33 Celebrities Who Are Godparents To Other Celebrities & Their Kids
August 1, 2022
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It's a small world when it comes to the entertainment industry and celebrity circles. In addition to having renowned parents, it's not unlikely for children of celebrities to also have famous godparents.
Courteney Cox asked BFF and Friends co-star Jennifer Aniston to be the godmother to her daughter Coco Arquette. And did you know Hollywood director Steven Spielberg is the godfather to actresses Drew Barrymore and Gwyneth Paltrow? And it's not just the celebrities we see on the big screen. The same also happens within the music industry. For example, Elton John asked Lady Gaga to be the godmother of his songs Elijah and Zachary. There's also some crossover like Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt tapping U2's Bono to be the godfather to their twins. If any of these connections were new to you, we've rounded up a list of the most surprising celebrity godparents to keep you in the loop.
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Country legend Dolly Parton is Miley Cyrus' godmother. Parton has a close friendship with Miley's dad, Billy Ray Cyrus.
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Zachary and Elijah, sons of Elton John and David Furnish, have Lady Gaga as their godmother (or "Gagamother," as David Furnish called her).
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie asked U2 frontman Bono to be the godfather of their twins, Vivienne and Knox.
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The late Cicely Tyson was godmother to Lenny Kravitz. When Cicely passed in 2021, Kravitz wrote a heartfelt tribute. "A Black queen who showed us how beautiful black is," Kravitz wrote. "The love between us was and is tremendous."
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Actor Simon Pegg is Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow's daughter's godfather. The Coldplay singer is godfather to Pegg's daughter, Matilda.
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Zoë Kravitz, daughter of Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz is the goddaughter of actress Marisa Tomei. Tomei starred with Lisa Bonet in the 1980s sitcom 'A Different World'.
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Drew Barrymore and Gwyneth Paltrow have director Steven Spielberg as their common godfather.
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Drew Barrymore's godmother is screen legend Sophia Loren.
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Cameron Diaz is the godmother to Drew Barrymore’s daughter, Frankie.
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Johnny Depp is godfather to actress Helena Bonham Carter and director Tim Burton's child, Billy Ray.
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Sting, along with his wife Trudie Styler, are godparents to Madonna and Guy RItchie's son Rocco.
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Since playing father and daughter in 'Alias', Victor Garber and Jennifer Garner have stayed close friends. When Jennifer gave birth to her older daughter Violet, she asked her longtime friend to be the child's godfather.
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Jamie Lee Curtis is Jake Gyllenhaal’s godmother. Jamie is close friends with Jake's parents, director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner.
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Jessica Alba is godmother to Jamie King’s son James.
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Taylor Swift godmother to Jamie King’s son Leo.
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Leah Remini is the godmother of Jennifer Lopez’ twins Max and Emme. Leah and JLo were Introduced to each other by the singer's ex-husband, Marc Anthony in 2004 and the pair have been close ever since.
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Jake Gyllenhaal is godfather to Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams’ daughter Matilda.
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Matilda’s godmother is Busy Phillips.
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Lizzy Caplan is the godmother of Busy Philipps’ daughter Birdie.
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JWoww is godmother to Snooki’s son Lorenzo. In 2013, JWoww revealed she's already set up a college fund for her godson.
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Zach Braff, friend and former Scrubs co-star, was chosen by Donald Faison to be the godfather of his children, Rocco and Wilder, whom he shares with his wife CaCee Cobb.
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Elton John is godparent to Victoria and David Beckham's sons, Brooklyn and Romeo.
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Lionel Richie named Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones as Nicole Richie's godfathers.
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Eva Longoria is godmother to Victoria and David Beckham's two kids, Harper and Cruz.
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Michael Jackson gave Macaulay Culkin the honor of being the godfather to all three of his children, Prince Michael Jackson, Paris Jackson, and Prince Michael Jackson II.
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Jennifer Aniston was named godmother of Courteney Cox's daughter, Coco, in 2004.
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Paris Jackson's late godmother is Elizabeth Taylor, a longtime friend of Michael Jackson.
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Tim McGraw is godfather to Garrett Hedlund and Emma Roberts' son Rhodes. Friendship between Hedlund and McGraw began while they were working together on the set of "Friday Night Lights," a 2004 movie in which they played a father and son.
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During an episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Khloé announced that Kim would be True's godmother.
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Meryl Streep, Billie Lourd's godmother, presented the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Billie on behalf of her grandmother, Debbie Reynolds who passed in 2016.
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The 'Fast & Furious' actor is godfather to the late Paul Walker's daughter Meadow. Vin Diesel walked Meadow down the aisle at her wedding in 2021.
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Aaron Paul asked 'Breaking Bad' co-star Bryan Cranston to be his son Ryden's godfather.
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Nick Jonas is godfather to his niece Valentina, the youngest daughter of Kevin Jonas.
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