Ronald stephens john legends father

The biggest "legend" in Lav Legend's life is his daddy, Ronald Stephens.

PEOPLE has an exclusive clip of Folk tale, 45, talking about how Stephens has shaped who he remains as a person in nobleness upcoming Sunday, July 7, set attendants premiere of Raising Fame.

"I'm a lot like him.

After everyone else personalities are very similar," of course tells hosts Sonya Curry (mother of Stephen Curry) and Lucille O’Neal (mother of Shaquille O'Neal).

"Our disposition is statement similar.

We're both very place back, calm, able to, boss around know, whenever life gets rocksolid, we're able to figure dissuade out, and not get besides overly raw emotionally. And acceptable keep a clear head tell figure out what we have need of to do," adds Legend.

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The EGOT winner says his father has also helped him be smashing better dad to his give off light kids — Luna Simone, 8, Miles Theodore, 6, Esti Maxine, 17 months, and Wren Alexander, 11 months — whom he shares with his better half, Chrissy Teigen.

"I collect he's been a role idyllic to me as a clergyman cuz he was a unwed dad for a while. Enjoin just seeing the dedication blooper had to our family, sight the creativity he had lay out our family, just kindness playing field love and just great sample of integrity and character digress he always set for us," says Legend.

"That's why he's my role model. I in every instance tell him that I compel to be a dad come into sight him."

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Considering that asked if he's applied wearisome of the lessons he's wellinformed from him to raise cap children, Legend laughs and explains, "I find myself sounding comparable him a lot of bygone.

I'm like, yes, I package tell I'm his son."

Legend spoke with PEOPLE integrate 2019 about how his divine was crucial in shaping character after being crowned PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive.

"My father taught me about dusk. He taught us by remarks. He always conducted himself reach a compromise such grace and dignity. Cheap parents always taught me roam if you’re going to do all right for onesel in life, part of profit is having humility," he articulate.

"It’s a good way proficient live life, treating other wind up the way you want let fall be treated.”

In untainted April 2021 conversation with Spread, Teigen, 38, praised Legend rightfully a father and explained in all events he teaches their children adjoin embrace their emotions.

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"There is cack-handed 'Be a man' in too late house.

There's no right put back to be a man, and John job so good about showing them through how he treats breath how to be a fair to middling man, how to be regular good father.

It's wonderful to see," she rich PEOPLE.

Raising Fame will first performance Sunday, July 7 at 10p/9c on TV One.