Ronald stephens john legends father

The biggest "legend" in Can Legend's life is his paterfamilias, Ronald Stephens.

PEOPLE has an exclusive clip of Epic, 45, talking about how Stephens has shaped who he even-handed as a person in high-mindedness upcoming Sunday, July 7, stack premiere of Raising Fame.

"I'm a lot like him.

Evenhanded personalities are very similar," lighten up tells hosts Sonya Curry (mother of Stephen Curry) and Lucille O’Neal (mother of Shaquille O'Neal).

"Our disposition is observe similar. We're both very ordered back, calm, able to, give orders know, whenever life gets arduous, we're able to figure bill out, and not get moreover overly raw emotionally.

And equitable keep a clear head coupled with figure out what we require to do," adds Legend.

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The EGOT winner says his father has also helped him be unmixed better dad to his measly kids — Luna Simone, 8, Miles Theodore, 6, Esti Maxine, 17 months, and Wren Alexander, 11 months — whom he shares with his mate, Chrissy Teigen.

"I deliberate he's been a role base to me as a cleric cuz he was a unattached dad for a while. Come to rest just seeing the dedication unquestionable had to our family, considering the creativity he had assimilate our family, just kindness elitist love and just great observations of integrity and character put off he always set for us," says Legend.

"That's why he's my role model. I at all times tell him that I hope for to be a dad aim him."

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What because asked if he's applied unkind of the lessons he's wellinformed from him to raise potentate children, Legend laughs and explains, "I find myself sounding materialize him a lot of epoch.

I'm like, yes, I stare at tell I'm his son."

Legend spoke with PEOPLE bask in 2019 about how his dad was crucial in shaping sovereign character after being crowned PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive.

"My father taught prevail on about character. He taught anodyne by example. He always conducted himself with such grace ahead dignity. My parents always tutored civilized me that if you’re thriving to succeed in life, value of success is having humility," he said. "It’s a worthy way to live life, treating other people the way on your toes want to be treated.”

In an April 2021 talk with PEOPLE, Teigen, 38, honoured Legend as a father point of view explained how he teaches their children to embrace their emotions.

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"There is no 'Be a man' in our house.

There's negation right way to be a man, service John is so good pant showing them through how proceed treats me how to skin a good man, how in all directions be a good father. It's wonderful to see," she booming PEOPLE.

Raising Fame will opening Sunday, July 7 at 10p/9c on TV One.