Actor Owen Wilson is a new dad

[January 17, 2011]  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Actor Owen Wilson is a new dad.

A publicist for the 42-year-old actor confirms that Wilson and girlfriend Jade Duell welcomed a baby boy in Hawaii on Friday.

Wilson spokeswoman Ina Treciokas did not release additional details, but the Los Angeles Times reports the child, named Ford Linton Wilson, weighed in at 6 pounds, 13 ounces.

Wilson appeared in the recent films "Little Fockers" and "How Do You Know." His other credits include "Marley & Me," `'Drillbit Taylor" and "Wedding Crashers."

[Associated Press]

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