her since she was a baby and I’m her fairy Godmother and I was on the Hannah Montana show quite a bit with her and I kind of got a whole new little audience because of her,” Parton told Us Weekly exclusively in May 2014. “She’s a very smart and talented girl and I really hope she does as great as I think she can and will because she’s a lot more gifted that a lot of people realize right now.
So I hope her choices are good, I hope she takes what she’s done now and really turns it into everything that she wants it to be.” Credit: Shutterstock (2) Elton John and the Beckham Boys Godparent: Elton John Godchildren: Romeo and Brooklyn Beckham While Harper and Cruz both count stars Eva Longoria and Marc Anthony as their godparents, the “Benny and the Jets” singer was given the honor of being named godfather to Victoria and David ’s eldest two children. The Grammy winner is also godfather to John Lennon's son, Sean, and Elizabeth Hurley 's son, Damien.
Credit: Shutterstock; Inset: Courtesy of Mindy Kaling/Instagram B.J. Novak and Mindy Kaling's Daughter Godparent: B.
J. Novak Godchild: Mindy Kaling 's daughter, Katherine “B.J.
is so much more like family now than a platonic friend,” the Mindy Project alum told Good Housekeeping in May 2019. “ He’s the godfather to my daughter . He comes over like once a week.
Sometimes he’ll come over just to hang out with her.” Credit: Shutterstock; Inset: Courtesy of Jaime King/Instagram Taylor Swift and Jaime King's Son Godparent: Taylor Swift Godchild: Jaime King 's son, Leo Thames " She’s amazing [as a godmother] . She’s great!” King told Us in December 2016.
"As she is with everybody around her.” Credit: Shutterstock (2) Meryl Streep and Billie Lourd Godparent: Meryl Streep Godchild: Billie Lourd Streep portrayed Billie’s late mother, Carrie Fisher , in Fisher’s autobiographical 1990 movie, Postcards from the Edge . Credit: Stephen Coke/Shutterstock Joan Collins and Cara Delevingne Godparent: Joan Collins Godchild: Cara Delevingne “At Cara’s christening .
.. she had 16 godparents, of which I was one,” Collins shared during a December 2015 episode of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen .
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