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Love celebrity trivia games? These are no good unless you are an expert in celebrity spouses as well. If you are a fan of the “Broad City” star, Ilana Glazer, then you will probably need to focus on her non-celebrity husband, David Rooklin as well.
For ordinary people, he is a scientist. However, when you elaborate the term, Rooklin is a computational biologist, who is also the co-founder of Redesign Science, a chemistry company that works for small molecule drug discoveries.
Family & Early Education
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David Rooklin was born on June 21, 1980, in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. He spent his childhood here and later moved to Ohio, where he attended the Oberlin College in 1998. Here he took up a bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry. In 2002, after completing his graduation, Rooklin moved to the University of Colorado, where he started his career as a research technician in the Josef Michl Lab.
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The next big transition in David’s educational background revolves around his post-graduation enrollment at New York University. Although he began his Ph.D. in 2006, New York finally became his home in 2008. This 6-years long endeavor in Computational Biology set the ground that he would pursue in the upcoming years.
Career Highlights: Life as A Computational Biologist
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The years from 2012 to 2016 marks the most impactful steps in David Rooklin’s career. During this period, he was a teacher’s assistant, research assistant, post-doctoral scientist, and an adjutant teacher at New York University.
In 2016, Rooklin, along with his NYU chemistry majors, won the university’s Entrepreneurship Challenge in the technology category. The $75,000 prize money was a significant contribution to his startup company, Redesign Science. At this point, Rooklin left his software development research work at NYU and focused solely on his own company, which continues to grow over the years.
Personal Life and Marriage to Ilana Glazer
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When it comes to personal life, the majority of it revolves around David’s celebrity wife, Ilana Glazer. The duo first met in 2014 while Rooklin was still in NYU, and Glazer was a rising comedian. Coming from two completely different career goals, the chemistry was instant as their eyes met. Reminiscing this passionate encounter, Glazer remarked at the Live With Kelly and Ryan show, “He’s in science, so, he doesn’t know comedy. We met in Washington Square Park, and we just made eyes, and it was like, ‘Damn!'”
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After a whirlwind romance kept away from prying eyes, Rooklin and Glazer tied the knot on February 25, 2020. The new chapter in the couple’s life came to spotlight only when one of the best friends of the couple, a fellow comedian, Phoebe Robinson, posted their wedding picture on Instagram, congratulating the happy couple on their new journey. While the wedding involved a private ceremony, fans can now take a peek at Ilana and her handsome beau’s admirable lifestyle from their numerous social media activities.
Lifestyle & Social Media Activities
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One of the most prominent aspects of Rooklin’s personality is his bold, outspoken nature. Like his wife Ilana Glazer, he is not afraid of making open remarks regarding political issues and activism. He is also a proud feminist who believes in the equality of the sexes and does not hesitate to express his thoughts on the matter. He even sported a cap showcasing the word ‘feminist,’ and the picture was shared on Instagram by Ilana. Considering that both of them have similar mindsets, it does not come as a surprise that they are meant for each other.
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Having the best of both worlds, David comes across both famous and his field-related friends who make their fun-filled lifestyle even more glorious. Although he likes to maintain a rather private lifestyle, David’s Instagram has a lot of inside scoop of his daily activities, including the sweet moments with his wife, Ilana. The couple also makes numerous public appearances, thanks to Ilana’s successful career, that makes fans swoon over the fact that true love, in fact, exists!
Net Worth
Being the expert scientist as he is, and as a co-founder of a growing silicon drug company, David Rooklin has an estimated net worth of $2 million. However, Ilana Glazer, with her multiple endeavors in 2019-2020, has a net worth of $3 million. The happy couple currently lives in New York, at their Brooklyn mansion and remains out of any rumor or controversy regarding their married life.
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