Seth Meyers

Seth Meyers got engaged to attorney Alexi Ashe in 2013, after dating her for five years. The couple got married in September 2013 on Martha’s Vineyard. The couple has two sons, Ashe and Axel. Their second son, Axel, was born in the lobby of their apartment in New York.

Seth Meyers is a huge fan of baseball and supports the team ‘Boston Red Sox’ ardently. Being a sports fan, he also supports the Dutch national football team.

He is a massive fan of the fantasy–drama series ‘Game of Thrones.’ He has featured several cast members from the series on his show. One of the show’s stars, Carice van Houten, is a close friend of his. Seth was one of the first people she informed after she got the role.

Seth Meyers was born on December 28, 1973, in Evanston, Illinois, to Hilary Claire and Lawrence Meyers Jr. His mother was a French teacher, and his father worked in finance. Due to his father’s jobs, the family did not stay in one place for a long time and continued to move around the country.

Seth spent the early few years of his life in Michigan, and the family later shifted to New Hampshire. The small family had two children: Seth and his little brother, Josh. Josh is also a comedian, and both the brothers started their careers together, with “improv” groups.

Seth graduated from ‘Manchester High School West’ in New Hampshire. By the time he was in high school, he had gained a significant interest in acting, especially in “improv.” He and his brother, Josh, often practiced their comedy routines with each other.

Seth learned French from his mother. Although he was good in academics, it was not his area of interest. He was mostly active in extra-curricular activities, both in school and in college.

He attended ‘Northwestern University,’ where he joined several communities, such as the ‘Phi Gamma Delta.’ At the same time, he continued to perform “improv” comedy and was determined to build an acting career.

While in Amsterdam, Seth continued to do “improv” with other ventures. He partnered with comedian Jill Benjamin and staged a two-person show named ‘Pick-Ups and Hiccups.’ The show was a big hit in Amsterdam and was staged five nights a week in several theaters across the city.

He had been a major fan of ‘Saturday Night Live,’ which was one of the longest-running variety TV shows in the US. However, he did not know the tricks to break into it. His show with Jill Benjamin took him to various cities across Europe. On one such occasion, he brought the show to Chicago, where it finally got noticed by the producers of ‘Saturday Night Live.’

The show was part of the on-going “improv” festival. Following his performance, he was called for an interview in New York. Seth traveled to New York and was hired for the show.

Before his arrival on the show, he had appeared on a single episode of the series ‘Spin City’ in 2001. The same year, he made his ‘Saturday Night Live’ debut in one of their sketches. The variety show performs several comedy sketches and is known to give breaks to several struggling actors and comedians.

Seth started appearing on the show, initially playing various characters. After working on the show for four years, he was given the job of a writing supervisor. In 2006, he was finally promoted to the position of a co-head writer of the show and shared writing credits with comedians such as Tina Fey and Andrew Steele.

Seth Meyers has won the ‘Writers Guild of America Award’ for ‘Saturday Night Live’ multiple times. He has also been nominated for the ‘Primetime Emmy Awards’ a number of times and has won it in 2011 for his contribution to a Justin Timberlake song on ‘Saturday Night Live.’