Gabrielle Union Bio, Family, Marriage, Husband, Kid, and Net Worth

Gabrielle Union is one of the most brilliant and tremendously accomplished actresses, advocates, activists, authors, voice artists, and entrepreneurs in America. She is renowned for being the celebrity couple with NBA player Dwyane Wade.

Dwyane is an American former professional basketball player who has spent his 16 years career playing for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. He has 3 NBA championships, was a 13-time NBA ALL-Star, and many more.

She is the mother of 4 kids (1 biological and three steps). What’s her current relationship? Let us find more about her personal and professional life in the article below.

About Gabrielle Union

The famous personality Gabrielle was born as Gabrielle Monique Union-Wade (née Union) on October 29, 1972, in Omaha, Nebraska, the U.S.

Likewise, she holds American nationality, and her birth sign is Scorpio. And she grew up Catholic. Similarly, her father is Sylvester E. Union, a military sergeant, whereas her mother, Theresa (née Glass), is a phone company manager and social worker. Sadly, Gabrielle’s parents got divorced after being in a marital relationship for 30 years.

At eight years of young age, Gabrielle took part in the gay pride parades with her mother after her family moved to Pleasanton, California. Also, there she attended Foothill High School. Later, she entered the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), from where she got her B.A. degree in sociology.

Professional Career

The multi-talented personality began her career in the entertainment field in the 1990s. First, she performed on T.V. sitcoms, and after that, she starred in supporting roles in teenage comedy films. Some of her new films are She’s All That and 10 Things I Hate About You. 

Later, she had her breakthrough supporting role in Bring It On, The Brothers, Deliver Us from Eva, City of Angels, and many more. In 2013, Union portrait the lead role in Being Mary Jane, from which she received an NAACP Image Award. After that, she worked on the projects Almost Christmas and Sleepless.

Besides, she is an author who has penned three books in total-memoir called We’re Going to Need More Wine, and two children’s books-Welcome to the Party and Shady Baby, that were released in 2017, 2020, and 2021, respectively.

Apart from this, the beautiful lady is an outspoken advocate who advocates for issues involving women’s health and violence against women. Also, she is an entrepreneur and owner of Flawless Curls.

Accident

At 19, she served part-time at a Payless shoe store where a robber attacked and raped her. Often she shared, ‘she could survive the attack because of lessons she learned by watching Oprah Winfrey’s talk show.’

After that incident, Union successfully sued Payless for negligence. She declared that the store failed to alert employees about the assailant. The assailant was identified as robbing another Payless location before her rape.

Marriage & Relationship

The 49 years old Gabrielle is a married woman, whereas she tied the knot to Dwyane Wade, an NBA player. After being in a relationship for six years, the lovebird exchanged their wedding vowed in Miami, Florida, on August 30, 2014.

After marrying her long-term boyfriend, she became the stepmother to Wade’s three children from his previous marriage. They are Zaya, Xavier, and Zaire.

The newly married couple had their honeymoon in the Maldives and Tanzania. Later, the duo welcomed their first daughter on November 7, 2018, via surrogate. And, the adorable kid’s name is Kaavia James Union Wade.

Before Gabrielle got married to Dwyane, she was previously in a marital bond with Chris Howard, an NFL player. The pair first greeted at a party in the year 1999. The former couple married on May 5, 2001. However, they got separated in October 2005, finally divorcing in 2006.

Net Worth of Gabrielle Union

The 5 feet 7½ inches tall beauty with a brain has collected a hefty sum of money and fame from her long profession. She has an assessed net worth of $40 million as of 2021.

Union accumulated such a vast amount due to her hard work, and she was still active in this field. She is continuing her multi-professional career. Without a doubt, she will get a boost in her bet worth in the future.

On the other hand, her darling husband has an astounding net worth of around $170 million U.S. dollars, which he has gathered from his game career. His average annual salary is $47 million. Also, he has signed a contract with Chicago Bulls in 2016, which was worth around $47 million over two years.

And it is also predicted that he earned $198million in salary alone during his time in NBA.