Celebrity Parents Jeffrey Tambor: Parenthood 'Not for the Selfish' "Hey look, I'm old! I'm 66, so why wouldn't someone say that?," he asks. "My only problem is when I say, 'Yeah, I'm their father,' and they go, 'Oh, come on.' That's when my blood pressure goes up a little tiny bit." By Staff Author Published on November 14, 2010 02:00 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Those who would judge late-in-life dad Jeffrey Tambor, rest assured — the Arrested Development star, 66, is unfazed by the criticism. “First of all, the people who write those things on the Internet are not rocket scientists for the most part. They’re writing it at 3 in the morning with little if anything else to do,” the dad-of-five tells Babble. “If I counted on the sensitivity of the Internet public, I would be in trouble. Otherwise, you just go on. I don’t know what else to do.” Still, Tambor says even he has a tipping point when it comes to the dubious reactions of strangers upon learning that twins Hugo Bernard and Eli Nicholas, 13 months, are his children — and not his grandchildren. “It happens hourly,” he laments, citing one recent case of mistaken identity at a check-up with the boys’ pediatrician. “Hey look, I’m old! I’m 66, so why wouldn’t someone say that?,” he asks. “My only problem is when I say, ‘Yeah, I’m their father,’ and they go, ‘Oh, come on.’ That’s when my blood pressure goes up a little tiny bit.” His advancing age — while “not a scare” — is “certainly a thought” which Tambor has often. “I want to spend as much time as I can with my kids,” he explains. “I want to live as long as I can to help them and mentor them and witness their travels.” With that said, Tambor considers himself “lucky” to have the twins, daughter Eve Julia, 3½, son Gabriel Kasper, 4½, and adult daughter Molly — a teacher of European history — in his life and calls it a “privilege” to be an older dad. “It’s not for the meek and it’s not for the selfish,” he muses. “It teaches you to give and give and give and give.” “I’ve been thrown a great, great game here,” he adds. “This is good. This is nothing to worry about.” Related Articles Like Her Father Before Her, Brooklyn's 'Ice Cream Girl' Maria Campanella Says 'Ice Cream is Happiness!' Machine Gun Kelly Shares Why He Smashed a Champagne Glass Against His Head After Concert Celebrity Lookalikes You've Gotta See to Believe Andrew Garfield Recalls Missing His Late Mom on Oscar Night: 'You Want to Bring Her in Your Pocket' Everything Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott Have Said About Parenthood Lance Bass Says His 'Perspective' Changed After Welcoming Twins: 'I'm Just So Obsessed with Them' After Getting COVID, This Louisiana Teen Made It His Mission to Get His Peers Vaccinated: 'This Is Our Fight' Dwayne Johnson Nicknames Eli Manning 'Human Carbon Monoxide' Because He's 'the Silent Killer' Jenna Bush Hager Reveals 'Painful' Part About Becoming a Mom Years Before Twin Sister Barbara Doors Guitarist Robby Krieger Gets to the Truth of Rock's Most Mythologized Band with New Memoir Dave Hause Is 'Chasing the Song' on His New Album 'Blood Harmony' : 'That's the Guiding Light for Me' Robin Williams' Daughter Asks Fans to Stop 'Spamming' Her with Viral Impression Video of Her Dad Mila Kunis Admits It Was 'Selfish' to Deny Ashton Kutcher His Space Trip: 'Now It's Too Late' Grab Some Tissues: These Quotes from Celebrity Dads About Their Kids Will Make You Cry (or Laugh Until You Do) Jimmie Allen Jokes That Another Daughter Means '9 More Years of Disney Princesses': 'I'm Hype!' Mila Kunis Jokes About the Parenting 'Irony' of Not Letting Husband Ashton Kutcher Go to Space Newsletter Sign Up By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Cookies Settings Accept All Cookies