Rebel Wilson is an Australian actress, writer, comedian, and producer. She is the recipient of two MTV Movie Awards and Golden Raspberry Awards. Her Great Aunt was Lillian Bounds, an American ink artist at the Disney Studios, and was best known for being married to Walt Disney, the founder of The Walt Disney Company and a pioneer of the American animation industry. She is regarded as one of the best actress of Hollywood in Comedy role or Comedy Genre films. She scored 99.3 percent on her Higher School Certificate (HSC)( Grade 12) examination. Her Instagram account is rebelwilson and has 7.8 million followers. Her twitter account is Rebel Wilson and has 2.8 million followers. Scroll down to get more information about her full biography, family details, birthday, wiki, facts, career, movies, boyfriend, net worth, salary, news, weight loss, and many more.
Famous For
- For her appearance as Fat Amy in the musical comedy Pitch Perfect film series (2011-2017) and the feature film "Bridesmaids" (2011).
- For appearing as Toula on the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) comedy series Pizza (2003-2007) and the sketch comedy series The Wedge (2006-2007).
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Early Life of Rebel Wilson
Rebel Wilson was born on 2 March 1980 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Her birth name is Melanie Elizabeth Bownds. She holds Australian nationality and belongs to White ethnicity. Her birthday falls on March 2nd of every year. Her Zodiac sign is Pisces. Her father's identity is unknown. He is reported to have died in 2014 according to Rebel Wilson. Her mother's name is Sue Bownds who is a professional dog handler. Her Great Aunt was Lillian Bounds, an American ink artist at the Disney Studios, and was best known for being married to Walt Disney, the founder of The Walt Disney Company and a pioneer of the American animation industry. She has three siblings:- sisters Liberty and Annaleise and a brother named "Ryot". She grew up in the suburbs of Kenthurst, Parramatta and Castle Hill near Sydney, Australia. She attended Tara Anglican School for Girls and completed her Higher School Certificate in 1997 securing second place in the state in Food Technology. She attended the University of New South Wales and got graduated in 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws degree.
Career of Rebel Wilson
- Rebel Wilson began her career as a stage actor.
- In 2002, She made her debut in stage acting by playing in the stage musical "The Westie Monologues" written, starred, and produced by her in Sydney due to which she also came into Limelight.
- In 2003 she moved to New York and trained with The Second City, a theatre training company.
- The same year she starred in the Australian comedy film "Fat Pizza" and "Ghost Rider".
- She played an Australian Idol mad schoolgirl in a series of Telstra advertisements shown during Australian Idol from 2004 to 2005.
- In 2007, Rebel starred in the American superhero film "Ghost Rider".
- In 2008, Wilson created, wrote, produced, and starred in the musical comedy series "Bogan Pride" on SBS One.
- In 2011 she moved to the United States to pursue her career in HollyWood. The same year she starred in the American Comedy film "Bridesmaids". In early 2011, Wilson filmed "A Few Best Men" at Fox Studios Australia.
- She also starred in the Comedy movie "Bachelorette".
- In 2012, Wilson voiced a character in the Animation movie "Ice Age: Continental Drift" and played Fat Amy in the comedy movie "Pitch Perfect".
- In 2015, Wilson reprised her role in the sequels "Pitch Perfect 2".
- She appeared in the ensemble comedy "How to Be Single" released in February 2016.
- She made her West End debut in the musical "Guys and Dolls" in the role of Miss Adelaide from 28 June to 21 August 2016.
- In 2017 she played in "Pitch Perfect 3", the second sequel of the movie "Pitch Perfect".
- Wilson played LeFou in a production of Beauty and the Beast: Live in Concert at the Hollywood Bowl on 25–26 May 2018.
- Her first solo lead role was in the film "Isn't It Romantic" released in February 2019.
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- In May 2019 she starred alongside Anne Hathaway in the comedy film "The Hustle".
- As of 2020, she hosts an Australian dog grooming reality competition television program "Pooch Perfect".
- The show began airing from 27 February 2020 on the Seven Network.
- Talking about the upcoming film projects she will be seen starring in a remake of the 1980 comedy film "Private Benjamin" as well as in the film "The Social Life".
- It is also reported that she will produce and star in a feature film "Crowded" adapted from the "Image Comics" comic book.
Achievement and Awards
Rebel won Tropfest Award for Best Actress for her work in the short film "Bargain!" in 2009. She became the winner of two MTV Movie Awards for Best Breakthrough Performance and Best Musical Moment for her work in the movie "Pitch Perfect". In 2020, she won Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Supporting Actress for her work in the movie "Cats".
Personal Life of Rebel Wilson
Rebel Wilson is an unmarried woman. However, she has been in a number of relationships. She first dated her "Bridesmaids" co-star Matt Lucas from 2012 but their relationship broke off after 3 years in 2015. Then from 2015, she started dating her last confirmed boyfriend Mickey Gooch Jr. but they split Rebel's last rumored relationship was with stuntman Aden Stay in 2017 but they soon got broke off within a few months. Recently she is involved in a love affair with Jeff Beacher, a motivational speaker and founder of Beacher Media Group. Rebel and Jeff first met in February 2019.
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Net Worth of Rebel Wilson
As of May 2020, The net worth of Rebel Wilson is estimated to be the US $17 million and her yearly earning is $2.77 Million. Her primary income sources include her acting career. She also earns a decent amount of money as being a writer, +stand-up comedian, and producer. Her starrer film "Bridesmaids" was a major box office hit and grossed the US $288.4 million in 2011. Her starrer film "The Hustle" grossed the US $97.9 million worldwide in 2019. The Superhero movie "Ghost Rider" in which she had starred grossed 228.7 million USD worldwide. She owns a mansion in Sydney harbourside in Australia which she bought in 2014 for the US $3.75 million. She also owns a mansion in the West Hollywood city in California which she bought in 2016 for $3 million. She owns a "Rolls Royce" car.
Body Measurement of Rebel Wilson
Rebel Wilson is a pretty woman with an attractive plus size body. Wilson’s weight peaked at 234 pounds in 2011. In January 2012, Wilson told The Daily Telegraph that she had lost 10 kilograms since signing up for the program. Wilson asserted that the producers of Pitch Perfect had refused to let her lose any more weight during filming, as her contract stated she must stay the same size. She said that once her film commitments were over, she would start her diet again to reach her target weight of 80 kilograms. However, as of 2020, she stills weighs massive 132 kg while her height is 5 ft 3 inches only. Her body measurement is 53-37-50 inches. Her bra size is 58F(US), Bra cup size is F(US), Dress size is 28(US) and shoe size is 8(US). Her hair color is Blonde and eye color is Hazel.