Meet Al Roker's 3 Kids, Courtney, Leila and Nick

Maggie Kreienberg, Samantha StutsmanWed, May 13, 2026 at 2:53 PM UTC

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Al Roker and his family in April 2026.
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Al Roker welcomed his older daughter, Courtney, with his late ex-wife, Alice Bell

He also shares two children, Leila and Nick, with his wife, Deborah Roberts

Roker became a grandfather in 2023 when Courtney had her first child

Al Roker is a doting dad to his three children.

The Today weather anchor welcomed his first child, daughter Courtney, with his late ex-wife Alice Bell in 1987. Roker and Bell divorced in 1994, and he went on to marry Deborah Roberts a year later. They welcomed daughter Leila in 1998 and son Nick in 2002.

In June 2022, Roker shared how his own father "informed" the way he raised Courtney, Leila and Nick. "I tend to put my dad a bit on a pedestal. He had his faults and all of his issues, but one of the things I always remember, and I try to do, is that he really was my greatest advocate," Roker told PEOPLE.

Now all grown up, Roker has celebrated several milestones with his children in recent years. Courtney welcomed a daughter in 2023, Nick graduated from college in 2025 and Leila got married in May 2026.

Here's everything to know about Al Roker's three children: Courtney, Leila and Nick.

Courtney Roker, 39

Courtney Roker and her husband, Wesley Laga.
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Roker shared his daughter, Courtney Melissa Roker, with his late ex-wife, Bell, whom he was married to from 1984 to 1994. Courtney was born in May 1987.

She currently works as a recipe developer for HelloFresh. Courtney often posts photos of her creations on Instagram and is a self-proclaimed "sushi lover."

Courtney got engaged to her now-husband, Wesley Laga, in April 2020. Following the engagement news, Roker revealed the sweet way Laga asked for his blessing before proposing to Courtney.

"He texted me to say, 'Can we get together? There is something I want to talk to you about,' " Roker recalled on the Today show, adding that he had an "inkling" about what Laga wanted to ask him. "We went to a local restaurant in our neighborhood that we've enjoyed, The Simone, and our friend Tina Vaughn — who is the owner there — gave us a corner table for some privacy. And he asked for my permission there."

Roker continued, "I told her fiancé, it's a lot of work. But anything worthwhile is."

Wesley Laga and Courtney Roker on their wedding day with Deborah Roberts and Al Roker.
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Courtney and Laga wed on June 4, 2021, at The Ashford Estate in New Jersey. Younger sister Leila served as Courtney's maid of honor, and plenty of Roker's Today colleagues also attended the nuptials, including Hoda Kotb, Dylan Dreyer, Craig Melvin and Sheinelle Jones.

The couple's first child, daughter Sky Clara Laga, was born on July 3, 2023. A week later, Roker opened up about his granddaughter on an episode of Today.

"It is magical, it really is," said the proud grandpa. "The thing is, everyone tells you it’s going to be 'this thing' and you don’t know; it’s like when they tell you about having your first child. And then to hold this little girl, knowing almost 35 years ago I held her mom? And here she is, 5 lbs., 15 oz. 19 inches long and she’s just perfect."

In February 2025, Courtney's mother died at age 77.

"She was my mother, my heart, and the most loving grandmother to Sky," she wrote on Instagram in honor of Bell. "I was with her for her last breath, and I will carry her love with me always."

Leila Roker, 27

Leila Roker.
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Roker's second child and first with Roberts, Leila Ruth Roker, was born on Nov. 17, 1998. She grew up in New York City and attended LaGuardia High School. Leila continued her education at the American University of Paris, studying journalism and fine arts before graduating in May 2021.

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Leila now calls Paris home and has quite an impressive résumé. She is currently a freelance journalist for Today and serves as a PR specialist for FINN Partners.

Leila Roker and Al Roker in 2016.
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Leila has also used her platform to fight for equality and share her personal experiences as a woman of color. Following the death of George Floyd and the nationwide resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, Leila spoke to PEOPLE about fighting racism.

"It took me a couple of days to try and process what I was feeling," Leila recalled after learning of Floyd's death in 2020. "I later decided to write about it, and to provide a millennial point of view because I think there's a lot to say about the desensitization that's afflicting our generation. ... I wanted to let others know that it's okay feel sad. It's okay to say what's happening is terrible because human lives are violently being taken. I wanted to put into words what some of my Black friends have been discussing to also try and express to my non-Black friends: this is how we're feeling."

She also shared this advice with PEOPLE: "You can no longer surround yourself with people who think things are okay right now. It's more important than ever to hold people accountable if you want to see real change."

In July 2024, Leila served as Roker's Paris tour guide while he was in the City of Love for the Olympics. The father-daughter duo even filmed a "croissant crawl" for the Today show.

Roker announced that Leila was engaged to her longtime love, Sylvain Gricourt, in March 2025. Leila and Gricourt married in May 2026 with a small wedding in Europe and plan to host a larger celebration stateside.

Nick Roker, 23

Deborah Roberts and Nick Roker.
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Roker welcomed his third child, son Nicholas Roker, on July 18, 2002. Shortly after Nick's birth, Roker and Roberts began to notice developmental delays, and according to the Today anchor, Nick is "somewhere on the spectrum and maybe obsessive-compulsive."

Over the years, Roker has been vocal about raising a child with special needs. "We knew right from the beginning that [Nick] would be up against a whole different set of challenges," he told Guideposts magazine in April 2019. "The obstacles in this kid's way were things that might have tripped up many others. Not Nick, not even with the disabilities he was born with."

Roker added, "I can't begin to take credit for who Nick is and who he might become. All sorts of specialists can tell you about limitations for this and that. Nick never got that message."

The meteorologist often boasts about Nick's many talents and accomplishments. In addition to having a black belt in Taekwondo, when Nick was 16 years old, he won two gold medals at the Special Olympics New York Summer Games for the 25-yard butterfly and 50-yard freestyle swim races.

"He's very goal-oriented, and he's a great kid," Roker said of Nick in January 2020. "As a lot of parents who have kids who have special needs [know], they can try your patience. Not that they mean to, or anything like that. I look at him and all that he does, and I want to be a better person."

Deborah Roberts, Nick Roker and Al Roker.
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Nick is also active in his local church, St. James, and delivered a sermon to the congregation ahead of his high school graduation in 2022. "Today, I am 19 years old and about to graduate high school," Nick said in a clip shared by Roker on Instagram. "I have a learning disability, and I have worked extra hard to get to this point. This last semester, I earned all A's on my report card."

He continued, "It feels really good, but my accomplishments haven't all been about school. They have also been about perseverance here at St. James. ...I have always felt loved and supported here."

Unsurprisingly, Roker was every bit the beaming dad and said he "could not be prouder" of his son.

Nick graduated from Landmark College in May 2025 with an associate's degree in communications.

"We could not be prouder of how hard he has worked. Way to go, my boy," Roker wrote on Instagram alongside photos of his son in his cap and gown.

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