“When I say that there are times where I did not recognize her because she was lost in this person, I really mean it,” Esmail told The Hollywood Reporter of Rossum’s “kind of eerie” transformation, which included fake breasts and heavy makeup. “This is my wife I’m talking about.” While Angelyne was known for her larger-than-life billboards, Esmail and Rossum’s relationship is far from public and over the top. The pair have kept their romance out of the public eye during their nearly five years of marriage, save for the occasional Instagram post or interview comment. “I just thought he was one of the more unique, kind, creative, brilliant people I’d ever met,” Rossum told Vogue in 2017 of when she first met her now-husband. “Just somebody that I always wanted to be around.” Her first impression held true, as the director is now her husband, sometimes co-worker and the father of their daughter Samantha. Keep reading for everything we know about Emmy Rossum’s husband, Sam Esmail—including the sweet way he proposed.
Who is Emmy Rossum married to now?
Rossum is married to director Sam Esmail, who has his own production company, Esmail Corp. He’s known for serving as the creator, lead writer and director of the USA thriller series Mr. Robot, starring Rami Malek. In addition to Angelyne, he’s set to serve as showrunner for the drama Metropolis, which was recently picked up by Apple TV+. While both Rossum and Esmail lead busy lives, the Shameless actress previously told Extra that they stay connected even when they’re apart. “We are both equally committed to our art, as we always have been, and to each other,” she said. “We text multiple times a day, all day long, send little videos back and forth on set, try to share as much of our lives as we can so we don’t feel that disconnect.”
How did Emmy Rossum meet her husband?
Art, er, rom-com, imitated life when Rossum and Esmail worked together on the film Comet in 2013. The Shameless star played the leading lady, opposite Justin Long, while Esmail directed and wrote the dramedy flick. Fittingly, the pair’s first public appearance as a couple was at the film’s premiere in June 2014. Rossum told Vogue in 2017 that her interest in Esmail was sparked when he gave her a letter accompanying the script. While the move is “not uncommon” for a director to do, according to Rossum, “the tone of the letter and the way he wrote it seemed immediately familiar.” The letter, which likely counts as a rom-com-level meet cute, also included “personal details about himself, like, ‘I’m 6 feet 4 inches but I hunch; I am broke and have tons of student loans’—it was almost like a combination of a job offer and dating profile information, but it wasn’t an overture by any means other than a job overture,” said Rossum. “I took an immediate liking to the tone and the person who was writing the letter.”
What is Emmy Rossum’s husband’s age?
Esmail is 44 years old, while Rossum is 35 years old.
How long have Emmy Rossum and her husband been together?
Rossum and Esmail have been married for almost five years. The pair wed in May 2017 at the Central Synagogue on Lexington Avenue in New York City; Rossum is a native New Yorker, while Esmail is from Hoboken, New Jersey. They held their reception at the Guggenheim and Rossum’s Carolina Herrera wedding dress was inspired by the art museum’s iconic architecture. While the couple mostly keeps their relationship out of the tabloids, their love story did make news of a different kind in August 2015, when they got engaged after two years of dating. Because the couple have a “tradition” of doing a “dramatic reading” of the New York Times’ “Modern Love” section together, Esmail proposed using a fake column about a director falling for an actress. “One weekend we didn’t read [‘Modern Love’]—I don’t remember why exactly—and the following Friday he reminded me that we hadn’t,” Rossum recounted to Vogue in the 2017 interview. “I was actually in kind of a bad mood that day, so I said, ‘Oh, well I’ll read it eventually.’ And he said, ‘No, no, no, I think you should read it.’” Rossum decided to read it in the bathtub—a decision she soon regretted once she realized what was going on. “When I realized what it was and that the proposal was happening, I somehow thought, ‘Well, the story can’t be that I was in the bathtub when it happened,’” she added to the fashion glossy. “So I got out of the bathtub wrapped in a towel, got cold, and then got back in the bathtub because the stories are quite long. And then by the time I finished the story he was down on a knee in the bathroom, with me in the tub.”
How many times has Emmy Rossum been married?
This is Rossum’s second marriage, as she was previously married to music producer Justin Siegel for a year and a half. The pair privately tied the knot in 2008, and kept their marriage largely a secret until Siegal filed for divorce in 2010, citing irreconcilable differences. “Everyone messes up in relationships and has peaks and valleys in their personal lives," Rossum told InStyle Hair in 2012 of their split. “When I realized it wasn’t the end of the world and I would keep on standing, I knew it was going to be OK.”
When did Emmy Rossum date Chris Evans?
In 2007, romance rumors flew between Rossum and Evans after they were reportedly spotted kissing in LA a week after meeting. A rep told E! News at the time that the pair were just friends, and neither ever publicly discussed their relationship.
Did Emmy Rossum date Adam Duritz?
Following her divorce with Seigel, Rossum moved on with Counting Crows frontman Adam Durtiz. At an event in 2009, Rossum remained coy about whether she was dating the musician, who’s also been linked to stars like Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox. “I get why chicks dig him,” she told PEOPLE of the musician. “He’s extremely kind, incredibly intelligent, thoughtful, creative and respectful.” Rossum later confirmed their relationship, saying they met after the band used Twitter to invite her to their tour. “That’s how we met—on a dare,” she told PEOPLE in a separate interview. “They dared me to come sing with them a song that I’d never sung before … So I ended up on tour with the band, and it was very, very fun.” The pair split in 2010.
Who else has Emmy Rossum dated?
Rossum has also been linked to Topher Grace, who she’s rumored to have dated from 2005 to 2007. Additionally, in 2012, she confirmed she was dating her Shameless co-star Tyler Jacob Moore. In that InStyle Hair interview, she revealed the pair even double-dated with Lady Gaga and then-boyfriend Taylor Kinney, who made an appearance on the show. “We stayed in, cooked steaks, and watched Shameless,” she said. “It was all very normal, and she is so nice.”
Does Emmy Rossum have kids?
Rossum and Esmail welcomed a daughter, Samantha Esmail, in 2021. The actress, who kept her pregnancy a secret, broke the news with an Instagram post “5.24.21,” she captioned photos of her baby bump. “On a sunny Monday morning, at 8:13AM, we welcomed our daughter into the world.” She later shared a photo of their little one, along with a plea for fans to get vaccinated. “When I was pregnant, I got vaccinated,” she captioned the sweet snap. “Not only did we have a healthy, beautiful baby girl but we also just learned our daughter now has antibodies.” Next, get to know Ciara’s husband Russell Wilson.
