Celebrity Celebrity Family Celebrity Family Dynamics You'll Melt at These Vintage Photos of a Tiny Nicole Richie with Her Dad Lionel The superstar singer has been uplifting his daughter for decades By Kate Hogan Kate Hogan Kate Hogan is Director of Digital Specials and Features at PEOPLE, as well as the editor of Stories to Make You Smile. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2008. People Editorial Guidelines Published on April 3, 2024 06:09PM EDT Close Nicole Richie with dad Lionel Richie and mom Brenda Harvey Richie. Photo: Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty On Tuesday night, Lionel Richie stood proudly by daughter Nicole Richie's side at premiere of her film Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead in Los Angeles. After walking the red carpet with Richie and her children — daughter Harlow and son Sparrow — he took his spot inside the theater, posting several applause emojis on his Instagram Stories and tagging the 42-year-old. "She turned into a fantastic young lady," the 74-year-old singer told PEOPLE in 2022, calling his eldest a "godsend." Following the pair's sweet red carpet outing, take a look at some of their adorable past moments together. 01 of 08 Dressed to Impress Nicole Richie with dad Lionel Richie and mom Brenda Harvey Richie. Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Nicole Richie, her dad Lionel Richie and mom Brenda Harvey Richie got all dressed up for the 1990 Carousel of Hope Ball at the Beverly Hilton. 02 of 08 Happy Faces Nicole Richie with dad Lionel Richie and mom Brenda Harvey Richie. Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Those smiles! The trio snapped a perfect pic in New York City. 03 of 08 Water Works Nicole Richie and dad Lionel Richie. MediaPunch/Shutterstock Father and daughter posed for a photo during Nicole Richie's 1985 birthday party in N.Y.C. 04 of 08 Mom and Me Nicole Richie and mom Brenda Harvey Richie. Jim Smeal/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Mom and daughter snuggled up with a stuffy in this undated snap. 05 of 08 Flying High Nicole Richie and mom Brenda Harvey Richie. Nicole Richie/Instagram Nicole Richie had a cozy spot in mom Brenda Harvey Richie's arms on a flight. 06 of 08 Pattern Makers Nicole Richie and mom Brenda Harvey Richie. Jim Smeal/Ron Galella Collection via Getty On a night out in Beverly Hills, the Richies' '90s fashion sense was in full force. 07 of 08 Growing Family Nicole Richie with brother Miles Richie, sister Sofia Richie and dad Lionel Richie. Nicole Richie/Instagram Big sister Nicole Richie, with little brother Miles Richie, looked proudly at her pop after the arrival of Sofia Richie in 1998. 08 of 08 Sister Act Nicole Richie with sister Sofia Richie and dad Lionel Richie. Nicole Richie/Instagram On Sofia Richie's birthday, Nicole Richie posted a throwback of the girls and their dad.