Which Celebrity Recently Became a First-Time Grandpa?

Charles Gibson, Good Morning America host from January 1987 to May 1998 and from January 1999 to the present, became a grandpa for the first time recently. His daughter, Jessica, and her husband, Robert Rosen, welcomed son Andrew Reece Gibson Rosen into the world on March 14, 2006. In addition to his Good Morning America host role, Gibson had been serving as a substitute for Bob Woodruff, alongside Diane Sawyer, on World News Tonight. He has been chosen to permanently anchor World News Tonight.

Actor Tony Danza, born Antonio Salvatore Iadanza, became a grandfather for the first time on August 27, 2005, when son Marc, and wife Julie, welcomed baby Nicholas David into the world via c-section at 5:13 a.m. Danza, known for his roles in Who's the Boss and Taxi, currently hosts a talk show, The Tony Danza Show in New York City. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for a guest-starring 1998 role in the TV series The Practice.

Donny Osmond, or Donald Clark Osmond, the youngest of the Osmond Brothers, and part of the Donny & Marie Osmond duo, became a grandpa for the first time on August 21, 2005. Donny and Debbie Osmond's son Jeremy and wife Melissa welcomed a baby boy on August 21 at 1:40 pm. Dylan weighed 7 lbs. and 9 oz. and measured 19 1/2 inches long. In addition to his musical talents, Osmond is an actor and a host. He was the co-host of a talk show with his sister in 1998 also called Donny and Marie. The show ran for two seasons, and it marked the first time the brother and sister had been together professionally in twenty years. He went on to host Pyramid, a syndicated television game show, which ran from 2002 until cancellation in 2004.

Actor, producer, and director Mel Gibson, born Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson, has seven children, Hannah, twins Edward and Christian, Willie, Louis, Milo, and Tommy, with wife Robyn Moore. None of his children have children of their own. Gibson is most known for his recent film The Passion of the Christ, and his role in films like Braveheart, Forever Young, and Lethal Weapon. Apart from being selected as People magazine's first Sexiest Man Alive, in 1985, he has been awarded many accolades from the People's Choice Award to the Academy Award. He received a Golden Globe and two Academy Awards for his directorial work in Braveheart.

Originally published on AmericanBaby.com, June 2006.