John McGinley, wife Nichole Kessler, his 11-year-old son Max, and their 9-month-old daughter Billie Grace, depart LAX for Thanksgiving.

John’s son Max has Down syndrome. In 2006, John served as the national spokesperson for the National Down Syndrome Society’s annual Buddy Walk.

The 49-year-old actor, producer and screenwriter, is best known for his roles as Perry Cox in NBC’s comedy Scrubs and Sergeant Red O’Neill in Oliver Stone’s Platoon.

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Actor Noah Wyle and his wife Tracy Warbin take their two children, Owen, 6, and Auden, 3, to the Grove shopping mall to take a picture with Santa.

Noah stars in the new movie Boy of Pigs.

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Looking all grown-up, 15-year-old Isabella and 13-year-old Connor Cruise join their family and the Beckhams to watch stepmom, Katie Holmes’, performance of All My Sons.

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Naomi Watts hides her huge baby bump under all black as she walks in the Village with her partner, fellow actor Liev Schreiber.

Liev and Naomi are already parents to 16-month-old Alexander. Their latest addition must be due any day now?!

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Carson Daly is going to be a father for the first time this Spring. He and his girlfriend Siri Pinter are expecting. Carson’s rep told People, “Carson is thrilled to be a father and they are looking forward to an extra special Thanksgiving this year with family and friends.”

Jodie Sweetin, 26, asked for a divorce from her husband Cody Herpin, 31. According to People, Sweetin filed papers Wednesday in Orange County, Calif., for legal separation. Herpin was the one who helped Jodie get off of methamphetamine. She was addicted for several years however is clean now.

Herpin told People, “I was dumbfounded,” adding that Sweetin left their home and took their 7-month-old girl. “Over this past month something has been different. I’m concerned about our daughter and I just want (Zoie) home.”

The Superior Court papers state that Sweetin seeks joint legal and physical custody of Zoie. She also wants Cody to pay for all legal fees.

UPDATE: On the name choice — I’ve seen some reports that say Bronx was chosen because that’s where the little guy was conceived (thanks, needed to know that — right up there with Kingston Stefani-Rossdale) and Mowgli because Simpson and Wentz are obsessed with The Jungle Book. Guess we’ll have to wait for official confirmation on this.

After what was reported to be as much as two weeks past her due date, singer Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and husband Pete Wentz finally welcomed their first, and much-anticipated baby, a boy, yesterday evening in Los Angeles.

And in a move that rockets the couple to the top of the running in our Celebrity Baby Names of the Year, they named their son Bronx Mowgli.

It’s moments like these that make being a blogger about celebrity baby names all worthwhile. Bronx Mowgli is the sort of name that only celebrities could dream up.

A quick check of our favorite website for baby names meanings revealed neither Bronx nor Mowgli in their lists, but maybe they will be added soon. Mowgli of course is the famous name of Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book character, immortalized since he first appeared in Kipling’s short story, In the Rukh, a year before appearing in the more well-known Jungle Book. Ever since, Mowgli has been the icon of the wild boy, brought up in the wild by wolves (in the Jungle Book story). Mowgli is also said to have been a major influence in the creation of Edgar Rice Burrough’s character Tarzan.

Bronx, naturally, is the famous borough in New York City, properly known as The Bronx. The roots of the name are not particularly remarkable — according to Wikipedia, the area known today as The Bronx was land wrested from native Americans around 1640 by a Dutch sea-captain named Bronck.

Here’s the big question: how did the new parents come up with the name Bronx Mowgli? Are they trying to go one better than the Beckhams, who have a son named Brooklyn? What’s fascinating about this is the fact that just a few weeks ago, Pete Wentz went on record saying that they were going to wait until the baby arrived before finally deciding on a name. Does this mean little Bronx Mowgli arrived like a screaming wolf child from The Bronx? It would seem so. But, naturally, it’s early days, and I’m sure we’ll hear lots more about how Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Pete Wentz came up with this amazing baby name.

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Finally, Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz have their baby. It seemed like this pregnancy was forever in my eyes but in the end Simpson and Wentz have beautiful baby boy, Bronx Mowgli. He was born last night, November 20th, and weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long. This is the first child for the singers who married earlier this year. Their representative said in a statement: “Ashlee, Pete and baby Bronx are all healthy and happy, and thank everyone for their well wishes!”

From reading some articles lately, Ashlee was ready for this baby and was trying anything to go into labor. She was even thinking about getting induced according to her sister.

Ashlee Simpson has given birth to her and husband Pete Wentz’s first child! Son Bronx Mowgli Wentz was born November 20th, weighing 7 lbs, 11 oz. Their spokesperson released a statement,

“Ashlee, Pete and baby Bronx are all healthy and happy, and thank everyone for their well wishes!”

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Sarah Wayne Callies takes a lunch break with her 16-month-old daughter Keala — who digs right into mom’s food, while on the set of Prison Break Wednesday in LA.

Sarah, plays Dr. Sara Tancredi, on the Fox network series airing Mondays nights at 9pm.

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