Bryan Greenberg Says Playing a Dad onOne Tree HillPrepared Him for Fatherhood in Real Life

Mar. 15, 2025

Bryan Greenberg and wife Jamie Chung.Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty

Bryan Greenbergdidn’t want to be anything other than a great dad — and luckily, he was able to pull from hisOne Tree Hillcharacter’s experiences.

Asked what a lesson was that he learned from his character, Greenberg told PEOPLE that for him, it was about parenting.

“I learned how to be a good father. Now I’m a father in real life,” the actor, who shares his 2-year-old twin sons with wifeJamie Chung, 41.

Greenberg portrayed Jake Jagielski on the show, who was a teenage father to his daughter Jenny.

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“He is a great father. That’s the truth,” Paul Johansson, 60, added of Greenberg.

In May, Greenberg and Chung opened up to PEOPLE aboutbeing parents to twin boys, joking that they were in “survival mode.”

As their kids' personalities begin to bloom, the couple noted that the current stage is “so sweet and fun,” said Chung, who believes in candor about this stage of her life, having previously opened up about the“tender topic” of the couple’s fertility journey.

“I just can’t fake it,” said the actress, who was equally transparent aboutcoping with postpartum depression. “I mean, I just had a massive breakdown the other day, and I was like, ‘I don’t know what I signed up for. I didn’t know it was going to be this hard.’ And then the next day I’m like, ‘Okay, let’s go! What do you guys want to do today? Should we color? Should we do some things?’”

In December, Chungshared their holiday celebrationson a large family trip to Disneyland, which she posted onInstagram.

“Fun morning hanging with our cousins. We were on cloud nine until the third morning meltdown. Then we all cried a bit before heading back to the car,” she wrote. “Success!”

“Praying for all the parents this holiday break. 🖤 Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays everyone!”

Later, Chung posed with the two boys and their dog on the beach in a quieter moment, sharing her holiday wishes once again, writing, “Merry Christmas.”

source: people.com