Jonah Hill’s Rare Comments About His Wife And Kids<\/p>\n
Four years ago, Jonah Hill<\/a> almost entirely removed himself<\/a> from the public eye to protect his mental health. Now, he\u2019s back, and his life looks very different than before.<\/p>\n For context, Jonah announced in 2022 that he was taking a break from promoting his movies, explaining in an open letter<\/a> that his anxiety attacks are \u201cexacerbated by media appearances and public-facing events.\u201d He stayed true to his word and did not take part in any promotional content for Stutz, the 2022 documentary about his mental health, nor did he step out to promote You People, the comedy he starred in alongside Eddie Murphy<\/a> in 2023.<\/p>\n Then, in February this year, Jonah returned<\/a> to the red carpet for the first time in years to celebrate his newest film, Outcome, which he co-wrote, directed, and acted in.<\/p>\n The movie \u2014 which is all about celebrity cancel culture<\/a> \u2014 premiered on Apple TV on April 10, and over the past few weeks, while promoting the film, Jonah has given fans some super rare insight into his private life.<\/p>\n Firstly, while talking with Martin Scorsese<\/a> for Interview magazine<\/a> earlier this month, Jonah referred to his partner, Olivia Millar, as his \u201cwife,\u201d prompting a source to confirm to People<\/a> that the couple quietly got married.<\/p>\n Not only that, but Jonah also announced that he and Olivia recently welcomed their second baby together, nearly three years after their first child was born in June 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n In that interview, Jonah didn\u2019t talk in too much detail about his family life. However, during a live taping of a SmartLess podcast episode over the past weekend, the 42-year-old shared a little more about his and Olivia\u2019s low-key setup with their kids.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, real quick, before we go any further, my wife is here. My best friend<\/a>,\u201d he said<\/a> onstage at the Avalon Hollywood with hosts Jason Bateman<\/a>, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett. \u201cShoutout to my beautiful wife, Liv. Where is she? Oh, what\u2019s up, baby?\u201d<\/p>\n Jonah \u2014 who was born and raised in Los Angeles \u2014 explained that he and Olivia are now based \u201cin a very small town in San Diego,\u201d and their decision to leave LA came shortly after the birth of their first child three years ago.<\/p>\n \u201cI wanted to leave LA and raise a family outside of Los Angeles,\u201d he said, before paying tribute to his \u201cincredible\u201d normie neighbors in his small town. \u201cThey never treat me weird or ask me about my job or anything. My neighbor is one of my great friends, Dr. Sean\u2026 He never bothered me or was like, \u2018Oh, what\u2019s this person like?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Though he doesn\u2019t want his kids to live in LA right now, Jonah acknowledged that it was certainly a \u201ccool\u201d place to grow up in the \u201890s. \u201cYou could go skateboard downtown, or you could sneak into a movie premiere, or you could go sneak into a comedy club and see Chris Rock or something,\u201d he recalled.<\/p>\n Jonah also talked about his return to the spotlight after being “gone for a while” and how his new family life played a role in his comeback. “I\u2019m excited because I got all, like, serious for a while and I wasn\u2019t as happy,” he explained. “And then I had my family, and I got happy, and now all I want to do is be funny again. That\u2019s why I said yes [to being on SmartLess]. I\u2019m, like, I want to go fucking be funny in front of a crowd, and that\u2019d be awesome.”<\/p>\n “If you\u2019re bummed, you don\u2019t feel like being that funny, right?” he continued. “The first thing I thought about when I had my kids and was so stoked, it was like I connected to back when I was just like 12 and I was just being funny for fun. That\u2019s the thing I fell in love with my whole life.”<\/p>\n