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Ben McKenzie Gives Update on Baby Daughter Frances!

Ben McKenzie became a father for the first time earlier this year and now he is giving us an update on his seven-month-old daughter Frances, whose mom is his fiancee Morena Baccarin.

The 38-year-old Gotham actor sat down for an interview on Harry, airing on Wednesday (October 12).

“I am [a new dad], she seven months old. Her name is Frances, after my mother,” Ben said during his interview. “I love that name, we call her Frankie. She’s seven months old and the cutest thing in the world.”

Harry noted that his kids started interacting with him around the 6 month mark.

“Yes, yes she recognizes us and now she plays this little game she sort of, I pretend I’m a gorilla, ‘Ooo,ooo, oo’ and she sort of hides into her mother, its really cute,” Ben replied.

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Ben McKenzie & Morena Baccarin Welcome Baby Girl Frances

Ben McKenzie and Morena Baccarin have welcomed a baby girl into the world, her rep confirms to JustJared.com.

The 37-year-old Deadpool actress gave birth on March 2.

Morena and Ben are so happy to welcome baby girl Frances Laiz Setta Schenkkan on March 2,” their reps told USA Today. “All are happy and healthy and appreciate the well-wishes.”

In case you didn’t known, Schenkkan is Ben‘s real last name. McKenzie is his middle name and he used it as his stage name.

This is the first child for Ben and the second for Morena, who has a two-year-old son named Julius with her estranged husband Austin Chick.

Ben and Morena met on the set of their Fox series Gotham and they revealed that they are a couple back in September when her pregnancy was announced. Congratulations to the happy couple on the exciting news!

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