Who is Gabrielle Union? The NBA star Dwayne Wade’s Wife with $40 Million Net Worth

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Mar 20, 2025, 20:00 IST

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Dwayne Wade's wife, Gabrielle Union, a celebrated actress, author, and entrepreneur, prefers to keep their finances separate despite being married for over a decade. With a successful career in Hollywood and ventures in hair care and writing, Union holds a net worth of $40 million. The couple married in 2014 and welcomed a daughter through surrogacy in 2018.

Who is Gabrielle Union? The NBA star Dwayne Wade’s Wife with $40 Million Net Worth

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Dwayne Wade, the former NBA player, has achieved huge success in his NBA career which spanned for sixteen years. Dwayne Wade retired in 2019 when he was playing for the Miami Heat but the NBA legend continues to be in the news due to his personal life. Recently, his wife, famous actress, Gabrielle Union had been in the news after she revealed that she likes to keep her finances separate, even though the two have been married for more than a decade now. So, lets take a look at Gabrielle Union’s career in Hollywood and her marriage to the NBA legend Dwayne Wade.

Dwayne Wade’s Wife, Gabrielle Union, Is A Famous Actress, Author And An Entrepreneur

How Gabrielle Union Turned Huge Success Into Multimillion-Dollar Brands and Activism

Gabrielle Union completed her education at the prestigious UCLA where she completed her graduation in sociology. Soon after she started exploring opportunities in Hollywood and initially landed a few small roles in television.

By 1999, Gabrielle Union got her first big break in Hollywood with the famous movie, She’s All That. Thereafter her career took off and she managed to land major roles in famous movies, including Deliver Us From Eva, Daddy's Little Girls, The Perfect Holiday and more.
Gabrielle Union also started a new hair care brand and has even authored two books. As per Celebrity Net Worth, as of publishing this article, Gabrielle Union has a massive net worth of a whopping $40 million.
Gabrielle Union has also been a strong advocate for women’s rights and the representation of of people of colour.
In 2007, for an interview with Art Nouveau Magazine, Gabrielle Union said, "There used to be [roles] specifically written black, if you knew Denzel was doing a movie you knew his wife, girl or love interest was going to be black [but] that's not necessarily the case anymore. You're in that room with every amazingly talented actress of every hue, and it's a dogfight, it's hard."
Gabrielle Union met the NBA legend, Dwayne Wade in 2008 and by 2014, they tied the knot. In 2018, they also welcomed their daughter who was born through surrogacy.
Before Gabrielle Union met Dwayne Wade, she was married to the famous NFL player Chris Howard but the two separated in 2006.
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