Zooey Deschanel Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Born Name

Zooey Claire Deschanel (Pronounced – zoh-ee day-shuh-nell)

Nick Name

Zo, ZuZu

Sun Sign

Capricorn

Born Place

Los Angeles, California, USA

Nationality

Education

Zooey attended a private preparatory school, Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences in Santa Monica, California. Later, she attended French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts. Finally, she enrolled herself into Northwestern University, but dropped out after spending nine months there.

Occupation

Actress, model, singer, songwriter, producer

Family

• Father – Caleb Deschanel (Cinematographer and director)
• Mother – Mary Jo Deschanel (Actress)
• Siblings –  (Older Sister) (Actress)

Manager

She is managed by CAA (Creative Artists Agency). During 2012, she ended her agreement with them and instead signed to UTA (United Talent Agency). But, again in August 2013, she came back with CAA.

Genre

Indie pop, indie folk, alternative country, jazz

Instruments

Vocals, piano, ukulele

Labels

As part of the band, She & Him, she is signed with Merge Records, Double Six, Columbia Records.

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 6 in or 168 cm

Weight

55 kg or 121 pounds

Boyfriend / Spouse

Zooey Deschanel dated –

1. Dhani Harrison – RUMOR
3. Chris Kattan
4.  (2000-2001)
5. Hunter Burgan (2002-2003)
6.  (2003-2005) – American actor and musician, Jason dated Zooey for about 2 years from 2003 to 2005. It was a low key relationship.
7. Ben Gibbard (2008-2011) – “Death Cab for Cutie” rocker, Ben Gibbard started dating Zooey in 2008 and in December 2008, they got engaged. On September 19, 2009, the duo married near Seattle, Washington. But, after 2 years, the couple announced their separation in November 2011. Their divorce was finalized on December 12, 2012.
8. (2012-2014) – She started dating Jamie Linden in June 2012. She split from the screenwriter in August 2014.
9. Jacob Pechenik (2014-2019) – She started dating film producer, Jacob Pechenik in 2014. The duo got engaged on January 17, 2015. They met while filming the 2015 film Rock the Kasbah, where Jacob was the co-producer and Zooey was in a starring role. The couple got married in June 2015. In July 2015, the couple welcomed their first child together, daughter Elsie Otter and their son Charlie was born in May 2017. Due to differences between them, the couple decided to separate from each other in 2019. Zooey said that she thinks they are better off as friends, business partners, and co-parents instead of life partners.
10. (2019-Present) – It is reported that Zooey is seeing TV personality, Jonathan Scott. He had been leaving cute comments on her Instagram post which showed his affection towards the beautiful lady. The two started seeing each other in September 2019, precisely from the 13th when they met during the picturization of an episode of Carpool Karaoke. They were later seen at Little Dom’s, a restaurant in Silver Lake, California. Scott even took Deschanel along to a taping of Dancing With the Stars. The couple and their chemistry are termed cute and angelic by the on-lookers. There were some engagement rumors in November 2020 as well which were actually false.

Race / Ethnicity

White

Her ancestry includes Dutch, English, French, Irish, and Swiss.

Hair Color

She has naturally “” hair.

Eye Color

Blue

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

• Dark brown thick and dry hair
• Big blue eyes
• Hair with bangs

Measurements

34-24-35 in or 87-61-89 cm

Dress Size

4-6 (US)

Bra Size

32B

Shoe Size

Zooey is speculated to be wearing a shoe of size 8 (US).

Brand Endorsements

She was the brand ambassador for Pantene Australia and Pantene New Zealand in 2012.

She also represents the cosmetic brand Rimmel.

Additionally, she was featured in a commercial for iPhone 4S (Siri) in 2012.

Religion

She was initially into the Roman Catholicism faith. But, later shifted her faith to ‘Judaism’.

Best Known For

Playing a lead role as Jessica “Jess” Day in Fox’s sitcom New Girl since 2011. She is also the producer of the show.

She is also known for appearing in the 2009 film (500) Days of Summer.

As a Singer

Zooey and musician M. Ward are the 2 members of the indie-pop band She & Him, which was formed in 2006. In March 2008, the duo released their debut album Volume One via Merge Records.

First Film

In 1999, Zooey played the role as Vanessa Watkins in an American comedy-drama film, Mumford.

First TV Show

Deschanel guest appeared in NBC’s sitcom Veronica’s Closet in 1998 for her role as Elena in an episode titled “Veronica’s Fun and Pirates Are Crazy”.

Personal Trainer

Deschanel keeps herself fit by following the BAR method. It is actually the ballet based toning classes.

She really likes to do tap dancing. She did it for 6 continuous years. It is a good cardio. Other cardio, which she does are hiking, running, biking. She does it an hour a day for 6 days a week.

Zooey Deschanel Favorite Things

• Band – Beach Boys

Source – Channel4.com

Zooey Deschanel Facts

1. Zooey Deschanel was named after a male protagonist, Zooey Glass from the 1961 novella Franny and Zooey by J. D. Salinger.
2. She had spent much of her childhood traveling due to her father’s profession as a director and cinematographer, where her father was required to shot films in different locations. And, Zooey revealed that she didn’t like all that traveling.
3. In 2011, she launched an entertainment website  with friends Sophia Rossi (Producer) and Molly McAleer (Writer).
4. She had served as a judge for The Ninth Independent Music Awards.
5. She became friends with  and  during her schooling at Crossroads.
6. She has varied interests ranging from fashion, philosophy, photography, and jazz singing.
7. In 2012, she was at #12 on  list.
8. She used to be vegan before, just like her older sister. But, now, Zooey is not. She couldn’t restrict herself to just vegan food. Though, she is allergic to eggs, dairy, and wheat gluten.
9. Visit her band She and Him’s official website @ www.sheandhim.com.