Jennifer Hudson Husband Net Worth
Jennifer Hudson Husband Net Worth
American singer, actress, and talk show host Jennifer Hudson gained notoriety after competing on American Idol in 2004. She attended Dunbar Vocational High School, where she earned her diploma in 1999. She began her performance career at the age of seven by joining the church choir and participating in community theater with the assistance of her departed maternal grandmother, Julia.
She enrolled at Langston University but dropped out after a semester due to homesickness and her dislike of the weather. She then enrolled at Kennedy-King College. She entered into her first recording contract with Chicago-based independent record company Righteous Records in January 2002. So that she could participate in American Idol in 2004, she was released from her five-year contract with Righteous Records.
For the third season of American Idol in Atlanta in 2004, she participated in an audition. The most popular performer in the “Top 9” after performing Elton John’s “Circle of Life” on April 6, 2004, she was eliminated from the competition at the “Top 7” presentation two weeks later. MTV recognized Jennifer as the sixth-best participant in American Idol history in May 2009, ranking her dismissal as the most shocking ever. She was ranked as the third greatest American Idol contestant in the show’s history by the Los Angeles Times in May 2010. The two other contestants who were crowned winners were Kelly Clarkson from season one and Carrie Underwood from season four.
In the Dreamgirls movie adaptation, which also starred Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles, and Eddie Murphy, she was cast as Effie White. The movie was released in November 2005. It was in this part that she made her movie debut. Filming on Dreamgirls started on January 9 of that year, and a limited release of the movie took place on December 25. It was rolled out across the country on January 12, 2007. For her debut studio album, she returned to the recording studio in January 2008. Since she was experiencing “throat fatigue,” she had to rearrange her tour dates for May 2009. In 2010, she received the position of Weight Watchers spokesperson. 2012’s I Got This: How I Changed My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down, her autobiography, details how she shed the weight.
In 2012’s The Three Stooges movie by the Farrelly brothers, Jennifer played a nun. She sang Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” during the 54th Grammy Awards, held on February 12, 2012, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, as a memorial to Houston the day after her passing. She was an executive producer for Baba Yaga, an interactive fairytale created for Oculus Quest, and in September 2021, she received a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Interactive Media for a Daytime Program. She was a significant winner that evening at the 2022 NAACP Image Awards in February. For her depiction of Aretha Franklin in the film, she received the Entertainer of the Year and Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture awards.
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David Otunga
David Otunga is a former professional wrestler, actor, and attorney. He was born on April 7, 1980, in Elgin, Illinois, USA. Otunga started his career as a reality TV star on the show “I Love New York 2” in 2007. He later competed on the reality competition show “I Love Money” and the dating show “Jenny Jones.”
In 2008, Otunga joined the developmental territory of WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) and trained at Florida Championship Wrestling. He made his main roster debut in 2010 as a member of the group “The Nexus” and became a two-time WWE Tag Team Champion with John Cena and Michael McGillicutty. Otunga’s last match was in 2015, after which he retired from wrestling to focus on his legal career.
Otunga earned a degree in psychology from the University of Illinois and later graduated from Harvard Law School. He worked as a lawyer before pursuing a career in entertainment. Otunga has made several appearances in films and TV shows, including the drama series “Shark” and the movie “The Call” alongside Halle Berry.
Otunga has also worked as a commentator for WWE and co-hosted the talk show “The Hype” on SiriusXM Radio. In addition, he has been a brand ambassador for organizations like the Special Olympics and the Anti-Defamation League.
Otunga was previously engaged to singer and actress Jennifer Hudson, with whom he has a son. The couple separated in 2017. Otunga is known for his commitment to fitness and his charitable work, including supporting the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
Jennifer Hudson’s Husband Net Worth
Jennifer Hudson is currently not married but she was previously engaged to former wrestler, David Otunga with whom she has a son. Her ex-husband, Otunga has a net worth of $10 million.
