Alison Segel is an American writer, artist, podcast host, and the sister of the famous actor, Jason Segel. Read ahead to find out more about her early life, personal life, family, and more.
Early Life
Alison Segel was born on March 9, 1986, in Los Angeles, California. She was the youngest child of Jillian and Alvin Segel, a lawyer. She grew up with her two elder brothers, Adam and Jason Segel, an American actor. She had a normal childhood. Nothing more is known about her childhood.
Education
She earned her degree in elementary education from the University of Southern California. She did one year of AmeriCorps after graduating.
Personal Life
Alison is not married yet. There is no information about whether she is in a relationship or single. She has kept her personal life away from the media. We may get to know about her relationship soon if she makes it public.
Family
Alison’s father, Alvin Segel, was a lawyer. But none of his children followed in his footsteps. Her brother, Jason Jordan Segel, is an American actor. He is well-known for his role as Marshall Eriksen in the CBS sitcom “How I Met Your Mother” from 2005 to 2014. He started his career in acting in 1999 with director and producer Judd Apatow on the television series “Freaks and Geeks (1999-2000)” and “Uncleared (2001-2002).” He has also appeared in many comedic films such as “Knocked Up,” “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” “I Love You, Man,” and more. He is an ordained minister with the Universal Life Church.
Career And Profession
Alison Segel has been a teacher for several years. She started her career in teaching at an elementary school. After working for some years, she felt like not enjoying this job. She had an interest in writing. Then she quit the teaching profession and pursued her dream career of writing.
She kicked off as a ghostwriter for a dating and relationship therapist, writing the EHarmony profiles for her clients. She has her bylines in more than ten publications such as Refinery 29, Vice, Flaunt Magazine, XO Jane, Hello Giggles, and The Hairpin. She was a part-time writer at Elite Daily. She was also the managing creative editor at women.com. Her first feature, “Girls Night Out,” was in development with Mary Parent’s company. It was on the Hit List for 2015. Alison wrote another feature titled “Special Delivery” that also went into development with a company named Super Gravity, which put her on the Young and Hungry list for 2016.
She is also an artist. She loves drawing in her spare time. She is the former host of Get Up On This on the Earwolf Network. Currently, she is the host of Webcrawlers on the Earios podcast network.
Social Media
Alison Segel is very active on social media. She has an Instagram account under the name @alibaby90, which boasts more than 21k followers. But she only posts content related to her work.
Conclusion
Alison Segel is an attractive podcast host, and writer, and is mostly known as the sister of actor Jason Segel. However, she has established her career in creative writing.
