Alison Brie and Dave Franco Relationship Timeline Explored

Alison Brie met Dave Franco at a New Orleans Mardi Gras party in 2011 and started dating him in 2012. It was said that they were engaged on August 25, 2015. From the start of their relationship, they both seemed to be into each other without any fights.

Let’s know more about Alison Brie and Dave Franco. We will even explore Alison Brie & Dave Franco’s relationship timeline!

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Little About Alison Brie 

In real life, Alison Brie Schermerhorn was born on December 29, 1982. She goes by the stage name Alison Brie. As Annie Edison on the NBC sitcom Community and as Trudy Campbell on the AMC drama Mad Men, she is best known for those roles. She has also been in movies like ‘The Five-Year Engagement’ [2012] and ‘Scream 4’ [2011].

Brie’s first job as an actress was at the Jewish Community Center in Southern California. In 2005, she got her bachelor’s degree in theatre from the California Institute of the Arts. Brie worked as a clown at birthday parties and in Californian theatre before she became an actress in movies. She went to school in Scotland for a while at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.

Who Is Dave Franco?

Dave Franco is the brother of James Franco, who played the role of ‘Harry Osborn’ in Spiderman movies. Dave Franco was born on June 12, 1985, in Palo Alto, California, and is now a great actor and filmmaker.

He was not that interested in acting; he was a schoolteacher at the time. However, due to the influence of his brother’s manager, who forced him to start his career in acting. He was learning acting skills under the guidance of his brother’s manager. 

After years, in 2006, he made his first appearance on the television series ‘7th Heaven,’ which marked his growth in the entertainment industry. Later, he became more famous for this role in ‘Scrubs’ and ‘21 Jump Street.’ Also, Franco debuted as a director in 2020 with the horror-thriller The Rental.

Alison Brie And Dave Franco’s Relationship Timeline Revealed

Alison and Dave have been able to keep their personal and professional lives separate while they are married. They’ve been together for over ten years and have taken their careers to new heights by working together on four hit movies. The talented two worked together in 2017 in The Little Hours and The Disaster Artist. 

Dave directed ‘The Rental’ in 2020 and ‘Somebody I Used to Know’ in 2023. Alison played the lead role in both movies. Working together makes Alison happy because it’s fun for both of them to gain confidence at the same time and in different ways. 

March 2011: Their First Meet At Mardi Gras

They both met each other at Mardi Gras in New Orleans, which is a ‘Fat Tuesday,’ which means a carnival before the arrival of the Lent season. 

They were acquaintances as mutual friends and met Dave first at the airport. Then, she said, her friend invited Franco to dinner with them: “He was sitting next to her across the table and… My friend texts me from under the table and says, You should hook up with Dave.’ I text back, ‘Yes, please,’ with a bunch of thumbs up. A response full of energy.”

2011: Dave’s Birthday Party 

After dating for three months, Brie decided to surprise Franco with a birthday party. She didn’t know that Franco doesn’t like surprises, though. Franco said that the gesture was ‘very sweet,’ but the guest list got out of hand while he was on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. 

“I’m a pretty private person who doesn’t like being the center of attention, so I freaked out,” he said, adding that he was so stressed that he ate a ‘weed cookie.’ The cookie did not calm him down, though. It gave him his first panic attack.

Later, Franco told Brie to tell everyone to leave. “Alison and I still talk about how if we can survive my surprise party, we can survive anything,” he laughed.

2012: Alison Confess About Dave 

An outlet reported that they were seen holding hands while grocery shopping in May 2012. After this picture came out, rumors started going around that the two were actually dating.

By the time they were a year together, Alison was sure she wanted to spend the rest of her life with Dave. She revealed, “There was a kind of immediate click. About a year into our relationship, I thought, ‘Wow, this is something I thought I might never do, but I could see myself doing it with you.'”

2013: They Both Appeared In A Funny Video 

Before they worked on their first professional project together, Franco and Brie had been dating for two years. They were in a Funny or Die skit about what Franco would call his dream girl. More than two million people have watched the skit on YouTube.

August 25, 2015: Dave And Alison Got Engaged

Alison and Dave got engaged in Big Sur, California, four years after they met. An outlet reported the good news, and later People confirmed it. It wasn’t until later that Brie told Larry King that the proposal had shocked her. 

“I was so shocked that I actually burst out laughing, and I asked him a number of times if he was serious before saying yes,” she said when asked if she said yes right away.

During an episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden, Franco talked about the awkward proposal he had been through. He said Brie had worn a silver mask all weekend at Mardi Gras when they met for the first time. Finally, she gave him the mask and a note at the end of the trip, and Franco chose to use both in his proposal.

Some of Alison’s doubts were caused by the fact that Dave was wearing the same silver mask that his girlfriend had worn on their first date at Mardi Gras. He was also holding up a fake ring because he knew Alison wanted to choose her own. 

March 16, 2016: Alison Never Thought of Marriage Before 

In an interview for a feature, the multi-talented woman said she had never thought about getting married because she was so focused on her work. But everything changed when she met Dave.

“I never wanted to get married,” she said, adding that her job makes it “hard to see people and keep promises.” “I was just like, ‘Well, that’s not my life path. I’m choosing this crazy way of life.’ And then I fell in love,” the actress said.

March 2017: They Finally Got Married

The couple got married in a small ceremony, which was confirmed by an outlet in March 2017. On Andy Cohen’s show Watch What Happens Live, Alison talked about her favorite part of her big day. 

“Our wedding vows,” she said. “We wrote our own and didn’t know what the other person was going to say. You feel like, We said all the same things about how we want to be with each other.’ It’s funny to hear them out loud.” That was really nice.

June 30, 2017: Dave Franco And Alison Brie’s First Film Together

In 2017, they were in their first movie together, The Little Hours. Aubrey Plaza also stars in the movie. Brie plays a nun who is sexually frustrated, and Franco plays a man who shows up at the convent where she is.

November 13, 2017: Alison Talked About What Marriage Is Like

Alison never planned to get married, but she said that being married to Dave has made her stronger. She said,  “Something about being married made me feel so settled, almost more free, I guess, rather than trapped.” She also said, “It’s great, so now, let’s go do whatever we want. Onward and upward.”

December 8, 2017: Alison and Dave’s Second Film Together

They were in The Disaster Artist together less than six months after being in The Little Hours together. Working together with her husband was again a good experience. An outlet asked her, “Isn’t it great to work with your person? To be on set with the person you feel the most comfortable with in the world?”

She replied, “It’s a great feeling, especially when you’re close to them on set or when you have kissing or romantic scenes with them. It is delightfully simple. We always talk about this, and he makes a great point. We love working together a lot.”

June 24, 2018: Alison Decides Not To Have A Child Instantly 

Brie said that she and Franco don’t want to start a family right away and that their cats, Harry and Arturo, are like ‘children.’

“It’s great because I don’t have to worry about when I should get pregnant—between seasons, while we’re filming the show—I don’t think about it every day,” the actress said, referring to her popular Netflix show GLOW.

“It would be nice, but I think of all the things that would be so stressful,” she added. “I think about how much we handle our cats’ lives. Oh my God, I hope it was a child!”

June 18, 2020: Dave & Alison On Franco’s Directorial Debut

A horror movie called The Rental, which Franco co-wrote, was his first movie as a director. It came out in June 2020. He naturally put his wife in one of the lead roles. French actor Franco revealed that Brie was the reason he was able to move into behind-the-scenes work.

He also said that there were times on set when he didn’t believe in himself, but Brie’s support helped him get through them. “To be able to go home to her every night and have someone who would build me up and remind me that things were going well and that I was doing a good job — it was invaluable and I honestly don’t think I could have done this without her,” said Franco.

2021: Alison Revealed That Quarantine Brought Them Closer

During the pandemic, Dave and Alison were quarantined together. They say that the time they spent alone together made them closer. An outlet asked her what she thought of the first few months. She said, “Dave and I were partying like we were on vacation. Let’s have some wine. We need to make a lot of pasta.”

And then we thought, “This is going to last longer, so let’s try making new dishes and other things in a culinary experimental mode. Next, we switched to ‘health mode.’ After that, we switched to ‘creative mode,’ where we wrote a lot together. I mean, I feel like we’re closer than ever.”

2021: They Both Worked On More Films

The two announced in 2021 that their next movie would be a romantic comedy called ‘Somebody I Used to Know.’ The couple wrote the movie together while they were in quarantine together.

Like in their last movie, Dave would be in charge as director, and Alison would show off her acting skills on screen. “My wife Allison and I love romantic comedies, and the old classics from the 1980s and 1990s gave us ideas,” Dave said in a statement.

January 11, 2023: Dave Shares An Old Audio Clip Of ‘Drunk’ Alison 

They shared a funny recording of the Glow actress to promote their upcoming movie, Somebody I Used to Know, which is directed by Franco and stars Brie. This recording from ‘10 years ago’ shows Brie “expressing her love” for Franco while she is drunk.

The 6 Underground star said, “I saved it in my phone as ‘Alison drunk.'” In the video, Franco asks, “What are you talking about?” the two can be heard laughing together.

February 13, 2023: They Both Takes The GQ Couples Quiz

Brie and Franco talked about their first real date and what ‘mistake’ the Now You See Me star made while taking the Couples Quiz. “Remember that I was 26 years old when we met? I did not know what to do. I was freaked out that we were late for dinner. I didn’t knock on the door; I honked the horn instead,” Franco said.

March 12, 2023: Alison & Dave Attended The Vanity Fair Oscars Party

Alison Brie and Dave Franco went to the Vanity Fair Oscars party in 2023, which was held at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills. Dave wore men’s Dior. Alison wore jewelry by Jennifer Meyer and a dress by Nensi Dojaka. 

Conclusion

Alison Brie & Dave Franco are having a great time together. Seeing them happy makes their fans overjoyed. We wish them the best for their future. What are your thoughts on this? Let us know in the comment box. We will keep coming back with more content like this in the future.

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