Freddie Prinze Jr., Mario Lopez and More 90s Hunks Who Are Dads Now

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Freddie Prinze Jr., Mario Lopez and More 90s Hunks Who Are Dads Now

All grown up! Freddie Prinze Jr., Mario Lopez and more of the hottest hunks from the '90s have turned into some of the most devoted dads in Hollywood. The Saved By the Bell alum and his wife, Courtney Mazza, have been "blessed" with three "healthy, beautiful" kids — but wouldn't say no to expanding their family even further. After welcoming their youngest son, Santino Rafael, in July 2019, the Access Hollywood host told Us Weekly that he wants to have "as many" kids as he possibly can. "I always told her [Mazza] I’d like to keep going if it was up to me, but I’m not the one having them," he said in December 2019, joking that maybe his wife would give him "another Christmas present" and agree to welcome more little ones to their brood. Another beloved '90s star can't wait to bring another bundle of joy into the world after the long-awaited birth of his first child. Full House alum John Stamos and his wife, Caitlin McHugh, announced the birth of son Billy in April 2018, and were already itching to try for a second kid six months later. [jwplayer 1EJq5weX-zhNYySv2] "We are trying, but the kid is like a c-block," Stamos joked during an appearance on Live With Kelly and Ryan in October 2018. The celebrated sitcom star told Us after Billy was born that fatherhood is "more beautiful than I could have ever imagined," and that he had dreamt of the moment he would become a dad for a long time, instantly making nostalgic TV fans swoon. While Stamos and Lopez are both ready for more, Prinze. Jr and wife Sarah Michelle Gellar already have their hands full with their two kids, Charlotte and Rocky. The longtime couple welcomed their children in 2009 and 2012 respectively, and have faced some serious pressure from the young ones about adding to the family. The pair told Us in September 2019 that their kids ask them "every day" for more siblings — but they haven't given in yet. Scroll down to see other '90s hunks who have transformed into doting dads!

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Mario Lopez

The Saved By the Bell star’s brood just keeps getting bigger. Lopez and his wife share son Dominic and daughter Gia Francesca, and welcomed their third little one, Santino Rafae, in July 2019.

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Rob Lowe

The West Wing alum and wife Sheryl Berkoff share sons John Owen and Matthew Edward, who starred alongside their dad in their reality mystery series, The Lowe Files.

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John Stamos

Stamos and McHugh welcomed their little boy just two months after tying the knot in February 2018. “From now on, the best part of me will always be my wife and son,” the Full House alum captioned the first photo of his son, Billy, on Instagram.

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Freddie Prinze Jr.

Prinze Jr. met Gellar on the set of the 1997 film I Know What You Did Last Summer — and the rest is history. The couple shares daughter Charlotte and son Rocky, who have been pestering their parents for more siblings “every day.”

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Mark Wahlberg

The Departed star is a dedicated dad to his four children, daughters Ella Rae and Grace Margaret, and sons Michael and Brendan Joseph, whom he shares with wife Rhea Durham.

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Joey Lawrence

The Blossom alum is a proud dad to three daughters: Charleston and Liberty, whom he welcomed with ex-wife Chandie Yawn-Nelson and Dylan, whom he shares with wife Samantha Cope. 

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Justin Timberlake

The former boyband member welcomed son Silas with Jessica Biel in April 2015. Three years later, Timberlake told Beats 1’s Zane Lowe that he and his wife wanted to have “as many kids as we can.”

Us reported in July 2020 that the pair secretly welcomed baby No. 2 amid the coronavirus pandemic. The “SexyBack” crooner confirmed their son Phineas’ arrival during a January 2021 appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

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Ryan Phillippe

Cruel Intentions costars Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon welcomed daughter Ava and son Deacon before ending their marriage in 2007. The exes have tried to coparent in a “healthy” way, as Phillippe explained to Entertainment Tonight in 2016. “You have to get to that point as a divorced parent, as any parent, where you're not putting yourself first. You want the kids' experience to be its own,” he said.

Phillippe welcomed daughter Kai in 2011 with then-girlfriend Alexis Knapp. The duo have since parted ways.

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James Van Der Beek

Super dad! The Dawson’s Creek alum and his wife, Kimberly, have their hands full with their six kids: Olivia, Joshua, Annabel, Emilia, Gwendolyn and Jeremiah.

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Nick Lachey

The Love Is Blind cohosts stay busy with their three kids, Austin, Brooklyn and Phoenix — and aren’t planning to have more any time soon. “The shop is closed,” the couple teased during a February 2020 interview with Tamron Hall.

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Ian Ziering

Despite his split from estranged wife Erin Ludwig, the BH90210 star is still an all-star dad to daughters Mia and Penna. Upon announcing their separation in October 2019, the former couple said they planned to “continue to get along, protect and raise our daughters, and be examples of successful co-parents.”

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Mark Paul Gosselaar

The Saved By the Bell alum is a father of four, sharing son Michael and daughter Ava with ex-wife Lisa Ann Russell, and son Dekker and daughter Lachlyn with wife Catriona McGinn. 

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Johnny Depp

The Pirates of the Caribbean star welcomed two kids with French actress Vanessa Paradis, Lily-Rose Depp and John Christopher Depp III, after calling it quits with Kate Moss in 1998. The actor told ABC in 2006 that his children give him a “real foundation, a real strong place to stand in life, in work, in everything.”

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Brian Austin Green

Green and ex-wife Megan Fox share three sons: Noah Shannon, Bodhi Ransom and Journey River. He also shares son Kassius with former fiancee Vanessa Marcil. News broke in February 2022 that the Beverly Hills, 90210, alum and his girlfriend, Sharna Burgess, are expecting their first child together.

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Brad Pitt

Hollywood’s favorite family! Pitt and Angelina Jolie adopted three children together: Maddox, Zahara and Pax. The former couple also share daughter Shiloh and twins Vivenne and Knox. After their complex split in 2016, a source told Us that Pitt “lost count” of the instances he’s missed out on spending time with his and Jolie’s children.