Linda Brettler's Wiki: 5 Facts To Know About Matthew Weiner's Wife

Linda Brettler is an American architect turned actress who rose to fame on account of her outstanding role in Mad Men, a TV drama series meant to focus on one of the US's most prestigious advertising agencies starting from the year 1960. She is married to Matthew Weiner, a successful American screenwriter, movie director, and TV producer. She is among the few actresses who have managed to combine a successful marriage with that of the acting profession. Linda and Matthew have traveled far and won several awards based on their roles in dramas and screenwriting respectively.

Alright, let's get into it! Here are five facts to know about this woman, wife, actress, and mother. She rarely appears on papers or online platforms but these facts represent the incontrovertible truth about her.

Although constantly being described as an American artist, screenwriter, and TV producer, Matthew Weiner has not hidden what he called his heritage. In a recent invitation for an award at the Tel Aviv University, Israel, he reiterated the fact that he was Jewish. It is not clear why the parents of Matthew would not want him and his other siblings to make public their true descent but it appears Matthew is not going to hide any longer the fact that he had a Jewish blood running in him. Anyone who can read between the lines well would see that in some of the movies he wrote. Most of his tertiary education was gotten from the US and he remains a US citizen but it's a fact that his parents had Jewish lineage. And just like the Moses of the Bible, they've always been singing it to his ears that he is a Jew.

As of now, the net worth of Linda herself is still unclear, but her husband, Matthew Weiner, is no small millionaire. From his endorsements, movies, and other financial sources, his net worth has been estimated at $25 million.

Linda Brettler and her husband, Matthew Weiner are not only successful in their career, they seem to have extended their success story to their family life. Their union is blessed with four children. As it turns out, all the four children are men. Their names are Arlo Weiner, Marten Holden Weiner, Ellis Weiner, and Charles Weiner. Marten Holden Weiner was given a role to play in the blockbuster series, Mad Men and at the same time time, he also taught masters students in the Steve Tisch School of Film and Television, Tel Aviv University, Israel.

Being an "Angelo" as Los Angeles natives are fondly called, Linda has mastered the architecture of Los Angeles and that is revealed in many of her projects. She obtained her master's degree in architecture from The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and was officially certified as an architect in the year 1992. She initially started working with Moore Ruble Yudell and Brenda Levin & Associates which were the leading architectural firms in Los Angeles then until she decided some years back to have her own firm from where she consults for individuals and organizations on both residential and commercial building matters.

Matthew Weiner, Linda Brettler's husband is a prolific and seasoned writer who has written some award-winning TV series and movies. He co-authored The Sopranos with David Chase and his huge effort in The Sopranos won him two Emmy Awards in 2004 and 2007 respectively. Mad Men was perhaps his blockbuster series that not only brought him to fame but also showcased his wife to the world. Linda Brettler played a great role in Mad Men written by Matthew in 2007. The series eventually came to an end in the year 2015 after 8 years of being on TV. Linda's husband is also a novel writer. Heather, The Totality is one novel completed by him and many readers have found it interesting.

You can hardly talk of Linda without mentioning her husband, Matthew. The two have come a long way since their marriage in 1991. At first, Matthew never had a job and he promised his wife one day they would fly to Israel. Indeed it happened and not only did Matthew and Linda go to Israel, they went with their four sons and were warmly welcomed and celebrated. Both Linda and Matthew are holders of a master's degree from UCLA and it is not impossible that that was where they met. Linda's life remains in the background with her expertise being in architecture. She probably wouldn't have gone to the public domain were it not for her celebrity husband. As at now, no one seems to know what her exact net worth is. There is no impossibility in Linder Brettler considering a career in the acting profession in the nearest future as her role in Mad Men written by her husband suggests she may just be another great actress in the making. Two of their sons are already playing an active role in the TV series, and who knows? Weiner himself may opt for acting in place of his writing job!