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Jenny Slateand her husband, Ben Shattuck, are an artistic power couple.
TheI Want You Backactress and the art curator werefirst linkedin January 2019 when they attended the Sundance Film Festival together. That September, Shattuck asked Slateto marry himwhile the pair were on vacation in France.
“He took me to France and made a picnic and made me feel happy and free and then he asked me to marry him and I screamed YES,” Slate shared in anInstagrampost. “You are the kindest and brightest and I am so grateful and here we go and keep going.”
In 2021, the couplewelcomed a daughterand tied the knot during an intimateliving room weddingon New Year’s Eve.
So, who is Jenny Slate’s husband and the father of her child? Here is everything to know about Ben Shattuck.
He works as an art curator and comes from an artistic family
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He is a painter and writer
In addition to curating art for the gallery, Shattuck is also a writer and a painter. He graduated from Cornell University with a degree in English and received his MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, per hisLinkedIn.
According to the gallery’swebsite, Shattuck’s writing has appeared in theHarvard Review,The New RepublicandThe Paris Review Daily, among others, and his paintings have been exhibited at the New Bedford Art Museum, the Sloane Merrill Gallery and the Steven Amadee Gallery.
He has also taught creative writing at the Iowa Writers' Workshop and Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
He and Slate live in Massachusetts
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, Slatemoved into Shattuck’s home"in a beautiful tiny little seaside town" in Massachusetts, as the actress toldSeth Meyersduring a December 2020 appearance onLate Night with Seth Meyers.
“I moved in with my fiancé, and of course he lives in a very old house that is, I think, most certainly haunted and has an actual pet cemetery,” Slate joked. “It has been in my fiancé Ben’s family since the ’30s, I think, so it’s like 90 years of pets.”
He proposed to Slate in France
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In September 2019, Slate and Shattuck announced thatthey were engaged. Shattuck popped the question while the pair were on vacation in France, and he later shared the details of his proposal onInstagram.
“In an abandoned castle in southern France, I asked this woman to marry me. 🌈❤️🍾Here she is in front of a door the color of her soul,” Shattuck wrote alongside a photo of theParks and Recreationstar. “In LA / MA / Holland / Belgium / France thank you @jennyslate and UP UP UP to more adventures 🌸🌸🌸.”
He and Slate got married in their living room
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After postponing their nuptials three times during the pandemic,Slate and Shattuck got marriedin their home on New Year’s Eve as they rang in 2022.
“We were planning on a [wedding] that ended up being almost 200 people, and then now, it’s just our parents and siblings. We each invited six friends… I actually like it,” Slate revealed toMarie Claire. “I like it better.”
She added, “I didn’t realize how the large thing was making me feel uncomfortable, a little bit. Just a little.”
He and Slate sharea daughter
“I can say, without a doubt, that motherhood is for sure the most meaningful thing that has ever happened to me. I feel really lucky and happy,” Slate toldEntertainment Tonight at the time. “Being a mother is such a joy — it’s so cliché, but I love it.”
“Let me tell you, on night one of the lockdown, we had a really romantic night of being together, real sweet with my fiancé,” the comedian shared.
He and Slate almost share a birthday
Slate and Shattuck’s birthdays are one day apart, with Slate being born on March 25 and Shattuck celebrating his big day on March 26. The couple both share an Aries zodiac sign and Slate often refers to her husband as her “cosmic twin.”
In 2020, Slate celebrated Shattuck’s birthday with asweet Instagram tribute. “Happy Birthday to a kooky MA prince, the man called @benshattuck_art who has his birthday one day after my own and who has made my life extremely good and fun and who is my cosmic twin,” she captioned a selfie of them.
He has written a book
Shattuck published his first book,Six Walks: In the Footsteps of Henry David Thoreau, in April 2022. Slate was very supportive of her husband’s endeavor and shared how proud she was of him onInstagram. “It’s out in bookstores and online today!!! My husband @benshattuck_art beautiful book about love, life, and walking through all of it. I love it. I love him. I think you will too! ❤️❤️❤️,” she captioned a photo of Shattuck holding up the book.
She alsojoined him at multiple author readingsacross the East Coast, serving as a moderator of the discussions.
He is supportive of Slate’s career
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Shattuck is equally supportive of Slate’s career and often boasts about her accomplishments on his social media. In March 2022, he sang his wife’s praises in anInstagram postthat read, “My brilliant wife over the past months with “I Want You Back” and “Marcel the Shell” (the movie!!!!!) and the mind-blowing “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and so so so much more with so much grace and joy … "
He also accompanied Slate on the book tour of her novelLittle Weirdsandmoderated some of the discussions.
Shattuck has also been known to support Slate on the red carpet, joining her for events such as the2023 SAG Awards. The writer arrived at the Feb. 26, 2023, event in a tuxedo while Slate wore a black gown with a bejeweled bralette.
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He also joined Slate for theVanity FairOscars Party in March 2023. Slate walked the red carpet in a sleek black dress, while Shattuck looked dapper in a tux. The proud husbandposted a picture from the eventon Instagram two months later, featuring himself kissing Slate on the nose. “Reminded of this today // remember to always kiss right on the nose ❤️❤️❤️,” he wrote in the caption.
Slate mentioned him in her comedy specialSeasoned Professional
Slate’s stand-up comedy specialSeasoned Professionalpremiered on Amazon Prime in February 2024. During the hour-long set, she joked about falling in love with Shattuck.
source: people.com
