Reese Witherspoon’s son Deacon may have career in music

Deacon Phillippe sings in an orange hoodie.

What, like it’s hard?

Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe’s son, Deacon Phillippe, 19, is like, other nepo babies before him (Chet Hanks, anyone?) going into the music business.

Proud mom Witherspoon was seen attending Deacon’s show in Los Angeles Wednesday along with daughter (and look-alike) Ava Phillippe, 23.

His body of work appears under the mononym “Deacon” on Spotify, where his highest-streamed song is a 2020 collaboration with Nina Nesbitt titled “Long Run” and boasting 15 million listens.

Deacon’s parents appear to be extremely supportive, with his dad telling Entertainment Tonight how proud he is in an interview from last August.

“It’s really good stuff,” Ryan Phillippe told the outlet of Deacon’s music. “I’m super proud.”

If Deacon looks familiar to you, you may have seen him acting in Netflix’s “Never Have I Ever,” though both his mother and father have suggested that music is their son’s main focus.


Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe’s 19-year-old son, Deacon, is entering the entertainment industry as an up-and-coming pop star

Deacon poses with father Ryan Phillippe.
Deacon is the son of Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe, 48.
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Reese Witherspoon poses with children Ava Phillippe, 23, and Deacon Phillippe, 19.
Witherspoon and Phillippe also share daughter Ava Phillippe, who is pursuing a career as a model.
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With the release of Deacon’s “A New Earth” earlier this year, Witherspoon urged all 29.4 million of her Instagram followers to give Deacon’s tunes a listen.

No word yet on whether a Reese musical endorsement is as powerful as her book club picks.

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