'Empire' star Terrence Howard welcomes fifth child

CHICAGO, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Empire star Terrence Howard is a dad to five.

The 47-year-old actor and wife Mira Pak recently welcomed a son -- Hero -- to their growing family. The couple are already parents to 15-month-old son Quirin.

"Hero being held by Quirin," Howard captioned a photo of his boys on Twitter.

"What else is there beyond the love of family," he added. "This is where God was born!"

The Empire star is also dad to three children -- son Hunter and daughters Aubrey and Heaven -- with first wife Lori McCommas. He and Pak married in 2013 and revealed they were expecting their second child in May.

"She has to be up with him all throughout the day," Howard told Access Hollywood after Quirin's birth. "I wasn't born with boobs, I've started growing some recently."

"She has the boobage and nurses him during the day. So, I pull night duty so that she can sleep and I keep him with me," he elaborated.

Howard plays Lucious Lyon on Empire, which will return for a third season Sept. 21 on Fox. The new season will feature a number of guest stars, including singer Mariah Carey as the "glamorous" superstar Kitty.