Was on the debut cover of Savoy Magazine. "[60] Union was impressed with the show's quality and professionalism. When it stops being fun, I'll try something else. (August 30, 2014) Married her on-off boyfriend of 5 years. In an Instagram post on Monday, Union shared a Boomerang video of … May 29, 2007) & stepson, Xavier Zechariah Wade (b. November 10, 2013) with husband. I didn't want to act. You're in that room with every amazingly talented actress of every hue, and it's a dogfight, it's hard. Right here at FameChain. She also appeared in Sister, Sister as Vanessa, in Smart Guy as Denise, and in five episodes of 7th Heaven as Keesha Hamilton. [108] Union called on Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney to release his tax returns and birth certificate, noting his father George W. Romney had released his own tax returns while a presidential candidate. When she was eight, her family moved to Pleasanton, California, where she grew up and attended high school. In the same year, she performed the role of Isis in the cheerleading movie Bring It On. When she was eight, her family moved to Pleasanton, California, where she grew up and attended high school. I'm still fighting for Trayvon [...] we all should. Her father was a business executive and former military sergeant while her mother was a manager at a phone company. Gabrielle Union was born on October 29, 1972, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Theresa (Glass), who managed a phone company, and Sylvester E. Union, a military sergeant and business executive. Gabrielle Union was born on October 29, 1972, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Theresa (Glass), who managed a phone company, and Sylvester E. Union, a military sergeant and business executive. [78], In April 2017, Union announced her first book, a memoir, entitled We're Going to Need More Wine. She is basically a Catholic and she was raised in such a way that she is an independent woman who can face life on her own. Gabrielle was raised in Pleasanton, California as a Catholic. Gabrielle Monique Union-Wade (née Union; born October 29, 1972)[1] is an American actress, voice artist, activist, and author. [17][18], Union started her acting career with minor roles. Everyone has a common goal: to make a two-hour movie in 30 days. But I always remember this great line from a movie: "All we have...is all these years." She ranked #81 in Stuff's "103 Sexiest Women" (2003). "[7] According to Union, her mother taught her to have a "world perspective" and took her to a gay pride parade at the age of eight after the family moved to Pleasanton, California,[8] where she attended Foothill High School. 4 Gabrielle Union Theresa Union pictures. In an interview with Gwyneth Paltrow on The goop Podcast, Union … [14] Union has stated that she would not have survived the attack had it not been for lessons she learned by watching Oprah Winfrey's talk show. "[96], In February 2012, Union was identified as a suspicious person by airport security and was subjected to a "hair patdown". [86], Union is an advocate for survivors of assault[87] and has voiced her support for Jada, a Texas teenager who was sexually assaulted after passing out during a party; her sexual assault was filmed and posted in clips online, and it has been mocked by others on social networking websites. [38][39][40] She portrayed Geneva Wade, who later married Muddy Waters. [on what she'll do next] I want to be Miss USA or Miss America. "[11] On her college football memories, Union reflected, "In my family if you couldn't talk Cornhusker football—that means knowing the black shirt defense, knowing the I-back formation—then you don't get to have an opinion. [59] Union has said that she is content with having lost the role in Scandal to Washington: "I didn't get Scandal, but I got something better, which is my own show. We watch each others' scenes. I like directors who have worked as actors. [36] Union initially turned down the role, as she did not want to get typecast for playing a mother until she was told of other actresses that had played similar roles and still found success in their careers. The film was unpopular with critics. Her mother name is Theresa Union who is a phone company manager and social worker. Eventually, she ended up at UCLA. [91], Union addressed the shooting of Trayvon Martin and stated, "When you have influence I think it's the responsible thing to do, to speak out on an issue when you see injustice. [2009]. [16], Union has a bachelor's degree in sociology from UCLA. Not surprisingly, she's a huge Cornhusker and football fan, who also has some moves of her own, as she told ESPN Magazine: "I can run, catch, throw - pretty much anything. Gabrielle Union, Actress: Bring It On. Other earlier roles included teen movies such as 10 Things I Hate About You and She's All That. She then married NBA star Dwyane Wade on August 30, 2014. The role was written with her in mind. When my internship ended, they said, "We'd be interested in representing you". Appeared in a Neutrogena commercial. [109] The office of Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed in November 2014 announced a campaign entitled "Take a Stand" and its commission of a short film featuring Union and Tika Sumpter. Gabrielle Union is an icon to me for reasons I could take hours out of your day to explain. Union opened up about her struggles with infertility in her 2017 memoir We're Going to Need More Wine, revealing she "had eight or nine miscarriages.". I still hear things like, "Gabrielle, you gave the best read! The book "feature[s] personal stories and reflections on a range of topics that continue to define the contemporary landscape: sexuality, womanhood, friendship, race, marriage, and beauty. During her childhood, she was taught to be "an independent woman, standing on my own two feet, and that's the road I opted to take." [57], In 2013, she began starring in the BET network show Being Mary Jane. "[79] Union described the book as "the good, the bad, and the WTF. [26][27] She appeared in the 2005 film Neo Ned, portraying an African-American woman with delusions that she is Adolf Hitler. When I first toured the Nebraska campus and I saw Turner Gill walk, I freaked out. Johnson confronted her over the behavior during a party the two were attending. She belongs to mixed ethnicity. "[98], Union ran in the Global Race for the Cure in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, June 2, 2012, in honor of her friend Kristen Martinez, who died from breast cancer. The family then moved to Pleasanton, California, where Gabrielle attended high school at Foothill High School (FHS). Union posted on both Instagram and Twitter, calling for anyone with information on the killer of Barnes's aunt to report their information to authorities. Ranked #81 on Maxim's "Hot 100" of 2014 list. When I first started acting, I was always cast as the sassy, asexual black friend. [88][89][90], Union has also spoken about the importance of therapy and how she received family and workplace support to quickly access therapy. [citation needed] She also made a cameo appearance in the music video for Ne-Yo's "Miss Independent". According to Union, Perry had specifically approached her over not turning the role into the same character. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Gabrielle Monique Union (born October 26, 1972) is an American actress and former model. Family: She married Chris Howard in May 2001, and the couple divorced in 2006. Gabrielle Monique Union was born on 29 October 1972 in Omaha, Nebraska, to Sylvester E. Union and Theresa Glass. On her way to law school, just planning on being a working stiff, things started to happen during her senior year. Union felt that she had been "blessed" with her role in the film, feeling it elevated her career. [85] In March 2014, Union released her first wine, "Vanilla Puddin'". Gabrielle Union was welcomed to this world by Sylvester E. Union and Theresa Union. She also had starring roles in the CBS medical drama series City of Angels (2000) and films Bad Boys II (2003), Cradle 2 the Grave (2003), Neo Ned (2005), Cadillac Records (2008), Top Five (2014) and Breaking In (2018). [9], Her parents divorced after thirty years of marriage. She was reported to have signed to the film in March 2008. [citation needed] Union appeared in the 2008 film Cadillac Records. Upon the completion of the internshi… [62], Union reprised her role as Kristen in Think Like a Man Too in 2014, but it received mostly negative reviews. They always put us first and didn't involve us. She called the series a "reworking" rather than a remake. ", "Busta Rhymes – I Love My Chick ft. will.i.am, Kelis", Black Reel Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gabrielle_Union&oldid=1012395725, University of California, Los Angeles alumni, American footballers' wives and girlfriends, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2014, Articles with unsourced statements from September 2014, Articles with unsourced statements from December 2013, Wikipedia articles with PLWABN identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Episode: "The He-Man, Player-Hater's Club", Episode: "The One With The Cheap Wedding Dress", Special Agent/Detective Lieutenant Sydney "Syd" Burnett, This page was last edited on 16 March 2021, at 04:06. Has 3 stepchildren: stepson, Zaire Blessing Dwyane Wade (b. February 4, 2002), stepdaughter, Zaya Wade (b. [30] In 2006, she starred in the music video for Busta Rhymes' "I Love My Bitch". [33] Union was praised for her character's portrayal and for having a "great sense of comedic timing". Her mother name is Theresa, a phone company manager and social worker, and Sylvester E. Union, a military sergeant. I’ve been fortunate to interview Gabrielle several times over the years, including twice for a cover story I did earlier this year about her work in the documentary Half the Sky and in the new BET drama Being Mary Jane.. That story is available on this blog along with two previous cover stories I did on her. Union was included on Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2020. Gabrielle’s father was in the military and retired when he was a sergeant. When Gabrielle Union was preparing to unveil her signature haircare line in 2017, she was secretly struggling with hair loss as a result of IVF treatment. Eventually, she ended up at UCLA. |  Union starred in the film Breakin' All the Rules in 2004. [65] Union was announced in July 2014 as a producer in the Lifetime film With This Ring. She also appeared on an episode of Friends, "The One with the Cheap Wedding Dress", as Kristen, a love interest to both Ross & Joey. The series is a Charter Spectrum original series which premiered May 13, 2019. In October 2016, Union was featured in The Birth of a Nation as Esther, a slave in the Antebellum South who is raped by a white man. "[55] Her next appearance was In Our Nature. [23] Union's role in the film was met with praise, with Dustin Putman of All-Reviews.com writing that she was "the star attraction, and the number-one reason to even consider seeing the film. Gabrielle Union Omahában született, Theresa telefonos társaság vezető és szociális munkás, valamint Sylvester E. Union katona őrmester lányaként. Gabrielle Union parents. 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The available roles were oftentimes racist, sexist or woefully underdeveloped. If we decide to go black, you're at the top of the list". "Hopefully my weave doesn't cause turbulence," Union joked. [34] Union's character also drew comparisons to Eva, her role in Deliver Us from Eva. For Gabrielle Union, age is just a number, and this 44-year-old works out like she’s 20. "[80] The book was published by Dey Street Books, an imprint of HarperCollins, on October 17, 2017. [13], In 1991, at the age of 19, Union was attacked and raped at her part-time job at a Payless shoe store by a robber. She graduated from Foothill High School (Class of 1991).After high school, Gabrielle attended college at University of Nebraska, where she played on the soccer team; and then later transferred to Cuesta College. I now know, you were allowing me to live and make mistakes and come to my own conclusions and learn some hard ass lessons. But it's because I grew up in a household that always talked specifically Cornhusker football and Big 8 sports at the time. Has been in two adaptations of "The Taming of the Shrew": Ranked #67 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list. We will continue to update details on Gabrielle Union’s family. "[54] In the months following Martin's death, Union supported a petition that called for Florida District Attorney Norman Wolfinger to bring charges against George Zimmerman. In powder puff flag football I've never lost". "[12], Union has said her personality as a young person was "mean" until her trainer A.J. In comedies, you go for the joke, and embellish. Publicity Listings Gabrielle is the daughter of military sergeant, Sylvester E. Union and Theresa, a phone company manager, and social worker. I was able to be creative. [48] Union was reported in May 2011 to have landed roles in Think Like a Man, a romantic comedy based on Steve Harvey's book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, and an indie film, Family Tree. Has a daughter: Kaavia James Union Wade (b. November 7, 2018) with husband. In October of 2017, Gabrielle Union published a collection of essays entitled We're Going to Need More Wine with Harper Collins press, and landed herself on The New York Times best-seller list. [119] Union stated in an interview prior to the marriage that she and Wade would be signing a prenuptial agreement to protect their individual assets. Union was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Theresa (née Glass), a phone company manager and social worker, and Sylvester E. Union, a military sergeant. She holds American nationality. Her first audition was for Saved by the Bell. Thank you for taking me to get my library card and for our shared love of books and words. [66][67] She was featured in Chris Rock's Top Five, playing the fiancée of Rock's character. Gabrielle had a college internship at a L.A. modeling agency, she thought it would be an easy way to pick up some extra credits. [4][5] She was raised Roman Catholic. Much of my journey as a rape survivor has been in the shadows. [45] Union joined the cast of the U.S. television series Life on NBC and appeared in four episodes prior to its cancellation in May 2009. [32] She filmed Daddy's Little Girls in mid-2006 in Atlanta, Georgia. [54] She and Meagan Good were seen as having taken advantage of their "straightforward characters to add spots of comic zest as well. Gabrielle Monique Union was born on October 29, 1972, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Theresa (née Glass) and Sylvester Union. My interests are agriculture and corn. "[22] Union was cast in her first leading role in the 2003 film Deliver Us from Eva. Gabrielle Union family . Maybe I'll open up a chain of Popeye's Chicken". Didn't want to do acting but did it to pay off her university debts and found that she enjoyed it. Gabrielle is a 1996 graduate of UCLA with honors in sociology. Born Gabrielle Monique Union, October 29, 1972, in Omaha, NB; daughter of Sylvester E. (a military sergeant and business executive) and Teresa (a phone company manager) Union; married Chris Howard (a sports therapist), May 5, 2001. Outside of acting, Union has written two books: a memoir, entitled We're Going to Need More Wine (2017), and a children's book, entitled Welcome to the Party (2020). Gabrielle Union comes from a family of five, three children and two parents. We can fill those years with toxic, negative people or with fun, positive people. Check out the latest pictures, photos and images of Gabrielle Union and Theresa Union.