Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Josh Radnor Announces Birth of Baby Boy

The How I Met Your Mother star shared a low-key Instagram update after first telling podcast listeners.

Overview

  • On Feb. 4, 2026, Radnor posted that he and wife Jordana Jacobs welcomed their first child “a few months ago.”
  • The Instagram carousel showed him with his son, the baby sleeping on a guitar, and Jacobs in a hospital bed with the newborn.
  • Radnor said his son is observant, calms to guitar music, laughs at “baba ghanoush,” and is “a total delight.”
  • The couple has not shared their son's name or exact birth date.
  • Fans and peers offered congratulations, including How I Met Your Mother co-creator Craig Thomas and actor Rachel Zegler.