Who is Zoë Saldana’s Husband, Marco Perego? Wiki bio

Marco Perego was born in Salò, Italy on March 1, 1979 – his zodiac sign is Pisces and he has Italian nationality. Marco is a former footballer and an artistbut perhaps best known as the husband of Zoe Saldana, a famous American actress.

Youth and education

Marco grew up in Salò as an only child, by his father who worked as a waiter and his mother who was a housewife. Marco attended a local primary school and was six years old when he started playing football, which he often watched on TV with his father.

While enrolling in a local high school, Marco began playing for the school’s soccer team when he was spotted by a scout during one of his games against another school, and was invited to play for the Venice soccer team in the under 17 (U17) league. . After his matriculation exam in 1997, Marco decided not to go to university but to concentrate on his career as a professional football player, but he did not play until he turned 21 when he suffered a leg injury that ended his football career.

Career as an artist

It was 2002 when Marco moved to New York City, USA, hoping to become a famous artist. He painted at home and sold his paintings on the street, but as this was not enough to support himself, he started getting various jobs such as waiter and football coach.

The first significant moment in his career as an artist was in 2003 when he sold one of his paintings to Gilda Moratti, who comes from a very respectable family in New York, and after that Marco started meeting people from the local galleries and museums. It took about six years for his work to be recognized in New York, and it still is today his photos are for sale for between $15,000 and $30,000.

Some of Marco’s works have been featured in magazines as he was featured on the front cover of “The Guardian”, while his work has also been featured in several European cities including London in England (Royal Academy of Arts) and in Rome, Italy ( Museum Tuscolano). You could say that Marco is also a filmmaker as he made his 25 minute film “Burn to Shine” which showcases 2,500 of his drawings.

Marco also worked with Dolce & Gabbana as he was the backdrop for their “Where the Fashion Meets Art” campaign.

Love life and marriage with Zoe Saldana

Marco met the famous actress in March 2013 and it took only three months to get married. The ceremony was a secret, so only their best husband and wife attended, and it wasn’t revealed until a year later that they were married. The two decided to share their surname, Zoe Saldana-Perego and Marco Perego-Saldana become and on November 27, 2014 Zoe gave birth to their twins Bowie Ezio Perego-Saldana and Cy Aridio Perego-Saldana. In February 2017, the family welcomed their youngest member, Zen Perego-Saldana, and Marco and Zoe are raising their children to speak both Spanish and English, which is how they were raised.

Before meeting Marco, Zoe was in a long-term relationship with American actor Keith Britton – they got engaged in June 2010, but the two split in November 2011 after being together for 11 years.

Hobbies and other interests

Marco is very physically active and works out in the gym five times a week, while also following a strict diet, hence his muscular body. He also likes different sports, such as football and tennis, and likes to go running or cycling. One of Marco’s favorite hobbies is traveling, and he has been to many US states with Zoe, while the two have holidayed in Europe on many occasions, in cities such as Barcelona in Spain, Athens in Greece and Venice in Italy. He is an animal lover and has a pet dog, while his favorite animals are lions!

Marco likes to watch movies in his spare time, and some of his favorite actors and actresses are Robin Williams, Heath Ledger and Kate Winslet, while some of his favorite movies are “Dead Poets Society”, “The Dark Knight” and “Eternal Sunshine of the spotless mind”.

Appearance and power

Mark is 41 years old. He has long brown hair and brown eyes, is 1.8 m tall and weighs about 75 kg. As of June 2020, his net worth is estimated to be over $5 million while Zoe’s ability is reportedly over $35 million.

Who is Zoe Saldana? Wiki bio

Zoë Yadira Saldaña Nazario was born in Passaic, New Jersey, USA, on June 19, 1978 – her zodiac sign is Gemini and she is an American national.

Zoe is perhaps best known for her portrayal of the main character Neytiri in the 2009 epic sci-fi film “Avatar”, which was directed and written by James Cameron and also starred Sam Worthington and Sigourney Weaver. The film is about military men on an unknown planet trying to kill the planet’s native creatures, and was a huge success, winning 89 awards, including three Oscars, while being nominated for 129 other awards.

Zoe was raised in Jackson Heights, New York alongside her sisters Cisely and Mariel by their Dominican father Aridio Saldana and their Puerto Rican mother Asalia Nazario. When Zoe was nine years old, her father died in a car accident and the family moved to the Dominican Republic.

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Zoe attended ECOS Espacio de Danza Academy where she practiced dance, especially ballet, but dropped out after realizing she wouldn’t get very far in life dancing. The family moved back to New York where Zoe attended Newtown High School, and started acting at the New York Youth Theater. After her matriculation exam in 1996, she decided to focus on acting and did not enroll in college.

Zoe’s first notable appearance was in the teen drama film “Center Stage” while some of her next roles were in films “Get Over It”, “Crossroads” and “Drumline”. She gained recognition in 2003 when she was cast to play Anamaria in the critically acclaimed fantasy swashbuckler movie “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl”. Starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Geoffrey Rush, it was a smash hit, winning 38 awards while being nominated for 104 others, including five Oscars.

In the following year, she starred in the comedy drama film “The Terminal” alongside Tom Hanks, and her next notable appearance was in 2009 when she starred in the sci-fi action film “Star Trek”.

In 2014, Zoe portrayed Gamora in the superhero movie “Guardians of the Galaxy”, starring Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper, which follows a group of criminals fighting to stop an intergalactic criminal from destroying planets. The film was a huge success, winning 52 awards while being nominated for 102 others, including two Oscars. Zoe reprized her role as Gamora in “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2″ in 2017, as well as “Avengers: Infinity War” in 2018 and “Avengers: Endgame” in 2019. As all of these films have become extremely popular and grossed over $11 billion, today Zoe is reportedly the second highest-grossing actress in history.

Zoe only has five TV series credits – she made her TV series debut in 1999, playing Belinca in two episodes of the police procedural and legal drama series “Law & Order”, and her next role came in 2004 in “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” In 2006, she played Regina in five episodes of the drama series “Six Degrees”, while two of her last series roles were in “Comedy Bang! Bang!” in 2013, and the mini-series “Rosemary’s Baby” in 2014, which she also produced.

Zoe has been nominated for 77 awards and won 16 with some of the most notable being a Saturn Award for Best Actress for her performance in “Avatar” in 2010, an ALMA Award for Favorite Movie Actress – Drama/Adventure for “Colombiana” in 2012 , and an Imagen Award for Best Actress – Feature Film for “The Book of Life” in 2015.

General information

First and last name	Marco Perego
Date of birth	March 1, 1979
Profession	Screenwriter, football player, film producer, film director, painter, visual artist
Nationality	Italian

Family

Husband	Zoe Saldana
Children	Cy Aridio Perego-Saldana, Bowie Ezio Perego-Saldana, Zen Perego-Saldana
Parents	Ezio Perego

Performance

Movies

Me + her, Burn to Shine

Links to social profiles

Pictures

Movies

Director

Title	Year	Status	Character
Burn to shine		Short attached post production

author

Title	Year	Status	Character
Burn to shine		Short post production

Producer

Title	Year	Status	Character
Me + her	2014	Short producer

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia