30+ Celebrities Who Were Raised by a Single Dad

Children’s upbringing and development is greatly influenced by their parents. It's why our parents play such important parts in our life. But, while the norm is having two loving parents, that's not always the case. For these celebrities, it was their single fathers that stepped up and raised them to become the stars that they are today. Let's look at the celebs who were raised by their dads.

Hugh was born in 1968 in Sydney, Australia, to Christopher John Jackman and Grace McNeil. He's best known for his role as Logan/Wolverine in the X-Men film series, a role he's played for an impressive 17 years. He's also become known for his love for musicals and the theater.

Tom Hanks is an American actor and filmmaker whose career spans nearly five decades in the entertainment industry. He was born in 1956 in Concord, California, and was raised by his father, who divorced his mother when Tom was five years old.

Bono, the lead singer of the rock band U2, was born Paul David Hewson in Dublin, Ireland, in 1960. The Irish singer-songwriter's mother passed due to a cerebral aneurysm while attending her own father's funeral. Bono was 14 at the time, leaving his father to raise him and his brother alone.

The multi-talented singer was born in San Francisco, California, in 1964. Frank Rodriguez adopted Courtney after her mother married him. When Courtney was 12, the American singer's mother divorced Courtney's legally adopted stepfather.