Zooey Deschanel

**Zooey Claire Deschanel** (IPAc-en:ˈzoʊi ˌdeɪʃəˈ nɛl; born January 17, 1980) is an American actress, model, and singer-songwriter. She made her film debut in *Mumford* (1999) and next obtained a supporting role in Cameron Crowe's film *Almost Famous* (2000). Deschanel is known for her deadpan roles in comedy films such as *The Good Girl* (2002), *The New Guy* (2002), *Elf* (2003), *The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy* (2005), *Failure to Launch* (2006), *Yes Man* (2008) and *500 Days of Summer* (2009). She has ventured into more dramatic territory with *Manic* (2001), *All the Real Girls* (2003), *Winter Passing* (2005), and *Bridge to Terabithia* (2007). From 2011 to 2018, she played Jessica Day on the Fox sitcom *New Girl*, for which she received an Emmy Award nomination and three Golden Globe Award nominations.

For a few years starting in 2001, Deschanel performed in the jazz cabaret act *If All the Stare Were Pretty Babies* with actress Samantha Shelton. In 2006, Deschanel teamed up with M. Ward to form She & Him, and subsequently released their debut album, *Volume One*, in 2008. They have since released five albums: *Volume Two*, in 2010, *A Very She & Him Christmas* in 2011, *Volume 3* in 2013, *Classics* in 2014, and *Christmas Party* in 2016. She received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Song Written for Visual Media for "So Long", which was featured in the 2011 film *Winnie the Pooh* soundtrack. Besides singing, she plays keyboards, percussion, banjo, and ukulele.

Deschanel is also a co-founder of the female-focused website HelloGiggles, which was acquired by Time, Inc. in 2015.

## Personal life

In December 2008, Deschanel became engaged to musician Ben Gibbard, lead vocalist for Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service. They married on September 19, 2009, near Seattle, Washington. On November 1, 2011, they announced their separation. Deschanel filed for divorce on December 27, 2011, citing "irreconcilable differences". The divorce was finalized on December 12, 2012.

Deschanel confirmed her engagement to film producer Jacob Pechenik in January 2015, and they married in June 2015. They have two children: Elsie Otter, born in July 2015, and Charlie Wolf, born in May 2017. Deschanel and Pechenik announced their separation in 2019. Deschanel started dating *Property Brothers* star Jonathan Scott after her split from her husband. They met while filming an episode of *Carpool Karaoke: The Series* in August, 2019.

Deschanel converted to Judaism, her second husband's faith.

## References

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2. ↑ Shafrir, Doree. "Indie Dream Girls", *The Daily Beast*, July 20, 2009. Retrieved on February 10, 2012.
3. ↑ Alter, Ethan. "New Girl: Zooey Deschanel Talks Music, Motivation, and Manic Pixie Dream Girls", Television Without Pity, September 19, 2011. Retrieved on February 10, 2012.
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7. ↑ What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?. YouTube (December 28, 2011). Retrieved on February 10, 2012.
8. ↑ Dave, Paresh (October 19, 2015). Why Zooey Deschanel's media startup HelloGiggles sold to Time Inc..
9. ↑ Zooey Deschanel Is Engaged! (December 29, 2008). Retrieved on January 4, 2012.
10. ↑ Zooey Deschanel Gets Married (September 20, 2009). Retrieved on October 24, 2009.
11. ↑ Ravitz, Justin. "Zooey Deschanel, Husband Ben Gibbard Separate", *Us Weekly*, November 1, 2011. Retrieved on November 1, 2011.
12. ↑ Zooey Deschanel Files for Divorce from Ben Gibbard (January 4, 2012). Retrieved on January 4, 2012.
13. ↑ Zooey Deschanel finalizes divorce. CNN (December 18, 2012).
14. ↑ Zooey Deschanel Is Engaged to Jacob Pechenik. ABC News (January 21, 2015).
15. ↑ "Megan Fox to sub for Zooey Deschanel on 'New Girl'", *CNN*, September 18, 2015. Retrieved on October 16, 2015.
16. ↑ "Celebrity Extra", King Features, August 13, 2015. Retrieved on August 20, 2015.
17. ↑ Fay Strang (October 20, 2015). Zooey Deschanel reveals unusual baby name. *mirror*.
18. ↑ Vivinetto, Gina. "It's a boy! Zooey Deschanel welcomes baby No. 2", *TODAY.com*. (in en)
19. ↑ Zooey Deschanel and Jacob Pechenik Split After 4 Years of Marriage: We're 'Better Off as Friends'. *People*.
20. ↑ Napoli, Jessica (September 14, 2019). Zooey Deschanel dating 'Property Brothers' Jonathan Scott after splitting from husband: report (en-US).
21. ↑ Zooey Deschanel Is Dating a Property Brother.
22. ↑ Zooey Deschanel Brings Boyfriend Jonathan Scott on Stage as She Kicks Off She & Him Tour (en).
23. ↑ The View - 'The View' Co-hosts Ask Would You Convert for Your Spouse?. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017. Retrieved on August 24, 2018.
24. ↑ Sanghani, Radhika. "Zooey Deschanel is Jewish. These three women changed their religions for love too", November 10, 2015. Retrieved on August 24, 2018.

## External links

* Zooey Deschanel Biography
* Zooey Deschanel links at FreeOnes
* Zooey Deschanel at Babepedia
* Happy birthday Zooey Deschanel (image gallery) at Maxim
* Zooey Deschanel article at *Wikipedia*