Larry Birkhead
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Larry Birkhead | |
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| Born | January 22, 1973 |
| Occupation | entertainment photographer |
| Children | Dannielynn Hope Marshall Birkhead |
| Website | LarryBirkhead.net |
Larry E. Birkhead (born 22 January 1973)[1] is an American entertainment photojournalist who was in a custody battle with Anna Nicole Smith. Birkhead is a native of Louisville, Kentucky,[2] and currently resides in Burbank, California. Birkhead is a 1991 graduate of Doss High School in Louisville, and has a twin brother, Louis, as well as two sisters.
Birkhead and Smith initially met in May 2004 at the Barnstable Brown Gala,[3] one of the major Louisville-area Kentucky Derby parties that attracts many celebrities.
On April 10, 2007, a Bahamian court ruled that DNA testing proved that Larry Birkhead is the father of Dannielynn, the daughter of Anna Nicole Smith.[4]
Claim of paternity
Amongst several men making paternity claims, including Howard K. Stern, Mark Hatten, Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt and Smith's former bodyguard Alexander Denk, Birkhead was proven, by a DNA test provided by Michael L. Baird, to be the father of Smith's infant daughter, Dannielynn Hope Marshall Stern.[5] Smith claimed that her attorney and boyfriend, Howard K. Stern, was the father.[6] When Anna Nicole Smith died on February 8 2007, Birkhead filed an emergency order to get custody of the child.[7] Larry Birkhead had the support of Smith's mother, Virgie Arthur, in his claim that he was the biological father of Smith's five-month-old daughter, Dannielynn. Proceedings are currently underway for the transfer of the custody of Dannielynn from Howard K. Stern to Larry Birkhead.
Birkhead appeared before Judge Larry Seidlin to give testimony at the proceedings to adjudicate the remains of Smith, and was compelled to provide information about himself, including his income.
He revealed that a year before the conception of Dannielynn, Smith had been pregnant with his baby and miscarried during the first few weeks of pregnancy.
Anna Nicole Smith and her companion Howard K. Stern initially absconded to the Bahamas to avoid paternity testing, but after Anna Nicole Smith's own demise in February of 2007 the actual paternity testing became a matter of urgency in order to resolve several pending court cases.
Bit Appearance on HBO's Entourage
Birkhead appears on the HBO series Entourage in a bit part (non-speaking) as one of Ari Gold's agents in the third season, episodes 4 & 5. He is not listed in the IMDB however.
References
- ^ Ancestry.com. U.S. Public Records Index database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.
- ^ "Little Known About Louisville Native Larry Birkhead". WLKY. 2007-04-11. Retrieved 2007-04-13.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Fenton, Angie (2007-02-10). "Larry's last words to Anna". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "DNA Test: Birkhead Is Dannielynn's Father". People. 2007-04-10. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Birkhead: 'I Told You So'". ABC News. 2007-04-10. Retrieved 2007-04-13.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Attorney: I'm Anna Nicole's baby's father". CNN. 2006-09-27. Retrieved 2007-02-17.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Larry Birkhead headed for big payday". UGO. 2007-04-13. Retrieved 2007-04-13.
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