Who is John Mulaney’s ex-wife Annamarie Tendler and why did they divorce?
COMEDIAN John Mulaney and his estranged wife Annamarie Tendler were married for six years.
Following his stint at rehab for "alcohol and cocaine addiction," the couple announced their separation in 2020, which was later finalized in January 2022.
Who is John Mulaney’s estranged wife Annamarie Tendler?
Tendler is known as a photographer, make-up artist, writer, and lampshade designer.
She is also a talented hairstylist and has penned two books - one named Pin It!: 20 Fabulous Bobby Pin Hairstyles and the other named The Daily Face: 25 Makeup Looks for Day, Night, And Everything In Between!
Over the years, Tendler has worked on several TV sets as a make-up artist and hairstylist including, The Old Man And The Seymour, CollegeHumor Originals, Aziz Ansari: Dangerously Delicious, along with her own husband's John Mulaney: New In Town, and John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid.
When did John and Annamarie get married?
Mulaney and Tendler tied the knot in July 2014 at the destination wedding venue Onteora Mountain House in the Albany, area.
The couple first met on a trip to Martha's Vineyard on a group vacation and immediately hit it off.
On their wedding site, the couple reminisced on their first meeting.
At the time they wrote: “After a group vacation to Martha’s Vineyard, John rode shotgun while Anna drove a carload of people home.
“He did bits the whole ride and killed. They were not dating at the time, but Anna knew they would be soon after.”
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When did Tendler and Mulaney divorce?
Mulaney asked for a divorce from Tendler in April 2021, which came as a shock to many, as even Tendler admitted she didn't see it coming.
“I am heartbroken that John has decided to end our marriage,” Tendler said in a statement at the time. “I wish him support and success as he continues his recovery.”
A spokesperson for Mulaney later confirmed the news to but added, “John will not have any further comment as he continues to focus on his recovery and getting back to work.”
However, Netflix is set to premiere his stand-up comedy special called John Mulaney: Baby J, on April 25, 2023.
This'll be the first time Mulaney returns to the stage since he last voiced Jack Horner in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish in 2022.
Based on Netflix's description of the special, fans could expect Mulaney to speak on his journey since the divorce and his addition.
The description reads: "A chaotic intervention. An action packed stay in rehab. After a weird couple of years, John Mulaney comes out swinging in his return to the stage."
What did Tendler say about 2021?
Months after Mulaney asked for a divorce, Tendler published a lengthy Instagram post on December 31, 2021, reflecting on the year of her divorce.
Even though she spoke about the losses over the last two years because of the coronavirus pandemic, she went on to express her frustration about her divorce : "I find myself asking, 'when will I feel normal?' but in reality, I recognize that the normal from before has expired; 'normal' is an impossibility, there is only 'new'."
She went on to say: "So how does one digest grief? How do we metabolize trauma, collective and individual? How, precisely, do we sit with, in order to move through?
"We call our friends; we allow ourselves to laugh. We cry in parked cars. We work; we rest. We throw plates just to watch them break; we make things with our hands.
"We write, we read, we watch movies. We listen to music. We run, or walk, or sprint, or dance. We ask for help or learn to ask for help. We love or learn to love again."
She concluded by saying: "Here we all are, surviving and creating and laughing at tik tok videos. So long 2021. For better or worse I will carry a piece of you with me forever."
Did John Mulaney have a child with Olivia Munn?
On September 7, during an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers, Mulaney announced he was expecting a child with Olivia Munn.
Mulaney gushed about his whirlwind romance with Munn and shared how she's been supportive in his path to recovery after he relapsed on drugs last year and checked into rehab.
"I got into this relationship that's been really beautiful with someone incredible who has dealt with the non-coked-up Bambi version of me and that's been very incredible.
"She's kind of held my hand through that hell and we are having a baby together," Mulaney announced.
"I was nervous when I was about to say the news. That's why I looked down and then I looked up," he added to Meyers. "I'm going to be a dad."
Mulaney revealed that he met Munn for the first time at Meyers' wedding to Alexi Ashe back in 2013.
"So it's nice something good came out of the wedding," Mulaney joked.
"That's just a clean good joke all around… And [Olivia] got to date me right out of recovery which is what they call a reverse catch. It is a very, very lucky thing to have met this woman."
John Mulaney and Olivia Munn reportedly welcomed their first child together, a son, on November 24, 2021.
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The couple didn't publicly announce the birth of their child until December 24, when Munn took to Instagram to share a photo of the newborn.
"My Golden Ox baby. Malcolm Hiệp Mulaney. Happy Holidays,"; she captioned the photo shared on Christmas Eve.