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David Lynch is called a game-changing auteur within the movie business — however he was additionally a proud father. The Eraserhead director, who died January 16, 2025 on the age of 78, welcomed 4 kids throughout his life — one for every of his marriages. “I’m not the best father or mother,” he confessed to Vulture in a 2018 interview.
“I like all my kids and we get alongside nice, however within the early years, earlier than you may have a relationship of speaking to them, it’s robust. And I’d get divorced and stuff — I’ve received 4 children and three divorces. The work is the principle factor, and I do know I’ve prompted struggling due to that. But on the identical time I’ve big love for the youngsters.” He additional admitted that he had stored his skilled and residential life separated. “I had totally different worlds!” he exclaimed. “Nowadays dad and mom are concerned with each single factor and there’s stay-at-home dads. It appears unusual however that’s how issues have modified.”
Nonetheless, he’s had an influence — one among his daughters went on to turn out to be a filmmaker. Below, get to know every of the groundbreaking director’s kids.
Jennifer Lynch
Jennifer Chambers Lynch, the Twin Peaks director’s first little one, was born to David and his first spouse Peggy Reavey in 1968, in accordance with Chicago Reader. Along together with her dad and mom, a younger Jennifer moved from Philadelphia to Los Angeles at simply three years previous to ensure that her father to check on the AFI conservatory.
She actually took after her well-known dad. According to The Independent on Sunday, she practiced transcendental meditation — a observe her father is a identified advocate for — from the age of simply six. She labored a manufacturing assistant on David’s movie Blue Velvet in 1986, and made her personal directorial debut with 1993’s Boxing Helena.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, she went on to direct Surveillance in 2008 and gained a historic first — she was the primary lady to obtain the Best Director award on the New York City Horror Film Festival. She has additionally labored in tv.
Austin Jack Lynch Fisk
Austin Jack Lynch was born in 1977 to David and his second spouse Mary Fisk. Austin’s dad and mom separated when he was simply three in 1985, and so they finalized the cut up with a divorce in 1987. According to PEOPLE, Austin made small appearances in each Inland Empire and Twin Peaks, and directed Gray House again in 2017.
Riley Sweeney Lynch
The Mulholland Drive director and Mary Sweeney, his movie editor, welcomed their son Riley Sweeney Lynch in 1992. Though Riley’s dad and mom married in May of 2006, they’d file for divorce only one month into the wedding, that June. Riley is a musician and appeared as a featured performer in Twin Peaks: The Return.
As far because the stress of being born to 2 proficient filmmakers, Riley as soon as stated he wasn’t involved. “Sure, there’s stress, however my concepts are very a lot my very own, and after I make a number of issues I feel folks will begin to get that,” he informed PAPER Magazine in a 2018 interview. “I simply should hold making.”
Lula Bogina Lynch
David’s youngest little one, Lula Bogina Lynch, was born on August 28, 2012, to the director and Inland Empire star Emily Stofle. “Director David Lynch and his spouse, Emily, proudly announce the start of their first little one collectively, Lula Boginia Lynch, who was born on Aug. 28,” his rep informed USA Today. Lula is now simply 13 years previous, and in accordance with PEOPLE, is known as after Wild at Heart character Lula Fortune.
According to InTouch Weekly, Emily’s dad and mom had filed for divorce in 2023 and reached a settlement settlement on December 20, 2024.