How 'SNL' Brought Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost Together
Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost
They say timing is everything in a relationship, and that couldn’t be more true for Scarlett Johansson and her husband Colin Jost. The actress first met Jost in 2006 during her first hosting appearance on Saturday Night Live, Jost’s longtime gig.
The two became fast friends, though nothing romantic would spark until years later. “The first time she hosted was the first year I was a writer on the show," Jost told Entertainment Tonight. "So, we've kind of known each other since then … she's the best."
It wasn’t until after Johansson’s second divorce that rumors begin swirling about her and Jost’s relationship. After the actress’ 2017 appearance on the SNL season finale, the pair was spotted kissing at an afterparty, and, well, it was on. They got engaged in 2019, tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in 2020 and welcomed their first child in 2021.
“What you see is what you get with him,” Johansson told Parade. “He’s very optimistic, easygoing, funny, nice, and those are the qualities that really drew me to him.” Read on to find out everything we know about Scarlett Johansson’s husband, Colin Jost.
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Who is Scarlett Johansson married to now?
Johansson is married to comedian and Saturday Night Live star Colin Jost. He’s best known as the host of SNL’s “Weekend Update” alongside Michael Che, although he has performed stand-up for many years as well.
Before marrying Johansson, Jost kept his love life pretty private and was only ever romantically linked to one other actress, Rashida Jones, from 2013 to 2016.
How did Scarlett Johansson meet her husband?
The Black Widow actress met her husband in 2006 on the set of SNL. She was hosting the show and Jost was in his first year of writing for the sketch comedy series.
"She had just turned 20 and I was 23, but in terms of status and maturing she was here [holds hand above head] and I was here [holds hand one inch off ground],” Jost wrote in his 2020 memoir, A Very Punchable Face.
Their paths crossed again when the actress hosted SNL for a third time in 2010, at which point she was separating from her then-husband Ryan Reynolds.
“She claims that she remembers thinking I was 'cute,' but I know what I looked like and that's not the word I would have used. ('Shaggy' would have been generous. 'Slovenly,' more accurate),” Jost said in his memoir.
Johansson hosted SNL three more times over the years, but it wasn’t until her guest appearance on SNL’s Season 42 finale in 2017 that the couple sparked romance rumors. The pair was reportedly seen kissing at the after-party, although it’s also been said that Jost's then SNL cast-mate Kate McKinnon had set them up a few weeks prior.
What is Scarlett Johansson’s husband’s age?
Colin Jost is 41, while Scarlett Johansson is 38.
How long have Scarlett Johansson and her husband been together?
Johansson and Jost have been married for three years.
They went public with their relationship at the American Museum of Natural History Gala in 2017, became engaged in 2019 and got married in an intimate ceremony during the COVID-19 pandemic in October 2020. The couple welcomed their first son, Cosmo, in 2021.
Johansson is quite a private person—and she doesn’t have any social media—so she only speaks of her relationship from time to time on podcasts, red carpets and talk shows. But when she does speak of Jost, she only has the most positive things to say.
"I never realized, 'Oh, it's really important for me, I need to be with a compassionate person. That's a fundamental characteristic that has to be there,'" she said of Jost on Gwyneth Paltrow’s podcast Goop. "It worked with Colin and I because I was finally able to step back and respect myself enough to know what those [fundamental wants and needs] were."
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How many times has Scarlett Johansson been married?
This is Scarlett Johansson’s third marriage.
She was previously married to actor Ryan Reynolds from 2008 to 2011 and French journalist Romain Dauriac from 2014 to 2017. The Marvel actress shares one child, a daughter named Rose Dorothy, with Dauriac.
"As a devoted mother and private person and with complete awareness that my daughter will one day be old enough to read the news about herself, I would only like to say that I will never, ever be commenting on the dissolution of my marriage," she told E! News about her and Dauriac’s split. "Out of respect for my desires as a parent and out of respect for all working moms, it is with kindness that I ask other parties involved and the media to do the same. Thank you."
When did Scarlett Johansson date Ryan Reynolds?
Johansson famously started dating Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds in 2007—and the couple were married a year later. However, the young marriage didn’t last long as they separated in 2010 and finalized their divorce in 2011.
“We entered our relationship with love, and it’s with love and kindness that we leave it,” the couple said of their divorce.
Reynolds went on to marry actress Blake Lively in 2012.
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When did Scarlett Johansson date Sean Penn?
Johansson and actor Sean Penn had a brief fling in 2011. However, it only lasted a few months, as Penn reportedly wasn’t interested in a serious relationship.
Who else has Scarlett Johansson dated?
Johansson’s list of star-studded beaus doesn’t stop with Reynolds and Penn. The Asteroid City actress was publicly linked to Jack Antonoff, the Bleachers lead singer and mega-producer, from 2001 to 2002 while attending the Professional Children’s School in New York. (Of course, Antonoff wasn't famous at the time.) In 2004, she was linked to both Jared Leto and Derek Jeter. And in 2011, sources were buzzing that she may be romantically linked to Justin Timberlake and later Kieran Culkin, although those rumors have never been substantiated.
Does Scarlett Johansson have children?
The actress has two children, one with husband Colin Jost and one with ex Romain Dauriac. Her first child, daughter Rose Dorothy, whom she shares with Dauriac, was born in 2014. Her second child, son Cosmo, whom she shares with Jost, was born in 2021.
"I feel very fortunate that I've been able to take this time to really enjoy the early stages of my motherhood with our son," she told Entertainment Tonight. "It's been wonderful. I'm in a 'baby bliss bubble.'"
