Adam Driver and wife Joanne Tucker quietly welcomed baby daughter this year … as he let news slip during rehearsal for Saturday Night Live hosting stint

Adam Driver and his wife Joan Tucker welcomed a daughter earlier this year as the Oscar-nominated actor recently publicly announced the addition to his family.

Driver, 40, announced that he and Tucker, 41, had a baby during rehearsals for his Saturday Night Live performance over the weekend, sources said. Page six.

Driver, who plays Enzo Ferrari in the upcoming Ferrari biopic, made the comment during his opening monologue, the outlet reported.

The San Diego native said, “Last year I asked for a girl and got her, which is exhausting, so this year I’m wishing for an Ambien!”

The Marriage Story actor and his wife had a son in 2016.

Adam Driver, 40, and his wife Joan Tucker, 41, welcomed a daughter earlier this year as the Oscar-nominated actor recently publicly announced the addition to his family. The photo shows October in New York.

Driver followed his previous pattern by confirming the news, as he had previously done when hosting SNL January 2020.

Driver, who plays Kylo Ren in the Star Wars universe, said at the time: “I’m a husband. And father. Although in that order. I told my son very clearly about this: he is second in everything.”

Tucker wore what appeared to be a baby bump during a shopping trip in New York City in February.

This was reported by sources close to Driver and his wife. Page six In November 2018, Driver and Tucker’s relatives announced the pregnancy on their Instagram accounts, which were closed.

Tucker’s sister posted photos from their baby shower together, calling them “new moms” in a post that accidentally became public, insiders told the publication.

Driver and Tucker took their son on a trip to Italy in March 2021, the outlet reported.

Although Driver and Tucker haven’t spoken publicly about their children, Driver mentioned being a parent in a February 2017 interview with the magazine. W Magazine.

The actor said that at one time he doubted that he “loved anything more” than his dog, adding: “Maybe I have a child – and be like, but a dog!”

Driver said he and Tucker welcomed their new baby during rehearsals for his Saturday Night Live performance over the weekend, sources told Page Six.

The Marriage Story actor said, “Last year I asked for a girl and got one, which is exhausting, so this year I’m wishing for an Ambien!”

Driver and Tucker first crossed paths while attending Juilliard and married in June 2013.

Tucker is also an actress, having been seen alongside her husband in the 2019 film The Report, as well as an episode of the 2016 HBO series Girls.

She has also been seen in films like 2020’s Give or Take, 2016’s Zero Days, and 2014’s Listen Up Philip.