The newly arrived baby girl is the first child for Hobson, 44, who's president of billion firm Ariel Investments and a contributor on “Good Morning America.” Lucas will have plenty of time to change diapers after having sold off his company, Lucasfilm, to Disney for roughly billion in cash and stock last year. Abrams’ upcoming “Star Wars: Episode VII,” Lucas is not likely to have a major role on that film.

After the sale, Lucas almost immediately turned around and donated all of the money to an undisclosed education fund. The couple, who dated since 2006, tied the knot two months ago at his Skywalker Ranch in Marin County, Calif.

The “Star Wars” creator and wife Mellody Hobson welcomed their first daughter to our planet Friday.

Everest Hobson Lucas, who was delivered by surrogate, is the first biological child for the 69-year-old Lucas, who has three adopted children: Jett, 20, Katie, 25, and Amanda, 32.

Surrogates have been a go-to method for celebrities in recent years.

Jimmy Fallon and his wife Nancy Juvonen announced last week that their daughter, Winnie Rose, was born through a surrogate.

director, 68, and the Dream Works Animation chair, 43, first laid eyes on one another at a business conference. After nearly 5 months, George Lucas and wife Mellody Hobson have debuted their baby girl Everest to the world, and whaddaya know? The sweet family was photographed while out in Saint Barthelemy, France, on New Year's Day.Everest, who looked precious with a bow in her hair and a pacifier in her mouth, was being held by both her mother and father as they secured a life-jacket on their bundle of joy before taking a boat ride together.And Elton John, Nicole Kidman, Sarah Jessica Parker and Elizabeth Banks are among the bold-face notables who have welcomed children via that method.“Bravery means that you’re fearful,” Ariel Investments President Mellody Hobson said to an audience of 1,600 during the annual Women in the Forefront luncheon on April 15. I think that’s more important than anything else, especially for women.” Hobson, 47, has been working at Ariel Investments since her graduation from Princeton University.PHOTOS: 2012's engagements of the year According to Hobson, a Princeton University graduate who is also the head of a Chicago-based investment management firm, their relationship works because they are both "extraordinarily open-minded people, and we are open to what the universe brings us." She added, "We didn't have preconceived ideas about what a partner should be, and so we allowed ourselves to discover something that was unexpected.PHOTOS: Over-the-top celebrity weddings In October 2012, Lucas sold his television and film production company, Lucasfilm Ltd., to the Walt Disney Company for .05 billion.Lucas and Hobson welcomed their daughter on August 9, 2013.The little one, who was delivered via surrogate, is the first biological child for the couple and joins Lucas' adopted children 32-year-old Amanda, 25-year-old Katie and 20-year-old Jett.Lucas wrote and directed THX 1138 (1971), based on his earlier student short Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB, which was a critical success but a financial failure.His next work as a writer-director was the film, American Graffiti (1973), inspired by his teen years in early 1960s Modesto, California, and produced through the newly founded Lucasfilm.The director had announced his retirement four months prior.PHOTOS: Hollywood's most memorable engagements This will be the first marriage for Hobson and the second for Lucas, who was previously wed to Marcia Griffin from 1969 to 1983.She was very tolerant of my inability to be controlled.” One thing that Hobson’s learned to control is how she presents her opinions.“Because my opinions come out so strong and because I can sound so sure and confident, it can stifle other people’s opinions,” she said.