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Al Roker Says He's 'Very Proud' of Son Nicholas as He Celebrates His 23rd Birthday with Touching Tribute

Al Roker Says He's 'Very Proud' of Son Nicholas as He Celebrates His 23rd Birthday with Touching Tribute

Yahoo18-07-2025
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Al Roker's son is another year older
The Today weatherman shared a sweet video on Instagram Reels to celebrate his son Nicholas' 23rd birthday, sharing an assortment of throwback and recent pictures of his son
Roker is also a father to daughters Courtney and LeilaAl Roker's son is another year older!
On Friday, July 18, the Today weatherman, 70, shared a sweet video via Instagram Reels to celebrate his son Nicholas' 23rd birthday. In the clip, which was set to Lenny Kravitz's "Happy Birthday," Roker included several pictures of his son from his childhood into adulthood, saying that he's "very proud of the young man he has become."
"Happy Birthday to this guy. Hard to believe he is 23!" Here's a look at those 23 years. So very proud of the young man he has become. We love you, Nicholas!!"
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In addition to Nicholas, Roker is a father to daughters Courtney and Leila. He first became a father in 1987 when his daughter Courtney, 37 – whom he shared with his late ex-wife Alice Bell — was born. Following his divorce from Bell in 1994, Roker wed Deborah Roberts in 1995 and the couple went on to have two children together: daughter Leila, 26, and son Nicholas.
The meteorologist often boasts about Nick's many talents and accomplishments — of which the college student has plenty. He has a black belt in Taekwondo and began training for a marathon. When he was 16 years old he won two gold medals at the Special Olympics New York Summer Games for the 25-yard butterfly and 50-yard freestyle swim races.
"He's very goal-oriented and he's a great kid," Roker said of Nick in 2020. "As a lot of parents who have kids who have special needs [know], they can try your patience. Not that they mean to, or anything like that. I look at him and all that he does and I want to be a better person."
Unsurprisingly, Roker was every bit the beaming dad and said he "could not be prouder" of his son. On Sunday, May 18, Roker shared several photos celebrating his son on his major accomplishment of graduating college.
In the five-photo carousel, the proud dad shared throwback photos of him and his wife posing alongside their son as they dropped him off for his freshman year. He also included several snaps and a video from his son's graduation, including a picture of them after the ceremony.
"Three years ago, we dropped him off as a first year college student," he wrote. "Today @nickroker155has his #associatesdegree in #communications and we could not be prouder of how hard he has worked and is determined to get his #bachelorsdegree Way to go, my boy."
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Earlier that month, the Today anchor, who became a 'pop-pop' in July 2023 when daughter Courtney gave birth to baby girl Sky Lara, shared with PEOPLE how he's going to take advantage of being a grandfather.
"I'm going to do everything I didn't do as a parent with my grandchildren," he told PEOPLE. "I am breaking all the rules."
He continued to joke, "This kid's going to be on sugar overload. She's going to get whatever she wants. It's going to be fantastic."
He then explained that being a grandparent "outranks everything," including breaking the rules, "Because then I leave."
"It's like, 'Okay, she's all revved up. Here you go. Bye. Got to go. Pop Pop's got a date with a ghost,' " he jokingly added.
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