Mekhi Phifer welcomes a son

Actor Mekhi Phifer (ER, 8 Mile; IMDB) and his fiancee welcomed a baby boy this week in Los Angeles, according to People.com. Phifer’s has one son from a previous relationship, but this is the couple’s first child together. However, he apparently has his sites set on matching team Brangelina’s village-building ambitions.

“This is just the start of the tribe,” Phifer, 32, told PEOPLE at the shower. “I want to have four or five kids.”

The baby boy weighed in at 5 pounds, 4 ounces and was names after his dad. Congratulations.