Sometimes it's hard to believe that our favorite actors and actresses have children. When you grow up watching a character, sometimes they're immortalized in your head as a child or preteen. Also, admitting that your favorite stars are getting older also means that you have to accept that you, too, are aging. However, inevitably, every person goes through the aging process. Not only did these Nickelodeon stars grow up, but they have children of their own now.
While actors and actresses often hope for that dream role that will change their lives, sometimes that dream "role" is parenthood. Parents play many roles as financial supporters, therapists, and cheerleaders. A parent's job never ends, and some celebrities even love children so much that they have more than five kids! Here are 10 Nickelodeon stars who are now parents.
9 Emma Roberts
Emma Roberts starred on Unfabulous from 2004-2007, playing Addie Singer, a girl who wrote songs about her middle school life. The 29-year old actress welcomed her son Rhodes in December 2021 with her boyfriend of two years, Garrett Hedlund, known for films such as Friday Night Lights. The American Horror Story actress prefers to keep a low profile. She has shared photos of her holding baby Rhodes on Instagram but has yet to reveal his face. She refers to him as a bright light.
8 Josh Peck
Josh Peck played the titular character on Drake & Josh from 2004-2007, starring opposite Drake Bell. The show followed the funny, loving, and ever-tumultuous relationship of high school stepbrothers with very different personalities. On December 31st, 2018, Peck and his wife Paige O' Brien, Instagram personality, cinematographer, and film editor, brought a son, Max into the world. Peck expressed that he was scared he wouldn't know how to be a father due to never meeting his dad, but he's happy that Max is teaching him.
7 Nathan Kress
Nathan Kress played Freddie Benson on iCarly from 2007-2012. The show is about teenager Carly Shay, played by Miranda Cosgrove, who has a popular web show that features many shenanigans. Freddie is the technical producer of the show and Carly Shay's best friend. Kress is a girl dad. He has two daughters named Rosie and Evie with his girlfriend, London Elise Moore, who played in the movie Into The Storm and Kress.
6 Nick Cannon
Nick Cannon is known for many things, such as acting in Drumline, being Mariah Carey's ex-husband, and hosting The Masked Singer. While Cannon is a well-known name in Hollywood, his humble beginnings started on Nickelodeon's All That from 1998-2000 and went on to have a Nickelodeon show of his own, The Nick Cannon show from 2002-2003.
In 2011, Cannon brought fraternal twins, daughter Monroe and son Moroccan, into the world with Carey. In 2017, he welcomed son Golden Cannon into the world, and daughter Powerful, into the world in 2020. But wait, there's more! People Magazine reported that Cannon is expecting twins (both boys) again with girlfriend Abby De La Rosa, a broadcaster and international DJ.
5 Kenan Thompson
Like Cannon, Kenan Thompson started acting on All That and had a show, Kenan & Kel, with co-star Kel Mitchell. He is a girl dad as well. His daughter Georgia is six years old, and his daughter Gianna is two years old. Christina Evangeline, who Thompson married in 2011, is Georgia and Gianna's mom. She's an interior designer and actress. Kenan Thompson told People Magazine that being a dad knocked the "cool" out of him. The Saturday Night Live star has stressed that making time for his wife and kids matters the most to him.
4 Christina Vidal
Taina was short-lived but well-loved, with viewers enjoying the sassy theme song. The show was popular and had high ratings but only lasted from 2001-2002. The show was about a Latina teenager who attended a performing arts high school, played by Christina Vidal. After Taina, Vidal acted in movies such as Freaky Friday and I Think I Love My Wife. She has two daughters, Willa and, with her husband, fellow actor Marcus Mitchell.
3 Melissa Joan Hart
Clarissa Explains It All aired from 1991-1994 and was Nickelodeon's first show with a leading lady. Melissa Joan Hart played the titular teenage character. The series covered typical adolescent issues such as having crushes, getting a driver's license, and college prep. Hart is a boy mom to sons Tucker, Braydon, and Mason, and Hart's spouse is Mark Wilkerson, former lead singer and guitarist of rock band Course of Nature. Hart loves being a mom and takes a different approach to parenting. According to Insider, she makes sure that her kids fit into her life instead of the other way around.
2 Vanessa Baden
Vanesa Baden had two roles on Nickelodeon. She first appeared in Gullah Gullah Island in 1994-1998. Baden then played Kyra, Kenan's younger sister, on Kenan & Kel from 1996-2000. Many people also don't know that she starred, co-wrote, and co-produced James Bland's web series Giants which started in 2017. Actress Issa Rae helped produce this series. Her son Ryder James was born on November 17th, 2015, after marrying musician RJ Kelly in 2013.
1 Jamie Lynn Spears
Zoey 101 is a dramedy which aired from 2005-2008. It focused on teenage life at a fictional boarding school named Pacific Coast Academy. Rumors began spreading that the show aired due to Jamie Spear's pregnancy, but this isn't true. Producers weren't aware of Spears' pregnancy until two months after production on the series ended. When she was sixteen, Spears gave birth to her daughter Maddie in 2018. Her high school boyfriend Casey Alridge is the father. In 2018, Spears also gave birth to her daughter Ivey. Her husband Jamie Watson, a businessman, is the father, and they've been married since 2014.
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