5 Things About Natalie Portman’s Husband, Benjamin Millipied – Hollywood Life

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Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied have been married for nearly a decade and now have two kids collectively. Natalie has loved worldwide fame and immense success as an actress, heading up excessive profile movies like Vox Lux, Avengers: Endgame, Lucy within the Sky, Star Wars Episodes I, II, and III, and Thor. She’s been nominated for a number of Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, and Display screen Actor’s Guild Awards. However whereas the Black Swan magnificence, 40, and her hubby, 44, have turn into pink carpet mainstays, you could be stunned to be taught that Benjamin isn’t an actor!  Right here’s every part you should know concerning the achieved actress’s husband and residential life.

1. Benjamin is a classically skilled ballet dancer

Natalie’s one-and-only is a French dancer and choreographer, previously of the New York Metropolis Ballet. He’s the founding father of the L.A. Dance Challenge, which he now heads up, and has additionally been affiliated with the Paris Opera Ballet because the director of dance. Nevertheless it was his position as choreographer to Darren Aronofsky‘s masterpiece Black Swan that finally led him to his future spouse, who starred within the movie as tormented ballerina Nina Sayers. The world-class dancer additionally appeared, and danced, within the movie, solidifying the couple’s bond.

2. He beforehand dated Isabella Boylston

The previous NYCB principal dancer had a severe romance with Isabella Boylston, American Ballet Theatre famous person. The couple reportedly lived collectively earlier than Benjamin met and married Natalie Portman throughout filming for The Black Swan.

3. He’s an achieved brief movie director

In 2012, the identical yr he married Natalie in Huge Sur, California, Benjamin based The Amoveo Firm, which is described by way of his Wikipedia page as a “multimedia manufacturing firm and artwork collective.” Benjamin has impressively directed brief movies alongside different artists, together with musician Philip Glass, visible artist Mark Bradford, and tech music duo Zeds Lifeless.

4. Benjamin is a father to 2 stunning children 

The choreographer is a father to 2 fantastic kids with Natalie. Their son Aleph was born in 2011 and daughter Amalia joined the household a number of years later in 2017. The couple have been famously personal about their household life and protecting of their kids.

5. He’s been made a French Chevalier 

Benjamin might not have an Oscar, however the world-renowned dancer has just a few distinguished honors of his personal. He was made Chevalier (equal of a British knight) within the Order of the Arts and Letters by the French Ministry of Tradition in 2010. He additionally acquired the  acquired the Prix de Lausanne as a younger dancer in 1994 in 1995 was given the distinguished Mae L. Wien Award for Excellent Promise.