The music world and Hollywood are abuzz with the joyous news: Twenty One Pilots' dynamic drummer, Josh Dun, and acclaimed actress Debby Ryan have welcomed their first child, a baby girl named Felix Winter Dun. The couple announced the arrival on Saturday (Dec. 13), with Ryan sharing intimate details and heartwarming photos on her Instagram, affectionately calling their newborn "lil moonbeam."
In a deeply personal post, Ryan painted a vivid picture of Felix’s birth: “We sat under the full moon— the cold supermoon— reminiscing on our life as a family of two, and told the child I was harboring that we were ready to become three. By midday, Felix was born under christmas lights with snow outside our bedroom window, right into her father’s hands.” The accompanying video clip showed Ryan in a birthing tub, with first public photos showcasing the tender moments, including Dun cradling their new daughter.
Ryan lauded her husband as “an incredible teammate” throughout the journey, expressing profound gratitude to her birth team and the women who supported her pregnancy. Her reflections on Felix are pure poetry: “Her hair is made of silk and her breath smells like vanilla ice cream and every chirp, squeak and whimper is music and everytime I look away and look back, she’s gotten smaller somehow.” She added, “I know too soon, I’ll look away and look back and she’ll be bigger and bigger still so for now I’d like to spend my days trapped under the immovable 8 pounds of Felix Winter Dun. I’ve been a lot of things but her home, a grow light, a portal to bring a new soul into the world— these are my greatest honors. Welcome to earth lil moonbeam. Love you forever.”
The couple, who tied the knot in a New Year’s Eve ceremony on Dec. 31, 2019, a year after their engagement, now embark on this exciting new chapter. While their personal lives have reached a beautiful crescendo, their professional endeavors continue to hit all the right notes.
Ryan, known for her breakthrough roles on Disney Channel’s Jessie and The Suite Life on Deck, has recently expanded her impressive filmography with appearances in American Horror Stories and the film Turtles All the Way Down (both 2024). Fans can anticipate her next turns in the celebrity thriller Famous alongside Zac Efron and Nicholas Braun, and as the topliner in the sci-fi thriller Orion.
Meanwhile, Josh Dun and Twenty One Pilots continue their reign over the alternative charts. The band recently earned their 13th career No. 1 on the Alternative Airplay chart with their latest single, “City Walls.” This marks their third chart-topper this year alone, following “The Line” (August) and “The Contract” (February). Their consistent success now sees them tied with rock giants Cage the Elephant and Green Day for the third-most No. 1s on Alternative Airplay since its inception in September 1988, trailing only the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ record of 15. The duo’s latest studio album, Breach, also debuted impressively at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in September.
As Dun and Ryan embrace parenthood, it's clear that whether crafting chart-topping hits or captivating audiences on screen, this power couple continues to define success, both personally and professionally. Congratulations to the new family on their 'lil moonbeam'!
