Steve Martin Becomes a First-Time Dad at 67: Is It Ever Too Late to Have a Baby?

by SodaHead Celebs Posted 2013/02/14 22:00:00

Related Topics: Steve Martin, Anne Stringfield, Parenthood

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He may have played a father in some of his most famous roles -- like "Parenthood," the "Father of the Bride" movies or "Cheaper by the Dozen" -- but Steve Martin has only just become a real life dad for the first time -- at the age of 67.

According to the New York Post, the legendary comedian, actor, writer and musician had a baby with his wife, 41-year-old former New Yorker editor Anne Stringfield, back in December!

The happy couple were spotted near their Los Angeles home with their newborn baby, and an insider has said that "They've had a baby, and how they kept it a secret nobody knows" adding that "Steve's very private."

Martin is a notoriously private man: he and Stringfield were married in a quiet ceremony in July 2007 at his LA home, officiated by former Nebraska senator Bob Kerrey and attended by such celebs as Tom Hanks, Carl Reiner and Eugene Levy. Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels was the best man. Do you think it's ever too late to have a baby?

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eliminator_90 2013/02/15 01:46:52

No

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It's never too late to have a baby but sometimes it's too late to raise them ...
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Purple Pinto ~PWCM~JLA 2013/02/19 15:55:41

No

If he's anything like the guy we see on the set, he's gonna be an awesome Daddy. What a lucky child.

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Kingarthurup 2013/02/19 15:34:43

No

biologically, it is man's duty to pro-create.

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jmc07806-PWCM-JLA 2013/02/19 10:59:48

Yes

However it is a very romantic idea if you are really in Love.

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strawberry 2013/02/19 06:47:38

Yes

Less patience as one is older. Most celebs have nanny's anyway.

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ToyaMurphy 2013/02/19 05:01:23

Yes

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Hopeful he lives to see Graduation.

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GaolBlaze 2013/02/18 21:53:31

No

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People seem to forget that children will grow up and love their parents no matter what. If someone can't run around with their children because they're old, does that mean that they don't love them? What about a paralysed parent? A blind parent? Everyone deals with difficulties, and everyone dies. Any child growing up with their parents will grow up with them as they are. It's not like they'll have anything taken away from them, because they'll never have had anything that age takes away. Not every child needs a dad to run around with them, but every child needs love. If there are parents out there for children who will care for them, then what's your problem?

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Purple ... to GaolBlaze 2013/02/19 15:53:01

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I love your heart! Great answer.

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GaolBlaze to Purple ... 2013/02/19 18:07:56

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Aww, thanks :)

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Fashionable60s 2013/02/18 20:58:21

No

The rules are different for the wealthy. For sure, not for Steve Martin or other wealthy men. Age is just a number for them. As long as they are rich, they can hire nannies, surrogates and set up fat trust funds for their children so they would always be provided for unlike the rest of us middle and lower middle class persons. Besides, he just wants to continue his gene pool among other reasons. Having said that, having a good health is no guaranty for immortality. He could cross the street and a runaway car could hit him and it's over. He was just seizing the moment to experience the joy of parenthood at his age.

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PrinceOfDarkness 2013/02/18 10:55:50

Yes

I'm pretty sure attending a funeral for ur parent is sad when they're as old as great grands

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sally 2013/02/18 07:52:42

No

Well the baby's there so it shows it's not too late for him to have a baby. Who knows? Maybe he'll be there for when the kid graduates...Middle school or something, he's not THAT old.

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StrawberryNonsense 2013/02/18 07:23:42

Yes

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I'm 16 and my parents are in their mid 50's and that's hard enough. Just think, when the kid is 16, their dad will be 83 (my grandma isn't even that old!). They'll never get to run around and play baseball or whatever with him like they could if he was much younger.

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Chef Bunyan 2013/02/18 06:33:38

No

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If Steve is healthy, why not!? George Burns, Bob Hope, lived to be 100 and both of them smoked and drank, I don't believe Martin smokes and he looks a helluva lot better then I do and I just turned 60!

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Mickey V 2013/02/18 04:53:50

No

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It's never too late if you''re young at heart as Steve Martin. And why waste those wonderfully gifted genes? Congrats, Steve. (I'm sure you'll see this blog - hahaha)

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Mickey V to Mickey V 2013/02/19 01:00:12

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It is the quality of life, not the quantity of length. "Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all". That is one lucky kid!!!

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NikkiNak111 2013/02/17 22:39:43

Yes

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He probably won't live to see his kid graduate from college, which is sad

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woodstock 2013/02/17 21:29:53

Yes

The time frame should be the same as when woman can no longer conceive then that same rule should apply to old farts as well. When he is 77 years old his kid will be ten. Yak..

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Skywalker 2013/02/17 17:43:07

Yes

Hes gonna die before the kid is 10. Cruel? I think so.

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PrinceO... to Skywalker 2013/02/18 10:56:53

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77 isn't that damn old. 90s maybe

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Hotcho to PrinceO... 2013/02/18 21:26:07

And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japhet..Steve martin will be OK if he names his son or daughter Shem, Ham or Japhet

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Garciataria 2013/02/17 16:17:45

No

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... at least I'm hoping not. With my luck, I'm wondering if I'll ever become a father at all...

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neil.ingram.39 2013/02/17 13:55:06

No

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My hearty congratulations go to Mr. & Mrs. Steve Martin and a wish for a long and very happy life with your new family.

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Jada_Ringo 2013/02/17 13:30:21

Yes

Their son will lose his father at a rather young age most likely.

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Bronar 2013/02/17 07:05:30

Yes

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He won't be there to raise his children, only his money will.

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Tootsie 2013/02/17 01:04:45

Yes

I think so. You'd want to be around for the child and be able to enjoy it.

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Syra Nior Enoch 2013/02/16 23:57:16

No

But..He'll never see his child get married. :(

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GlennDiamant 2013/02/16 21:40:00

Yes

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E.g:when you're in a wheelchair, or diapers yourself.

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Cocktails 2013/02/16 19:12:48

Yes

They are both too old.

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Dave 007 2013/02/16 16:21:04

Yes

Stevie boy probably won't be alive to see the kid graduate from High School. At the hospital, the staff is saying "Oh, that babies grandfather is Steve Martin"!

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Scully+MulderWereRight 2013/02/16 15:18:09

Yes

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When their child graduates from high school, he will be 85 and she will be 59. Mother will likely be there, but the odds are that Dad will have already left the building. (Altho' Steve Martin probably takes good care of himself and MAY beat the odds. Still, I think it's a little late in life to begin raising a child.)

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biggerman 2013/02/16 13:03:25

Yes

Yes, he'll be dead soon and leave that poor kid without a father.

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debhead 2013/02/16 12:31:00

Yes

You should be physcially able to run and keep up with your kids and be there when they graduate and start there own families. Its just too weird.

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Jerimia 2013/02/16 09:37:10

Yes

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Steve Martin will be 85 years old at his kids high school graduation. To me, that seems more like the age of a Great Grandparent.

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MOMMA THOMAS 2013/02/16 05:37:38

No

....GUESS NOT.

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kitkat42 2013/02/16 04:57:30

No

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No, he looks healthy enough to last another 20 years or more. That's plenty long enough to raise the child. Good luck Steve, may you live a long and happy life.

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QC 2013/02/16 03:36:28

Yes

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WTF is he thinking.... He will be dead before she is 10!

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ladyjane 2013/02/16 02:53:37

Yes

Women stop being able to have babies at a certain time in their lives because of their age and I feel that men should stop too. That child won't have a father when it really counts and that is sad.

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ppk007@cfl.rr.com 2013/02/16 02:34:16

No

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Why? Because Steve is one Wild and Crazy guy !

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brittany 2013/02/16 01:32:27

Yes

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yeah if you no longer have the good health like you did when you were much younger.

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