Colin Jost is an American actor, screenwriter, and a comedian known for his work on the show Saturday Night Live. But he is the best know as being the man of the beautiful actress Scarlett Johansson. Jost joined SNL in 2005 straight after his graduation and has been in the show ever since.
The New York native also co-anchors the shows Weekend Update along with Michael Che. During this time in SNL and through his work on the show, Jost has managed to win many different awards over the years.
Colin Is Getting Married!
Yes, you read that correctly. Colin Jost is about to become a married man, and his wife-to-be is none other than the gorgeous actress Scarlett Johansson.
After two years of dating, the pair have engaged with one another, and it is only a matter of time before they share wedding vows. Scarlett’s publicist Marcel Pariseau confirmed the happy news of their secretive engagement with The Associated Press on 19 May 2019.
Colin first met Scarlett in 2006 when she debuted as SNL host. At the time Jost was still a writer for the show. Their relationship went to the next level in 2017 when Scarlett yet again returned to the show as a host. That is when things started to heat up. The pair were even rumored to be dating in May 2017.
Meanwhile, Colin and his lady-love made their first appearance in 2017 American Museum of Natural History Gala in November 2017
Later, the duo officially announced their dating in December of 2017 and as of now are engaged to one another. As for the wedding, dates and other details have not yet been decided.
Prior to dating Johansson, Colin was in a relationship with American actress and then-girlfriend Rashida Jone from 2013-2016.
Is Colin Gay?
With a look back into his relationship history and his current status, it is safe to say that Jost is not a gay man despite many rumors that have come forth in the past few years. For instance, on 5 May 2018, on Saturday Night Live, Leslie, to spill the bean of Colin’s personal life, she allegedly called him a gay. She said;
‘He was so cute and sweet and kind, but it would never work cause he’s gay.’
Replying to Leslie, he shattered the claim saying he isn’t a gay and has a girlfriend.
Colin’s Net Worth!
Colin Jost is an actor, a writer, and a comedian. Since 2005, he has been serving for a show Saturday Night Live. After graduating from Harvard University, Jost was hired by the show as a writer. From 2012 up until 2015 he served as the show’s co-head writer. Jost also hosts the show’s Weekend Update show along with co-anchor Michael Che. Likewise, in 2015, Jost wrote and starred in the comedy flick Staten Island Summer. He has also appeared in the show Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.
For all his work on SNL, Jost has been able to bag himself several award nominations as well as awards. He has won four Writers Guild Awards, Peabody award and has been nominated for Emmys on multiple occasions. Not only awards, but his works have also helped him amass a quite decent net worth. As of 2019, Colin has a net worth of about $6 million.
Bio, Birthday And Parents
Colin Jost was born in 1982 in Staten Island, New York to parents Daniel Jost and Kerry Kelly. He lights the birthday candle on the 29th of June. His father is a former teacher of Staten Island Technical High School where as a mother is a Chief Medical Officer for The New York City Fire Department.
For siblings, he has a brother named Casey Jost, who works as a writer for Impractical Jokers. Raised in a Roman Catholic family, Jost is of white ethnicity.
Height And Education
Having dark brown hair with blue eyes, Jost stands at the height of 5’10” and has a weight of 74 kgs.
Jost, age 36, attended Regis High School in Manhattan and later he completed his high schooling in 2000. As for his college degree, he joined Harvard University and finished his education in History and Literature of Russia and Britain in 2004.