Mark Duplass Shares Why He Rarely Flies First Class: 'Showing My Children What Our Values Are'

Mar. 15, 2025

Mark Duplass and his family.Photo:Justin Bettman/818155/Getty

Justin Bettman/818155/Getty

Mark Duplasswants to make sure he’s instilling strong values in his girls.

Appearing on the SiriusXM radio seriesThis Life of Mine with James Corden, the actor, 47, spoke with the formerThe Late Late Showhost, 46, about why he chooses not to fly first class when he’s traveling with his family.

Duplass, who is dad to daughters Ora, 16, and Molly, 12, whom he shares with wifeKatie Aselton, explains that he wants his kids to know that there are more charitable ways to spend one’s money than on a reclining seat for a five-hour flight.

“When I’m paying for this and when I’m showing my children what our values are, I just show them,” Duplass says.

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“I say, look, we can fly to New York for $500 or we can fly for $2,500 in first class. Is that $2,000 for each of us for a collective $8,000 on this five-hour flight worth it, or should we take that and should we move these foster children into their new home and pay for all their furniture,” he continues, adding that it’s “a little manipulative, I admit, but I want my kids to be thinking that way.”

However,The Morning Showactor levels with Corden, going on to say that he’s not “Mr. Perfect or Mr. Generous” and doesn’t donate everything.

“So I pay for a lot of my own things. And that to me has been a huge benefit to my creative life to kind of, it’s allowed me to kind of be my own studio in a certain way.”

According to Asleton, she and Duplass met in 2001 at a New Year’s Eve party when she was 23 years old. The two have been together since, gettingmarried in August 2006.

“We have been together for over 22 years. We got married 18 years ago today. And even though we work hard on our relationship and all that stuff, I also think we are really, really lucky to have found each other when we did,” Duplass continued, adding, “Man. I’m just so lucky to have her.”

source: people.com