Zarna Garg Height, Age, Children, Husband, Family, Biography
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Hometown: Mumbai
Age: 49 Years
Husband: Shalabh Garg
Bio/Wiki | |
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Profession(s) | Stand-up Comedian, Screenwriter, Actor |
Physical Stats | |
Height (approx.) | 5' 4" (163 cm) |
Eye Colour | Light Brown |
Hair Colour | Black |
Career | |
Debut | Web Series: 'Zarna Garg: One in a Billion' (2023) |
Awards | • 2019- Best Comedy Screenplay Award at the Austin Film Festival for 'Rearranged' (2019) • 2023- 'Newcomer Winner' at the Ladies of Laughter Awards |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 15 February 1975 (Saturday) |
Age (as of 2024) | 49 Years |
Birthplace | Mumbai |
Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Signature | |
Nationality | Indian-American |
Hometown | Mumbai |
College/University | • University of Akron, Ohio • Case Western Reserve University, Ohio |
Educational Qualification(s) | • Bachelors in Finance from University of Akron • Juris Doctor degree from Case Western Reserve University |
Social Media | • Instagram • YouTube |
Relationships & More | |
Marital Status | Married |
Marriage Date | Year, 1998 |
Family | |
Husband/Spouse | Shalabh Garg |
Children | Son(s)- Veer Garg, Brij Garg Daughter- Zoya Garg |
Parents | Mother- (Deceased) |
Siblings | Sister- Parul Parikh |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Zarna Garg
- Ever since childhood days, Zarna Garg always loved making people laugh at her jokes.
- Her father tried to get her married soon after her mother’s death. Zarna was just a teenager but she rebelled and left home rather than being bullied into matrimony.
- Zarna Garg didn’t want to get married that early so she decided to move out of the house and started living with her friends or sometimes family relatives. Nobody had any issues in lending her a living space as Zarna used to make people laugh.
- Her friends and family and sometimes strangers even used to invite her to Diwali and Holi dinners because they knew she made it fun.
- Soon after at the age of 16, Zarna immigrated to the United States to live with her sister and her family who were living in Akron, Ohio. She stayed at their home for years before she started earning money to make a living for herself.
- After completing her doctorate in Law, Zarna worked as a litigation attorney in Manhattan. She left her legal career after the birth of her first child.
- She considered re-entering the legal industry after her kids started to go to school but realised soon after that she had lost interest in law.
- After being a stay-at-home mother for 16 years, Zarna Garg’s children suggested she try her hand at stand-up comedy when she was in her 40s.
- In 2018, Zarna first performed at an open mic event in New York City.
- Her first official standup show was held in February 2019 at Caroline’s on Broadway in New York City.
- In the same year, Zarna wrote the screenplay for an English coming-of-age romantic comedy film titled ‘Rearranged.’
- In 2019, Zarna started her own YouTube channel where she started posting her stand-up comedy videos. Her YouTube channel has more than 3 lakh 30 thousand subscribers (as of 2024).
- During her initial days of stand-up comedy, Zarna used to pick out jokes from her screenplay of ‘Rearranged.’
- In 2021, Garg won Kevin Hart’s comedy competition on Peacock titled ‘Lyft Comics.’
- In 2022 Zarna Garg was highlighted as ‘one of the gutsiest women comedians in America’ in the American documentary titled ‘Gutsy’ which was hosted by Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton.
- In 2023, Zarna hosted the National Women’s History Museum’s Women Making History Awards.
- In 2024, Zarna Garg started her own YouTube podcast titled ‘The Zarna Garg Show’ in which she talks with her children and husband on various subjects and topics.
- In the same year, Zerna was cast in the American romantic comedy film titled ‘A Nice Indian Boy’ in which she played the role of Megha Gavaskar.
- In 2024, Zerna made an appearance on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ where she performed one of her stand-up comedy skits.
- During her stand-up comedy shows, Zerna Garg mostly performs jokes about her mother-in-law and Indian households.