Star Wars star Hayden Christensen enjoys rare public outing with daughter as they sing together at baseball game
The 44-year-old star was joined by 10-year-old daughter Briar Rose as they adorably sung classic Take Me Out To The Ballgame at a Chicago Cubs home game on Friday.
Hayden - who was seen on a prior outing earlier this year - was every bit the doting dad as he looked at his daughter while guiding him through the classic curing the 7th inning stretch.
Unfortunately, a fighter jet interrupted the performance early as it flew overhead and released blue smoke but the father-daughter duo soldiered on as they kept singing.
As the cute video was shared on the MLB's Instagram page, they shared it with a caption referencing Hayden's signature character Anakin Skywalker.
They wrote: 'Gives "I couldn't find a speeder that I really liked" a whole new meaning.
'[They] had their own special (unplanned) flyover.'
The actor shares the child with 43-year-old star of The OC, Rachel Bilson, whom Briar Rose looked like a mini-me version of.
Hayden and Rachel have remained amicable after ending their decade-long on/off romance (and 18-month engagement) in September 2017.
The acting duo originally met playing love interests in Doug Liman's caper Jumper and they went on to co-star in the 2009 rom-com anthology New York, I Love You as well as Sarik Andreasyan's 2014 drama American Heist.
Hayden generally keeps out of the spotlight but reemerged late last year when he celebrated his Star Wars co-star Ewan McGregor at his Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony.
Ewan, 54, who played Obi-Wan Kenobi in the prequels, was honored with a star on the iconic boulevard and Hayden gave a touching speech at the ceremony.
In his touching speech, he praised Ewan and recalled the first time he met him while working on 2002's Attack of the Clones.
'I often think about the first time that I met you. We were both in Australia, many moons ago, getting ready to do Star Wars episode 2,' he said.
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Unfortunately, a fighter jet interrupted the performance early as it flew overhead and released blue smoke but the father-daughter duo soldiered on as they kept singing
'I walk into this room where I'm told Ewan is going to be, and before I can even put eyes on him, I hear his voice. And he exclaims my name with more enthusiasm than I think I'd ever heard it spoken with before.
'I turn and I see him, and then he's coming at me, and he just gives me the biggest hug. Like, just the most disarmingly warm embrace.'
Hayden described Ewan as the 'nicest person' and said he knew he was meeting someone 'special' immediately as he gushed over their friendship.
'We start chatting and he's just the nicest person. He's telling me how excited he is getting to work together and how much fun we're going to have doing our light saber training,' he went on.
'He's just beyond kind to me. It was immediately apparent to me that I was meeting someone truly special. And not just as an actor, but as a person. I was meeting a friend.
'A friend who would later go on to chop off both my legs and leave me for dead on the side of a volcano but I guess I kind of had that coming.'
Speaking of his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi, Hayden described Ewan's work as 'magic', adding: 'And the best kind of magic — not the kind that involves any like trickery or sleight of hand, but the kind that really makes you believe in something bigger.
'Because he wasn't just playing Obi-Wan, he was Obi-Wan. I mean, he is Obi Wan. And I really hope we get more Obi-Wan, because this man is just Star Wars gold.'
Met on set: The acting duo met playing love interests in Doug Liman's caper Jumper (pictured in 2007) and they went on to co-star in the 2009 rom-com anthology New York, I Love You as well as Sarik Andreasyan's 2014 drama American Heist
They starred opposite one another in 2002's Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, 2005's Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, and more recently joined forces once again for the 2022 Disney+ mini series, Obi-Wan Kenobi.
On top of their work on screen, the duo have also lent their voices to various Star Wars projects including the 2019 film, Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker.
Hayden also contributed to 2019's Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker and reprised his role as Anakin in the 2023 Disney+ Star Wars series Ahsoka.
Hayden was just 19 years old when he landed the role of Anakin in 2002's Attack of the Clones and he has opened up about the negative backlash from fans at the time.
When the movie was released, it was quite successful financially ($653.7million worldwide from a $115million budget) but received quite a bit of negativity from fans.
'Because Star Wars has had the cultural impact that it has, these characters almost become public domain, where people feel a sense of ownership over them,' he told Empire last year.
'The character was criticised, my performance was criticised, and that part sucked.'
Though now a beloved part of the franchise, Hayden admitted his journey with Star Wars has been 'bumpy' at times as he addressed the controversy.
Despite the initial backlash, the prequels have held up over the years and Hayden is now a firm fan favourite and always gets standing ovations from fans at conventions.
'It's been a remarkable experience. And just a very heartwarming one. The journey that I've been on with Star Wars over the last 20 plus years… it's been a wild ride, and where we're at now is really meaningful to me,' he said.
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