Jim Carrey Becomes a Grandfather!

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He may seem a little young to be called “Grandpa,” but 47-year-old Jim Carrey is embracing his new role now that daughter Jane Carrey has given birth to a baby boy.

Jane, 22, and husband Alex Santana welcomed their first child, son Jackson Riley Santana, at 12:28 a.m. Friday, Feb. 26 in Los Angeles, PEOPLE confirms. He weighed in at 7 lbs., 11 oz. and measured 20 inches long.

While she was pregnant, the Jane Carrey Band singer, 22, said she was looking forward to having a son with Alex, lead singer of the rock group Blood Money.

“I’m excited about it because I never really got along with girls growing up,” Jane said last year. “I was a little afraid that if it was a girl that she would not like me, you know? So I’m very happy about the boy.”

Her actor dad predicted his little girl would do just fine as a parent.

“Jane is going to be a great mom,” he said in July when his daughter announced the pregnancy.

Jane’s due date was Mar. 3. Click here to see a photo of Jackson tweeted by Jim.

– Catherine Donaldson-Evans and Oliver Jones

Comments

Congratulations! I like the name.

- Lynn on February 26th, 2010

congrats! hopefully she grew up from having that attitude about girls…..one’s own daughters are nothing like one’s female peers. i thought that comment was kinda immature.

- lover on February 26th, 2010

Congratulations to all of them, and very cute name. Jack/Jackson is one of my favourites, but I feel like I can never use it because I named my kitten (now a full-grown 15-pound cat, haha) Pepperjack and call him Jackie .

- ARRiSON on February 26th, 2010

Jane is beautiful and I bet her son is just too cute for words. Best wishes.

I never had much luck with other girls either. I was a tomboy and I always got on better with boys. Which is the case till this day. Just an easier repore and guys tend to be less catty and jealous.

- RIP Michael on February 26th, 2010

It’s not immature at all lover. I remember she was on the overweight side when she was younger from what Jim said in the past, maybe she was picked on by mean girls and it affected her regarding what girls think of her. I’m sure she knows her own kid wouldn’t be hurtful or mean to her but the memories can still affect you a little if you were picked on enough for it to stick with you. I got picked on like crazy in HS and I still cringe when I see packs of girls in the mall or wherever sometimes.

- J on February 26th, 2010

Congratulations to them. Love the name Jackson.

Bet Jerry would make a fun grandfather.

- Paige on February 26th, 2010

@RIPMichael I felt the same way, despite being very feminine I always got along better with guys & had all male friends growing up. I felt the same way Jane did until I had my first child, a gir (one of three girls)! I find as an adult, I get along better with women. Congrats to Jane & her hubby!

- Mary-Helen on February 27th, 2010

There’s a pic of baby Jackson on Jim Carrey’s twitter page too.

- Viv on February 27th, 2010

I agree, Jim Carrey would be a super fun grandpa! Lucky baby!

- Melissa on February 27th, 2010

ARRIson take heart,my mother named me Emily despite having a dog called Emma. Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards named their daughter Sam after their cat…

I totally understand Jane’s comment. She never said she wouldn’t have loved a daughter, just that she’s more confident having gotten along better with men her whole life. I’m not sure that is immature, Lover, sounds more self aware to me.

Congrats! Jim Carrey, coolest. grandad. ever.

- Emily on February 27th, 2010

I don’t think it was immature really, I was a tomboy and my dad raised me so I understand what she meant. I was scared to have a girl, like I wouldn’t know what to do with her or something, but here I am buying tutu’s and her room is splashed in purple and I love it:)

I bet Jim will be an awesome grandfather!

- Jessicad on February 27th, 2010

I totally agree with Lover. I think her comment was pretty immature. But she is a young mother and I’m sure motherhood will mature her greatly!
Congrats to the family!

- urbanadventurertales on February 27th, 2010

Can you imagine having Jim Carrey as a grandpa! That baby will be laughing all the time.

- Something About Baby on February 27th, 2010

Some people on this site ALWAYS find something to bitch about. How is her comment “immature” when she’s speaking THE truth? She’s being honest about her opinion. Give her a break.

Congrats to the Santana/Carrey family!

- Niko on February 27th, 2010

Congrats to Jane and Alex.

As for her comment, I don’t find it immature at all. As a poster pointed out, she didn’t say she wouldn’t love her child had it been a girl. At the moment, she feels she’s more equipped to raise a son. I’ve heard similar sentiments numerous times, mostly from women, saying they don’t know what they would do with a son since they were raised in a house full of women and have no experience with little boys.

- Liliana on February 27th, 2010

Congrats, Jim, Jenny Alex, and Jane on your new bundle of joy! This baby’s life is gonna be like one big, hilarious comedy, what with one of the funniest comedians in the world for a grandpa! Once again, congratulations on little Jackson’s arrival!!!

- Brianne on February 27th, 2010

I don’t think she said anything immature. She speaks the truth. When you don’t get along with girls for most of your life it’s hard to imagine yourself raising one.

As for the picture on Twitter…too cute. He looks like Jim.

Congratulations to the entire Carrey clan!

- ljc on February 27th, 2010

Why belittle a fear she had?? Obviously she is somewhat traumatized by the way she was treated by other girls growing up so she had a fear that it would be hard to have a daughter. To say it is immature really??? Some women never grow up and always act catty its not like the cattiness really ends after school. So can you really blame her for having trouble with other girls/women. Hey just look at the comments on most of the articles on this blog!

- Diana on February 27th, 2010

From the pic that Jim tweeted that little boy definitely takes after the Carrey side of the family. Of course little ones grow quickly and he may look nothing like a carrey in one or two years, but from that picture he looks like his mum

- Laura on February 27th, 2010

The reason I believe her comment was immature is that it shows a lack of life experience and growth. It’s not belittling her fear. It’s simply saying that her perspective is still young.
She said that growing up never got along with other girls. Most likely, she was treated poorly by some girls and I’m sure that she had some part to play in things as well. We all do. The hope is that we will all be able to see what part we played in things and what parts we were the victim and can mature through it and see past it.

- urbanadventurertales on February 27th, 2010

Best celebrity baby news EVER!

- Gina Nicole on February 27th, 2010

Urbanadventure – Really? You believe that everyone that gets picked on played a part in it? I’m sorry but I disagree people can be cruel and pick on people based on things like weight or how they look or dress, how much money they have which I don’t believe is playing a part in it.

- Diana on February 27th, 2010

Lol @ Niko!

Congratulations to Jane, her husband and Jim.

- Lola Marie on February 27th, 2010

All I”m saying is that if someone says they “never got along with girls” then most likely they played at least a small part in that. Not to say they were never unfairly picked on, but if they NEVER got along with girls, then they probably weren’t trying to get along with girls.

- urbanadventurertales on February 27th, 2010

I absolutely love the name!!! (I have a Kylan Jackson and a Brayan Riley)

As for her comment about having a girl, I don’t think that it was immature at all and doesn’t have anything to do with a lack of life experience.

I always felt the same as her about having a daughter. My fear had nothing to do with not getting along with other girls, it was that I didn’t have a good relationship with my mother…so the whole mother/daughter relationship scared the crap out of me. I now have 2 boys and pregnant with my first daughter, and even though it still scares me a little, that doesn’t mean I will love her any less.

I think that we all have insecurities, and that doesn’t make us immature for having them.

- AbbeyMac on February 27th, 2010

Urbanadventure, what you said was immature and spiteful. Hopefully you don’t have children yet, because you sound like the type who defends their child for acting like a bully : /

- megan on February 28th, 2010

i didn’t mean to sound catty or rude but c’mon ladies. relationships with your peers are nothing like mother/daughter relationships. a girl can be hated in school but she can grow up and have a beautiful relationship with a daughter. getting along with girls is kinda high school-ish and she’s 22 so i think that shouldn’t even matter now.

- lover on February 28th, 2010

Her perspective is young because she is young. Give her a break. Happy for the whole family, congrats on a healthy, adorable little guy!

- Shelly on February 28th, 2010

Good for her! I think Jackson/Jack and Riley are two of the most overused named at the moment though.

- Seraphina on February 28th, 2010

Huh. I don’t see how my comment of saying that we all learn and mature from our experiences is immature. I am a mother and of course would not defend my children bullying. I believe and teach that kindness is always the most important thing.
From this article, we only know that she says girls never liked her and she worried that her daughter wouldn’t like her. We don’t know if she was bullied, if she was stand-offish with girls, or a little of both.
I was simply stating that if she fears her daughter wouldn’t like her, that shows a lack of growth and maturity in that area of her life.

- urbanadventurertales on February 28th, 2010

I know everyone is congratulating Jenny but, the girl does have a mother of her own, Jenny is just her dad’s girlfriend. And I don’t think her comments were immature at all. People might argue that it’s immature to sit around on a gossip website arguing about nonsense. I hope Jane is mature enough though to make her own parenting decisions no matter what they are, and not do something or not do something because Jenny pressures her to*

- JessicaC on February 28th, 2010

Congratulations to Jane and Jim. I couldn’t imagine being a grandmother at 47. Jim is only a year younger than me. The baby is beautiful. Enjoy!!!! They grow SOOOOOOO fast.

- Diane on February 28th, 2010

Your own children are very different from that of other people’s. I have a friend who has 2 boys, and she said that she wouldn’t know what to do with a girl, if she were to have more childre which she’s not. I have 3 girls and 2 boys, so I have experience with boy. I think that if you’ve grown up having the opposite sex of whatever your own gender is pick on you, it can have lasting effects on your mind.

Jane will be fine. She’s got a husband and a great dad to help her with her little addition.

- Diane on February 28th, 2010

I don’t think she’s immature for stating how she feels. They’re feelings and sometimes feelings are unjustified, though in this case I’m sure they are justified. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the name. I almost had a Riley. I’m sure Jim will be a fantastic grandfather. Congratulations to Jane, Alex, and Jim on baby Jackson Riley Santana!

- Luna on February 28th, 2010

Lover – I think you are absolutely right a relationship with your daughter is nothing like what you experience from your peers. But for me its easy to see that as I haven’t had problems with having friendships with other girls; if you haven’t had good experiences though I can see how it could be something you would be nervous about.

- Diana on February 28th, 2010

Post 27, I’ve seen plenty of women of all ages, not just HS, who act like bratty teens with their cliques and nastiness to other women. The immature attitude can happen at any age.

- J on February 28th, 2010

Congrats to them both! & Jim as well. I like the name Jackson.

- Brooklyn on February 28th, 2010

congrats to jane, her husband alex, and their families. i cant imagine what it would be like to have jim carrey as your grandpa!!! i am sure it will be lots of fun!!! and i am sure jenny mccarthy and her son evan will love that little baby too!!! congrats to you all and cherish that little guy. they grow up so fast!!!

- smile on March 1st, 2010

oh yeah…i forgot i wanted to say that i love the name jackson!!! and also can side with how jane felt growing up not gettin along with other females. i had the same problem with friends growing up, girls in school, high school, female co workers, female inlaws, my own sisters, step sisters, step mom, ect. i have always gotten along so much better with men. much less jealousy, back stabbing, drama, ect!!!! my daughter was the same way growing up too!!!

- smile on March 1st, 2010

Congratulations to Jane, Alex, and their families on the arrival of Jackson!

JessicaC, I totally agree with your comment about Jenny – what IS going to happen if Jane wants Jackson to be immunized??!! I admire Jenny’s passion for the causes she believes in, but I’ve seen her in several interviews where she cannot even open her mind one iota to listen to other points of view.

- Ellle on March 1st, 2010

I hear you, urbanadventuretales; I think you’re aboslutely right.

It blows my mind that people can be so stereotypical against an entire gender. Seriously? Labeling half the population as ‘catty’? I choose not to live in a world that treats it’s women that way. Our daughters deserve better.

- jen on March 1st, 2010

jan- I don’t think anybody (Jane included) is saying that ALL women are catty. I think all some commentors are saying is that they have had bad experiences with women who ARE catty, and I think that’s what Jane was trying to say as well.

Elle- I’m guessing, and hoping, that while Jenny may not seem to be open to other points of view in general, it’s different when it’s a member of her own family.

- CelebBabyLover on March 2nd, 2010

OK, maybe it’s because I have spent a lot of time with first time pregnant women lately, but I have the feeling that many of them, at some point, worry about things like that; what if my baby won’t like me? what if I can’t love my baby? What if I am going to be a bad mother? I don’t know what to do with boys/girls etc. So I don’t really see her statement as something unusual or immature,she just got caught on tape saying it.

- MiB on March 2nd, 2010

MiB – That is a really good point!

- Diana on March 2nd, 2010

It doesn’t matter if you know many women who are catty, you should not assume most women are. Should we assume most men are abusers because there are so many stories about wife beaters? Look at it this way, it is so much easier to just blame everyone else, if you think 99% of women are catty, chances are it is not the WOMEN who have a problem, but heaven forbid it just might be YOU. When I hear someone say “most men/women I meet are *obnoxious/catty/selfish* …” I think that you are the one with the problem, not the rest of the world

- Piglet on March 2nd, 2010

Piglet- There’s a big difference between saying that most of the women you know are catty and saying that most women in general are catty.

- CelebBabyLover on March 3rd, 2010