Lea Michele Biography
Lea Michele Sarfati is an American singer, actress, and songwriter. In addition, she started her career as a child actress on Broadway, appearing in productions of Les Misérables, Fiddler on the Roof, Ragtime, and Spring Awakening.
How old is Lea Michele? – Age
Michele is 37 years old as of 2024. She was born on 29 August 1986, in The Bronx, New York, United States, where she also grew up.
How tall is Lea Michele? – Height
She stands at a height of 5 feet 3 inches (1.59 m) tall.
Mother, Father – Family
Michele was born to her parents in Washington, D.C., United States of America. She is as well the only child of Edith Thomasina (née Porcelli), who is a retired nurse, and Mark David Sarfati, who is a real estate agent and former delicatessen owner. Likewise, her mother is an Italian American with ancestors from Rome and Naples, while her father is a Sephardic Jew together with Judaeo-Spanish-speaking ancestors from Thessaloniki, Greece.
Lea Michele Education
For her high school education, Michele went to Tenafly High School. Through her time there, she was on the volleyball team, the debate team, and also participated in choir.
Is Lea Michele Married? – Husband
Michele’s husband is known as Zandy Reich. They have however been married since 2019. Reich is known as the president of the clothing company AYR (which stands for “All Year Round”). Prior to marrying Lea Michele, he became the head of business development for the clothing brand Theory.
Career
Michele as well gained widespread recognition for her main role as Rachel Berry on the Fox series Glee from 2009–2015. Her portrayal of Rachel received her nominations for an Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and also three Grammy Award nominations for music recorded for the series. Besides, she had multiple hits on the Billboard charts. Michele went ahead to star as Hester Ulrich in the Fox series Scream Queens from 2015–2016 and also as Valentina Barella on the ABC sitcom The Mayor in 2017.
Adding to her television work, she made her feature film debut in New Year’s Eve in 2011. Furthermore, she signed with Columbia Records in 2012 and released her debut single, “Cannonball,” accompanied by her debut studio album, Louder in 2014, which debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States. Likewise, her second studio album, Places in 2017, debuted at number 28 on the Billboard 200. Besides, Michele has published two books: Brunette Ambition in 2014 and You First: Journal Your Way to Your Best Life in 2015.
Net Worth
An American actress, singer and author has an estimated net worth of 12 million and salary of $80000 per episode.