Christopher Meloni Jumping on a Trampoline with His 3-Year-Old Son Is Too Sweet
The Law & Order: Organized Crime star got some serious air with son Dante in this throwback photo from 2007.
Being a parent sometimes makes Christopher Meloni jump for joy. Literally.
During the Gotham and Hamptons Magazines Celebration in East Hampton, New York, on August 11, 2007, cameras snapped the Law & Order: Organized Crime icon jumping up and down on a trampoline with his then-3-year-old son, Dante. The Meloni boys were caught mid-jump in an exciting moment — but Meloni made sure to hold his son's hands the entire time, which made everything so sweet.
Check out the throwback moment for yourself, below. They both got some air!
In the background, Meloni's wife, Sherman Williams, could be seen keeping an eye on her rambunctious boys. Fast-forward 18 years later: Dante is now a 21-year-old, all grown up. And he's looking more and more like his father by the day.
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He's even nailed Meloni's "Stabler Stare," the icy look his dad has perfected over the years playing Elliot Stabler in the Law & Order universe. In a May 2025 Instagram carousel of the family's recent European vacation, Dante totally nailed the smolder. He could play a young Stabler if he ever caught the acting bug.
Christopher Meloni tells TODAY how parenthood has changed him
In a vintage clip from 2001 shared by TODAY on April 14, 2025, Meloni sat down with Al Roker shortly after welcoming his daughter Sophia into the world. He talked about becoming a dad for the first time — and how it had affected his performance as Elliot Stabler on SVU.
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"I play a family man on SVU, I have four kids on that show," Meloni told Roker. "And this is my first child, and boy, has it opened up a lot of things for me. It's very deep and special." (Meloni's wife had given birth to Sophia in March 2001; Dante arrived three years later.)
"Does it give you new insights into your character?" Roker asked.
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"Oh, very much so," Meloni said. "Which kind of shocked me and in ways upset me, because as an actor, you go, 'I can go anywhere, I can try different things,' and there's some things you don't know until you know."
