The saying that every successful man is a pillar of support and inspiration in the form of a woman holds true for Australian actor and director Simon Baker. He’s been married to the same woman for two decades and continues to credit her for his success at home and on screen. We’ll be looking at the woman the Aussie blonde is hooked up to. Before that, let’s take a look at his profile.
Simon was born on July 30, 1969 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia but grew up in Ballina, a town in New South Wales, Australia. He is best known for his role in the television series The Guardian and The Mentalist as Nicholas Fallin and Patrick Jane respectively. Simon also grabbed a lot of hearts by portraying a writer, Christian Thompson, Anne Hathaway’s love interest for The Devil Wears Prada
Among his many silver credits are: Home and Away, E Street, the Academy Award-winning LA Confidential, Sunset Strip, Land of the Dead, The Ring Two, The Killer Inside Me, Margin Call, The Best Day of My Life and others. He has also done several commercials for top brands including Givenchy, Longines, AZL Bank. Also known for his beauty, he was voted one of People magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People (2002) and its 100 Most Beautiful People (2009).
The tall actor (1.79m) made his directorial debut with the film Breath, which he wrote and also starred in. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 14, 2013, and was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences the previous year, in June. Now let’s move on to the actor’s wife, family and children.
Wife – Rebecca Rigg
Simon Baker has been with a woman for over 20 years and seems to be falling in love with her with each passing day. The woman he considers his rock is none other than actress, Rebecca Rigg.
The pair met on a blind date in 1991 at the Royal Hotel in Sydney’s Paddington and married on October 2, 1998, after dating for five years. They have three children; two sons and a daughter.
Rebecca is an Australian actress born on December 31, 1967 in Sydney, Australia. She is best known for her roles in the movies, Finn Bold and Ellie Parker. She has been on screen for over three decades and has starred in highly acclaimed television series on Australian and American television. Her acting credits include Fat Finn (1980) for which she was nominated for an AFI Award for Best Supporting Actress, Fortress (1985), Want and Abel (1987), Family and Friends (1990), Jerry Maguire (1996).
While her husband won the Logie Awards in 1992, Rebecca was nominated in the same category as her previous years in 1983, when she was just 15. She also shared the screen with Simon on Rue E where she played his girlfriend and on an episode of The Mentalist, A Dozen Red Roses
Simon Baker Family, children
The Mentalist actor was born to drama teacher Elizabeth Labberton and schoolyard supervisor Barry Baker. He has an older brother, his sister Terri, a doctor in Australia. His parents divorced when he was 2, giving him a stepfather, Tom Denny. He also has three half-brothers.
As mentioned earlier, Simon Baker has three children. His eldest son, a girl, was born before he tied the knot with his wife and was just 24. Stella Breeze was born on August 8, 1993. Her brother, Claude Blue, followed her five years later, in 1998. The youngest of the Baker pack, Harry Friday arrived on September 19, 2001.
Despite his impressive acting credentials, SimonBaker is quick to recognize his family as his greatest accomplishment and calls his children joy and pride. He is every inch a loving and loving husband and father. He also cites them as the secret to his huge success and happiness in his career. Talking about what makes him a great father, he constantly attributes his presence to magic.
He has established a strong relationship with his wife and children and often takes advice from his children. Her daughter, Stella, advised her to take on the role of The Devil Wears Prada
Stella may have inherited representational abilities from her parents. She studied acting at Yale University and appeared in an episode of The Mentalist, The Mentalist: The Greybar Hote l (2014). The Baker couple are good friends with actresses Nicole Kidman and Naomi Watts, both godmothers to their sons, Harry and Claude, respectively.