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‘How I Met Your Mother’ Star, 51, Announces Birth of First Child

Josh Radnor, best known for his role as Ted Mosby, took to Instagram to share the new addition to his family.

How I Met Your Mother star Josh Radnor, 51, has welcomed his first child with wife Jordana Jacobs, 38. The actor, best known for his role as Ted Mosby in the long-running sitcom, shared the news in a heartfelt Instagram post on Wednesday, revealing that the couple became parents “a few months ago” to a baby boy. Radnor posted a carousel of photos, including a close-up of himself smiling at the newborn with their noses touching. “So my wife and I had a baby,” he wrote, adding that their child’s smile “lights up the room.” Radnor noted that the announcement wasn’t entirely new, explaining that he had previously shared the news with listeners of his How We Made Your Mother podcast, and thanked fans for their “kind words.” The post quickly filled with congratulatory messages from friends and colleagues, including How I Met Your Mother writer Craig Thomas, who referenced the series in his comment: “To quote a TV show we both like: ‘Love is the best thing we do’—congrats to you all and the pure love in these pics!“ Radnor closed his caption reflecting on early parenthood, calling it a “wild, beautiful, exhausting, heart-opening initiation,” and said he feels deeply grateful. Radnor has not yet revealed the baby’s name.