Meet the famous single dads. Actors, athletes, and musicians like Tom Cruise, Liam Neeson, and Ricky Martin are parenting solo. Some, like Cruise, became single dads after divorce - he's raising Suri, Isabella, and Connor after his 2012 split from Katie Holmes. Others, like Neeson, lost their partner in tragedy - his wife Natasha Richardson died in a 2009 skiing accident, leaving him to care for Micheál and Daniel. Then there's Ricky Martin, who adopted sons Valentino and Matteo as a single parent. Who's the most famous single dad? Tom Cruise tops the list. Share your thoughts on these celebrity single fathers in the comments.
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Tom Cruise became a single father to Suri, Isabella, and Connor after his 2012 divorce from third wife Katie Homes.
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Johnny Depp became a single father to Lily-Rose and Jack after splitting from his longtime partner, Vanessa Paradis, in 2012.
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Liam Neeson became a single father to Micheál and Daniel after his wife, Natasha Richardson, died in a 2009 skiing accident.
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Al Pacino has never been married.Al Pacino has three children from previous relationships: twins Anton and Olivia with Beverly D'Angelo and Julie Marie with Jan Tarrant.He has three children from past relationships: twins Anton and Olivia with Beverly D'Angelo, and Julie Marie with Jan Tarrant.
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Usher gained full custody of his sons, Usher "Cinco" Raymond V and Naviyd Ely Raymond, in 2012 after splitting from Tameka Foster.
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Cristiano Ronaldo became a single father in 2010 when his son, Cristiano, arrived. He never revealed the mother's identity.
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Jamie Foxx is single. He has two daughters: Corinne Bishop and Annalise.
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After divorcing Courteney Cox, David Arquette became a single father to their daughter, Coco. He also has a child, Charlie West, with his fiancée, Christina McLarty.
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Lenny Kravitz became a single father to the couple's daughter, Zoë Isabella Kravitz, after divorcing Lisa Bonet in 1993.
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Dean Cain is single. He has a son, Christopher Dean Cain, with his former girlfriend, Samantha Torres.
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Diddy is single. He has five children with several different women.
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Ricky Martin adopted his sons, Valentino and Matteo, as a single parent.
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After his 2007 divorce from Reese Witherspoon, Ryan Phillippe became a single father to the couple's children, Ava and Deacon. He also has a daughter, Kailani Merizalde, with Alexis Knapp.
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Charles, Prince of Wales, became a single father to his sons, Harry and William, after divorcing Princess Diana in 1996. Princess Diana died in a car accident the next year.
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Rick Moranis became a single father to his two children after his wife, Ann Belsky Moranis, died from breast cancer in 1991. He stopped acting in 1996 to focus on fatherhood.
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Idris Elba played the role of a single father to his daughter, Isan, whom he had with his ex-wife, Dormowa Sherman. His girlfriend, Naiyana Garth, gave birth to their son, Winston, in 2014.
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Seal became a single father to his four children after divorcing his wife, Heidi Klum, in 2012.
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James Marsden is single. He has three children: Jack Holden and daughter Mary James with his ex-wife Mary Elizabeth Linde, and son William Luca Costa-Marsden with ex-girlfriend Rose Costa.
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Kevin Hart became a single father to his three children after divorcing his wife, Torrei Hart, in 2010. The couple shares joint custody of the children.
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Ludacris is single. He has two children: Karma Bridges (born in 2001) and Cai Bella Bridges (born in 2013).
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