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Fatherhood can be a mixed blessing, especially when things don’t work out with your significant other. You may start out with good intentions, planning to stay together, but when you break up and children are involved, fathers are sometimes left out – or choose to be out – of the family picture.

Not so with these celebrity dads.

While their marriages, relationships or situations didn’t work out (or in one case, when tragedy struck), they are now single fathers. And the great thing about single fathers is that aside from the support and love that their children get, it shows prospective new wives or girlfriends a lot about their character.

Here’s our take on the sexiest single celebrity dads.

ERIC BENET

The father of India Jordan, whose mom tragically died in a car accident when she was a baby, Benet is an old pro at fatherhood. He is and has been one of Celebrityville’s most present single dads. But it won’t be long before this dad is no longer single – he’s jumping the broom for a second time with Prince’s ex Manuela Testolini. (Wonder what the pillow talk is like when they talk about exes!) India was recently broadcast singing in a YouTube video, so the proverbial apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree in the Benet family. Dad and daughter have already sung a duet together and the future looks bright for India, now a college student.

“She’s an amazing individual,” Benet told urblife.com. “I’m very proud of her, because she’s gone through ups and downs that had nothing to do with her, and she’s this beautiful, resilient, intelligent, strong woman now.”

MEKHI PHIFER

The former “ER” and “Lie To Me” star is the single father of two. Phifer had his first son, Omikaye, with ex-wife Malinda Williams. His youngest son, Mekhi, Jr. is with his longtime girlfriend, Oni Souratha, so we don’t know if he’s available, but he’s still single. Phifer has kept his kids pretty low-key, rarely making red carpet appearances at big kid’s events like movie premieres and kids’ awards shows. He and his girlfriend did have a fabulous baby shower, though, attended by Omar Epps, Don Cheadle and Larenz Tate, where Phifer gifted his baby mama-to-be with a red Range Rover. (How’s that for a shower gift?)

Phifer says he loves fatherhood, but he keeps things in perspective. “I love kids, outings, camping, sports, Legoland, all the Daddy stuff,” he says. “I love it. I wish I could just do that, but I have to work too.”

LENNY KRAVITZ

Kravitz is the single father to 22-year-old Zoe, who is now making headway in her acting career. Her mother is former “Cosby” kid Lisa Bonet, who’s given Zoe two siblings from her relationship with Hawaiian actor Jason Momoa. But Kravitz has no other children (that we know of) and has raised Zoe by himself for several years. She can credit her mom and dad for passing along their good looks and creative genes. In addition to acting, Zoe also has a band called Elevator Fight that has opened for The Roots.

“She’s a great kid, extremely free-spirited, but she’s got a strong sense of family and loyalty,” Kravitz told Vanity Fair. “She’s wonderful, and it’s amazing to still be young and see her doing her thing. It really doesn’t get better than that.”

IDRIS ELBA

Is it the accent, the chocolate good looks or the British/African swagger? We’ll have to say it’s the combination that makes English export Idris Elba so hot. The confirmed single father of one daughter, Isan, with his ex-wife, Elba has managed …..

….. to keep his private life very quiet. So quiet that rumors of a second child can’t be confirmed. If Elba’s ever been photographed with his daughter, we’ve never seen it, but he has spoken about her.

“My daughter is a very curious personality. She likes to talk to everybody,” Idris told Black Moms Daily.  We’re curious, too, Idris. Are you auditioning for any stepmothers?

TANK

The single father of four has been honest about his transgressions via his music, but the artist born Durrell Babs has been pretty low-key about his children. However, we do know their names –  Durrell Jr., Zoey, Ryen and Jordan. We can certainly understand why women might want to have his babies, although it’s hard to be a present father with the musician’s nomadic lifestyle.

Tank’s latest CD, “Now Or Never,” deals with his favorite topic – relationships, but no word on whether he’s ready to settle down with someone else who likes kids.

TYRESE

This single father is definitely sexy. He has one three-year-old daughter, Shayla, with his ex-wife and has been seen hanging out in Los Angeles with her on several occasions. Tyrese once chased down paparazzi for taking pictures of the two. He may have hung up the microphone for good to focus on his acting career, but we can only hope that maybe one day, he might return to the recording studio. Until then, those movie checks can certainly help out with the child support.

Tyrese was philosophical when Upscale Magazine asked about fatherhood after divorce.

“There’s a lot of people in your life that you do not necessarily get along with or are not on the same page with, and you’re still in their life,” he said. “So do what you have to do so that you can do what you want to do, which is spend time with your child.”

COMMON

The rapper-slash-actor made a great leading man debut in his movie “Just Wright” with Queen Latifah last year. But we already know that Common is a good guy. He has been a single father to 13-year-old daughter Omoye for years. Common has often talked about how fatherhood made him a better man.

We were hoping that he and ex-girlfriend Serena Williams might hook up permanently, but it looks like that’s not happening. And his sexiness hasn’t let up one bit with age. Ladies, if you like your man smart, talented and you’re impressed by his fatherhood skills, well, you’ve got a shot. But you’ll have to pass Omoye’s inspection, we’re sure.

“I really try to instill in her that she should just love herself and let her know that she’s loved by me and by all of us around her,” Common told Wimgo.com about his daughter. “And I let her know that there are going to be things that don’t always go her way, but she just has to work through them.” Awww.