All About Christian Slater's 4 Kids

Christian Slater is a doting dad of four.

The Unfrosted star and his wife, Brittany Lopez, share two children: a daughter, born in 2019, and a son, who arrived in July 2024. Slater is also dad to son Jaden, 25, and daughter Eliana, 22, whom he shares with ex-wife Ryan Haddon.

Through the years, Slater has opened up about life as a dad, previously noting that "having kids is a phenomenal eye-opener" and even inspired him to get his GED.

Since then, Slater has strived to be a good role model for his children. “We lead, of course… by example, and try to be the best examples we can be for them,” he told Parade. “I think it just helps all around.”

In August 2024, Slater told PEOPLE that he's "a lot more present" as a dad at this stage of his life.

“I think I was more scared of it the first go around and a little bit more confused, and I was very distracted," he said. "And now, it's all I really think about, and all I really care about, and all I want to be around. I'm happy to be in that situation.”

Read on to learn about Slater's four children.

Jaden Christopher, 25

Slater welcomed his first child, son Jaden, with his then-wife Ryan Haddon in 1999. Since then, he's been very candid about fatherhood and what it has taught him.

In a 2008 interview with Today, Slater said that "getting to have some great adventures with my kids is the best." He added, "It’s the best possible remedy for anything." For instance, he took Jaden to a Los Angeles Dodgers game on his birthday.

Slater kept the birthday fun going when celebrating Jaden's special day in 2010 at the Toyota Grand Prix practice day in Long Beach, Calif. While the actor was zipping along the track, his then 11-year-old son filmed the action from the stands.

Fun aside, Slater has also prioritized his kids' education. While he has talked about their influence on his own academic pursuits, including getting his GED, the actor has emphasized the importance of learning to his children, too.

“Lately, I’ve been reading the Nancy Drew books to my kids. I just do what I can to encourage them to be little readers," Slater told Parade in 2009. "We started going through three chapters of Nancy Drew every night, and they’re so into it. It’s about the idea of cliffhangers in the stories, which is keeping them engaged. Their enthusiasm has really kind of got me very excited about it.”

While Slater's son was photographed alongside him at premieres and other public events as a kid, little information has been made public about Jaden's happenings as he's gotten older.

Eliana Sophia, 22

Slater welcomed his second child, daughter Eliana, with Haddon in 2001. Like her big brother Jaden, she grew up in the public eye alongside the actor and was photographed at premieres and events as a kid.

In contrast to Jaden, the Heathers actor has shared various updates on Eliana as she's gotten older. In June 2020, Slater spoke with PEOPLE about spending family time together in quarantine amid the COVID-19 pandemic, noting that Eliana was just "two days away from graduating high school."

The proud dad said they were celebrating the milestone in part with a Zoom party and T-shirts he ordered that say, "Quarantine Graduate of 2020." Slater went on to praise his daughter, who was the newly minted middle child at the time following the birth of his third child.

"[Eliana] has really blossomed as a very beautiful, intelligent, wonderful, very kind, lovely person," he said of his daughter. "She's great with the baby and just a really warmhearted, special person."

"I'm proud of her and her being ready to take on life and have some of her own independent adventures now," he added.

Christian Slater and Brittany Lopez's daughter

Slater married Brittany Lopez in 2013 and they welcomed their first child together, a daughter, in August 2019. They haven't made their little one's name public.

In June 2020, Slater told PEOPLE that he was enjoying all the sweet moments a newborn brings to the family once more, noting that "getting to see my daughter start crawling" was one of his favorite sights to witness.

At 9 months old, Slater described his baby girl as "a wonderful spirit" who was also beginning to stand, which he said was "very exciting to see." He continued, "It's really incredible. She's smiling all the time... It really does brighten up your life. She's a joy to be around."

He added that some of his favorite activities with his daughter included "blow(ing) her kisses," "toss(ing) her up in the air" and "tak(ing) her swimming," as well as their morning ritual of feeding her and taking her for a "walk in a BABYBJÖRN."

"She loves books," Slater continued of his little one, sharing that one of her favorite stories at the time was Hug Machine by Scott Campbell.

Slater called his daughter "a real passionate, excitable person" when talking to PEOPLE in August 2024.

“I mean, she skateboards, she ice skates, she climbs rock walls, she does aerobics, she plays tennis and she's 5. We can't stop her," he said. “She just has a real zest and passion for life that's very infectious and makes me very excited.”

Christian Slater and Brittany Lopez's son

Slater and Lopez welcomed their second child, a baby boy, in July 2024.

Just a few months prior, the couple announced their pregnancy at the premiere of Slater's movie Unfrosted, where Lopez showed off her growing baby bump in a floral off-the-shoulder gown.