Congratulations are in order for Anthony Rapp and his fiancé Ken Ithiphol.
The couple welcomed their first baby on Friday and Rapp shared the celebratory news on Instagram and Twitter.
The Rent and Star Trek: Discovery actor tweeted:
"Ken & I are thrilled to share that our family has grown!"
"Our son, Rai Larson Ithiphol, was brought into the world on Friday, December 2, 2022, by an incredibly generous surrogate, to whom we're eternally grateful."
Rapp shared that Rai is pronounced like "rye" or "chai."
He finished his tweet:
"We love him very much."
\u201cKen & I are thrilled to share that our family has grown!\ud83d\udc9c\ud83c\udf1fOur son, Rai Larson Ithiphol, was brought into the world on Friday, December 2, 2022, by an incredibly generous surrogate, to whom we\u2019re eternally grateful.(Rai is pronounced like \u201crye\u201d or \u201cchai.\u201d) We love him very much.\u201d— Anthony Rapp on Mastodon @albinokid@nerdculture.de (@Anthony Rapp on Mastodon @albinokid@nerdculture.de) 1670268124
The twitterverse was absolutely elated upon learning the news.
🥰🥰🥰 I’m so happy for you three. 💞💞💞💞💞
— Terry Farrell (@4TerryFarrell) December 7, 2022
How wonderful! Congratulations, that is one very lucky baby and beautiful too!
— Ariaa (@AriaaJaeger) December 6, 2022
OH MY GOODNESS. Congratulations to you and your beautiful family!! I’m so excited for you both 💖💖💖
— Surena Marie 🍓 (@SurenaXMarie) December 5, 2022
Mazel Tov, Anthony and Ken!
— Randy Shulman 🏳️🌈 🇺🇦 (@RandyShulman) December 5, 2022
😱 Amazing!!!!! Congrats!!!!
— John Watson #blacklivesmatter (@JohnnyWattz) December 7, 2022
Wow wow wow. Congratulations my dear friend. Love always.
— Dylan McCollum (@WhatchaMcCollum) December 6, 2022
Oh my goodness! Congratulations!
You two are going to be the most amazing fathers! 🥰
— Bonnie Gordon (@BonnieBellG) December 5, 2022
Oh my goodness! Congratulations!
You two are going to be the most amazing fathers! 🥰
— Bonnie Gordon (@BonnieBellG) December 5, 2022
OMG!!!! Mazel tov Anthony & Ken....Rai is adorbs!!! You're going to be awesome parents. Rai is soooo lucky he chose you both. What a fantastic family. ♥️♥️ pic.twitter.com/lEpOmV3Oi2
— Vivicca A. Whitsett (she/her) (@2tall4u2) December 5, 2022
Massive congratulations to all three of you. How absolutely lovely. X
— Tom - @PositiveLad@mastodon.lol (@PositiveLad) December 6, 2022
Congratulations (from me and you to you 🤣) pic.twitter.com/dlUIWQxRTy
— ROB HEDRICK (@RobTVLA) December 5, 2022
Congratulations to the happy family!