#All_About_Olivia #Wilde’s_Parents, #Cockburn Olivia Wilde has dared to live life to the fullest, thanks to the example of her parents, investigative journalists Andrew and Leslie Cockburn. Andrew and Leslie are both award-winning reporters who have covered some of the most dangerous issues and reported from war zones around the world while being doting parents to their three kids. Olivia grew up always knowing her parents had her back, giving her the confidence to try new things. “That’s the spirit they’ve had throughout my personal life and my career: really allowing me to be myself but always a watchful eye making sure I’m okay,” she told the Irish Independent in 2010. While Olivia has gone on to have a successful and critically acclaimed career as an actress and director, she remains humble when it comes to her family. “I’m the least interesting person at the dinner table, and I’m really good with that,” she told Elle in 2016. Here’s everything to know about Olivia Wilde’s parents, Andrew and Leslie Cockburn.Andrew was born on Jan. 7, 1947, in a London suburb, while Leslie was born on Sept. 2, 1952, in San Mateo, California — some 5,400 miles away. The two first crossed paths at a London club called Zanzibar, when Leslie was in the English capital finishing grad school, she recalled in a 2009 C-SPAN interview. Though Andrew grew up in Ireland, he moved back to London when he was 17 for work. The two married in 1977 and went on to [More]