Colin Farrell Recalls First Question He Asked Doctor After Son’s Special Needs Diagnosis (Exclusive)

WhenColin Farrell’s son James was born, the actor admits he initially didn’t notice any symptoms that would lead to James’s eventual diagnosis of Angelman syndrome. Cliff Watts While James would cry when he was upset, “he wasn’t hitting benchmarks. He couldn’t sit up. He wasn’t crawling,” Farrell recalls. “I think he was a year and a half when we took him to get really checked out, and he was diagnosed as having cerebral palsy.

Colin Farrell Recalls the Moment His Courageous Son Took His First Steps: ‘I Burst into Tears’ (Exclusive)

Like most parents,Colin Farrellwas understandably proud when his older son James took his first steps. But for the actor, and especially James, the moment was all the more sweet. Having been diagnosed with Angelman syndrome, a rare neurogenetic disorder, when he was 2½-years-old, James, now 20 (whom Farrell shares with an ex, model Kim Bordenave), hadn’t been hitting typical benchmarks. “He couldn’t sit up. He wasn’t crawling. I think he was a year and a half when we took him to get really checked out, and he was diagnosed as having cerebral palsy,” says Farrell, 48.

Colin Farrell Says He’ll 'Catch Up' onThe Sopranos,Breaking BadandThe Wire'When I Grow Up'

Colin Farrell.Photo:Theo Wargo/Getty Theo Wargo/Getty Colin Farrellhas some catching up to do on classic television dramas! While speaking to reporters, including PEOPLE at the New York City premiere ofThe Penguinon Tuesday, Sept. 17, Farrell was told that his portrayal as the Gotham City villain Oswald “Oz” Cobb, has been compared toThe Sopranos. Farrell, 48, first played the character in 2022’sThe Batman. Colin Farrell attends HBO’s “The Penguin” New York Premiere.Cindy Ord/WireImage

Colin Jost Jokes That Buying a Staten Island Ferry Was the 'Dumbest' Purchase He 'Ever Made' (Exclusive)

Colin Jost on his Staten Island Ferry.Photo:Gilbert Flores/WWD via Getty Gilbert Flores/WWD via Getty It’s hard to say whether or notColin Josthas any regrets aboutbuying a Staten Island Ferry in 2022. TheSaturday Night Livestar teamed up with fellow comedian Pete Davidson to purchase the decommissioned ferry for $280,000, according toThe New York Times, two years ago, but he tells PEOPLE that for a “conservative” spender, it was not his smartest move.

Colleen Cronin

Education:Brown University Colleen Cronin is a former editorial intern at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2019.Before joining PEOPLE that same year, Colleen was a news intern at Cape Cod Times in 2018, clerk at a bookstore from 2014 to 2019 and intern at Harwich Town Hall from 2016 to 2017. Colleen Cronin is a former editorial intern at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2019.Before joining PEOPLE that same year, Colleen was a news intern atCape Cod Timesin 2018, clerk at a bookstore from 2014 to 2019 and intern at Harwich Town Hall from 2016 to 2017.