- Martel Thompson has won an Emmy Award for her excellent makeup skills in the entertainment industry
- She has been married to American actor Tony Hale for almost 2 decades and their secrete to being together for so long is quite simple
- Thompson and Hale have 1 child together – a daughter named Loy Hale who was born 3 years into their marriage
Martel Thompson and Tony Hale have been married for 21 years. The couple has even been kind enough to share the secret to their happy, long marriage. The couple who are both in the entertainment industry did not meet while working, though.
The makeup artist and her actor husband met at a faith gathering many years ago. Their union has produced a daughter named Loy Hale.
Martel Thompson is an Emmy Award Winner
Thompson is an Alabama-born makeup artist who has won an Emmy award for her skill. She has been in the entertainment industry as a makeup artist since 1996.
Apparently, she has been in the entertainment business for many years. She first started showing her skills on Saturday Night Live before attracting major movie projects.
She has worked in several movie and TV productions starting with Origin of the Species. After that, she also worked on The Florentine, Man on the Moon, Big Money Hustlas, Thirteen Conversations About One Thing, The Royal Tenenbaums, Hysterical Blindness, Nadine in Date Land, A Death in the Woods, The Hollywood Reporter Roundtables, as well as Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter.
Her Emmy Award was in 2003 for her ‘Outstanding Achievement in Makeup’ for the All My Children Drama Series.
She Met her Husband at a Faith Gathering
Martel Thompson has been married to Tony Hale for 21 years now. They are both in the entertainment industry, though different departments, they didn’t meet on set.
The couple met at a bible study in New York named ‘The Haven’.
The Haven was started by Tony Hale, who later became Martel’s husband and this was where they met. Aligning faiths made their bond grow stronger and soon they began dating. A year later, they were engaged.
Hale’s proposal was described as creepy because it happened where Stones in His Pockets play was made. The storyline of the play is about suicide.
They eventually got married on May 24, 2003, and have remained together ever since. They lived in Loz Feliz, California for years before moving to California.
Recently, the Veep actor joked about how his wife wasn’t particularly fond of him. He admitted that she once told him that she was not expected to watch all his movies.
Martel Thompson has 1 Child – A daughter with her Husband
Martel Thompson Hale is the mother of 1 child throughout her years of marriage. She welcomed her first and only child with Tony Hale on February 24, 2006.
The name of Martel and Tony’s daughter is Loy Ann Hale and she is currently 18 years old.
Loy and her family share a close bond as seen on her father’s Instagram posts. Tony Hale however jokes that since his daughter became a teen, she has been embarrassed by anything he does.
The actor also stated that he sees a future for Loy in entertainment as well. According to him, his only child loves to perform and he won’t be shocked if she tows his same path.
She has a Secret to her Long-lasting Marriage
The wife of the American actor refers to herself as a ‘trophy wife’ according to her Instagram bio. However, Tony Hale and his wife shared the secret of their marriage which lasted for almost 2 decades. The actor and comedian stated that his secret to their marriage’s longevity is ‘being present’.
Tony Hale refers to his wife as his lifeline and admits that they share a special relationship. Apart from being in the same career space, Martel Thompson is also a supportive wife. She has been seen at her husband’s side on many occasions and supported in different ways.
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Martel Thompson’s Age
The mother of 1 was born on July 17 sometime in the 1970s. Her exact year of birth remains a mystery just like many other aspects of her personal life before fame.
Her husband, Antony Russell Hale on the other hand is 54 years old. He was born on September 30, 1970.
