Megalyn Echikunwoke, popularly known as Megalyn E.K., is an American actress primarily known for her roles in television and film.
She was born on 28 May 1983 in Spokane, Washington, USA. She has been active in the acting field since 1988 and credited her name to several movies, and TV shows projects.
Megalyn Echikunwoke Seems To Be Dating Dianna Agron
Just recently, on 28 May 2021, Dianna Agron posted a photo on Instagram of her having a kiss with Megalyn on the lips.
The snap was captioned, “I love her, I love her, I love her *insert balloon emoji.”
This is not the first time that Dianna has shared Megalyn’s picture on her Instagram. The first time she shared a picture with her was in November 2020 during Halloween, captioning, “My Halloween, quarantine queen.”
While Dianna had been single since her divorce from her husband Winston Marshall back in August 2020, Megalyn also reportedly split from her longtime boyfriend Chris Rock in March 2020. Though the subjects of the rumor have yet to confirm their relationship, it may not be wrong to assume that they hold a romantic relationship with each other.
Megalyn Echikunwoke relationship With Then Boyfriend Chris Rock
Megalyn Echikunwoke began dating Chris Rock in 2016, as per the reports from several outlets. But they didn’t last long together, as they split in 2020 after four years of dating. According to Page Six, the pair quietly broke up a few months before Rock’s memorable appearance at the Oscars, where he poked fun of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
The duo was first spotted together in 2016, just one day after Rock’s divorce from his then-wife Malaak Compton-Rock was finalized. Since Echikunwoke was proudly displaying a ring in the photo, there was speculation they were already engaged as Rock’s divorce was complete, but that was just jumping into conclusion, as reported by DailyMail.
Megalyn Echikunwoke and her ex-boyfriend, Chris Rock (©: Page Six)
Rock proudly spoke about his love for Echikunwoke and his admiration for her independence to Rolling Stone in 2017, saying, “She’s got her own dough, it’s amazing.” Megalyn moved into Chris’s New Jersey home after they began dating, and she as well gushed over Rock, telling PEOPLE magazine, “What can I say? I have a boyfriend. He’s a comedian. He’s funny. He’s really wonderful. He’s a very dreamy guy, and I’m a lucky girl.”
But unfortunately, their romance didn’t last as they split somewhere around 2020 due to Rock’s unwillingness to get married again. It’s a change from Echikunwoke’s previous statements about marriage. She told PEOPLE in 2016 that she was not “a huge believer in marriage.”
Prior to dating Rock, Echikunwoke was in a relationship with Patrick Fugit. Sadly, the relationship which began in 2012 ended abruptly in 2014 though it was not made public.
Net Worth And Career Of Megalyn Echikunwoke
Megalyn Echikunwoke has accumulated a fortune of wealth throughout her professional career as an actress. According to CelebrityNetWorth, she has an estimated net worth of $3 million.
Megalyn began her acting career at the tender age of 15, appearing in The Steve Harvey Show episode. Since then, she has credited her name to several movies and TV shows throughout her career. She made her debut role in a film in Julie Dash’s Funny Valentines and has made her appearance in other movies, including Camjackers, Fix, Late Night, ChiPs, Night School, Step Sisters, and many more.
She subsequently had some big and small recurring roles in TV shows too. Some of the TV shows she has appeared in are 24, Like Family, CSI: Miami, Spyder Games, That ‘70s Show, Arrow, Creature, 90210, Made in Jersey, and more.
Megalyn is also an active Instagram user with an official account for herself named @megalyn that has amassed more than 100k followers. She often shares her photo with stunning poses has eye-catching dress-ups.
Echikunwoke, in 2007, campaigned for the 2008 Democratic Presidental nominee Barack Obama with Justin Long, Olivia Wilde, and Kal Penn. This included a winter tour of college campuses and bars in Iowa, known as the All Actor All-Iowa All-Star Voter Education Tour, to register new college-age voters before the 2008 election.
Family Details Of Megalyn Echikunwoke
Megalyn Echikunwoke’s father, Onigwe Versato Echikunwoke, was Igbo Nigerian. Her mother, Anita, is of English and Scots-Irish/Northern Irish and German descent. She is from an LDS (Mormon) family.
Her last name “Echikunwoke” means “leader of men,” and Megalyn is the granddaughter of a Nigerian tribal leader of the Igbo, Aletha Jane Smith, which technically makes her African royalty.