Christian Slater is a proud father of four, having welcomed his kids Jaden and Eliana with his ex-wife, Ryan Haddon, and his kids Lena and Sully with his wife, Brittany Lopez. The True Romance star opened up about how his approach to fatherhood changed over the years, particularly after Lena and Sully arrived in 2019 and 2024, respectively.
"The whole thing is different. I'm certainly a lot more present, and I just love it," he told People. "I think I was more scared of [fatherhood] the first go around and a little bit more confused, and I was very distracted."
© AFP via Getty Images"And now, it's all I really think about, and all I really care about, and all I want to be around. I'm happy to be in that situation," he added. For the 57-year-old, family is everything. He gave the foursome a special shoutout while accepting his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2025.
"I have amazing and wonderful children [and] I can't imagine my life without them. They are the greatest," he enthused. "Having a star on Hollywood Boulevard is great, but none of this would have been possible without my family and the love I have today." Join HELLO! as we take a look at Christian's close bond with his four kids.
Jaden
© Corbis via Getty ImagesChristian welcomed his eldest son, Jaden, with Ryan in 1999, a year before they tied the knot.
The father-son duo were often seen out and about during Jaden's childhood, with the actor taking his son to a LA Dodgers game, to movie premieres and to the Toyota Grand Prix practice day at Long Beach in 2010.
Christian shared in 2009 that one of his favorite things to do with Jaden and his sister, Eliana, was to read to them each night before bed.
"Lately, I've been reading the Nancy Drew books to my kids. I just do what I can to encourage them to be little readers," he told Parade.
© Instagram"We started going through three chapters of Nancy Drew every night, and they're so into it. It's about the idea of cliffhangers in the stories, which is keeping them engaged. Their enthusiasm has really kind of got me very excited about it."
Jaden has grown up to be an incredibly handsome model and actor who looks just like his father, right down to their sculpted cheekbones and sharp jawlines.
© InstagramThe 27-year-old has a handful of acting credits to his name, including Bloody Axe Wound, One Stupid Thing, and the upcoming projects Dad's Party, Heavy Hitters and Into the Sky.
Jaden's social media page is littered with behind-the-scenes photos from his modeling shoots, including snaps from his Blauer Fall/Winter campaign in 2025. He is also close to his mom, Ryan, and shared a selfie with her that was captioned, "My twin."
Eliana
© GC ImagesThe Heathers star's eldest daughter, Eliana, was born in 2001, five years before he split from Ryan. Eliana is close with her dad, and was incredibly excited to become a big sister to Lena in 2019. "[Eliana] has really blossomed as a very beautiful, intelligent, wonderful, very kind, lovely person," Christian told People. "She's great with the baby and just a really warm-hearted, special person."
"I'm proud of her and her being ready to take on life and have some of her own independent adventures now," he added. Eliana was forced to graduate high school during the COVID-19 lockdown, yet Christian cheered her up by throwing a special Zoom party for the teen.
© Getty ImagesThe brunette was by her dad's side when he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2025, yet is not interested in fame at all, as Christian revealed.
"My older daughter, I suppose, has some sense of it. But it means nothing to her, and it means nothing to my younger daughter, too," he told People. "It's meaningless, but they're the greatest. It was really nice to have them there."
Lena
© Getty Images for Paramount+Christian married Brittany in 2013, and together they welcomed Lena six years later. Caring for a baby came right back to him after Lena was born, despite the 18-year gap between his two daughters.
Christian shared on Today that his wife Brittany "was happy to see that I did possess some skills. I was able to contribute something and that I did know how to change some diapers. She wasn't expecting that I would be as involved as I have been."
© Getty ImagesLena has been full of vigour since she was born, as he told People in 2024.
"[She's] a real passionate, excitable person," he said. "I mean, she skateboards, she ice-skates, she climbs rock walls, she does aerobics, she plays tennis, and she's five. We can't stop her. She just has a real zest and passion for life that's very infectious and makes me very excited."
Sully
© AFP via Getty ImagesChristian and Brittany's youngest, Sully, was born in July 2024, and the pair kept his name under wraps for several months. Before his birth, the Broken Arrow actor shared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon that Lena prepared herself for the arrival of her little brother.
"When we told her that my wife was pregnant, she asked when he was going to come. And we said, 'Well, about six more months he's going to be here,'" he recalled. "And she goes, 'Okay, good. I have time to build a wall.' She was ready to protect all of her toys."
"He's hilarious," Christian added of his baby. "He wakes up, and he's got a great big smile, big personality, and I love him dearly." The father of four told Fox News Digital that raising his baby son was "so gratifying", and that he didn't mind getting up at all hours to soothe him back to sleep.
