Anthony Mackie Shares Why He Retains His 4 Sons Away from the Highlight

Anthony Mackie all the time retains his enterprise life separate from his private one.

In true Captain America style, Mackie, 46, protects his kids from the cruel microscope that comes with world stardom. The New Orleans native informed Esquire for a brand new cowl story that he deliberately leaves his household life non-public, protecting particular particulars about them out of the media.

“I’ve all the time stored my private life out of the enterprise,” he informed the outlet. “I don’t enable individuals to {photograph} my youngsters. I don’t deliver my youngsters round. I would like my youngsters to be regular.”

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Whereas he could also be defending his 4 boys from the destructive side of fame, The Falcon and the Winter Solider actor can not help however rave about his kids. Identical to any mum or dad, Mackie cannot cease himself from mentioning small issues about his kids, like his son gifting him a poop-emoji plushie for his truck.

“My son gave me that,” he defined as he confirmed the reporter the toy. “He’s like, ‘You’re a giant poop-head!’”

Mackie shares 4 boys, whose ages vary from 8 to fifteen, along with his ex-wife Sheletta Chapital.

Regardless of his two-decade-long profitable profession together with Oscar winners and mega blockbusters, his boys stay unimpressed. The actor informed PEOPLE in a March 2021 interview that his youngsters could be extra enthusiastic about his job if it concerned enjoying video video games on-line, like their favourite streamers on Twitch.

“They’re just about actually not into me as an actor in any respect,” Mackie stated. “It is shockingly humorous how a lot they could not care much less about me being in films.”

Regardless of his high-profile career, his 4 boys merely view him as “dad.” The Night time Earlier than actor stated that he is loved seeing every of his youngsters’ particular person personalities develop whereas staying in New Orleans for many of 2020.

“They’re attending to the age the place their particular person personalities are beginning to present, it is enjoyable to have the ability to embrace that and expertise that their development as people,” Mackie stated in June 2024.

“My second child, he is a cook dinner. We cook dinner collectively on a regular basis,” he defined. “My oldest is form of emotionally like me. I’ve loved simply being at dwelling and in a position to get to know them higher as people.”