Debra Messing Net Worth

Debra Messing's Quotes

• "He's the best human being I know, he makes me a better person every day. I'm never happier than when I'm with him." - Said about her husband Daniel in a Cosmopolitan interview: 2000.
• [on winning her first Emmy Award] I can't imagine it being more sweet. You just hope that you will get the opportunity to do what you love and pay your bills, and that is being a success as an actor. The accolades - this is otherworldly. I have never allowed myself the ability to dream this far.
• I'm fascinated by diamonds. When I put diamonds on, my hands start to shake.
• [on her childhood] I did feel different being Jewish. I felt like an outcast throughout elementary school.

Interesting Facts about Debra Messing

1. Received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts.
2. Received her Master of Fine Arts degree in Theatre from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts (1993).
3. Is severely allergic to flowers and perfumes.
4. Was named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World (2002).
5. Was named TV Guide's "best dressed woman" (2003).
6. Was named Rhode Island's Junior Miss (1986).
7. Beat Nicollette Sheridan for the role of Grace Adler on Will & Grace (1998) at the final auditions.
8. Although her son Roman is not deaf, she has taught him a few words in sign language to make communication easier for him until he's more able to talk.
9. Appeared with her Will & Grace (1998) co-star, Shelley Morrison, in the Prey (1998) episode, Prey: Revelations (1998). While Messing was a steady member of the cast, Morrison only had a guest-starring role.
10. Attended and graduated from East Greenwich High School in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. Played the leading role as Sandy in her high school production of the musical "Grease".
11. Replaced Sherilyn Fenn as the female lead on the television series Prey (1998).
12. Would have been litigator if she was not an actress.
13. Her family is Ashkenazi Jewish (her ancestors immigrated from Poland and Russia).
14. Sister-in-law of Aaron Zelman and Cynthia LaMontagne.
15. Her father, Brian Messing, is a packaging executive (jewelry packaging).
16. Was six months pregnant with her son, Roman Zelman, when she completed filming on the sixth season of Will & Grace (1998).
17. Returned to work three months after giving birth to her son, Roman Zelman, in order to begin filming the seventh season of Will & Grace (1998).
18. Ranked #22 on the TV Guide Network special, Funniest Women on TV (2011).
19. (June 5, 2012) Filed for divorce from her husband Daniel Zelman after 11 years of marriage and six months of separation.
20. Gave birth to her first child at age 35, a son Roman Walker Zelman on April 7, 2004. Child's father is her now ex-husband, Daniel Zelman.