Originally appeared on E! Online
Jeremy Allen White will always say “yes, chef” to spending time with his little ones.
“The Bear” actor gave a rare look into his bond with daughters Ezer, 7, and Dolores, 5 — whom he shares with ex-wife Addison Timlin — and how he juggles making time for them amid his busy career.
“I’ve been doing this since I was 15,” White, 34, told The Times in an interview published Oct. 18, “and all things considered, I’m all right and I get to do the thing that I love and if the trade-off is, on occasion, having somebody follow me around with a camera, that’s OK. After a while, people will stop following you once they realize that all you do is pick up your kids from school and come home.”
After all, the “Shameless” alum feels “very lucky” that his “normal life is very simple” as he continues to co-parent with Timlin. (The duo called it quits in May 2023 after three years of marriage and nine years together.) And with him building a cozy routine with his kids, White noted that he can focus on one of their favorite activities: having them test out his Carmy Berzatto-inspired dishes.
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“I made breakfast for my daughters, took them to school and later I will pick them up and make dinner,” he explained of their typical morning schedule. “I have seven dinner dishes I do well, and three my children enjoy. You do the prep, then they take a bite and just ask for chicken nuggets.”
Although White — who recently sparked dating rumors with his “The Bear” costar Molly Gordon — can whip up a balanced meal for his daughters, he’s still trying to find the perfect ingredients to help him navigate his method acting. Whether being a passionate fictional chef or transforming into Bruce Springsteen for the biopic, “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere,” he noted that these roles always demand his full attention.
And sometimes, that intense dedication can be taxing on his family life.
“I’m getting paid to put myself in painful places,” he explained. “On “The Bear,” it’s not like I walk around punching walls and screaming in my closet. But I stay close to that energy and it’s uncomfortable—and filming the Bruce movie was incredibly difficult. I was in isolation. I was far from my children. I didn’t travel home much.”
He continued, “It made me unwell and when I came out of it I thought, ‘There has to be a better way.’”
But despite that difficult transition, he’ll always make room for Ezer and Delories in his work life. In fact, White gave his kids a sweet shoutout during his acceptance speech at the 2024 Emmys, where he won Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in “The Bear.“
“Ezer and Louie, I love you so, so, so, so much,” he said during the ceremony. “You are my heart. Thank you.”
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