Lionel Richie, the judge on American Idol, is the father of three children from his marriages to Brenda Harvey and Diane Alexander.
Richie, 71, is presently serving as a judge on American Idol for the fourth season.
Lionel Richie Children: Nicole Richie, Sofia Richie, And Miles Brockman Richie
Lionel Richie is the father of three children from two different marriages.
Richie married Brenda Harvey, his undergraduate love, in 1975.
Nicole Camille Escovedo, now Nicole Richie, was adopted by the couple eight years later.
Nicole’s biological parents consented to let her go in with Richie when she was three years old since they couldn’t afford to provide for her.
Initially, Richie was her guardian, but when Nicole was nine years old, he and his wife Harvey legally adopted her.
Nicole Madden has two sons with her spouse Joel Madden.
Richie started seeing Diane Alexander in 1986, while still married to Harvey.
After nearly 18 years of marriage, Richie and Harvey divorced in August 1993 and married Alexander in December 1995.
Richie and Alexander have two children: Miles Brockman, who was born in May 1994, and Sofia Richie, who was born in August 1998.
The marriage of Richie and Alexander dissolved in 2004.