Russell Crowe's wife Danielle Spencer gave birth to the couple's second child in Sydney, Australia in the early hours of this morning.

Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe and his wife are reportedly expecting their second child and the little one already has a standing offer to become an honorary citizen of a French village.

A chagrined Russell Crowe apologised for throwing a telephone at a hotel concierge this week, saying he reacted poorly to being a lonely family man away from home.

Russell Crowe is so “over the moon” about his newborn boy that the rest of the family are barely getting the chance to cuddle the baby, the actor’s father-in-law said today.

Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe has become a father after his wife, Danielle Spencer, gave birth to a baby boy.