Los Angeles, Aug 12 - Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson has given birth to a baby boy. The newborn weighed seven pounds and 14 ounces.

The 'Dreamgirls' star and her fiance David Otunga welcomed little David Daniel Otunga, Jr. Monday, reported imdb.com.

'The baby is beautiful and perfect. His parents are ecstatic,' said Hudson's representative Lisa Kasteler.

Hudson never confirmed her pregnancy news, but staged a baby shower at a relative's Chicago, Illinois home in May. In July, she appeared at Michael Jackson's Los Angeles memorial concert sporting a big baby bump.

The baby's birth will mark a fresh start for Hudson following the brutal murders of her mother, sister and nephew in her native Chicago last October.