The star of the new hit show Empire, Terrence Howard, has announced the birth of his baby son. 

The 46-year-old actor shared the first picture of his new bundle of joy this weekend. Although Terrence and his wife Miranda Howard, have only just announced the birth of their son, he was actually born four weeks ago.

The Crash star shared with fans the meaning of his son’s unusual name, which comes from the mythic Chinese creature, the qilin. He tweeted, “A mythical ½ dragon ½ lion who glides above the land so as not to harm even a blade of grass… meet Qirin Love!”

 

This is the first child for the couple, who married in 2013. Mr Howard has been married three times before, twice being to the same person.

The Iron Man star married Lori MCommas in 1989, and the couple had three children together. They divorced in 2003, remarried in 2005, and split again in 2007.

Terrence’s third marriage was to Michelle Ghent in 2010, but the couple divorced in 2013 when Ms Ghent accused her husband of abuse and obtained a restraining order against him.

The father of four is also a grandfather of one, as his daughter Aubrey had her first child in 2012.