16 Actors And Their Fictional Children Vs. Their Actual Children

    Apparently, actors have real families too.

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    Have you ever watched a really great movie or TV show and wondered who an actor's real family is?

    1. Meryl Streep, who played Donna Sheridan, Sophie's mother in Mamma Mia!, has four grown children in real life.

    Top: Meryl Streep with her TV daughter in Mamma Mia! Bottom: Meryl Streep with her husband Don Gummer and children Grace Gummer, Henry Gummer, and Mamie Gummer

    2. Jamie Lee Curtis, who played Tess Coleman, Anna's mother in Freaky Friday, has two kids.

    Top: Jamie Lee Curtis with her TV child Lindsay Lohan. Bottom: Curtis with her children Thomas and Annie Guest

    3. Eddie Murphy, who played Charlie Hinton, Ben's dad in Daddy Day Care, actually has 10 children.

    Top: Eddie Murphy holding his TV baby Bottom: Eddie Murphy with his seven children
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    4. Luke Perry, who played Fred Andrews, Archie's father in Riverdale, had a son and a daughter.

    Top: Luke Perry in character as Fred Andrews standing next to KJ Apa who is also in character as Archie Andrews Bottom: Luke Perry with his arms around his children Jack Perry and Sophie Perry

    5. Kelly Rutherford, who played Lily van der Woodsen, Serena's mom in Gossip Girl, has an 11-year-old and a 14-year-old.

    Top: Kelly Rutherford in character as Lilly van der Woodsen with Blake Lively who is in character as Serena van der Woodsen Bottom: Kelly Rutherford with her children Hermés and Helena

    6. Adam Sandler, who played Lenny, the Feder children's father in Grown Ups, has two daughters.

    Top: Adam Sandler with his fictional sons in Grown Ups Bottom: Adam Sandler with his wife and daughters, Sadie and Sunny

    7. Julie Bowen, who played Claire, the Dunphy kids' mom in Modern Family, has three children just like in the show.

    Top: Julie Bowen in character as Claire Dunphy with her TV family Bottom: Julie Bowen with her children at the beach

    8. Anthony Anderson, who plays Andre, the Johnson kids' father in Black-ish, has two kids.

    Top: Anthony Anderson in character as Andre Johnson with his TV children in Black-ish Bottom: Anthony Anderson with his wife, son, and daughter

    9. Mandy Moore, who plays Rebecca, the Pearson triplets' mother in This Is Us, gave birth to her first child this year.

    Top: Mandy Moore in character as Rebecca Pearson with her TV children Randall and Kate in This Is Us Bottom: Mandy Moore with her baby August

    10. Julie Walters, who played Molly, the Weasley kids' mom in Harry Potter, has one kid.

    11. George Lopez, who played the father in the sitcom George Lopez, has a daughter.

    Top: George Lopez with his TV children at a lodge Bottom: George Lopez standing next to his daughter Mayan Lopez

    12. Kim Rhodes, who played Carey, the Martin twins' mom in The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, has one child.

    Top: Kim Rhodes in character as Carey Martin sitting next to her co-star TV children Cole and Dylan Sprouse Bottom: Kim Rhodes holding pints of ice cream with her child Tabitha Hodges

    13. Sherri Saum, who plays Lena, one of the Adams Foster kids' mothers in The Fosters, has two children.

    Top: Sherri Saum with her fictional TV children and wife, Bottom: Sherri Saum with her husband and her children John and Michael

    14. Liam Neeson, who played Bryan Mills, Kim's dad in Taken, has two sons.

    Top: Liam Neeson in character as Bryan Mills with his TV daughter in Taken Bottom: Liam Neeson with his two sons Micheál and Daniel at a hockey game

    15. Will Ferrell, who played Brad Whitaker, the stepfather in Daddy's Home, has three teenagers in real life.

    Top: Will Ferrell in character as Brad Whitaker with his fictional TV stepchildren and wife sitting on the couch Bottom: Will Ferrell with his wife and his kids Magnus, Mattias, and Axel

    16. Joan Cusack, who played Joan Carlyle, Casey's mom in Ice Princess, has two sons in their twenties.

    Top: Joan Cusack in character as Joan Carlyle talks to her fictional daughter played by Michelle Trachtenberg Bottom: Joan Cusack with her husband and her children Miles and Dylan
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