Adam Braunstein is the son of Natasha Lyonne an actress producer and writer. Adam is an actor, producer, and writer known for his role in Invitation, Absolution, and Flesh is Heir To which was released in 2020.
Details on Natasha Lyonne’s Career and Personal Life
Natasha Bianca Lyonne Braunstein is an American actress, producer, director, and writer. She has been nominated five times for the Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. She has a raspy voice and a film persona. She started her career as a child actress in the 90s with roles In films like Everyone Says I Love You in 1996, Slums of Beverly Hills in 1998, But I’m a Cheerleader, and American Pie in 1999.
Lyonne was signed by the Ford Modelling Agency at seven and featured as Opal on Pee Wee’s Playhouse. At age 16, she was on the musical comedy Everyone Says I Love You in 1996 followed by Slums of Beverly Hills. The film American Pie on the box office generated over $230 million. She had other roles in Detroit Rock City, Freeway II, The Grey Zone, Madhouse, All About Evil, and My Suicidal Sweetheart.
Her career as a director began in 2017 with the shirt film Cabiria, Charity, Chastity for the fashion brand KENZO. This was followed by Poker Face, Russian Doll, Shrill, High Fidelity, and an episode of Orange is the New Black. Lyonne took part in a benefit performance of Women Behind Bars and the production of Tommy Nohilly’s Blood from a Stone at the Acorn Theatre.
Her role as Nicholas on Netflix’s Orange is the New Black put her in a global space from 2013 to 2019, she wrote, directed, and was the executive producer of the Netflix series Russian Doll from 2019 to 2022. This gay role and her advocacy for the LGBTQ community have had her being described as a lesbian.
In 2015, she was awarded the Human Rights Campaign’s Ally for Equality Award. She was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine in 2023 and has been featured on magazine covers for Backstage, Diva, Glamour, TheWrap, Nylon, Out, Bust, and The Hollywood Reporter. She was the co-founder of the production company Animal Pictures with Maya Rudolph.
Natasha Lyonne’s Personal Life
Lyonne is interested in philosophy, classic cinema, and crossword puzzles. She quit smoking in 2023 after undergoing open heart surgery to correct heart valve damage from a 2012 heart infection. She had a drinking problem that got her arrested and she was evicted by her landlord for threatening her neighbors.
She dated Edward Furlong in the 90s, and Andrew Zipern in the early 2010s, and by 2014, she was in a relationship with actor Fred Armisen but separated in 2022. Lyonne has a strained relationship with her biological family and has kept her close friends like Clea DuVall and Melanie Lynskey. She bought her first apartment near Gramercy Park with her paycheck from Everyone Says I Love You. She owns a mansion in Los Angeles and lives in New York City’s East Village.