Filed under 'Chris O'Donnell'

As a dad-of-five, Chris O'Donnell has picked up a few tips of the trade when it comes to parenting. The NCIS star - who has kids Lily, 11, Chip, 10, Charles, 7, Finley, 4, and Maeve, 3, with his wife Caroline - talks to Hello! Canada about life in his very hectic home, and shares a few words of wisdom with his fellow famous father Matt Damon.

On days - and nights - with 5 kids: "Come home with me, I'll show you. When the key goes in the door, they start running - the dog and everybody! It's a race to get time in with them because they have to get to bed at a decent hour. Our kids are really good sleepers, but if someone wakes in the middle of the night, it's not like, 'Well, I did it last night...' There's no question - Caroline's getting up. I've got to sleep. She's real good about that. You need to let the expert do that. It's hard work - sometimes I think I definitely got the easier job."

MORE HERE! >>

Perfect man alert! The dreamy Chris O'Donnell first captivated audiences in the '90s high school drama School Ties and when he starred in Scent of a Woman alongside Hollywood legend Al Pacino, he solidified his stance in Hollywood and a place in our hearts. Not to mention his all-too-perfect role in the classic chick flick, Circle of Friends!

Chris left the spotlight in the late '90s for love. He wed his college sweetheart, Caroline Fentress, and the happy couple started a family. How perfect is this guy?! Chris and Caroline are now parents to three sons and two daughters: Lily, 11 next month, Chip, 9 1/2, Charles, 7, Finley, 4, and Maeve, 2 1/2. The hunky 40-year-old actor is teaming up with Trident to help promote Smiles Across America. While on location in San Pedro, Calif. filming NCIS: Los Angeles, the father-of-five opened up to Celebrity Baby Scoop about this great cause, their busy household, how his tweens are pulling him out of the "dark ages" and the importance of spending "one-on-one" time with each of his kids.

MORE HERE! >>

Actor Chris O'Donnell has just been crowned the "Hottest Husband of 2010" by Redbook readers, and is gracing the magazine's June cover with his adorable family.

The NCIS: Los Angeles star is no stranger to the hunk-title, having been in the industry long enough to have once been considered a "teen-heart throb," but O'Donnell is now a married man with five children, Lily Anne, 10, Christopher ‘Chip’ Eugene, 9, Charles McHugh, 6, Finley, 4, and Maeve Frances, 2. The actor opened up to the magazine about his family life, and his "rock-solid" marriage of 13-years to Carolina Fentress.

On family life: “I knew when I got into this business I couldn’t have it both ways: I could live the playboy lifestyle, which is not a bad thing to do, or have a traditional family life, which is how I grew up. That was more important to me…When I’m sitting in the backyard at the end of the day with a glass of wine, watching the kids having fun and clowning around, for me, that’s what it’s all about.”

On fame: “The only time it got really crazy was during Batman. Anywhere I went in the world, people knew who I was. I was being offered these huge films that would have taken my career to a different level, and I decided to put on the brakes. I knew if I continued on that track, I probably wouldn’t have gotten married.”

On the secret to a happy marriage: “Our families have the same values and traditions, and I think that goes a long way, because when the excitement and heat of romance wears off, those are the things you fall back on.”

For the complete interview check out Redbook...

We first swooned over him in Scent of a Woman. Now Chris O'Donnell is hitting the small screen alongside rapper LL Cool J in NCIS: Los Angeles. The costars recently visited On-Air with Ryan Seacrest and dished about their (big) familes.

Chris - dad to Lily Anne, 10, Christopher ‘Chip’ Eugene, 9, Charles McHugh, 6, Finley, 3 ½, and Maeve Frances, 22 months - says he always wanted a big family:

I always said I wanted five when I was younger. I didn’t know what the hell I was talking about. Once you have a couple and you realize how hard it is…We were done at four and the fifth one was the only one we were surprised about.”

LL, dad to Najee, 19, Italia, 18, Samaria, 14, and Nina, 9, added, “I always said I wanted ten [children], and then I got 60% smarter.”

When asked if Chris' wife Caroline Fentress is a fan or his new show, Chris replied, “She said, ‘Uh, I’m taking Lily to American Idol,’” he recalled with a laugh. “It was literally the first night we were on, and my wife and my oldest child [did] not stay home and watch the show.”