Jamie Afifi

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Entertainment Lawyer (1973)
Sat Apr 08 2023
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Jamie Afifi attained celebrity status following his past love life. He used to be in a relationship with actress, Sarah Chalke. She is known for voicing Beth Smith's character in Rick and Morty. Her estimated net worth is $14 Million.

Afifi is an entertainment lawyer by profession and his net worth has been estimated to be $1 Million. He was Sarah's fiancé before they decided to call off their engagement. 

About Jamie Afifi & Sarah Chalke's Relationship Timeline

Jamie Afifi almost walked down the aisle with his ex-partner, Sarah Chalke as these two were officially engaged. He remained Sarah's fiancé for more than fifteen years.

The former partner Jamie and Sarah got engaged in December 2006 while they were in Hawaii. Unfortunately, the ex-couple ended their engagement in September 2022.

Sarah Chalke is wearing a woolen cap in the picture.
Jamie Afifi ex-fiancée, Sarah Chalke (Source: Sarah Chalke Instagram @sarahchalke)

Afifi and Chalke first met each other in 2003 although the details of how it happened remain to be discovered. They have chosen to keep the reason behind their separation under wraps. 

However, Afifi and Chalke have kept their differences aside to be good parents to their kids. He has not been in a relationship with anyone post the breakup with the Rick and Morty actress.

Jamie Afifi's And Sarah Chalke's Net Worth Status

Jamie Afifi's net worth has been estimated to be $1 Million. Whereas, his ex-fiancée, Sarah Chalke's net worth has been estimated to be $14 Million. His wealth can be credited to his career as an entertainment lawyer whereas, she makes most of her money working as an actress.

Afifi works for a Law firm called Ziffren Brittenham LLP. However, he hasn't disclosed any details regarding the money he makes from this. He previously made a living working for a company called Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP.

Afifi's ex-partner, Chalke for her role in the show, Roseanne was paid $85,000 per episode at one point. Most of her acting success has come from TV works with series like Scrubs and Rick and Morty being some of her popular works. Her film, Mother's Day made $32.5 Million at the box office.

Has A Son And A Daughter

Afifi's relationship with How I Met Your Mother actress, Chalke may have ended but these two are still connected because of the kids. These two share a son named, Charlie Rhodes Afifi and a daughter named, Frances "Frankie" Afifi

Frances Afifi is playing ice hockey and her face is not visible.
Jamie Afifi's daughter, Frances Afifi (Source: Sarah Chalke Instagram @sarahchalke)

Charlie is Afifi's older child having been born on December 24, 2009. Whereas, Frankie was born in May 2016. He and Chalke have both kept their kids away from the limelight. Especially, Chalke who is on Instagram but hasn't revealed her kid's identity.

Education Background Of The Lawyer

Afifi is a lawyer by profession, an entertainment lawyer to be more precise. And, he obtained this status by getting a law degree in Toronto.

Chalke's ex-partner did his Bachelor of Law (LLB) degree at the University of Toronto. Besides that, he hasn't provided more details during his time at the Institute. He had done his basic schooling at St. John's Ravenscourt. 

Afifi's Son Suffers From Kawasaki Disease

Jamie Afifi didn't have it easy raising kids, particularly his firstborn who suffered from Kawasaki disease. Charlie was first diagnosed with this disease in 2012 when he was only around two years old.

Charlie's mother, Chalke has revealed what his son went through when he first developed this disease. E Online has mentioned what she said in their article. As per her, he had a really bad fever, and his eyes, lips, feet, and hands had gone all red.

Sarah Chalke has a worried look on her face as she is talking to someone not visible in the picture.
Sarah Chalke in Grey's Anatomy (Source: YouTube)

Afifi's son Chalke has even brought this story of hers to the small screen. Her son's story was turned into one of the episodes in the popular TV series, Grey's Anatomy. 

Chalke played the mother in Grey's Anatomy, however, her ex-fiancé, Afifi was not in the episode. Her character was called, Casey Hedges.

What Does Jamie Afifi Do For A Living?

Afifi is a lawyer by profession and like Jackie Fuchs, he uses his skills to work for the Entertainment Industry. He is currently employed at Ziffren Brittenham, LLP. 

Ziffren Brittenham, LLP is a Los Angeles, California-based company that deals with the entertainment industry's intellectual property among other stuff. He currently serves as a partner in the law firm. 

Afifi took over this role in November 2012 as mentioned on his LinkedIn profile. The lawyer first joined Ziffren Brittenham in June 2008 and worked as an associate. He served in this position for more than four years till, November 2012.

About Afifi's Work In The Film Industry

Afifi being an entertainment lawyer by profession has been involved in a few movies during his time. His IMDb page says that he was directly been involved with six movies.

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A Scene from The Men Who Stare at Goats (Source: Overturefilms YouTube Channel)

The first film, Afifi was involved with was in 2006 released, Black Christmas. He works with Ziffren Brittenham, LLP, and previously worked on Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP. Through these firms, he has been involved in a few films.

Afifi gave his legal services to the movies, Rampart and The Men Who Stare at Goats with Ziffren Brittenham. While working at Sheppard Mullin, he was involved in the production phase of Centre Stage: Turn It Up.

Previous Work

Sarah Chalke's ex-partner, Afifi before joining Ziffren Brittenham LLP worked at a different company. He was employed at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP. It is a huge law firm and has offices in US, Europe, and Asia as per its official website.

Afifi worked as an Entertainment Associate while at the firm. He didn't stay there for long as he only did this job for three years, from 2005 to 2008.

About Afifi's Famous Ex-Fiancé, Sarah Chalke

Afifi gained celebrity status after getting into a relationship with Sarah Chalke. She is a famous Hollywood actress popularly known for voicing Beth Smith's character in Rick and Morty, the show created by Justin Roiland.

Chalke has been actively present in the show business industry since the early 90s. Her first role as per her IMDb page happened in 1992 with the TV series called, The Odyssey. She also did another series in the same year called, Neon Rider and a movie, City Boy.

The actress in her time has also managed to win a few awards. She has been honored with the Online Film and Television Association Award in 2002 and 2008. 

Before entering the world of movies, Chalke had already started her acting career in theatres. She was already performing on stage when she was only eight years old.

Wanted To Be An Architect

Afifi is a successful name in the Entertainment Law world today. However, being a lawyer wasn't his first passion. He grew up wanting to want to work on designing buildings as he wanted to become an architect.

The reason that made Chalke's ex-fiancé, Afifi become a lawyer remains to be discovered. But, TV Over Mind has mentioned in their article that he switched his subject while at the University. The article revealed that he had done a bit of studying in architecture before opting for law.

 

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