YourTango's Top Fathers Of 2009
The celebrity dads we think deserve recognition this Father's Day.
In honor of Father's Day, we've collected the top 8 famous fathers who we think deserve recognition this year. These fathers juggle busy careers, relationships and the lives of their children with ease and grace. And most of them don't look half bad while doing it!
Here's our list of the top famous fathers of the year (so far):
President Obama. Not only does he run the country, he makes time to take the girls to school and Michelle out on dates. Read: 4 Obama-Inspired Date Ideas
Liam Neeson. After losing wife, Natasha Richardson, in March 2009 after a tragic skiing accident, Liam's helped his two sons through their mother's death.
Dwayne Johnson. Daughter Simone is a red-carpet staple for the former wrestler turned actor, and celeb rags have reported that she's got him wrapped around her little finger. As it should be, we say! Though Johnson and ex-wife Dany Garcia split in 2007, they've said they'll be lifelong friends.
Dr. Benjamin M. Emanuel. An Israeli-born, Chicago-based pediatrician most famous for raising a trifecta of uber-successful sons otherwise known as Rahm, White House Chief of Staff; Ari, head of William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, one of the nation's largest talent agencies and the basis for Entourage's Ari Gold character; and Ezekiel, an oncologist, bioethicist and White House advisor. The Emanuels sure did something right. Read: Good Dad And Loving Husband: Can I Be Both?
Liev Schreiber. Since becoming the father of two kids with partner Naomi Watts, Liev says he now can relate to everything his mother went through raising him. He flew home to New York City (missing a movie premiere) to be with son Alexander "Sasha" after he was admitted to the hospital in April 2009.
Brad Pitt. The "Sexiest Man Alive" tends to the Brangelina brood as if they were all his own and (despite breakup rumors) says he's with Angie because she's "company I really, really love."
Will Smith. He told People magazine that he credits his father for inspiring him to be an involved father to kids Trey, Jaden and Willow. He's so involved with his children that he's brought them all along to work with him. Trey was featured in his "Just The Two Of Us" music video in 1988, Will and Jaden starred together in 2006's Pursuit of Happyness, and Willow joined him in 2007's I Am Legend.
Discussion
I can't understand why you have Dwayne Johnson on that list. He cheated on his wife with a girl half her age almost half his age. He was busted for it last year. Her name is Lauren Hashin. look it up. I think that any 35 year old married man who leaves his wife and little girl for a 22 year old groupie who he's still seeing i might add is NOT a good father.
Besides he goes weeks even months without even seeing his little daughter while he's filming movies and running around doing press for them He even says this himself.
Hes been using his ex who he says he loves so much still and daughter for the last two years trying to hide his AFFAIR with that girl by taking them out in public for a publicity stunt to keep people from seeing him with that girl he cheated on his whole family with. Thats the real reason why his wife dany filed for divorce She filed a couple of months after he was busted dating that girl. All of dwayne's fans have been up in arms about it for a year or more now. because Dwayne lied on the Ellen show and to magazines about it. He said right after Dany filed that he wasn't seeing anyone. That it was far too soon to date anyone That his dating life was nonexistant. And all that time he was rolling with that girl in his car and seeing her the whole time. Her own friends ratted on them. the whole story was in the Boston Herald newspaper. not a tabloid
I just wanted to say I'm disgusted in your choice of Dwayne Johnson as one of the best celeb fathers. he insults the others who are on that list. He's one of the WORST celeb fathers. If you'r gonna put Dwayne on that list, then go ahead and put Mel Gibson, and John Edwards on it too.Because Dwayne is just like them. A LYING CHEATER!
