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Favorite Celeb Dads

We know your dad is the leading man in your family's life, but in Hollywood, Nashville and points in between, there is a growing crop of real super star dads. From musicians to athletes to actors, this list has five of the hottest celebrity pops in the business. And we've even got a genuine super hero dad.

Favorite Crooner Dad: Tim McGraw

Country music star Tim McGraw says he used to be selfish and cared only about his career. Then he met wife Faith Hill, become a dad to three daughters, Gracie, Maggie and Audrey, and gained a whole new perspective on life.

"You go through all those motions of being successful," Tim told Oprah Winfrey. "Then you meet somebody to fall in love [with] and then you have children. The way you relate to everything-the way that your country's going, the way that your world's going, how your kids are being educated, what your kids are thinking, what influences they have on them, what you think about your God-all that stuff changes."

Raising well-grounded kids is so important to Tim and Faith that they only tour during the summer: "With three kids, and school, and Girl Scouts, gymnastics and softball and basketball, that's why we only tour in summer. The rest of the year we're just taxi drivers with a credit card," Tim quipped to the Charleston Daily Mail.

The country crooner says his career will always come second to his family, a sentiment he echoed during his Oprah appearance: "No matter which direction the world's going, I know they're going to get their focus at home. And that's the best focus they can have."

Tim McGraw's last nine albums have all debuted at No. 1; twenty-six of his singles have hit No. 1 on the Country charts. To boot, Nashville's favorite dad has won 3 Grammy's and 21 Country Music Awards.

Favorite Athlete Dad: Tiger Woods

In 2006, the World's No. 1 golfer Tiger Woods brought home over $100 million in endorsements and tournament winnings. In 2007, he brought home something far more valuable: Daughter Sam Alexis. The baby, born on June 16th, is the first child for the golfing superstar and his model wife Elin Nordegren Woods.

Now for a golfer, June means US Open - which is exactly where Tiger was when he got the call that baby Sam was on her way. In fact, all the excitement might have thrown Tiger off his game - he 'only' came in 2nd at that coveted tournament.

Was his runner-up finish a sign that fatherhood has put Tiger off his game? Not at all. In fact, since Sam's birth, Tiger's earned seven first-place finishes, including the PGA Championship and the Tour Championship.

But winning streaks aside, Sam's birth has prompted Tiger to reevaluate his priorities: "[With a baby,] it's just time management and understanding where your priorities are, and our priorities are Sam. That's the one priority," Tiger told the USA Today.

Family has always been paramount for Tiger, who had an especially close relationship with his own father, the late Earl Woods. Tiger says that Sam's name is a tribute to his dad, who is credited with putting a golf club in Tiger's hands at the tender age of two.

"My father had always called me Sam since the day I was born," Tiger explained at press conference shortly after Sam's birth. "He rarely ever called me Tiger. I would ask him, 'Why don't you ever call me Tiger?' He says, 'Well, you look more like a Sam.'" Seems like little Sam Alexis did, too!

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