If you think Gwyneth Paltrow is a talented person, you are not wrong. But, her husband Brad Falchuk is even more talented bloke who has written massively successful series like American Horror Story, Glee, Scream Queens, and Pose. Paltrow and Falchuk married on September 29, 2018, at Paltrow’s home in the Hamptons.
Who are Brad Falchuk’s Parents?
Brad Falchuk was born to a physician father, Dr. Kenneth H. Falchuk and mother, Nancy Falchuk. Nancy served as the national president of Hadassah Women’s Zionist Organization of America from 2007 to 2011. He grew up with his older brother, Evan Falchuk.
He has been suffering from dyslexia all his life; however, for most of his student life, the condition went undiagnosed until his sophomore year in college. He attended Hobart and William Smith Colleges and graduated in 1993 and also studied at AFI Conservatory, a graduate film school in Los Angeles.
Fun Fact: In order to stand out from the crowd, Falchuk wore ties and declared himself a Republican, when he was in school.
Nip/Tuck and Collaboration with Ryan Murphy
Brad Falchuk started his career writing from series like Earth: Final Conflict, Mutant X and Veritas: The Quest. He was a hired writer for Nip/Tuck first season, where he met Ryan Murphy, creator of the series, with whom he would later collaborate on various big projects.
Falchuk and Murphy later collaborated with Ian Brennan to create an hour-long comedy series about a glee club. The show, Glee, was picked up by Fox and premiered in 2009 and ran for 6 seasons until 2015. Falchuk and the other two received two nominations in Writers Guild of America Award.
He and Murphy created horror-drama series, American Horror Story, that premiered in 2011. The show finished its eighth season in November 2018 and will start the ninth in September 2019. Besides, he is also an executive producer of the true crime series, American Crime Story. He has also worked in series like 9-1-1, Pose, and The Politician.
As of 2019, Brad Falchuk has an estimated net worth of $20 million.
Marriage with Gwyneth Paltrow
Brad Falchuk is married to American actress, Gwyneth Paltrow. The two started dating after they met on the set of Glee in 2014. They made their relationship public at a birthday party in April 2015. Falchuk and Paltrow announced their engagement on January 8, 2018. Their wedding took place in The Hamptons, New York, on September 29, 2018.
Recently, the couple has been the center of attention after Paltrow disclosed that the couple doesn’t live together like conventional married couples. According to her, Falchuk lives 3 days in his home and 4 days of the week at Paltrow’s.
Falchuk was previously married to a TV producer, Suzanne Bukinik Falchuk from 1994 to 2013. He shares two children, daughter Isabella Falchuk and son Brody Falchuk, with his ex-wife.