Nicholas Mears Loeb (born August 2, 1975) is an American businessman and actor.
Early life and education Loeb is the son of John Langeloth Loeb Jr. (1930-2026) and his second wife, Meta Martindell Harrsen.New York Times: "Nicholas Loeb: Forget All the Rest, He’s Mr. Condiment" By GEORGE GURLEY October 18, 2013Ambassador Loeb website: Family. Retrieved July 16, 2013 His father was Jewish and his mother an Episcopalian, the faith into which he was baptized.USA Today: "Sofia Vergara's ex explains embryo battle" by Ann Oldenburg and Maria Puente April 30, 2015"Luke Ford interview with Producer Nicholas Loeb" February 26, 2002 | "I'm only half Jewish. My father is Jewish." His father was the United States Ambassador to Denmark from 1981 to 1983 and served as a Delegate to the United Nations in 1984. He has one half-sister from his father's first marriage to Nina Sundby, Alexandra Loeb Driscoll. His parents divorced when he was one year old and he was raised by his father on the Upper East Side of New York City where he attended the Collegiate School and Loomis Chaffee School. He also spent three years in Denmark where his father was posted. In 1996, his mother killed her third husband, Jeff Bauer, and then killed herself.The Westfield Record: "Leader Publisher Slain in Office" March 7, 1996New York Times: "Newspaper Publisher's Wife Kills Him, and Then Herself" By DAVID STOUT March 5, 1996 In 1998,Nick Loeb.com. Retrieved July 16, 2013 Loeb graduated with a B.A. in management and finance from Tulane University.
Career and political activities After college, he worked for Mike Nichols on the film Primary Colors at his uncle's studio Universal Studios and then produced and had a featured role in a movie called The Smokers starring Dominique Swain, Thora Birch, and Busy Philipps.Daily beat: "Sofia Vergara’s Fiancé, Nicholas Loeb, Just Can’t Catch A Break" by Tricia Romano January 8, 2013 He was also a producer (along with Barbra Streisand) for the documentary PBS series The Living Century.Ocean Drive Magazine: "Getting to Know Nick Loeb" by Jason Jeffers October 28, 2011 He moved to Florida and worked with Lehman Brothers and later founded Carbon Solutions America, which provides climate change advisory services to corporate and government clients. Here, he claims to have helped to produce the country's first carbon neutral wine.Sonoma-Loeb website: "Nick Loeb, Vice President Sales & Marketing". Retrieved December 30, 2013
In 2005, Loeb lost the Delray Beach, Florida city commission race.Palm Beach Post: "Delray Beacher Nick Loeb says he's still weighing whether he'll enter Senate race" By George Bennett January 23, 2011 In 2008, he served as finance co-chairman for Rudy Giuliani’s 2008 presidential run. In 2009, running as a Republican with the support of Giuliani,Palm Beach Post: "Stung by divorce, Nick Loeb dropping state Senate bid and pledging full refund to contributors" by George Bennett October 13, 2009 he abandoned a state Senate campaign because he was going through a divorce from his first wife.Miami Herald: "This time, Sofia Vergara's boyfriend might really, really run for US Senate" Marc Caputo November 16, 2011 In 2011, Loeb decided against running for the United States Senate due to health issues stemming from severe injuries incurred in a car accident in 2010.Broward Beat: "Former Senate Candidate Nick Loeb In Serious Accident" BY BUDDY NEVINS 2010Fox News: "Sofia Vergara’s Boyfriend Nick Loeb to Announce Senate Candidacy" by Alexandra Gratereaux November 17, 2011Miami Herald: "Sorry, gawkers: Sofia Vergara's bf won't run for U.S. Senate. What about State Sen.?" by Marc Caputo November 17, 2011Broward Sun Sentinel: "Nick Loeb won't seek U.S. Senate nomination" By Anthony Man November 17, 2011 Loeb describes himself as a "Teddy Roosevelt Republican."NBC Miami: "Sofia Vergara's Boyfriend Nick Loeb Not Running for Senate - Republican businessman, beau of "Modern Family" star said he isn't entering race" By Brian Hamacher and Lisa Orkin Emmanuel November 17, 2011
In 2006 he formed Loeb's Foods and in April 2011, he founded the Crunchy Condiment Company, which sells Onion Crunch, a fried onion topping,Huffington Post: "Onion Crunch: Nick Loeb's Crispy Condiment Is Actually Great" May 15, 2010Wall Street Journal: "A New Condiment for the Modern Family" By Marshall Heyman January 13, 2012 with products being sold in over 17,000 locations.
Personal life Loeb was married to Swedish model Anna Pettersson but they later divorced. Loeb became engaged to Modern Family star, Colombian-American actress Sofía Vergara in 2012, after two years of dating. On May 23, 2014, the engagement was called off.
Embryo controversy On April 29, 2015, The New York Times published an op-ed written by Loeb in which he argued that he should be allowed to unilaterally use the frozen embryos he created via in-vitro fertilization with Vergara, despite having previously signed an agreement stipulating that nothing could be done to the embryos without the consent of both of them, stating "Give them the right to live."New York Times: "Sofía Vergara’s Ex-Fiancé: Our Frozen Embryos Have a Right to Live" By NICK LOEB April 29, 2015CNN: "Sofia Vergara's ex Nick Loeb speaks out about frozen embryos dispute" By Faith Karimi May 7, 2015The Independent: "Sofia Vergara's ex Nick Loeb writes open letter for the right to use frozen embryos against her wishes saying: 'Give them right to live'" by HELEN NIANIAS April 30, 2015Jewish Business News: "Nick Loeb Sparks Controversy By Exposing Ex-Fiancee Vergara’s Reproductive Choices" May 3, 2015 Vergara's attorney has stated that Vergara wants the embryos to remain frozen. Loeb argues that the agreement – which did not expressly state what would happen to the embryos if the couple separated, a requirement under California law – should be voided.ABC WJLA: "Vergara's ex-fiancé's plea to save embryos stirs debate" May 1, 2015 In 2016, Loeb dropped his case, though it was refiled the day after in Louisiana with the embryos as plaintiffs. In August 2017, a Louisiana Judge dismissed the case with the argument that the court had no jurisdiction over the embryos, which were conceived in California.United Press International: "Frozen embryos are 'citizens of California'" September 01, 2017
Filmography YearTitleRoleNotes2000The SmokersJeremyAlso producer2015All Mistakes BuriedNickExtractionVinn2016Precious CargoAndrew HerzbergSwing StatePeter Dennon2017Day of the Dead: BloodlineDerek2018Den of ThievesRudd2019The BrawlerDonnie Wepner2020Roe v. WadeBernard NathansonAlso co-director, co-producer and co-writer with Cathy Allen
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