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Like Father, Like Son For Matthew and Byron Fox

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Sometimes the apple really doesn’t fall far from the tree. Lost star Matthew Fox says that his lifetime love affair with cars has been passed on to his son Byron, 7. Calling cars “part of our genetic makeup,” the 42-year-old actor shares in the latest issue of Details magazine that Byron “does the sound effects and everything” while playing with his collection of Matchbox cars. Matthew adds,

“He dressed up as Racer X for Halloween. One of the highlights of my life.”

Next up for the family of four — which includes Matthew’s wife of 17 years, Margherita, and the couple’s daughter Kyle Allison, 10 – is a move from Hawaii to Oregon. After experiencing island life Matthew says he’s ready to move closer to home. “My brother is there, my mother is there,” Matthew explains. “I really miss that kind of wide-open space, and there’s a big part of me that wants the kids to live in that mountain air.”

The fifth season of Lost premieres January 21 at 8 p.m. on ABC.

Source: Details

Chazz Palminteri Says Success as a Father is All That Matters

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For Chazz Palminteri, no amount of professional success can compare to success as a father. “In life – and people might disagree with me on this – but I feel if you’re a failure as a father, I think that’s hard to take,” the 56-year-old actor tells OK!“If you’re a success in all of your life but you’re a failure as a father, that’s a real big knock on you.” To that end, Chazz says that his two children will forever be the priority. “Fatherhood has changed me,” he admits. “It’s made me more responsible.”

“It’s not just me I have to worry about. It’s not just me and my wife – it’s these kids that walk around and look at you and go ‘Daddy, what’s up? What’s going on dad? Are you going to pay for my college? Can I have a car? Can I have this? Can I have that?’ You can’t let them down.”

While both Dante Lorenzo, 13, and Gabriella Rose, 7, love sports, they also love show business, Chazz reveals. Dante enjoys playing guitar and piano, prompting Chazz to quip “he’s like a rock star.” Meanwhile, both children enjoy acting as well. ”I have two kids here who want to be in the business,” Chazz says. “That’s okay – I’ll help them as much as I can, and then it’s up to them to decide whether they want to do it.” One thing he won’t negotiate on is college, however. “They have to go,” he says, adding,

“Once they graduate college, they can do whatever they want, but they can never do drugs. If you fool around with drugs, sooner or later you will go down. That’s an absolute rule. You’ve gotta graduate from college. It will give them a well-roundedness that you need in dealing with people. Anytime you get an education – the discipline of an education, and what you have to do to get it — I think helps you as you get older.”

Dante and Gabriella are Chazz’s children with wife Gianna Ranaudo. His new movie Yonkers Joe is in theaters now.

Source: OK!