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James Marsden’s kids aren’t all that impressed with his successful acting career.
On Saturday at the Directors Guild of America Awards,The Notebookstar opened up to PEOPLE about whether or not his children — sons Jack and William, who are 22 and 10 respectively; and daughter Mary, 17 — are looking to follow in his footsteps.
“A little bit. My daughter has [interest], but my boys, not yet. Not so far,” Marsden, 49, said.
“My daughter is…a very, very talented young lady, and so we’ll see. We’ll see. I wouldn’t discourage them for sure,” he added.
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“My kids have always been in the best way, kind of wonderfully underwhelmed with what I do,” Marsden joked. “They think it’s cool and they’re proud of me, but…I’m Dad. They like to me to be Dad.”
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Marsden shares Jack and Mary with ex-wife Lisa Linde, and William with ex-girlfriendRose Costa.
In April 2022, theDead to Mestar attended thepremiere of his film,Sonic the Hedgehog 2, with his three children. He chatted with PEOPLE about taking time to slow down and reconnect with his family.
“It’s great to have all this work and Covid shut down everything for a good year and a half. But then when it came back, it came storming back, which was awesome and I’m so grateful to be working, but right now it’s like, I’m having to make sure I stop occasionally to take a breath, reintroduce myself to my children and live some life,” said Marsden.
source: people.com
