It’s a common saying that love is blind, and sometimes we don’t really choose who falls in love with us. This makes love unpredictable and the choice the heart makes most of the time is uncontrollable. This, of course, justifies the following saying: “The heart wants what it wants.” Stephanie Allynne and her heart made a choice she never planned on making. Even though she had never dated a woman before meeting his wife and was so sure she was straight, she fell in love with a lesbian comedian, Tig Notaro. In this article, we’re going to reveal some interesting facts you might not have known about the popular actor and his partner.
Who is Stephanie Allynne?
Stephanie Allynne is an American actress, writer, and comedian. She was born on September 19, 1986 in Claremont, California. Her family then moved to New York, to Buffalo to be precise, where she lived for a while before finally moving to Los Angeles when she reached legal age. She still resides in the California town to this day.
Stephanie studied at the Hugh School and later studied English Literature at Howard University. At Howard, she earned her Bachelor of Arts.
From the start, Stephanie had always wanted to go into showbiz and that was what influenced her decision to move to Los Angeles, the entertainment capital. Stephanie Allynne moved to Los Angeles with the sole purpose of becoming an actress, but when she got there improv and comedy sketches stole her attention, which prompted her to join The Upright Citizen Brigade. Since arriving in Los Angeles, she has been involved in acting and has fulfilled her dream of becoming an actress.
In 2012, Stephanie Allynne starred in her film debut as Paige in the short. Tomorrow. Between her film debut and the following year, she starred in two other short films such as In a World… as Nancy, in Turkey Day as Jane, in TROUSSE as CJ Gregory Go Boom as Willie, in The Experience of boyfriend: daughters and ribs as James’ GF; and Librarians like Lisa.
She has also guest-starred on TV shows such as USB Comedy Originals, Funny or Die, The Midnight Show, Key and Characters, Happy Endings , Up All Night, 2 Broke Girls, Comedy Bang! Kick! , The Birthday Boys, Guy’s Code, One Mississippi, Twin Peaks, Love, Room 104, and Dream Corp, LLC.
Allynne wrote the Amazon television series Un Mississippi, where she co-starred with Tig Notaro. The TV show is a semi-autobiography of the life of Stephanie and her lesbian partner. In the series, Stephanie was cast as Kate in 10 of the 12 released episodes.
Meeting with his spouse – Tig Notaro
Stephanie Allynne is married to Tig Notaro, an American comedian, actress, and podcast host. She was born Mathilde O’Callaghan Notaro on March 24, 1971 in Jackson, Mississippi. Tig was not a school sweetheart, she dropped out of high school after three years of failure. She then earned her GED in 1990, while residing in Texas. Her name “Tig” was given as a nickname when she was a toddler by her older brother, Renaud Notaro. She has since adopted the name and is now popularly known by that name.
As an actress, Tig has starred in many movies and TV series such as The Tig Series, In a World…, Punch Henry, Dog Days, Instant Family, Into Motherhood, One Mississippi, and Star Trek: Discovery
How did Stephanie Allynne and Tig Notaro meet?
The lesbian couple first met on the set of In a World…, in which they both starred. They dated and on January 1, 2015, Tig proposed to Stephanie and they got engaged. Neither Tig nor Stephanie knew of the possibility of dating someone of the same sex.
They both had a turn of heartbreak in their past relationships with men. Stephanie didn’t even have a long-term relationship with a man before they met.
The two finally got married 10 months after they met on October 24, 2015. The couple welcomed their twin sons, Mac and Finn, on January 26, 2016. Their children were conceived through surrogacy, through Stephanie’s eggs.