Fourth Child On the Way for Ethan Hawke

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Ethan Hawke, who has called fatherhood “the greatest pleasure in my life,” is about to have even more to love about it.

The actor, 40, and his wife, Ryan Hawke, are expecting their second child together, PEOPLE has confirmed. It’s the fourth for Hawke, who also has two children with ex-wife Uma Thurman.

Ethan and Ryan married in June 2008 and had a daughter, Clementine Jane, now 2½, the following month.

Ryan Hawke is the former nanny to Hawke’s children with Thurman – Maya, now 12, and Levon, 9.

In 2006, Ethan Hawke said parenting was brought him the greatest joy and was “the only role that, if I fail, I will consider my life a failure.”

When reached, the actor’s rep had no comment.

– Tim Nudd and Julie Jordan

Comments

WOW scandalous the ex nanny…clemintines a cute name wonder what they willname this one…celebrity baby boom 2010-2011 continues!!!!!!

- lovemybabygirl on April 21st, 2011

I have no respect for his wife Ryan, because she’s a husband steeler. A woman like her should be ashamed of herself for getting involved with a married man. I think karama isn’t too far away from her to bite her in the a–

- linda33 on April 21st, 2011

Congratulations to them!

- klutzy_girl on April 21st, 2011

How he went from Uma Thurman to THAT is beyond me.

- RKF on April 21st, 2011

um…nice tattoos? gross.

- mg on April 21st, 2011

What is wrong with this woman? She looks like a freak in every picture I see of her. She’s definitely no Uma! I am wondering what Mr. Hawke sees in her. Frightening!

- kendrajoi on April 21st, 2011

Congrats for Ethan, and indeed, no respect for that woman. She looks weird.

- M on April 21st, 2011

linda33, I know nothing about Ryan, but it seems presumptuous to call her a “husband stealer” when she and Ethan had a baby 4 years after his divorce from Uma. Chances are that she wasn’t even their nanny until after he was no longer a married man.

- amyjoy on April 21st, 2011

@Linda33
I despise cheaters actions too but shouldn’t your main disgust be geared more toward the vow breaker? Ryan didn’t steal Ethan *if you can really steal people*, she was not the woman he cheated with which resulted in the demise of his marriage to Uma. The woman he cheated with and resulted with Uma divorcing him, was a model named Jen.

- Toya L. on April 21st, 2011

I live in the same neighborhood as the Hawkes and see them frequently. She is really pretty in person and they seem like a loving family. Try to keep the cat claws tucked away. Thank goodness we all arent judged so harshly.

- Shi on April 21st, 2011

Yeah, I’m with RKF on this one; he went from Uma to THAT?

- JenLaw on April 21st, 2011

Congrats to them. Love the name Clementine. Hideous tattoo-just saying.

- woo2 on April 21st, 2011

She looks alot like Uma to me….

- Ashley on April 21st, 2011

… I just can’t get over the fact that Troy Dyer is 40.

- Anna on April 21st, 2011

He cheated on Uma…..but not with the nanny. So why blame the nanny? Wouldn’t the cheater, the one who said the vows and the one who was in the marriage be the one responsible for the cheating?

- Jillian on April 21st, 2011

Congratulations to Ethan and Ryan …. Hope they have a healthy happy baby
I’m glad that not all of us live in glass houses with all these stones being thrown …..

- Bancie1031 on April 21st, 2011

Those tattoos are not very attractive. Oh well, not my arm. Congrats Ethan, Ryan, Maya, Levon, and Clementine!

- Taylor on April 21st, 2011

Congrats to the adulterer and the homewrecker……

She has a very “Yeah, I stole him, so what?!” look on her face.

I’d love to slap her.

Props to Uma Thurman and raising her children while having the right idea to divorce this lowlife.

- Mandy on April 21st, 2011

Ethan didn’t cheat with her! Here’s an article about his and Uma’s separation: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/gate/archive/2003/10/02/ddish.DTL

Don’t jump to conclusions!

- klutzy_girl on April 21st, 2011

from what i hear he’s pretty grungy like his new wife too. they were made for eachother.

- sky on April 21st, 2011

She’s much prettier than Uma Congrats to them!

- Sarah on April 21st, 2011

I LOVE her tattoos….I think sleeves on a woman are awesome.

- Brooke on April 21st, 2011

Haha, ditto Anna.

Oh y’all, spare me the “husband stealer” and “homewrecker” labels, I don’t think Ethan was snatched away against his will. Nice anger there, Mandy.

- soph on April 21st, 2011

@linda33

There is no such thing as a husband stealer, LOL! It is not a woman’s responsibility to stay away from a married man, its HIS responsibility to say NO!

I am sick of the “homewrecker” comments women frequently make. There is no such thing as a homewrecker. The only homewrecker in this situation is Ethan Hawke!

Its funny how women are so quick to judge another woman, how about you judge the man? Are men, in your opinion, so weak and stupid that they can’t say no?

- M on April 21st, 2011

“the only role that, if I fail, I will consider my life a failure.” I love that outlook on fatherhood! I’ve admired Ethan Hawke since seeing him in Before Sunrise and Before Sunset, two of the most beautiful movies I’ve ever seen. Congrats to him and his wife.

It’s funny that just because people see the words “former nanny” they automatically jump to the conclusion that he and Uma were married at the time he began his relationship with Ryan. In reality, Ethan and Uma had already been divorced for a year before he started dating his current wife. She didn’t steal anyone’s husband, she started a relationship with a divorcee. That’s not a crime, and the only people that look bad here are the ignorant ones calling her a husband stealer. And calling her “that”? Just because she has tattoos and isn’t Uma Thurman doesn’t mean she’s not a human being. Grow up.

- shalay on April 21st, 2011

Um her one tattoo looks like dog s**t with flies around it..an yea I would also love to slap the “I’m better than you because my hubby is a mediocre d-list actor who peaked in the 90s and yours isn’t” look off her face.

- haha on April 21st, 2011

I believe it takes two to the one breaking the vows and the other party that is Knowing taking part in it. I do believe in the work homewrecker, it’s unisex to me, when someone is cheating it can break a home.

- Kellie on April 21st, 2011

There must be 2 M’s.

- Toya L. on April 21st, 2011

I think the Uma Thurman fanclub came by to post some comments. Ryan looks fine and it’s the married person’s responsibility not to stray!

- Anna on April 21st, 2011

He cheated on Uma with a waitress (I remember she looked like Keri Russell) when he was filming in Canada. So yeah, he is a cheater- but she is not the woman. So I guess I can’t find fault in her. I do think while you can’t “steal” a husband, it is never cool to be involved with a man who has a wife. Especially when little kids are involved.

I can’t believe anyone thinks it is ok to be the other woman, ever. It just isn’t.

- mary on April 21st, 2011

Second M, Perfectly said!

- Jillian on April 21st, 2011

I’m not trying to be mean or anything but she really scares me in this pic! It kinda looks like, Oh yeah I got him now! haha

- Kelly on April 21st, 2011

This woman is prettier than Uma. Plus, Ethan and her look like a much better match than Ethan and Uma.

- Mira on April 21st, 2011

For those criticizing her looks, remember, beauty is subjective. Many people don’t find Uma attractive, either. It’s all personal opinion.

As for Ethan, while he cheated on Uma, it was not with Ryan. Before you criticize, please get your facts straight.

On a side note, I don’t understand why people are so quick to blame the other woman, whomever she may be. While partly at fault, the true blame should be placed on the man that strayed in the first place. He made the decision to share his life with his spouse and he made the decision to leave. No one and I repeat, no one, can steal another grown person away from a relationship. That’s just hilarious to even think.

- Cecelia on April 21st, 2011

Mary, I agree with you about cheating being wrong, whether your the cheater or the knowing & willing cheatee <— lol *no such word*. While I do think that majority of the responsibility falls on the vow breaker, the knowing & willing participant is as at fault too. That's like you & I go to rob a bank, I'm only the look out guy & your the actual one that went in & robbed the bank & when we get caught, I expect to not get charged because you were the one who actually robbed the bank. Wrong, though most of the blame will be placed on you, I being a knowing and willing participant in robbing that bank has some accountability too.

- Toya L. on April 21st, 2011

The woman he cheated on Uma with was named Jennifer Perzow. I know this because my husband used to be good friends with her and they grew up together in Montreal, attended Jewish private school with her, and then they had a summer getaway here in Nova Scotia and we have seen them there. His current wife had absolutely nothing to do with his first marriage falling apart.

- Abbe on April 21st, 2011

Congrats!

- Shannon on April 22nd, 2011

Never got him as an actor unti I saw Before Sunset – one of the most beautiful and powerful movies I’ve ever seen. Congrats to them!

- jen on April 22nd, 2011

Ethan cheated on Uma with some other woman, not Ryan. Ryan came in the picture after the divorce. Anyways, I agree with Mary, cheating is just not okay. Yes, a person can’t be stolen, but the other woman should have some dignity and not do that crap with a married man. No excuse there! It takes two, so I believe it’s both of the people’s fault. What Ethan did is hurtful and wrong in my opinion, if you don’t want to be with someone, or aren’t happy/satisfied, then don’t be with them anymore!!! Don’t wait for them to catch you cheating and break their heart even more. As far as Ryan’s looks go, she’s not great looking, but everyone has their own opinion on looks, personally I never thought Uma was that good looking either. What matters is that Ethan thinks Ryan is a hottie, not the rest of us.

- Nella on April 22nd, 2011

wow mandy, seriously? you’d like to slap someone you don’t even know? this is a sincere question, do you have anger management issues? because you don’t know anything about this woman and she hasn’t done anything to you so that’s the only explanation i can think of that you would want to slap her. that kind of attitude is a little worrying.

really i am shocked that people are so happily slagging off a woman based on a single picture (“she’s ugly, his ex-wife was more attractive, her expression says she’s happy she stole him” etc.) where do people get this anger from? does it make you all feel better to say these things?

now obviously cheating is wrong, but where does this 1950s notion come from that men who cheat are “stolen” from their wives? like they couldn’t help themselves. men have responsibility too you know. and they make a choice to be faithful or to not be faithful. it’s as simple as that. men who don’t want to cheat, won’t, simple as that.

- JM on April 22nd, 2011

Sorry JM, but me thinking someone isn’t attractive isn’t anger. You seem to attribute comments you don’t agree with with as a person being “angry.” There’s zero correlation, unless I screamed it in public, baring my fists. While I find it odd (and somewhat creepy) someone wants to slap a complete stranger, I’m also not here to diagnose a stranger with anger management issues.

- RKF on April 22nd, 2011

I would like to clarify that my opinion is not based on one picture, just MOST of them. My opinion is…YIKES!

- kendrajoi on April 22nd, 2011

Can’t we just be happy about the fact that they are bringing a new life to the world and congradulate them for it? Forget for five minutes that he cheated on his wife and she isn’t as pretty as that ex-wife and just say “Congrats the baby will be a cutie”

- Kaylie on April 22nd, 2011

If the marriage was great: he would not have cheated countless times, altho some men just are big ole ‘cheaters’ to begin with. that said:
nobody steals a spouse unless they are both unhappy anyhow.
alls that matters now is that everyone is happy with their new lives.

- cj777 on April 22nd, 2011

I must admit that I am not the biggest fan of Ethan Hawkes, but Ryan was not the reason for his break-up with Uma. Although Ryan was a former nanny for the kids, her relationship with Ethan started long after the divorce. And she was no longer working as the kids’ nanny when she and Ethan started to date.

- Kate on April 23rd, 2011

That photograph does not flatter that woman…at all. And those tattoos are cheap looking. Congratulations on the pregnancy…a child is always a blessing.

- Barbi on April 23rd, 2011

he did cheat with the nanny back then it was a big scandal and story because of who he cheated with.i’m sure different media outlets have diffrent stories he also had cheated with others as well

- colombiana 73 on April 23rd, 2011

I’m not referring to this woman as I understand they weren’t together until after the divorce, but on the subject of cheating in general I’m with Toya. It doesn’t make any sense at all to only blame the man, he’s not doing it alone.

I’ve been in this situation. My husband had an affair with a coworker and she was very much to blame as well. She bragged to her friends and belittled me. Of course he was very much at fault, but she also knew what she wanted. She knew that we were having prolems, and she knew what she could say and do to make herself look like the better choice. It goes both ways. Yes, we had problems but why does that make it okay? It wasn’t any of her business. I completely disagree with this whole “Well he is unhappy so I might as well cheat with him and it’s not skin off my back” mentality. She saw a deficiency in our marriage and acted on it for her own selfish gain. Like I said, he was definitely at fault too but it does take *two* people.

- Shelley on April 23rd, 2011

CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM BOTH AND SINCE i DON’T LIVE THEIR LIFE AND IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO I DON’T THINK IT’S FAIR TO JUDGE .

- Rebecca Saraf on April 23rd, 2011

Shelley, your hubby cheated once. He’ll cheat again. There are too many wh@ores out there looking for men in bad marriages.

I don’t get Ethan’s talent, but he seems like he enjoys being a dad and so I’m happy for him.

- Brecken on April 23rd, 2011

Shelley, you are so silly. You talk about the other woman belittling you. Uh, your husband who clearly doesn’t love you very much didn’t go around bragging about you before he banged another woman. That woman has no obligation to you and, while I agree she’s a wh@re, she isn’t your problem. Your problem is the same as Uma’s. Your man doesn’t care enough about you not to hurt you in such a cruel way. He was unhappy with you and got satisfaction from a hole that belonged to a woman you clearly blame more than him. I hate when women do this, but men are just as bad, blaming the guy who “seduced” his woman away. Hey, maybe if your woman wasn’t so trashy, she wouldn’t be so easy to seduce. People just don’t hold themselves to any standards and the media encourages it with articles about how cheating helps relationships. Yeah, betrayal is awesome for marriage!

Now Ethan may be a pig because he got bored of his wife and didn’t end the relationship and instead decided to be hurtful and THEN end the relationship. I hope he’s a better husband now. Sometimes cheaters do change or maybe Ryan’s just more understanding. Either way, they seem happy so I hope they enjoy their new baby.

- Brecken on April 23rd, 2011

Shelley, of course the other woman was at fault, as well, but your husband made those vows to you and he broke them. She may have known you two were having problems and acted upon an opportunity but your husband wasn’t forced into the situation and chose to have an affair out of his own, free will. Assuming threats aren’t made and a gun isn’t to a person’s head, no one can MAKE a grown man or woman do something he or she does not want to.

- Cecelia on April 23rd, 2011

@Brecken
Not all men cheat because they get bored with their wives. Some cheat because they have low self esteem and want to have their ego stroked, just plain greedy or feel they are lacking something in their marriage. There are men who DO brag about their wives and their lives and slutty women want to have what he’s bragging about “that can be vice versa with men & women”. Ethan did not cheat because he was bored with Uma but because he allegedly thought his wife was having an affair with Quentin Tarantino, so he had one.

I think the jest of Shelly’s post was to state that women and men who knowingly sleep with a married man/woman, SHARE the blame and not just the vow breaker. A lot of women/men who knowingly have affairs with someone married, feel as though they did nothing wrong because they weren’t the married cheater and they weren’t obligated to do right by the spouse that was cheated on. Wrong, maybe they don’t have any obligations to the cheated on spouse but they do hold some accountability of knowingly having an affair with someone married. Everyone is different but me personally wouldn’t cheat nor stay with a cheater and on that same token, I feel I have toooooooooooo much high self esteem, am too good, and have too much to offer than to be someone’s side piece of a$$ or doormat.

- Toya L. on April 23rd, 2011

I agree with most of what Shelley said as it happened to me & the OTHER girl was my BF. she always asked if we could ‘clone him’ when we were still married, and I’d send him over to fix her car & all as she was single. but I learned from that!! ladies: do not offer yr man to help out your ladie friends!!! after many yrs I forgave them, met a wonderful man & moved on. sharing children with this ex & ex-BF was the hard part, so yes shelly I agree. I hear ya. life.

- cj777 on April 24th, 2011

There are so many stupid people on this site. She did not steal him. Why do you blame her for something she did not do? Don’t you know better?

- Hea on April 24th, 2011

Brecken, for one thing it was unecessary to call me “silly”. I belive I made a point without calling anybody names or trashing anybody’s character. Secondly, I also made clear that the responsibiliity is SHARED. I stated more than once that the blame went both ways, not just one.

As far as staying with a cheater, it’s not always black and white. Statistically 50% of married women cheat and 60% of married men do. Some of these people may have been jerks to begin with but more often than not if you read up on the subject, you’ll find that affairs happen to people you would last expect it to. We all think we’re immune to it, that we would never do it or our partner never would (obviously or nobody would get married) but the statistics speak for themselves. The only thing differentiating me from 60% of married women whose husbands are or have cheated is that I know. If the person that cheated is not someone with a history of cheating and is willing to put in a tremendous amount of effort, counseling and patience, sometimes a marriage can be saved. Staying does not necessasrily mean that you’re a doormat. It’s not always black and white. It’s not for everybody or every situation but for some, a lot of intensive counseling and willigness on both sides can save a marriage. I am *not* in any way saying that it is okay. In an ideal world it wouldn’t ever happen to anybody, but unfortunately it does happen, more than any of us would like to think.

- Shelley on April 24th, 2011

Shelley, I apologize if I seemed callous of your feelings/situation. If your husband is remorseful & does actions that shows he has changed & wants to repair your marriage & you want & choose to do so, then kudos to you two. I know me & if gas went up 10 cents then it’d be because of the affair he had. Lol. As hard as it is for me to concept & accept, cheaters CAN change! DO YOU!

- Toya L. on April 24th, 2011

There are two choices that have to be made in order for cheating to occur. A man has to decide he’s going to cheat and a woman has to agree to be part of the cheating. Obviously the woman doesn’t “owe” the wife or girlfriend anything, the man does but being part of a cheating situation isn’t the right thing to do. I think the other woman is accountable in that, she’s done something wrong as well.

My boyfriend (emotionally) cheated on me(he told me he loved someone else) and we broke up because of it. However, something happened in his life that made him realize what a mistake he’d made. Since then, regaining trust has been a long road and very difficult for him because for the last seven months- I haven’t let him forget it! Things are slowly getting better and, I’ve realized that at the time I wasn’t being a good girlfriend and, I was verbally abusive. I have to agree with shelley, the girl he cheated on me with was his good friend and, she turned out to be a snake in the grass who was waited for 3 whole years for our relationship to finally crack. Women like that do exist and, people do make mistakes.

- Indira on April 25th, 2011

Toya, no need to apologize! What I said wasn’t necessarily aimed at anyone. I appreciate it though.

- Shelley on April 25th, 2011

People, we don’t know what goes on behind closed doors. Its their business. A baby is a wonderful things and congrats to them.

- Carmen on April 26th, 2011

Congrats to them! I still think Uma is more beautiful though…

- Rina on April 26th, 2011

I see crazy in those eyes.

- Dana on April 26th, 2011

There is nothing more classless than a woman with a tattoo on her bicep, and that includes Melanie Griffith.

- Ink Police on April 27th, 2011