Theodore Norman Howard Gabel is the son of an actress Bryce Dallas Howard. His mother is an actress and director who has appeared in a number of hit TV projects including spiderman 3, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Jurassic World Domination, and so on. Likewise, the star child is equally recognized as the son of the actor Seth Gabel.
Just like Theodore’s parents’ charming professional career, they are also able to keep their love alive for each other until now. The lovebirds celebrated their 16th wedding anniversary in June 2022. Although some serious issues arose when Theodore was born, including postpartum depression, both his parents are now happily living together.
Well, here are more facts about Bryce Dallas Howard’s son Theodore to explore. So let’s get started!
Who is Theodore Norman Howard-Gabel? His age in 2022
Theodore Norman Howard-Gabel is the eldest son of actress Bryce Dallas Howard (mother) and her actor husband Seth Gabel (father). He was born on February 16, 2007 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The star child will be 15 years old as of 2022.
Theo when He was a childHe also has a younger sister Beatrice Jean Howard-Gabel. Gabel was also seen on TV several times with his mother and sister. One time when their mother was busy filming with her crew members for Mandalorian, they went to play with the baby Yoda doll. After knowing that, their mother told them to keep it a secret about the baby.
And Bryce, after her kids came back from school, she used to ask what aren’t you going to talk about today. They replied with the word “Baby.”
The actress once told The Hollywood Reporter,
“When the kids went back to school, every day I said, ‘So what aren’t you going to talk about today?’ And they’d say, ‘Baby!’”
Besides, when we talk about his racial background, Theodore belongs to mixed ethnicity as his father is Jewish and his mother is of Dutch, English, French, German, Irish and Scottish descent.
He comes from a family of actors
In addition to Theodore’s parents, his maternal aunts Paige Howard and Jocelyn Howard are also actors. In fact his maternal grandfather Ron Howard also likes show business. But his maternal uncle Reed Cross Howard is a professional golfer.
Moreover, not only his maternal side but also his late great grandparents Rance Howard & Jean Speegle Howard were in the entertainment industry.
Bryce appreciates the love her father has shown as a grandfather to her children
Theodore’s mother Bryce says her father is the best grandfather anyone could wish for. The actress described his father’s love for her children People,
“He is the sweetest grandpa and I love that both of my children have a unique and special bond with him. I have my own fond memories of myself as a kid with him, and to see my kids play with him and do things with my dad that I did as a kid makes me so happy!
Ron Howard has become the grandfather Theo could wish forBryce went on to say about her children describing her daughter Beatrice as gregarious and a natural leader while her son Theodore appears to be an artistic mind and has a complex imagination just like her father.
Theo didn’t get his name until three days after he was born
First, his mom Bryce and her husband Seth didn’t plan on having babies until they turned 30. But just after their seven-day marriage, Bryce was pregnant with her first baby. As mentioned earlier, when Theo was born, they hadn’t decided on his name yet.
After three days they called him “Theodore Norman.” Between the three day interval, they just looked at him and wanted to see ‘who is this person?’ Bryce also leafed through a book of names. According to the actress, Theo was a gift from God and the meaning in a name book for it was ‘Theodore’. So that’s how the star boy goes by his first name.
What about his middle name “Norman?” Is it also how his mother got her name based on where the actress was born? Well, the Jurassic world star told,
Oh no, no, no. I am very conventional compared to my parents. His middle name is after my husband’s grandfather. It’s pretty much as conventional as you can get.
Theodore’s mother Bryce was diagnosed with postpartum depression after his birth
As mentioned above, Bryce was pregnant with her first child seven days after her wedding. At the time, Howard was on her honeymoon with her husband. She gave birth to her son in 2007, but her early motherhood journey couldn’t be that great.
A few mothers after giving birth to her child, Bryce became totally hopeless and could barely move from one place to another due to the stitches.
She said, ‘I’m going to die here, lying next to my newborn son. I’m literally dying tonight.” The actress even felt like she was suffering from emotional amnesia. Soon Bryce started ruining everything in her life.
She also called herself a rotten mother,
My house was a mess. I believed I was a terrible dog owner. I was sure I was a terrible actress; I dreaded making a movie a few weeks after birth because I could barely concentrate enough to read the script. And worst of all, I definitely felt like I was a rotten mom — not a bad one, but a rotten one. Because the truth was, every time I looked at my son, I wanted to disappear.
Gradually, her husband Seth also began to notice her problems and the two decided to go to the midwife. And the doctor recommended a homeopathic treatment plan for her. When the therapist arrived, it turned out that the actress had severe postpartum depression.
Theodore Norman Howard-Gabel’s father fell head over heels in love after the first date with his mother
Theo’s parents first met at New York University. They were also good friends. After having known each other for a while, his mother and father dated for the first time in February 2001. In fact, it was love at first sight for his father Seth.
On February 21, 2021, to mark their 20th year together, actor Gabel shared a post. He captioned,
Twenty years ago tonight I had my first date with @brycedhoward and fell in love! She is the yin to my yang, the PB to my J, the Mando to my baby Yoda and the light of my life 🙂
Theo’s parents when they were datingAfter a five-year relationship, the couple walked down the aisle on June 17, 2006. Their wedding took place in Greenwich, Connecticut with a limited audience. However, the wedding photos were rarely shared by the Howard family at the time, but in November 2019, Bryce uploaded several photos of his wife in a wedding dress while thanking the designer Zac Posen for her dress.
Theodore’s mother Bryce in her wedding dressIn addition, Theo’s parents have been married for more than 16 years.
His mother is a multimillionaire
Theodore Norman Howard-Gabel’s mother Bryce has earned quite a bit of money from her acting career. Well, to tell you exactly, Bryce Howard is estimated to have a net worth of $25 million as of 2022.
On the other hand, his father has a total net worth of $2 million.
Contents
- 1 Who is Theodore Norman Howard-Gabel? His age in 2022
- 2 He comes from a family of actors
- 3 Bryce appreciates the love her father has shown as a grandfather to her children
- 4 Theo didn’t get his name until three days after he was born
- 5 Theodore’s mother Bryce was diagnosed with postpartum depression after his birth
- 6 Theodore Norman Howard-Gabel’s father fell head over heels in love after the first date with his mother
- 7 His mother is a multimillionaire