IN ADDITION to his successful entertainment career, Jeff Goldblum has built a family with his wife, Emilie Livingston.
The Jurassic Park actor and retired Olympic rhythmic gymnast share two kids.
Who are Jeff Goldblum’s children, Charlie and River?
71-year-old Jeff Goldblum has two children, including sons Charlie Ocean Goldblum, 8, and River Joe Goldblum, 6.
The Hollywood star announced Charlie’s Fourth of July birth in a Facebook post on July 7, 2015.
“We’re so excited to share the wonderful news of the birth of our son, Charlie Ocean Goldblum, born on the 4th of July. Independence Day,” he wrote alongside a photo with his wife, Emilie Livingston, and their then-newborn.
The couple welcomed River on April 7, 2017, and Livingston announced his birth in an Instagram post the following week.
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“I can’t believe it’s been a week already! River Joe Goldblum was born 4/7/17 at 8:53am,” she wrote.
“Charlie Ocean is such a sweet and caring older brother. We couldn’t be happier!!! @jeffgoldblum is our rock and continues to be an exceptionally loving and passionate father! Love my boys!!!❤️”
On April 6, 2024, the mother of two shared photos from a family trip to Tuscany, Italy.
“The best of times in the artful and poetical agriturismo of @villalena
Flower arrangement classes with my bestie and lovin up on my babes running freely in the Tuscan countryside!” she captioned the post.
Who is Jeff Goldblum’s wife, Emilie Livingston?
According to People, Livingston and Goldblum met in 2011 and shared their engagement news in 2014.
The couple has been married for nearly a decade, having wed on November 8, 2014, at the Chateau Marmont Hotel in Los Angeles, California.
41-year-old Livingston was born in 1983 in Etobicoke, Toronto, Canada.
The retired Olympic rhythmic gymnast represented Canada when she competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, eventually placing 17th, per People.
According to the Olympics website, rhythmic gymnastics is a “women-only event” that “can be simply explained as expression through movement” and “combines elements of traditional dance and artistic gymnastics, making use of four apparatus: ribbon, hoop, ball and clubs.”
It continues, “The music played during gymnasts’ performances also plays a significant role and music with vocals is allowed.”
The former Olympic athlete is also a dancer who began practicing ballet at age 2, per People.
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She has also been featured as a body double in multiple films.
According to the outlet, Livingston subbed for Rihanna’s character, Bubble Dancer, in Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017), and Emma Stone’s character, Mia, in La La Land (2016).
She also showcased her talents when she performed as a solo aerialist at the 88th Annual Academy Awards in 2016 for The Weeknd’s Oscar-nominated song, Earned It.
Livingston also enjoys cooking and sharing recipes on social media.
What did Jeff Goldblum say about Charlie and River?
Goldblum — who has a net worth of $40 million, per Celebrity Net Worth — shared that Charlie and River will have to support themselves financially once they’re older.
While speaking on the April 30, 2024, episode of the iHeartPodcast Table for Two With Bruce Bozzi, Goldblum revealed he told his kids, “Hey, you know, you’ve got to row your own boat.”
“It’s an important thing to teach kids. I’m not going to do it for you. And you’re not going to want me to do it for you,” he continued on the podcast, per the New York Post.
“You’ve got to figure out how to find out what’s wanted and needed and where that intersects with your love and passion and what you can do. And even it [sic] if doesn’t, you might have to do that anyway.”
In a March 2018 interview with iNews, Goldblum spoke about being an older father.
“Well, I keep doing the math, and keep extrapolating where they’re going to be, and where I’m going to be. And when I buy a watch, I wonder who’s going to get it,” he said.
However, the famed actor thinks he became a father at the right time.
“I’m glad I waited. It feels great to do it right now, because all the things I’m considering are perfectly suited to the big questions and challenges of having kids, and what you want to expose them to. What you want to leave them with, what life is, and what kind of life you contribute to them,” he continued.