Randall Sommer:
• Born in the USA on July 31, 1966
• Lawyer, theatre chief, and actor
• Husband of famous American actress Marin Hinkle
• Graduated from Columbia Law School with a Bachelor's degree in 1988
• Has one son with Marin Hinkle, away from media attention
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Who is Randall Sommer?
Randall was born in the USA, on 31 July 1966 – his zodiac sign is Leo, and he holds American nationality. He’s a lawyer, theatre chief and actor, although he’s probably known best for being the husband of famous American actress Marin Hinkle.
Early life and education
Randall was raised in the USA by his parents, about whom not a lot is known because he respects their privacy; it’s said that his father was also a lawyer, thus his interest in the field, and that his mother was an accountant. Randall hasn’t mentioned having any siblings, which is why he’s believed to be an only child.
He grew up being interested in his studies, hoping that he would be offered a scholarship when it was time to enroll at college; Randall was still interested in various activities during his teenage years, as he played a couple of sports, including baseball and soccer, while he was also into acting with his high school’s drama club.
Upon matriculating in 1984, he enrolled at Columbia Law School, from which he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in 1988.
Randall’s career
Randall began working in theatre upon matriculating, and had appeared in a couple of plays prior to becoming a theatre chief, and co-ordinating several plays.
He went on to pass into the bar in New York State, and then began working as a lawyer; Randall has been a legal counselor for more than 20 years now.
He has only a single acting credit: he played Stanley in the 1985 short movie “Date Rape: No Means No”.
Love life and marriage with Marin Hinkle
Randall and Marin met in 1992, when they appeared together in a play in New York City, and they went on their first date around a month later; they were in a relationship for six years prior to exchanging vows in June 1998, in a private ceremony attended by some of their closest friends and family members.
Randall and Marin have a son together, however, they are keeping the boy away from the media’s attention, and not even his name and birthdate are known.
Neither of the two have spoken of any other people whom they have perhaps been with, and as of June 2022, Randall’s married to Marin Hinkle, and they have a son together.
Hobbies and other interests
Randall enjoys travelling, and his career has taken him all around New York State, while he and his wife have also vacationed in various countries across the sea, including France and Italy in Europe, and Japan in Asia.
He’s a huge lover of animals, and has a pet dog.
Randall enjoys reading books in his spare time – his favorite author is Paulo Coelho, while his favorite book is “The Alchemist”.
He likes all kinds of art, and has been to many museums and art galleries around the US.
Randall enjoys watching movies late at night – his favorite actors are Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Morgan Freeman, while a couple of his favorite films include “Taxi Driver”, the trilogy “The Godfather” and “The Shawshank Redemption”.
Although he was physically quite active in his 20s and 30s, Randall no longer plays sports nor works out at the gym.
Age, height and net worth
Randall’s age is 55. He has short brown hair and brown eyes, his height is 5ft 7ins (1.7m) and he weighs around 155lbs (70kgs).
As of June 2022, his net worth stands at over $2 million, while his wife Marin’s net worth has been estimated at more than $3 million.
Who is his wife Marin?
Marin was born in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on 23 March 1966 – her zodiac sign is Aries, and she holds American nationality. She’s appeared in close to 100 movies and TV series, while she’s probably known best for her portrayal of the supporting character Judith Harper in the critically acclaimed romantic comedy series “Two and a Half Men”, created by Chuck Lorre and Lee Aronsohn, and which starred Jon Cryer, Ashton Kutcher (replaced Charlie Sheen after he was fired) and Angus T. Jones. It follows a hedonistic writer whose brother and nephew have just moved in with him; the series aired from 2003 to 2015 and won 39 awards, including nine Primetime Emmys, while it was nominated for 73 other awards.
Marin and her American parents Rodney Hinkle and Margaret R. Hinkle (nee Polga) moved to Boston, Massachusetts when she was aroundsix months old, and Margaret gave birth to Marin’s brother Mark in 1968; Margaret was a judge of the Superior Court of Massachusetts, while Rodney was a college dean and professor.
Marin studied at Newton South High School, and upon matriculating in 1984 enrolled at Brown University; she eventually quit and enrolled at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, from which she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in 1991.
She launched her career by appearing in various theatre plays in New York State and Washington DC, and it was in 1994 that Marin made her debut film appearance, playing Young Joanne in the romantic comedy drama “Angie”.
She made her debut TV series appearance in the following year, by portraying Alison Van Rohan in two episodes of the romantic drama “Another World”, but only gained recognition in 2000, when cast to play Sissy Clark in the mystery crime movie “Frequency”. It was directed by Gregory Hoblit, starred Dennis Quaid, Jim Caviezel and Shawn Doyle, and follows a son who has been able to contact his father 30 years into the future; the movie won two of the 10 awards for which it was nominated.
A couple of Marin’s other notable performances in the 2000s were in the romantic family series “Once and Again”, which aired from 1999 to 2002, the 2006 romantic comedy film “Friends with Money”, and the 2007 drama movie “Turn the River”.
What marked the 2010s for her was probably her portrayal of Spencer’s Mom in the critically acclaimed 2017 action adventure comedy movie “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle”, directed by Jake Kasdan, and which starred Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Karel Gillan and Kevin Hart. It tells the story of four teenagers who have been sucked into a video game, and now have to finish it to return to the real world; the movie won five of the 20 awards for which it was nominated.
Three of Marin’s most recent roles have been in the 2020 comedy movie “Before/During/After”, and in 2022 the comedy series “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and the short comedy movie “Boomerang”.
She has won two of the six awards for which she has been nominated, including two Primetime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2019 and 2020, for her performance in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”.
