Jessica Alba is an American actress and businesswoman. She is popular for appearing in movies like “Fantastic Four” and Good Luck Chuck. She is also the co-founder of household and baby products company The Honest Company.
Early Life
Jessica Marie Alba was born in Pomona, California, on April 28, 1981. She has Danish, Welsh, German, English, and French ancestry, and her father is a Mexican. She has a younger brother, Joshua. Her family moved many times during her childhood fays due to her father’s career in the United States Air Force. She spent her childhood in Biloxi, Mississippi, and Del Rio, Texas, and they got settled in Claremont, California when she turned nine years old. She graduated from Claremont High School when she turned sixteen.
Jessica was interested in acting since the age of five. Alba participated in an acting competition in 1992 at the age of eleven. She won the grand prize and was signed by an agent nine months later. Alba started her acting career at the age of thirteen and she made her debut with the 1994 film “Camp Nowhere. She also appeared in few guest appearances in the Nickelodeon show “The Secret World of Alex Mack.”
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Acting Career
Alba gained a lot of attention at the age of nineteen after appearing as the lead actress in the television series “Dark Angel“. She received a golden globe and also won Teen Choice Award for Choice Actress. She made her debut in the film “Honey,” and became Hollywood’s A-List as a top actress. Her famous movies include:
- Fantastic Four” (2005)
- “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer” (2007)
- “Good Luck Chuck” (2007)
- “The Eye” (2008)
- “Valentine’s Day” (2010)
- “Little Fockers (2010)
- “Mechanic: Resurrection” (2016)
Net Worth
Jessica Alba has a net worth of $200 million. She is a famous actress and has attained her net worth through her successful acting career. Â Alba is the co-founder of The Honest Company with her partner Christopher Gavigan. She owns The Honest and the company acquires revenue of $150 million per year. In 2017 the company earned a peak revenue of $1.7 billion. Jessica owns 20%, which is worth $200 million before taxes.
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Personal Life
Jessica Alba met the actor Michael Weatherly during the filming of “Dark Angel. Weatherly presented her with a proposal on her 20th birthday and she agreed to marry him. They stayed together for a few years the couple parted their ways in 2003. The reason behind their breakup hasn’t been revealed.
When Jessica was shooting for the film “Fantastic Four” Alba met film producer Cash Warren. He is the son of actor Michael Warren. They got married in May 2008. The couple welcomed their first child soon. Alba gave birth to daughter Honor Marie Warren. OK! Magazine purchased the rights for the baby’s first pictures worth $1.5 million. Jessica gave birth to the second daughter Haven Warren in 2011. Their third child was born in December 2017.
