Who is Zach Galifianakis’ wife Quinn Lundberg? Wiki Bio
Quinn Lundberg was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, in 1983, her zodiac sign is said to be Aries and she holds Canadian nationality. She is a businesswoman and a philanthropist, but perhaps best known publicly as the wife of American actor and comedian Zach Galifianakis.
Early life and education
Quinn was raised as a single child in Edmonton by her father who was a theatre actor, and her mother who was a nurse; one of Quinn’s relatives, Charlie Clarke is serving as the Mayor of the town Saskatoon.
Quinn became interested in dancing at a very early age, and her parents enrolled her at a ballet school when she was six years old, while she also practiced modern dancing there.
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She enjoyed spending her free time outdoors playing games with her friends and camping with her parents, and after she matriculated from a local high school, she moved to New York City where she attended dancing classes and simultaneously Hunter College. She received her undergraduate degree from Hunter, and then went on to obtain her Bachelor of Arts degree in 2010 from The City University of New York’s Baccalaureate Program.
She continued her education at the University of California, Los Angeles, graduating with a Master’s degree in public policy in 2014.
Career as a businesswoman and philanthropist
Quinn spent most of her time working as a dancing teacher, and sometime in 2007 she met Melissa Leschuck, and the two teamed up to launch the non-profit organization Growing Voices which offers free counseling and consultation to those who are between three and 22 years old. The two women also worked together with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in 2013.
Quinn has travelled all around the world since obtaining her Master’s degree, while mostly being focused on visiting third world countries and volunteering there. All the knowledge she has gathered has inspired her to launch Loom, an education business network for which she has been serving as its Chief of Social Impact since its launch in 2016.
Love life and marriage with Zach
Quinn met Zach in the mid-2000, and it was love at first sight for them as they started dating just one day after meeting. They managed to keep their relationship away from the media’s attention even though Zach is a famous actor, and there are paparazzi following him most of the time. On 11 August 2012, they married in a small ceremony which lasted for only 30 minutes and was attended by a few of their closest friends, while there was Zach’s drawing of a troll and a tall blonde princess portraying him and Quinn on the wedding invitations which he sent to his friends. Their son was born on 7 September 2013 and Zach chose to be by Quinn’s side during their son’s birth, rather than to attend the premiere of his movie “Are You Here”.
On 7 November 2016, Zach and Quinn welcomed their second son Rufus Emmanuel Lundberg and when asked once again about their first son’s name, Zach joked about it stating that they are waiting until he turns 16 so that he can choose his own name. The family is currently living on their farm in Alleghany County, North Carolina.
Hobbies and other interests
Quinn’s favorite activity is travelling, and she does it for fun as well as for doing charity work. She has been to many European countries including the small Balkan countries such as Bosnia and Croatia, where she went to learn more about the Balkan Wars and help the people affected by it. She is a lover of animals, and has had several pet dogs while she volunteered at several animals shelters during her 20s.
She likes to listen to music, and two of her favorite genres are jazz and blues, while her favorite singers are Frank and Nancy Sinatra and their songs “Something Stupid” and “These Boots Are Made For Walkin’”.
Quinn is keen on watching movies late at night, and some of her favorite actors and actresses are Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Julia Roberts, while some of her favorite movies are “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”, “Mr. and Mrs. Smith”, and “Notting Hill”.
Appearance and net worth
Quinn is 37 years old. She has long brown hair and brown eyes, is 5ft 7ins (1.7m) tall, and weighs around 128lbs (58kgs). As of May 2020, her net worth is estimated at over $1 million, while she is also sharing Zach’s net worth which is estimated at over $20 million.
Who is Zach Galifianakis? Wiki Bio
Zachary Knight Galifianakis was born in Wilkesboro, North Carolina USA, on 1 October 1969, so his zodiac sign is Libra and he holds American nationality. Zach is a writer, comedian and an actor, who gained recognition after starring in the comedy film “The Hangover” in 2009, which also starred Bradley Cooper and Justin Bartha, and is about three friends who wake up after a crazy party in Las Vegas having no memory whatsoever of what happened at the party. The movie won 13 awards including a Golden Globe.
Zach was raised alongside his older brother Greg and younger sister Merritt in Wilkesboro, by their father Harry who was a heating oil seller, and their mother Mary Frances who was the owner of an arts center.
Zach studied at Wilkes Central High School where he became interested in acting and doing stand-up comedy, and upon matriculation in 1987, he enrolled at North Carolina State University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications in 1991.
He had appeared in many movies and TV series such as the stoner comedy movie “Out Cold”, the mafia comedy film “Corky Romano”, and the biographical adventure drama movie “Into the Wild”, before he became famous with the release of “The Hangover”. For his performance, he won an MTV Movie Award for Best Comedy Performance, and was then invited to play supporting characters in the family adventure comedy movie “G-Force”, and the comedy drama movie “Up in the Air”. His first lead role in a TV series was in the HBO’s comedy “Bored to Death”, which ran from 20 September 2009 to 28 November 2011, while the year 2010 saw him portray main characters in the comedy movie “Dinner for Schmucks”, the comedy drama film “It’s Kind of a Funny Story”, and the comedy drama “Due Date”.
In 2011, Zach starred in “The Hangover Part II” while the year 2013 saw him star in “The Hangover Part III”.
Zach is a philanthropist, and in January 2014 helped raise $20,000 which was donated to the Texas Abortion Fund which aims to help women obtain abortions in the countries in which there are restrictions placed on the practice. He met an 80-something years old homeless woman who had been living in a Laundromat for nearly 20 years before Zach bought her an apartment.
Zach is still working as an actor, and has also started writing and producing films, with his first work having been on the comedy movie “Between Two Farms: The Movie” in 2019.