Who is Gwyneth Paltrow engaged to? Who is Brad Falchuk?

BRAD FALCHUK is soon to married to Hollywood star Gwyneth Paltrow, 45, but who is the man who has won her heart?

By Samantha Masters, Content Editor

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Brad Falchuk is engaged to Gwyneth Paltrow

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LOVED-UP: Brad Falchuk and Gwyneth Paltrow announced their engagement on the cover of Goop magazine

Express.co.uk takes a look at the 46 year old’s life, before and after he wooed the A-lister.

Early life

Brad Falchuk was born in America’s Newton, Massachusetts, as the second child to his mother Nancy Falchuk, the national president of the American Jewish women's organisation Hadassah.

In high school, he had an interest in sports such as baseball, basketball and lacrosse, but eventually turned his talents to acting after he joined the American Film Institute.

He graduated from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in 1993.

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Brad Falchuk is a film producer and writer who co-created American series Glee

Career

Brad broke into the film industry as a writer for TV series Mutant X in 2001.

He later widened his experience and worked on Veritas: The Quest and office drama Nip/Tuck in 2003.

Brad grew a close bond and partnership with the latter's creator Ryan Murphy and the pair later created American comedy series Glee, which premiered in 2009.

Glee’s season one episode of Wheels, where the Glee cast performed a number in wheelchairs, was based on Brad’s real-life emergency spinal surgery in 2008, when he feared he would never walk again.

Ryan and Brad later co-created the FX horror-drama anthology series American Horror Story in 2011.

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Brad won an award for his work on Glee

Love life

Brad has two children Isabella and Brody with ex-wife Suzanne Falchuk, a TV producer.

The pair exchanged vows in 1994 and divorced nine years later.

Shortly after their divorce, Brad began dating Gwyneth, who was also newly single after her own split from Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, 40.

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Brad and Gwyneth have been dating since 2014

The producer and actress first met on the set of Glee when the blonde beauty guest starred as substitute teacher Holly Holliday in a 2010 episode. 

After months of speculation, the pair confirmed their engagement this week with an adorable shoot on the cover of Goop magazine.

In a joint statement, the pair said: “We feel incredibly lucky to have come together at this juncture in our lives, when our collective successes and failures can serve as building blocks for a healthy and happy relationship.”

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