Skarsgard, 61, becomes dad for 8th time


Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgard performs at |*|Thank You For The Music: A Celebration Of The Music Of ABBA|*| in Hyde Park  in London on September 13, 2009.       UPI/Rune Hellestad

Stellan Skarsgard”s publicist has confirmed the Swedish actor recently became a father for the eighth time.

The 61-year-old star of “The Avengers,” “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” and “Mamma Mia!” now has seven sons and a daughter, The Hollywood Reporter said.

Skarsgard”s representative told the entertainment industry trade newspaper the actor”s wife, Megan Everett, gave birth to a healthy son in Stockholm Friday. The couple also are the parents of a 3-year-old son.

The star has six other children from a previous marriage.

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