Hot Dads: Honoring Celebrity Fathers Who Are Easy on the Eyes

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Will and son Jaden Smith - "There's so much negative imagery of Black fatherhood," says Will. "I've got tons of friends that are doing the right thing by their kids, and doing the right thing as a father—and how come that's not as newsworthy?”(Photo: Walik Goshorn/Retna Ltd.)

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Don't Miss Will Smith on 106 & Park tonight! - "There's so much negative imagery of Black fatherhood," says Will. "I've got tons of friends that are doing the right thing by their kids, and doing the right thing as a father—and how come that's not as newsworthy?”Don't miss Will Smith tonight on 106 & Park and see what he has to say about MIB3!(Photo: Walik Goshorn/Retna Ltd.)

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Usher, father of two, on parenthod following the birth of his first son: - "My son completes me. He changes my perspective on what life is, and what matters."(Photo: Albert L. Ortega/PictureGroup)

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Usher discusses the joys of parenting his two sons, Usher V and Naviyd - "They make we want to get up and live, you know. I have a purpose that is greater than just, you know, amassing wealth and being recognized, you know. This is, this is real, real life now." (Photo: Albert L. Ortega/PictureGroup)

Lenny and Zoe Kravitz - When asked if he preferred Rock God or Sex God status, Lenny Kravitz, father of X-Men: First Class actress Zöe, said: "I am neither. My favorite role is father."(Photo: John Shearer/Getty Images)

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Lenny and Zoe Kravitz - When asked if he preferred Rock God or Sex God status, Lenny Kravitz, father of X-Men: First Class actress Zöe, said: "I am neither. My favorite role is father."(Photo: John Shearer/Getty Images)

Denzel Washington and daughter Olivia -  "I try to teach my children there are going to be obstacles. Someone may not like you just because they don’t like themselves. But, don’t you get bogged down." (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

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Denzel Washington and daughter Olivia -  "I try to teach my children there are going to be obstacles. Someone may not like you just because they don’t like themselves. But, don’t you get bogged down." (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

Boris Kodjoe - I'll practice my lines in the bathroom and Sophie will knock on the door and say, "Daddy are you talking to yourself again?"(Photo: Jet Magazine)

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Boris Kodjoe - I'll practice my lines in the bathroom and Sophie will knock on the door and say, "Daddy are you talking to yourself again?"(Photo: Jet Magazine)

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Braylon Edwards - After much paternity and legal drama last year with his son's mother, former America's Next Top Model contestant, Nik Pace, it's nice to see NFL star Braylon Edwards with his Jr.(Photo: Family Photo)

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Braylon Edwards - After much paternity and legal drama last year with his son's mother, former America's Next Top Model contestant, Nik Pace, it's nice to see NFL star Braylon Edwards with his Jr.(Photo: Family Photo)

Treat Dad Like a Star - If you have no idea what to get your dad on Father’s Day, check out some of these celebrity favorites that would flatter any deserving pop. (Photo: INFphoto.com)

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Common - "I'm not gonna profess to the world that I’m like the greatest father, but I’m a loving father and I put in the hard work to see [my daughter] often because I know it’s important to her and to me. Being with her teaches me about myself." (Credit: INFphoto.com Ref: infusla-88|sp|)

Diddy (pictured with son Christian Combs) on relating to his children: - "We like the same sneakers and listen to the same music and go to the same movies, so there's not that generation gap. So it's like being a parent, but also being a friend."(Photo: Albert L. Ortega/PictureGroup)

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Diddy - "I definitely enjoy the responsibilities of fatherhood. It’s one of my proudest achievements. It’s probably one of the things I can honestly say I’m not the most successful at.… It gets hard when you’re trying to make sure you’re providing for their future, and being a workaholic, and then also [giving] the time that your kids deserve as far as raising them."(Photo: Albert L. Ortega/PictureGroup)

Marlon Wayans - Marlon Wayans recently tweeted: "My son is cute. He lends my daddy services to all his friends that don't have fathers. He's like "u can call my dad, dad. Right dad?"(Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Imagaes)

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Marlon Wayans - Marlon Wayans recently tweeted: "My son is cute. He lends my daddy services to all his friends that don't have fathers. He's like "u can call my dad, dad. Right dad?"(Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Imagaes)

LL Cool J - LL Cool J recently told the ladies of The Talk: "I try to inspire my kids. I pull them to the side and say, 'You're beautiful, you're a special young lady, you can do anything you put your mind to. Don't let anybody set the bar for you.' I try to put the gasoline in their tanks."(Photo: Gregg DeGuire/Fox/PictureGroup)

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LL Cool J - LL Cool J recently told the ladies of The Talk: "I try to inspire my kids. I pull them to the side and say, 'You're beautiful, you're a special young lady, you can do anything you put your mind to. Don't let anybody set the bar for you.' I try to put the gasoline in their tanks."(Photo: Gregg DeGuire/Fox/PictureGroup)

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Kevin Garnett    - Boston Celtics power forward Kevin Garnett keeps his private life very private but in a candid moment, we see his softer side with his wife, Brandi, and his little girl he affectionately calls "Peanut."(Photo: REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi)

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Kevin Garnett    - Boston Celtics power forward Kevin Garnett keeps his private life very private but in a candid moment, we see his softer side with his wife, Brandi, and his little girl he affectionately calls "Peanut."(Photo: REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi)

Jamie Foxx - "Connecting with my daughter is the most important thing in my life—the priority. I want to be a man who shows up for her. I want to have such a big influence on her, so that she knows she can call me about anything."(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Jamie Foxx - "Connecting with my daughter is the most important thing in my life—the priority. I want to be a man who shows up for her. I want to have such a big influence on her, so that she knows she can call me about anything."(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Idris Elba - British actor Idris Elba shares an adage his mum and dad bestowed on him that he's now passed on to his little girl: "Whatever it is you want to do—I don't care if it's whether you want to sweep the streets or touch the clouds—go for it! Go for it like it's no tomorrow."(Photo: Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images)

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Idris Elba - British actor Idris Elba shares an adage his mum and dad bestowed on him that he's now passed on to his little girl: "Whatever it is you want to do—I don't care if it's whether you want to sweep the streets or touch the clouds—go for it! Go for it like it's no tomorrow."(Photo: Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images)

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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson - “I’m very, very lucky to understand what a blessing it is to be a parent. And not only be a parent, but there’s a very, very unique bond between a daddy and his little girl, and I recognize that now. Every day, I recognize it and live it and embrace it."(Photo: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson - “I’m very, very lucky to understand what a blessing it is to be a parent. And not only be a parent, but there’s a very, very unique bond between a daddy and his little girl, and I recognize that now. Every day, I recognize it and live it and embrace it."(Photo: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Djimon Honsou - Djimon Hounsou on being away from his 2-year-old son with Kimora Lee, Kenzo: "Before coming home, I would Skype with Kenzo. He sees me on the screen and he wants to enter the computer. Mommy would say something, he would repeat it. He’d say, "Baba," his version of Daddy, and that would put me in another mood. I would be so happy to see him then hang up and be depressed and want to come home."(Photo: Gregg DeGuire/PictureGroup)

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Djimon Honsou - Djimon Hounsou on being away from his 2-year-old son with Kimora Lee, Kenzo: "Before coming home, I would Skype with Kenzo. He sees me on the screen and he wants to enter the computer. Mommy would say something, he would repeat it. He’d say, "Baba," his version of Daddy, and that would put me in another mood. I would be so happy to see him then hang up and be depressed and want to come home."(Photo: Gregg DeGuire/PictureGroup)

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Blair Underwood - "Tonight, Daddy won't read you a story—you can watch him in a story"—Blair Underwood with son, Paris. He also has a daughter, Brielle.(Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

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Blair Underwood - "Tonight, Daddy won't read you a story—you can watch him in a story"—Blair Underwood with son, Paris. He also has a daughter, Brielle.(Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

President Barack Obama - "If we want our children to succeed in life, we need fathers to step up. We need fathers to understand that their work doesn’t end with conception—that what truly makes a man a father is the ability to raise a child and invest in that child."(Photo: REUTERS/Jason Reed)

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President Barack Obama - "If we want our children to succeed in life, we need fathers to step up. We need fathers to understand that their work doesn’t end with conception—that what truly makes a man a father is the ability to raise a child and invest in that child."(Photo: REUTERS/Jason Reed)

Andre 3000 - Andre 3000 and his son, Seven, with singer Erykah Badu accepting the Grammy for Album of the Year at the 2004 Grammy Awards.(Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

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Andre 3000 - Andre 3000 and his son, Seven, with singer Erykah Badu accepting the Grammy for Album of the Year at the 2004 Grammy Awards.(Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

T.I. - T.I. says he’s teaching his six kids to "be passionate about the things that move you and follow that passion. I am trying to teach them with great reward comes great responsibility. The more you have the more you are required, obligated to do. With no struggle, there is no progress. That's what I am trying to teach them."(Photo: Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup)

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T.I. - T.I. says he’s teaching his six kids to "be passionate about the things that move you and follow that passion. I am trying to teach them with great reward comes great responsibility. The more you have the more you are required, obligated to do. With no struggle, there is no progress. That's what I am trying to teach them."(Photo: Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup)

50 Cent - "Having a son was a wake-up call to me. You get a chance to do things better, do them right. It’s only now that I can fully appreciate that the circumstances of my childhood were not right. Hustling is not a life for a 12-year-old. But I grew up seeing that as normal. Marquis will not. I like that. I like knowing that he will have something a whole lot better.”(Photo: Mat Szwajkos/Getty Images for Child Magazine)

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50 Cent - "Having a son was a wake-up call to me. You get a chance to do things better, do them right. It’s only now that I can fully appreciate that the circumstances of my childhood were not right. Hustling is not a life for a 12-year-old. But I grew up seeing that as normal. Marquis will not. I like that. I like knowing that he will have something a whole lot better.”(Photo: Mat Szwajkos/Getty Images for Child Magazine)

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Nelly on Fatherhood - "It's taught me to appreciate smaller, everyday pleasures, like just hanging out with them. I know they like my success, but there's a bitter side to it, too, because I'm not there as much as they want me to be."(Photo: Nikki Nelson/WENN)

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Nelly on Fatherhood - "It's taught me to appreciate smaller, everyday pleasures, like just hanging out with them. I know they like my success, but there's a bitter side to it, too, because I'm not there as much as they want me to be."(Photo: Nikki Nelson/WENN)

Don Cheadle - "My father is [my role model]. He is just an all-around solid and caring man—always has been. And he’s a stud. One year, we had an incident in my parent's house with carbon monoxide poisoning. He had the highest levels in his bloodstream but was the only one who didn’t get sick—he was too busy taking care of everybody. That’s my father." Don Cheadle reflecting on his dad, Don Sr.(Photo: AP Photo/The Broad Stage Handout)

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Don Cheadle - "My father is [my role model]. He is just an all-around solid and caring man—always has been. And he’s a stud. One year, we had an incident in my parent's house with carbon monoxide poisoning. He had the highest levels in his bloodstream but was the only one who didn’t get sick—he was too busy taking care of everybody. That’s my father." Don Cheadle reflecting on his dad, Don Sr.(Photo: AP Photo/The Broad Stage Handout)