Steven Tyler and Liv Tyler (Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho /FilmMagic/Getty Images)
Steven Tyler
One of the most famous examples of love children is actress Liv Tyler, whose father is Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler. Liv was born in 1977 while her dad was married to his second wife, Cyrinda Foxe — only 17 months before her sister Mia Tyler, Hello Magazine reported. Liv, whose last name was originally Rundgren, was raised by her mother, actress Bebe Buell and her boyfriend at the time, Todd Rundgren. Liv told “The Jonathan Ross Show” she was at a concert once and saw Mia standing along the side of a stage, describing her as “my twin.”
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