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Paul Ruddis a family man.
“When I think about myself,I think of myself as a husband and a father, like I’mthat,” he told PEOPLE in 2021. “I just hang out with my family when I’m not working. That’s what I kind of like the most.”
When asked about his kids’favorite momentof his career on Krista Smith’s Netflix podcastPresent Company,he said, “Oh, I think that’s a tie because my kids love Marvel and they really get a kick out of the fact that I’m in it, but boy do they loveHot Ones.”
Keep reading to learn more about Paul Rudd’s kids and everything he’s said about fatherhood.
Jack Sullivan Rudd, 17
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Rudd and Yaeger welcomed their first child, Jack Sullivan Rudd, in 2006.
The movie star has enjoyed passing on his love of sports to his son, and Jack has been accompanying his dad to sporting events since he was young. In 2020, Ruddtook his sonto the Super Bowl in Miami, where his home team, the Kansas City Chiefs, beat the San Francisco 49ers.
“I just wanna thankPatrick Mahomesfor existing, for putting in all the work, so we can just all enjoy his greatness every week,” Jack told FOX Sports host Peter Schrager, while Rudd laughed. “I’m so lucky that I am alive to watch this, and I just — I cannot believe he’s a real person. I don’t know how to explain it, I just can’t believe he’s a real person.”
In February 2024, the father-son duo attendedSuper Bowl LVIIIin Las Vegas, where they watched the Kansas City Chiefs take home yet another trophy.
Knowing that Jack was a fan of the interview seriesHot Ones, Ruddkept mementos from his appearance on the showfor his son.
While they share a love of sports and hot sauce, Jack hasn’t always been a big fan of his dad’s acting. When Rudd told then-9-year-old Jack that he’d be playing a superhero in Marvel’sAnt-Man, Jack’s response was not as enthusiastic as Rudd had hoped.
"I told my son I was going to be a superhero. He asked, ‘Who?’ and I said ‘Ant-Man.’ What he actually said was, ‘I can’t wait to see how stupid that’ll be.’ Swear to God, that’s what he said," Rudd said in a 2015 interview withEntertainment Tonight.
As for if Jack will follow in his dad’s footsteps, the comedy actor once shared that his sonhas a great sense of humor. When he was just 3 years old, Jack loved to do “comedy bits,” as Rudd told PEOPLE.
“He loves to say funny words; he’ll start talking about Yonkers, New York, and going [in a heavy New York accent], ‘Yonkers!’ He speaks with accents! It’s so funny,” Rudd said.
Rudd has also said that he’s had funwatchingFriendswith his daughter, although she doesn’t fail to keep him humble.
“I hadn’t really revisited many of those episodes,” he said. “But now that she’s watching it, it’s like, ‘Oh, I remember this,’ and I tell hersome storyabout it.” Rudd played Phoebe’s (Lisa Kudrow) husband Mike on the long-running series. “I’m far enough away from some things now that I can allow myself to be a little nostalgic about it. But then she’ll just be like, ‘Well, you’re not Joey (Matt LeBlanc),’ " he added.
But Rudd’s kids aren’t always too cool for him. In 2020, his wife and kids organized aspecial surprise at homefor his birthday.
“Since we really couldn’t get him presents, we just gave him coupons for different things like snuggles with our daughter, breakfast in bed and a massage,” Yaeger added.
source: people.com
