Chester Bennington is a Father of Six Lovely Children

Chester Bennington’s children are six kids named Jamie, Isiah, Draven Sebastian, Tyler Lee, Lila, and Lily Bennington. He had his children from a relationship he had with Branda Elka and his marriages to Samantha Bennington and Talinda Bennington. The oldest among his children is Jaime Bennington who is now 27 years old while the youngest are his twin daughters, Lila and Lilly, aged 93.

Chester, who was known as a member of the +Linkin Park music group until his death in 2017 might have achieved so much during his lifetime, but he considered his children as his greater legacy. In his will, he asked that his children continue to see each other on a regular basis while trying to ensure they have a good relationship even though all the kids live in different places.

Apart from just being linked to the fame of their father, most of Chester’s kids have tried to build names for themselves while following in his footsteps.

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Meet Chester Bennington’s Children

As stated, Chester had six children. He had three of them with his wife before his death, one with his first wife, and then one with his teenage girlfriend whose child he adopted as his sixth child. While he had many struggles from his childhood which was filled with various forms of abuse until his death, he tried to build a healthy home for his kids. Here is a look at his children years after his death.

Jaime Bennington Was Born To Chester By His Girlfriend

• Date of Birth: May 12, 1996
• Age: 27 years old
• Mother: Elka Brand
• Occupation: Filmmaker, Composer, singer, and songwriter

The oldest child of the family is Jaime Bennington, although he once revealed that he has an older sister from his mother’s side. He was born on May 12, 1996, which means he is now 27 years old. Jaime is a product of a relationship the Linkin Park lead vocalist had with Elka Brand. At the time of his birth, his parents were only teenagers and their relationship did not last long after he was born.

The split did not prevent both of his parents from being in his life as they continued to maintain a very close relationship until the sad demise of his father. He was, however, mostly raised by his mother during his early years.

His childhood is not well detailed but for his education, he went to the University of Arizona from where he obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Integrated Studies in 2018. He was a part of the student film projects, Jet Privado, The Locker Room Massacre, and The Chosen Path as a composer. More so, during the Campus Movie Festival in 2015, he was awarded for one of the best films with Fall.

The younger Bennington has made efforts at breaking from his father’s shadows. He is also a musician in his own right who has contributed to different bands, including the rock band known as Grey Daze, a band his father was involved with. He revealed that the first time he listened to Grey Daze was when he was only 10, hence, getting to work with the band was something he never envisioned. More than a music composer, he is also a writer, director, and actor. He produced the short drama film A Chant in 2021, and he is a part of the 2017 short film, The Locker Room Mascot Massacre.

Jaime now lives between Arizona and Los Angeles.

Isaiah Bennington is the Adopted Son of Chester

• Date of birth: 8 November 1997
• Age: 26 years old
• Mother: Elka Brand

Isaiah Bennington is not as known as the rest of Chester Bennington’s children. He was born on November 8, 1997, which means he is now 26 years old. It is reported that he is the adopted child of the musician who was birthed by his former girlfriend, Elka Brand. What is more fascinating is the fact that Chester’s relationship with Elka ended in the 1990s, even before she gave birth to her son Isaiah. Nonetheless, in 2006 when the kid was 11 years old, Bennington stepped in and adopted the him and there is no public revelation of who the kid’s father might be.

Isaiah had a great relationship with Chester and all his other siblings. The circumstances of his birth are still not clear, just as his childhood, although it is known that he spent the early part of his life with his mother and much older sister.

Isaiah shares the same interest as most other members of the family; he loves snowboarding and music. He has kept all his aspirations away from the public and so it is difficult to say if he wants to go into the entertainment business like his father and older brother.

Draven Sebastian Bennington is Chester’s First Son with His First Wife

• Date of birth: April 19, 2002
• Age: 21 years old
• Mother: Samantha Bennington
• Occupation: Musician, actor, and artist

When Chester was 19 years old, he met the woman that became his first wife, Samantha Bennington, who was 22 years old at the time. In 1996, the pair got married and it was from this union that Draven Sebastian Bennington was born on April 19, 2002. This means that he is now 21 years old.

Draven was still a little child when the marriage between his parents ended in divorce after they were married for 9 years (in 2005). The divorce battle was rather long and intensive but by the time it ended, they settled on co-parenting and they worked on their relationship again. This helped them to become close friends. By the time he reached 14, the age at which Californian law made it possible for Draven to decide on the nature of his co-parenting arrangement, the kid decided he wanted to stay with his mum fully, although he still enjoyed visits from his father.

Draven Sebastian Bennington might not have spent so much time with his father but he did not escape his influence. He is as talented as his father, being an actor and a musician. He is a member of the two-man musical group known as Reverend together with Manny Dominick who is better known as Manny The Drummer.

He equally picked up something from his mother by becoming an artist. Chester was also instrumental in his son becoming an artist. Draven once shared a painting he made with his dad over a 3-day period for charity towards fighting cancer.

The death of his father has been very challenging for him which is why he is now involved in suicide awareness. Two years after his father’s passing, he made a video where he promised if he ever gets to contemplate suicide or if he is going through a tough time, he will speak to someone. He advised others to do the same rather than take their lives.

Tyler Lee Bennington is Chester Bennington’s First Child with His Second Wife, Talinda Bennington

• Date of birth: 16 March 2006
• Age: 17 years old
• Mother: Talinda Bennington
• Occupation: Student and snowboard enthusiast

Tyler Lee Bennington is the next of Chester Bennington’s children and the first he had with his second and final wife, Talinda Bennington. Tyler was born on 16 March 2006 and is currently 17 years old. He enjoyed a great relationship with his father while it lasted and so he was greatly affected by his passing.

A month before the death of his father, Tyler who was only 11, wrote a note to him, encouraging him to love life because it’s a castle of glass. The note which was in the kid’s handwriting was shared by his mother on Twitter.

A National Honor Society inductee, his mother described him as one who is kind, loving, and very protective of his sisters. Tyler is also all brains; he maintained straight A’s all through his junior high school years.

Tyler Lee Bennington has always used his social media pages, most especially his TikTok, to raise awareness about depression and also to advocate for mental health. He has also not failed in the bid to set aside the conspiracy theory claiming that his father was killed.

When someone made a comment on his TikTok post saying the singer was doing well before “they” killed him because they didn’t like the good he was doing in the world, Tyler pointed out that he was a child and he felt the comment was inappropriate. He also threatened to block the person or anyone that would come to him with any such talks. He added that there was no evidence to support the claim that his father was murdered.

The celebrity kid is a lover of snowboarding, a sport he enjoys with his mother and little sisters. In an Instagram post where his mother was admiring how tall he has grown, she indicated that he is one hell of a snowboarder. That said, it remains to be seen where his career path may lead as he doesn’t seem to be so much eager to follow the musical path of his father.

Lila Bennington is One of the Late Musician’s Twin Daughters

• Date of Birth: November 11, 2011
• Age: 12 years old
• Mother: Talinda Bennington
• Occupation: Student and Snowboard enthusiast

Lila Bennington is the last of Chester’s kids. She was born together with her twin sister, Lilly, on November 11, 2011, from his second and final marriage to Talinda Bennington. Now 12  years old, Lila was only 6 years old at the time her father died.

This means that she was still too little to understand the many struggles of her father with regard to addiction and mental health issues. She was also too young to appreciate his successes before his sad passing. Nonetheless, they still shared a strong bond.

Lila is a very active kid who is believed to still be in elementary school. She is involved in many activities with her siblings and mother, including cheerleading, and she is a member of the South Bay Cheer 360 cheerleading team.

She also seems to have drawn some musical influences from her father as she loves music. More than that, she seems to get so much fun singing, but it is not clear if she wants to follow in the footsteps of her father by becoming a musician.

Lila is a young snowboarder and she seems to be growing up fine in the sport. In February 2022, her mom made it known on Instagram that Lila was training for her first half-pipe competition, and then in March, she celebrated her winning her first podium.

Lily Bennington is Chester Bennington’s Last Child

• Date of birth: November 11, 2011
• Age: 12 years old
• Mother: Talinda Bennington

Lily Bennington is the last child of Chester Bennington. She was born a twin with her sister, Lila, on November 11, 2011. Just like her sister, she is now 12 years old and is also a product of her father’s marriage to Talinda Bennington. Described as her father’s mini-me, Lily was only a little girl when her father sadly took his life at the age of 41. Nonetheless, she still got to enjoy some relationship with him.

Lily is very close to her mother and sister. The three are always involved in different outdoor activities such as snowboarding, which Lila seems to be better at, and then Cheerleading, which seems to be what Lily finds more fun doing. As a cheerleader, she earned a first-place finish with her team and her mum took to Instagram to congratulate her on the feat in March 2023 at the Cheersport Cheerleading sports events.

Just like her twin sister, Lily has not come short of being influenced by her father’s love for music and his musical abilities. She has much love for music and has been in some mock performances at home together with her sister. Nonetheless, for now, it is not clear if she will later want to pursue a career as a musician.

In July 2017, the life of Lilly and her siblings all took a sad turn following the death of her father, the cause of which was ruled as suicide.

Three years after her father died, her mother got married a second time to a firefighter whose name is Michael Fredman on January 4, 2022. The marriage came a few days after her marriage anniversary to her late husband. Talinda revealed that all her children, other family members, and friends, welcomed her new man. Sadly, the marriage came to an end after only a year when Talinda filed for a divorce. From that point, Lily Bennington and her other siblings have continued to remain the most important things in the life of their mother.

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