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One Direction Dads: From Zaddy to Daddy
Who's your zaddy?
In caller years, the word "zaddy" has been thrown astir the net a lot to picture a blistery (and usually older) man—regardless if helium has kids. And though Merriam-Webster says it hasn't rather met their criteria for dictionary status, the marque noted it's a slang "we are progressively seeing successful use."
And FYI for the uninitiated, "Many of the charismatic males—most often of the personage type—who person been labeled arsenic zaddies are not fathers," the publisher noted successful a 2018 article explaining the word's origin. "A zaddy seems to person that certain je ne sais quoi combining looks, confidence, and charm."
However, that's not to accidental that societal media isn't thirsting for zaddies who are really daddies, too. Take 62-year-old Christopher Meloni, who said he's embraced the rubric "to the champion of my ability" aft photos of his booty erstwhile viral.
"Maybe I'm the zaddy of the moment," the actor—who shares kids Sophia, 22, and Dante, 19, with wife Sherman Williams—told E! News' Daily Pop successful 2021, "and I humbly judge that, convey you."
And arsenic idiosyncratic who became a first-time begetter astatine property 63, Jeff Goldblum doesn't caput being called a daddy oregon a zaddy. (The Jurassic Park alum is dada to sons Charlie, 7, and River, 6, with retired gymnast Emilie Livingston.)
"Sometimes, they accidental 'zaddy,'" Jeff said of his fans successful a 2018 episode of Hot Ones. "Sure, I similar it!"
However, helium aboriginal noted that helium overmuch enjoys being a dada alternatively than zad. "I deliberation it's precise complimentary...but I similar being a daddy," helium explained connected The Kelly Clarkson Show successful 2020. "That opened up a full caller world."
Who other is considered a zaddy successful Hollywood? Keep speechmaking to find out.
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Oscar Isaac
Long earlier helium welcomed sons Eugene, 6, and Mads, 3, with woman Elvira Lind, fans person considered the Moon Knight prima to beryllium a zaddy purely based on his salt-and-pepper hairsbreadth and daring manner sense. Though Oscar has not publically remark connected his endearing title, the 44-year-old made nary objections to being referred to arsenic "daddy" by some household and followers successful the meantime.
"I didn't cognize the fans called maine daddy, but that's okay," helium said successful 2022 interview with Taiwan-based news outlet ETtoday. "They tin telephone maine daddy if they privation to. I don't mind."
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Idris Elba
The Luther histrion reached dada presumption mode backmost successful 2002, erstwhile helium welcomed daughter Isan with his archetypal woman Hanne Nørgaard, and again successful 2004 pursuing the commencement of his and Naiyana Garth's lad Winston. As for his zaddy status, the 50-year-old—who moonlights arsenic a DJ nether the sanction Driis—made that known successful 2017, erstwhile helium named his remix of SHY FX's "Chocolate" arsenic the "Sugar Zaddy" mix.
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Ryan Reynolds
Given how helium was named People's Sexiest Man Alive successful 2010—years earlier welcoming James, 8, Inez, 6, Betty, 3 and his newest 3-month-old with woman Blake Lively—there is simply nary question arsenic to whether oregon not the Deadpool prima is simply a zaddy. After all, the 46-year-old was adjacent listed arsenic a premier illustration successful Esquire's explainer of a zaddy.
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Stanley Tucci
As dada to 5 kids—including lad Matteo, 8, and girl Emilia, 5, with woman Felicity Blunt—Stanley made societal media users precise thirsty erstwhile a video tutorial of him making a Negroni went viral in 2020. Since then, the Devil Wears Prada histrion has go 1 of the internet's favourite zaddies, prompting countless NSFW tweets astir him.
"Some of them were truthful funny," the 62-year-old recalled to ET Canada, "and immoderate of them were truthful lewd that you were like, 'Oh my God, who thinks of that?'"
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Christopher Meloni
Due to internet memes astir his butt, the Law & Order: SVU alum's zaddy presumption was rapidly cemented by societal media users. However, his family—which includes wife Sherman Williams and kids Sophia, 22, and Dante, 19—feels otherwise astir his fan-appointed title.
"My wife, she's lovely, she gets it, Meaning she's like, 'Eh, whatever,'" helium told People successful 2022. "My kids, connected the different hand, invariably erstwhile a month, it's 'Really? Really?' Their friends volition nonstop them a meme that's travel retired oregon whatever, but I deliberation secretly successful their hearts, they get it."
He added, "It's chill due to the fact that we each person a bully goof with it. My children's friends bust my chops, but it's each fun. It's an honor."
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Anderson Cooper
The CNN anchor—who is dada to sons Wyatt, 3, and Sebastian, 16 months—even has Andy Cohen's seal approval. "My favourite Zaddy successful my surviving room," Andy captioned a May 3 photo of the notorious metallic fox mid-interview, "pummeling maine with hard hitting questions!"
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Ryan Gosling
While the actor—who shares daughters Esmeralda, 8, and Amada, 7, with Eva Mendes—has been a Hollywood heartthrob since his Notebook days, he's been nudged into zaddy territory successful caller years. However, the 42-year-old is inactive admittedly confused by the term.
"What is simply a zaddy?" helium asked successful an outtakes video for a Netflix shoot. "Where does the 'z' travel from."
After a unit subordinate explained it's a connection that "kids are saying" nowadays, helium quipped, "Well, this kid isn't saying it."
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John Stamos
The 59-year-old whitethorn person been everyone's favourite uncle connected Full House, but he's is present a certified blistery dada aft welcoming son Billy with his woman Caitlin McHugh successful 2018. John was adjacent named "Sexiest Zaddy" by People successful 2020!
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Jason Momoa
Once described arsenic a "walking occurrence emoji" by successful promo for Netflix's Sweet Girl, the 43-year-old shares daughter Lola, 15, and lad Nakoa-Wolf, 14, with ex Lisa Bonet.
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Lenny Kravitz
Though 58, the seemingly ageless rocker—who is dada to 34-year-old Zoë Kravitz—has been dubbed a zaddy by many, including vigor personality B. Scott.
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Jeff Goldblum
The Jurassic Park alum is admittedly a "late bloomer" erstwhile it comes to being a enactment symbol, telling the Chicago Tribune successful 2019, "I'm having a spot of a maturation spurt and particularly astir euphony and galore different things—acting and fatherhood."
And arsenic dada to sons Charlie, 7, and River, 6, with wife Emilie Livingston, the 70-year-old is, as The Times erstwhile enactment it, the "zaddiest zaddy who ever zaddied."
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George Clooney
While galore person considered the Ocean's 11 prima somewhat of a zaddy for years owed to his signature salt-and-pepper hair, helium had fans falling head-over-heels erstwhile helium welcomed twins Ella and Alexander with woman Amal Clooney successful 2017.
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