Will Ferrell Rocks Fatherhood With Baby Axel

Hours after singing Conan O'Brien off the Tonight Show, comedian and his dancing-hippie wife welcome their rock-inspired third son

By Gina Serpe Jan 27, 2010 7:20 PMTags

The Axel doesn't fall far from the "Free Bird"-filled tree.

Just hours after a Skynyrd-channeling Will Ferrell led an all-star band to help Conan O'Brien sign off in style, the funnyman and his wife, Viveca Paulin, welcomed their third son, the rock 'n' roll-approved Axel Ferrell.

Which means that wasn't just a pregnant hippie dancing at his side. That was a very pregnant hippie.

According to People, his dancing queen wife gave birth Saturday morning, and "all the Ferrells are well."

Forget spicy food and castor oil. You want to induce labor, you gotta get more cowbell.

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Love it or loathe it, Axel isn't only a name fit for rock royalty—it's a prime contender for our Weirdest Celebrity Baby Names gallery!