Congratulations are in order! Tootsie Tony nominee Lilli Cooper and Paul McLaughlin welcomed their first child, Bodie Cooper McLaughlin, on September 7. The baby was born right around curtain time: 8:05PM, and he weighed seven pounds and 10 ounces. Cooper announced the news on Instagram.
Cooper and McLaughlin have been together for over five years and also have a cute pup named Dublin, after McLaughlin's hometown.
A Tony nominee for Tootsie, Cooper's Broadway credits include SpongeBob SquarePants, Spring Awakening and Wicked. She is a former Broadway.com vlogger. McLaughlin is a personal trainer and coach.
The baby joins a family of stage stalwarts, including uncle Eddie Cooper and grandfather, Tony winner Chuck Cooper.