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Trivia
Birth name: Gabrielle Monique Union
Date of birth: 29 October 1972
Place of birth: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Nickname: Gaby
Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Spouse: Chris Howard (5 May 2001 - present) (separated).
Was a cheerleader in the eighth grade.
Transferred to UCLA after a stint playing for the women's soccer team at
the University of Nebraska.
Gabrielle's first role was on Saved By the Bell.
She also played a medical doctor in the CBS series City of Angels.
Married to the NFL's Chris Howard of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Has a degree in sociology.
She's appeared in three movies with Morris Chestnut - "Two Can Play That Game," "Brothers," and "Breakin' All The Rules." She was also his characters' love interest in all three movies.
Gabrielle went through college with an internship at a modeling agency,
and was signed on as a client soon thereafter.
Played the first ever African-American love interest of any of the cast
members on the TV Show "Friends" (1994).
Was on the debut cover of Savoy Magazine.
Gabrielle is a devout Catholic.
Gabrielle is having a pond named after her in her hometown of Omaha.
Gabrielle lost several roles to Aaliyah.
As of The Brothers (2001), Gabrielle has an average movie gross of:
$44,979,154.
In 1992, Union was assaulted and raped at gunpoint while working at a shoe store. Her attacker fled, but later turned himself into the police after another rape. He took a plea bargain and received a 33-year jail sentence; Union has said she will testify at his parole hearings to ensure he's not released early.
Is a big fan of the music group New Edition.
Gabrielle played a sophomore in the movie 10 Things I Hate About You. In
reality she was 27 at the time.
Gabrielle has two sisters.
Gabrielle is scheduled to appear in feature films The Honeymooners and Donut Hole.
Gabrielle prefers being a sex symbol over being a method actor.
Gabrielle's favorite color is black.
In 2001, Union was cast in the first major African-American role on the
NBC sitcom "Friends"; she starred in "The Brothers";
and she had a prominent role in the romantic comedy "Two Can Play
That Game
She ranked #52 in Maxim's '100 Sexiest Women'(2002).
She ranked #81 in Stuff's '103 Sexiest Women'(2003).
Graduated with honors from UCLA.
Gabrielle's short-lived ABC drama Night Stalker was canceled after only six episodes.
Gabrielle's first lead role was in the film Deliver Us From Eva.
She played a high school sophomore in "10 Things I hate About
You." (1999) Union, born in 1972, was 27 years old at the time.
Didn't want to do acting but did it to pay off her university debts and
found that she enjoyed it.
Has two sisters one older and one younger.
Featured on the cover of King magazine for April 2002. She gives an
interview and poses for five photos.
Her parents are Sylvester and Theresa Union.
Wanted to be a lawyer.
Gabrielle has announced that she and her husband, Chris Howard, have
split after four years of marriage (October 2005).
She is now reportedly dating Hill Harper, an actor and author.
In 2006 she does a video with Busta Rhymes named 'I Love My Chick'.
She has signed on to star in the upcoming film by Tyler Perry (Diary of a Mad Black Woman), Daddy's Little Girl, which is scheduled for release in 2007.
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