Celebrated Name: | Alex Borstein |
Real Name/Full Name: | Alexandrea Borstein |
Gender: | Female |
Age: | 50 years old |
Birth Date: | 15 February 1971 |
Birth Place: | Highland Park, Illinois, United States |
Nationality: | American |
Height: | 1.52 m |
Weight: | 58 kg |
Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
Marital Status: | Divorced |
Husband/Spouse (Name): | Jackson Douglas (m. 1999–2017) |
Children/Kids (Son and Daughter): | Yes (Henrietta Borstein Douglas, Barnaby Borstein Douglas) |
Dating/Boyfriend (Name): | N/A |
Is Alex Borstein Lesbian?: | No |
Profession: | Actress, voice artist, comedian, writer and producer |
Salary: | N/A |
Net Worth in 2024: | $30 million |
Last Updated: | December 2024 |
Alex Borstein is a well-known actress, voice artist, comedian, writer, and producer from America who is best known for voicing the iconic character of Lois Griffin in the animated comedy series Family Guy (1999–present), for which she was awarded the prestigious Primetime Emmy Award.
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Early Life & Biography
Alexandrea Borstein was born on February 15, 1971, in Highland Park, Illinois, a small city in Chicago to her parents Irv and Judy Borstein. Both her parents were mental health professionals.
She spent most of her childhood days in Deerfield, Illinois with her two elder brothers, before her family settled in California. Her father is from Georgia, and her mother is from Budapest, Hungary.
Borstein completed her graduation from the San Francisco State University.
Personal Life
Borstein met Jackson Douglas, who is a writer and actor at the ACME Comedy Theatre. After being in a relationship for a couple of years, they married in 1999. Together, they are the parents of two children, Henrietta Borstein Douglas, Barnaby Borstein Douglas. The couple filed for divorce in 2014, which was finalized in 2017.
Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 15 February 1971, Alex Borstein is 50 years old as of today’s date 26th December 2024. Her height is 1.52 m tall, and her weight is 58 kg.
Career
Alex Borstein started her career in 1993 when she met her future husband, Jackson Douglas, and they soon began working together on the animated series Casper and Pinky and the Brain. She became a full-time writer in 1996 and also worked as a voice actor of Queen Machina in the television series Power Rangers Zeo. The following year, she was part of the sketch comedy show MADtv.
She received widespread appreciation for her characters Ms. Swan, singer Jasmine Wayne-Wayne, Karen Goddard, Shaunda, Sue Napersville, and Cordo.
In 1999, Borstein gave the voice for the character Lois Griffin in the animated comedy series Family Guy which first on the Fox broadcasting network. She was also the producer and writer of the television series.
The following year, she was seen in the WB drama Gilmore Girls as Sookie St. James. She also did various recurring roles in movies such as school principal in The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003), an employee at CBS News in Good Night (2005), Catwoman (2004), and many more.
Borstein also did a small role in the film Bad Santa (2003), and Kicking & Screaming (2005). In 2004, she co-hosted the television show Celebrity Blackjack. She played the character of a press secretary in the 2007 sitcom pilot The Thick of It. In 2009, she was seen in the comedy film For Christ’s Sake, which was directed by her husband, Jackson Douglas.
In 2007, she founded the production company, Crackerpants, that released the song Drop Dead Gorgeous. Three years later, she became the writer and supervising producer of the comedy-drama series Shameless. Then, she was seen in the HBO comedy series Getting On, which aired from 2013 to 2015.
In 2017, she received critical acclaim for her appearance in the comedy-drama series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
Awards & Achievements
Alex Borstein has won several awards and nominations in her illustrious career. In 2024, she won the Critics’ Choice Television Awards as well as Screen Actors Guild Awards for her role in the television series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. In 2019, she won the Primetime Emmy Awards, Critics’ Choice Television Awards, and Screen Actors Guild Awards for the same.
Borstein also won the Primetime Emmy Awards for her work in the television series Family Guy: Nanny Goats in 2018. Some other popular awards won by her include DVD Exclusive Awards for Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, Spike Video Game Awards for Family Guy Video Game!, and many more.
Net Worth & Salary of Alex Borstein in 2024
As of December 2024, Alex Borstein has an estimated net worth of more than $30 million. She has made this huge wealth through her successful career as an actor, producer, voice artist, comedian, and writer.
She has been a part of several commercially successful television shows and movies such as Dinner for Schmucks (2010), Ted (2012), ParaNorman (2012), and A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014).
Borstein has also given voice for the character of Lois Griffin in several video games, including Family Guy Video Game!, Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse, and Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff.
She is the owner of a production company, which also helps in increasing her net worth significantly.
Alex Borstein is one of the most popular artists in the world. She is one of the few versatile artists who has been loved in both movies and television shows.