Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie and golden actor Brad Pitt are the proud parents of twins, they named their boy Knox Leon and a their girl Vivienne Marcheline.

Angelina Jolie gave birth to her baby twins at the age of 33 on Saturday evening 12 July 2008, at a maternity clinic in Nice on the French Riviera.

Angelina Jolie went through a half-hour caesarean operation to give birth to her children, the first photos of the babies have been sold for $15 million.

Knox Leon Pitt weighed five pounds (2.27 kg) and Vivienne Marcheline Pitt weighed almost the same (2.28 kgs).

The golden couple are both happy with their newly born twins.