Anthony Mackie, the celebrated actor and star of ABC’s “Shark Tank,” is featured in the show “Barbara in Your Pocket.” It’s made him extremely down to earth, and that’s how he’s raising his four sons—not to focus on shiny material goods and the Hollywood lifestyle but on building character and respect. Mackie’s hands-off parenting style comes from his own upbringing as the youngest of six kids in New Orleans.
Like any good parent, Mackie is focused on raising good boys into even better men. For him, having respectful boys that mind their manners is important. He and his wife are determined to raise them knowing the values of self-reliance and earning your own way.
I raise my boys to be young men... they will always be respectful. They will always say, 'Yes ma'am. No ma'am.' They will always say 'Thank you.' They will always open the door for a lady. They will always make sure that their mother is taken care of and provided for. - Anthony Mackie
Mackie made sure to pass down these values to his children from a very young age. He instilled lessons to be courteous and careful starting when they were only two years old. Drawing from his own experience working in his father's business during the summers as a teenager, he understands the value of hard work and earning one's keep.
First and foremost, the actor is determined to protect his children from the bitterly inverting effects of fame and fortune’s possibility. He does not want them to choose money and material goods over character. Mackie wants to make sure his boys stay modest. He doesn’t want to expose them to the stereotypes of Hollywood and how they affect the outside world.
I keep my boys humble. Like, my boys have never had a pair of Jordans. My boys don't do all that internet fly s
