Dax Shepard Reveals How Growing Up in 'Chaos' with 'a Lot of Stepdads' Ultimately Helped Him (Exclusive)

Dax Shepardlearned to be funny somewhat out of necessity.In PEOPLE’s exclusive look at the Feb. 18 episode ofFinding Your Roots, the actor opens up to hostHenry Louis Gates Jr.about how his home life when he was younger led him to develop his sense of humor — and his comedy skills.“There was some chaos in the house, I had a lot of stepdads,” Shepard, 50, says of his younger years, as his parents got divorced when he was 3 years old.

Dax Shepard Was Kristen Bell’s Emotional Support Makeup Artist Backstage at SAG Awards 2025 — See the Cute Pics!

Kristen Bell at the SAG Awards, and Dax Shepard helping her get ready backstage.Photo:Kristen Bell/Instagram Kristen Bell/Instagram Kristen Bellgot a little behind-the-scenes support at the2025 SAG Awards! The actress, who hosted the awards show, had some help getting ready for the big night — with her husband,Dax Shepard, as her makeup artist! Bell shared photos on her Instagram Stories of the comedian joining her backstage, patting powder onto her cheeks.

Day Care Worker Allegedly Puts Boy, 4, in Trash Can After He Refuses to Nap: I ‘Had No Words,' Mother Says

The Learning Lab daycare center in Homewood, Ill.Photo:Google Maps Google Maps A family is in search of a new day care after an employee allegedly put a 4-year-old boy in a garbage can because he refused to take a nap. Other children at the day care — where both Grayson and his 2-year-old brother have been going for almost two years — meanwhile were not only present but also appeared to watch the entire incident unfold in front of them.

Daycare Owner Whose Fentanyl Trafficking Operation Killed 1-Year-Old Sentenced to 45 Years

Grei Mendez (left); and Nicholas Feliz Dominici.Photo:Theodore Parisienne for NY Daily News via Getty; GoFundMe Theodore Parisienne for NY Daily News via Getty; GoFundMe A New York City daycare owner whose childcare facility doubled as a narcotics stash house has been sentenced to nearly half a century in prison, after a 1-year-old in her care died from exposure to fentanyl.Grei Mendez, 37,pleaded guiltyin October to one count of conspiracy to distribute narcotics resulting in death and serious bodily injury and two drug possession charges for the September 2023death of a 1-year-oldandpoisoning of three other childrenin her care.

Daycare Worker Admits Slapping 2-Year-Old, Said 'I Had to Slap Him' Because He'd Spit on Her: Police

Joyce Perkins.Photo:Johnson County Sheriff’s Office Johnson County Sheriff’s Office A daycare worker in Indiana faces charges after authorities say she admitted to slapping a child at work. Police who responded to the scene reviewed surveillance footage they claim shows Perkins hitting a 2-year-old child. Perkins allegedly told investigators, “I had to smack him because he spit all in my face,” the documents state, per Fox 59. Perkins further claimed she wasn’t trying to hurt the child, noting how the child “didn’t cry or nothing.