At a Glance
- Owen Wilson has three children: sons Ford, 15, and Finn, 11, plus daughter Lyla, 7
- Each child was born to a different mother; Wilson lives near his sons and says everyone “gets along”
- Why it matters: Shows the actor’s private life as a committed father despite never marrying
Owen Wilson built a reputation as one of Hollywood’s most recognizable bachelors, yet off-screen he has quietly raised three children with three different women. From diaper changes to painting classes and weekend soccer matches, the Wedding Crashers star has embraced fatherhood while keeping his kids largely out of the spotlight.
Three Kids, Three Mothers
Ford arrived first. Wilson and then-girlfriend Jade Duell announced the pregnancy in January 2011; Jan. 14, 2011, brought Robert Ford Wilson in Hawaii. The couple chose to call the baby by his middle name, Ford, because it sounded “original,” Wilson later told E!.
Finn followed three years later. In October 2013 news broke that Wilson’s one-time personal trainer, Caroline Lindqvist, was expecting. The pair were not a couple, and the pregnancy was “not planned,” a source told News Of Losangeles, yet “both excited.” Finn Lindqvist Wilson was born in Los Angeles on Jan. 30, 2014.
Daughter Lyla completed the trio. Varunie Vongsvirates gave birth to Lyla Aranya Wilson on Oct. 9, 2018, at 6 lbs., 13 oz. and 21 inches. Vongsvirates picked the Thai middle name to honor her father’s heritage and announced the birth on Instagram: “My sweet little princess 💝 Lyla Aranya Wilson, born on 10-09-18.”
Hands-On Dad Moments
Wilson jumped into diaper duty from day one. “Changing a flat tire is much harder,” he told Parents magazine weeks after Ford’s arrival. “I have my whole system down and I’m able to just knock it out.”
By six weeks old Ford had already earned the title of “little scene stealer,” Wilson told Jay Leno on The Tonight Show. “He’s not… a wonderful conversationalist at this point, but he kind of doesn’t have to be, he’s so cute.”
The actor’s two eldest share a tight bond. When Finn was a newborn, 3-year-old Ford refused to call him by name, instead saying “my baby brother.” Wilson told Ellen DeGeneres that Finn’s nickname became “Me Too” because he copied everything Ford did.
Public Outings and Shared Hobbies
Wilson rarely appears in public with his children, but paparazzi spotted him with Ford and Finn at BMO Stadium in April 2024 watching Los Angeles Football Club battle the New York Red Bulls.
Art class became a family activity while Wilson trained for his 2023 film Paint, where he plays a Bob Ross-style television painter. “I took one of those Bob Ross painting classes with my two boys,” he told News Of Losangeles. “All three of us did a similar mountainscape and I think they turned out pretty good.”
Life Near the Boys
Though Wilson has never married, he keeps close to his sons. “I live near my two boys and everyone gets along,” he told Esquire in 2021. He admitted on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that Ford’s daredevil streak keeps him on alert: “Ford seems like he might even be a little stunt man in training… He’s a big Jackie Chan fan.”
Wilson also acknowledged his comedic crown may be slipping. “Anything Ford says is just the funniest thing ever,” he told DeGeneres. “And I can make a joke and it’s, like, crickets.”
Key Takeaways
- Owen Wilson fathers three children with three women, maintaining amicable relationships with each mother
- Ford, born 2011, shows fearless personality and comedic timing
- Finn, born 2014, idolizes his big brother and shares an art-class memory
- Lyla, born 2018, lives with mother Varunie Vongsvirates and appears regularly on her Instagram
