Who is April Driver? Untold Truth about Adam Driver’s Sister
Quick Facts of April Driver
Full Name | April Driver |
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Birthplace | San Diego, California |
Ethnicity | Dutch, English, German, Irish and Scottish ancestry |
Nationality | American |
April Driver gained popularity as the elder sister of an American actor Adam Driver. Her brother Adam became popular after appearing in the HBO comedy-drama series Girls.
April’s younger brother Adam is best known for playing the role of Ben Solo / Kylo Ren in the Star Wars sequel trilogy. His acting in the 2019 movie Marriage Story earned him nominations for different awards and won many of them.
April Driver Wikipedia, Age, and Family
April Driver was born on April 8, 1982, in San Diego, California. She is 41 years old and holds an American nationality.
Her parents are Nancy Wright (née Needham) and Joe Douglas Driver. Her mother worked as a lawyer, but her father’s profession is still unknown.
She is the eldest child of her parents and has a younger brother named Adam.
What is April Driver’s Ethnicity?
April belongs to Dutch, English, German, Irish, and Scottish ancestry. Her father is from Arkansas, while her mother is from Indiana.
April’s parents divorced when she was around 10 years old, and her mother married her stepfather, Rodney G. Wright, who is a minister at a Baptist church.
After her parents’ separation, she moved with her mother and brother to her mother’s hometown and attended Mishawaka High School in 2001.
Is April Driver Married?
The elder sister of Adam might have started her family already. She is possibly married and is raising her children, but the details about her conjugal life and kids is still not available.
She reportedly has a daughter as an unofficial account named Adam Driver Online that posts about her brother have posted a photo of a child mentioning his niece.
April Driver’s Brother Adam was a Marine
Her younger brother Adam Driver was born Adam Douglas Driver on November 19, 1983, in San Diego, California, the U.S. He studied at Mishawaka High School and graduated in 2001.
Adam joined the army after being rejected by Juilliard School and served at Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, as an 81mm mortarman. He was later medically discharged after fracturing his sternum.
Driver again applied for Juilliard School, where he was accepted and attended from 2005 to 2009.
Adam’s TV Career
Adam made his TV debut on The Unusuals in 2009 and appeared in Broadway Mrs. Warren’s Profession in 2010. He became popular after appearing in Girls in 2012.
Driver rose to fame for starring in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, for which he was nominated for several awards. His other popular movies are BlacKkKlansman, Marriage Story, House of Gucci, etc.
Adam has also starred in many TV shows and on Broadway.
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Is Adam Driver Married?
Adam Driver married his wife Joanne Tucker in June 2013. The couple first met while attending Juilliard School in 2005 and started dating. They tied the knot after being engaged for several years.
The couple founded a non-profit organization, Arts in the Armed Forces, in 2006, where his wife serves as a director. The organization performs theatre for all branches of the military in the United States and abroad.
Adam has a son with his wife, but they kept it private for two years from the media. The truth about their child was leaked after Joanne’s sister accidentally made her Instagram public where she had a picture of Adam’s son.
Later, Adam admitted it and revealed that he wanted privacy and that it was “a military operation.”
“My job is to be a spy—to be in public and live life and have experience. But, when you feel like you’re the focus, it’s really hard to do that.”
Harassment Accusations on Adam
Adam Driver was accused of harassment by his The Man Who Killed Don Quixote co-star Lidia Franco during the filming. In an interview, she blamed him for behaving badly and physically attacking her.
“He is a very bad person & behaved very badly with me, physically. He attacked me.”
She later apologized and said that she didn’t want to harm him. She clarified her claims and said:
“Our characters, in the movie ‘The Man Who Killed Don Quixote’, had to be physically close. I considered the actor’s behavior to be rude because, in the preparation of a scene, he didn’t take the care I believe he should have taken.”
“It wasn’t assault, nor did I ever feel or report that it was the intention of the actor. I am sorry for the misunderstanding.”
April Driver’s Net worth; More about his Brother’s Income
April’s current profession is unknown. We still don’t know what she does for a living and how much she earns.
On the other hand, her brother is a popular actor with a net worth of $16 Million as of 2022. He charges thousands of dollars for appearing in movies and TV series. Besides, he also earns from Instagram, commercials, and endorsement deals.
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