Jenny Slate is an accomplished stand-up comedian, writer, and actress. The Massachusetts native attended Columbia University before starting her career as part of a comedy duo with Gabe Liedman. Since then, she has been a cast member of Saturday Night Live, appeared in numerous well-received movies and TV shows, and published several books. Naturally, there is significant interest in Jenny Slate’s personal life, particularly her husband and their marriage.
Here is everything we know about Jenny Slate’s husband.
Who is Jenny Slate married to?
Jenny Slate is married to Ben Shattuck.
Like Slate, Shattuck was born and raised in Massachusetts. His father is a painter, and his mother owns an art gallery, so Shattuck seems to have inherited his passion for art from his parents. After graduating from Deerfield Academy, he studied at Cornell University and later enrolled in the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where he earned a Master’s degree in fine arts.
What is Ben Shattuck’s job?
Shattuck is a well-known painter, curator, and, like his wife, an author.
In 2022, he published his first book, Six Walks: In the Footsteps of Henry David Thoreau, a memoir in which he retraces Thoreau’s steps along Cape Cod’s beaches over 150 years later. In 2024, he released a short-story collection titled The History of Sound: Stories.
Jenny Slate and Ben Shattuck’s relationship history
Slate and Shattuck have been together since 2019. In September of that year, they announced their engagement while on vacation in France. After three wedding postponements due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they exchanged vows at their home in Massachusetts on New Year’s Eve 2021.
“We were planning a wedding with almost 200 people, but now it’s just our parents and siblings. We each invited six friends… I actually like it better,” Slate told Marie Claire. “I didn’t realize how the large event was making me feel a little uncomfortable.”
Slate and Shattuck welcomed their daughter, Ida Lupine Shattuck, in February 2021.
