How I Met Your Mother Star Josh Radnor Reveals 'Wild, Beautiful' Initiation Into Parenthood With Birth Of Son

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notorious private actor-filmmaker Josh Radnor revealed he became a parent in 2025. The How I Met Your Mother star and his wife, Jordana Jacobs, welcomed a baby boy, and they were basking in the glow of parenthood. Radnor also posted the first glimpse of his son, both from the hospital and at home, on his Instagram account. The couple did not reveal the name of their little bundle of joy, instead keeping it private. The 51-year-old actor-musician also revealed some cute details about his son’s daily routine and sent out love to all the fellow parents of newborns out there.

Josh Radnor and wife Jordana Jacobs welcome baby boy

Actor Josh Radnor’s breakthrough role involved his telling his children the story of how he met their mother. His character, Ted Mosby, was the heart of the CBS comedy How I Met Your Mother, which also starred Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan, and Cristin Milioti. Now, the actor-filmmaker has revealed that he is a father at 51. He told fans on Instagram that he and his wife, Jordana, welcomed their first child a few months back. The couple began dating in 2022 after meeting at a meditation retreat, and tied the knot in January 2024.

Radnor gushed about his newborn and shared some adorable anecdotes. He revealed that their little boy’s smile lit up the room, and he was already super observant and thoughtful. The actor said that he loved it when his father played songs on the guitar and became hypnotised. The little boy thought the word ‘baba ghanoush’ was hysterical.

The new parent moved on to say that his son was a total delight. Radnor also thanked listeners of the How I Met Your Mother podcast who shared congratulations to the couple for entering the parents’ club. He ended his post by stating that they had “a wild, beautiful, exhausting, heart-opening initiation,” and sent love to other newborn parents out there. Celebrities such as Rachel Zegler, AnnaSophia Robb, and The Office actress Angela Kinsey also congratulated the couple. How I Met Your Mother co-creator Craig Thomas commented with a line from the series: Love is the best thing we do.

More about Josh Radnor’s career

The actor-musician was last seen in the 2022 series Fleishman Is in Trouble and the 2024 film All Happy Families. Radnor's directorial debut Happythankyoumoreplease won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010. He and Thomas co-host How We Made Your Mother podcast that takes fans behind the scenes of the popular CBS comedy that ran from 2005 to 2014.