Meet Quinta Brunson’s Husband, Kevin Jay Anik

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If you know and love Abbott Elementary SchoolThen you probably know and love Quinta Brunson, too. With the growing success of her ABC parody sitcom (which premieres its fourth season in October), Brunson is quickly becoming a Hollywood powerhouse (and she has the Emmys to prove it). Yet even as she gains fame, the writer and actress still makes sure to keep the most intimate details of her life out of the spotlight.

Take her husband, Kevin Jay Anik, for example. Not much is known about Anik, who doesn’t seem to be very active on social media and rarely accompanies Brunson on the red carpet. What is known is that the couple has been together for at least four years and that Anik is very supportive of Brunson’s career.

Below we outline everything you need to know about the Abbott Elementary School the star’s husband.

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They met through a mutual friend.

Brunson met her future husband at a mutual friend’s birthday party, she revealed in her 2022 memoir, She makes memes well.

While she never revealed when the two began dating, the actress announced their engagement with an Instagram post in July 2020. The post, featuring a selfie with her brand new engagement ring, included a subtle caption that hinted, “More good news.”

They only participated in a few public events together.

Anik has only joined his wife on the red carpet on a few occasions, including prestigious events like the 2022 Emmy Awards and the 2022 Time100 Gala.

Jay is “the most supportive man” Quinta has ever known.

Brunson expressed his gratitude to Anik during his acceptance speech at the 2022 Emmy Awards.

“If I’m not here anymore, I have to thank my mother, my father, my brothers and sisters, my cousins,” she began, before adding: “my wonderful husband, because he is the most supportive man I have ever known.”

In 2024, Brunson referenced Anik again while accepting the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy. “I love my mom, my dad, my sisters, my brothers, my whole family so much,” she said. “I love my husband. I’m so happy. I love my cast. Oh, I love it. Abbott Elementary School. Thank you so much.”

Brunson had previously raved about Anik in a 2023 interview with Entertainment Tonight“I mean, a partner through all of this, you can’t buy that kind of support,” she told the outlet. “Someone willing to do what it takes to make Abbott and be part of AbbottIt’s priceless. I don’t know what to say. I’m so grateful.

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