Who is Mayim Bialik's boyfriend? 'Jeopardy!' host met Jonathan Cohen at toddler’s birthday party
'Jeopardy!' fans might not know about who their host Mayim Bialik is dating, but those who listen to her popular mental-health podcast most certainly do.
The 45-year-old actress and TV host revealed to Forbes in February 2021 that she had a "partner" and that it was none other than her podcast co-host Jonathan Cohen. Bialik has hosted 'Jeopardy!' for four weeks in a row, and fans have been waiting to see if Ken Jennings, 47, or Bialik, 46, will be named the quiz show's new permanent host. Since the death of iconic host Alex Trebek in 2020, Bialik and Jennings have been sharing hosting duties.
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Who is Mayim Bialik's boyfriend?
Jonathan Cohen, who is not to be confused with the actor of the same name, holds a Master of Fine Arts degree and serves as the executive producer of the Spotify podcast 'Mayim Bialik's Breakdown', per its website. Cohen's bio states that he's a "writer, poet, producer, father, and futurist who imagines and designs new applications of technology." That said, he is also the founder of The Stories Company and cofounder of "Lotic Al, a behavior change system seeking to connect the mind and the body."
Bialik confirmed her relationship with Cohen in a conversation with the Jewish News Syndicate. "I am in a relationship. I got divorced eight years ago, so I’ve been single plenty in my life," she told the outlet. The two first met at a toddler birthday party nearly a decade ago and bonded over their shared interest in understanding mental health and emotional well-being.
Prior to her relationship with Cohen, Bialik was married to Michael Stone from 2003 to 2013 and even had two sons with him, namely Frederick and Miles. That said, Cohen is also a parent to a son. According to The Sun, Stone was a Mormon but converted to Judaism when they tied the knot. The pair split after nearly a decade together because of "irreconcilable differences," as per Bialik.
“Divorce is terribly sad, painful, and incomprehensible for children. It is not something we have decided lightly,” the TV personality wrote on her parenting blog at the time. “The main priority for us now is to make the transition to two loving homes as smooth and painless as possible. Our sons deserve parents committed to their growth and health and that's what we are focusing on. Our privacy has always been important and is even more so now, and we thank you in advance for respecting it as we negotiate this new terrain," she added.
Mayim Bialik, acaba de anunciar la ruptura de su matrimonio con Michael Stone http://t.co/IUOpQH0J pic.twitter.com/eeB0hmDk
— Decine21 (@decine21) November 22, 2012
Those who watch or listen to the Breakdown podcast can understand that Bialik and Cohen complement each other well. 'The Big Bang Theory' star told Forbes last year, "To be honest, 2020 was a beast of a year, and my partner Jonathan [Cohen] and I have a shared passion for mental illness and mental illness education. The idea [of the podcast is] to explore all the aspects of mental health that many of us are not told about."