Celebrity Biographies
Justin Hakuta Bio, Family, Career, Wife, Net Worth, Metrics
Profession: | Entrepreneur |
Date of Birth: | 18 oct. 1981 |
Age: | 38 |
Net value: | 1.2 million |
Place of birth: | Los Angeles, CA |
Height (m): | 1,62 |
Religion: | Christianity |
Relationship Status: | Married |
Justin Hakuta is an American businessman who came into the public eye because of his famous wife Ali Wong. Ali Wong is an American actress, comedian and writer. Ali Wong has done several comedy shows where she mentioned her husband quite often and that’s how the audience got curious who is her husband?
Hakuta is the founder of YogaStart which is an online resource for yoga and wellness services. He is also a former vice president of multi-million dollar technology company GoodRx. According to CNBC reports again on October 14, 2019, in an interview, Ali wong talked about a prenuptial agreement saying that one of the greatest things that happened to her and her career. Keep reading to learn more about the gorgeous comedian’s husband.
JUSTIN HAKUTA: EARLY CHILDHOOD, FAMILY AND EDUCATION
Justin Hakuta was born on October 18, 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is the son of Ken Hakuta and Marilou Cantiller. His father, Ken Hakuta, a Japanese-American inventor and television character known as Dr. Fad and his mother, a Filipino. His parents met while working at the World Bank in 1977. Justin has two other siblings, Kenzo Hakuta and Aki Hakuta. His brother, Kenzo Hakuta is a director and actor.
A lesser known fact about Hakuta is that he is an Ivy League graduate who earned his MBA certificate from Harvard Business School in 2011. Ever since his early youth, Justin was extremely enthusiastic about his education. Also, he is known for his initiative and quick understanding. He was educated at the Sidwell Friends School in Washington DC from 1994 to 2000. He graduated in 2004 from Carnegie Mellon University located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with his four-year certification in Decision Science. Additionally, he traveled to Mexico to continue his studies in Cognitive Science, Economics, and Mexican History at the Tecnológico de Monterrey for one year in 2002.
JUSTIN HAKUTA: CAREER AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Hakuta started working in several areas of several companies right after graduation. Hakuta reportedly began filling in as a sales and marketing partner for Honest Tea in Bethesda, Maryland, in August 2004, where he was responsible for managing the joint effort with Canada Dry, a beverage merchant. Towards the end of that year, he co-founded All Day Buffet. He also began filling in as a research analyst for Court Innovation in New York. Hakuta also co-founded Aviara and worked as a product manager. Similarly, he had also said that he worked with DIRECTV Digital Innovation Lab where he worked as an article methodologist and UX manager. During his university years,
Hakuta has also worked at Cargomatic and GoodRx as a product manager. The audience got to know Hakuta, who previously worked as the vice president of multi-million dollar tech organization GoodRx as his wife, Ali wong revealed that Hakuta left the vice president designation at GoodRx . He has also introduced Yogastart to promote a more beneficial lifestyle and has worked with prominent associations like Tea, Seventh Generation and Patagonia.
JUSTIN HAKUTA: PERSONAL LIFE AND WIFE
Hakuta and Ali got married on November 27, 2014, after dating for 4 years. Soon they became the parents of their first daughter Mari in November 2015. Mari was named after famous Japanese creative scholar and designer Marie Kondo. After two years, in December 2017, they blessed again with another baby girl. Hakuta and his wife don’t believe in making their personal lives public. Hakuta keeps his personal life as real, simple, and out of the public eye as possible.
Just like every couple, Hakuta is known to have hard times in his relationship with his wife Ali Wong. As she talks about her married life and says her marriage to Hakuta isn’t always great. She also added that in case of difficulties in the relationship, they go through couples treatment together. Hakuta and his wife aren’t exceptionally shy about posting plenty of photos of their day-to-day struggles to have two children, either.
Moreover, the sense of affection and respect shared between the two can be clearly seen in her Instagram posts. When Ali is visiting, Justin continually helps her by taking care of their children or becoming her manager. Hakuta is not only a responsible father of two children, but also his wife Ali Wong’s biggest supporter. Before Ali Wong became big, Hakuta always attended his comedy shows and praised his high-quality concerts.
JUSTIN HAKUTA: FORTUNE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES
Justin Hakuta is exceptionally dynamic in his vocation as an expert and earns quite a number of incomes as a businessman. Hakuta’s total net worth is estimated to be around US$1.2 million. His main source of income is his new business, YogaStart. In addition to that, his wife Ali wong also earns a very good income from her career. Hence, his net worth is estimated to be around US$3 million.
Unlike his wife Ali, Justin doesn’t seem to be very active on the various social media platforms. However, he has a personal account but an unverified @jhakuta Instagram account with over 4.5k followers. On the other hand, he does not use any type of account on Twitter and Facebook.
JUSTIN HAKUTA: BODY MEASUREMENTS
Hakuta has an incredible physique as he is 1.72 meters tall and weighs 65 kg. His tall and well-built body has measurements of 37-29-36. His eyes and hair are both black and his shoe size 8.