Who Is Maria Menounos' Husband? Get to Know Keven Undergaro

Maria Menounos feels on top of the world with her husband, Keven Undergaro, by her side. The stunning TV personality has had endless love and support from the writer for more than two decades, especially as they’ve embarked on their journey to parenthood.

Maria and Keven first met on the set of the film they were working on when she was a 19-year-old college student. Speaking with Yahoo Lifestyle in 2018, the entertainer revealed “it was love at first sight” and dished the reason they established such a strong bond right off the bat. “[Keven and I] both had family dramas. We definitely clung to each other and became closer,” she explained. “I think we realized very quickly we had each other’s backs.”

Maria and Keven became a couple by the late 1990s, but it would be more than two decades before they tied the knot. During their relationship, they experienced plenty of ups and downs, including the former Access Hollywood host’s battle with a brain tumor. “I realized that my health has to be first and that life is really short,” Maria once exclusively told Closer.

The longtime lovebirds eventually got engaged in March 2016, and the following year, they made their romance official in a beautiful wedding ceremony. After battling the brain tumor, the Fantastic Four actress knew she wanted to become a mom. “We kind of want to have twins and get it over with,” she jokingly told Closer, “but we’ll see.”

It looked like Maria’s wish was coming true as she announced the two were “going to have a family” during a January 2021 episode of her Better Together show, noting they were planning to move to Nashville. “We want to raise them somewhere where there will be kids next door to play with and you’re not afraid. L.A. just doesn’t have that,” she shared.

Shortly after revealing the news, Maria clarified to People that they were “not pregnant yet,” but hoping to have a successful surrogacy by the end of “next year.” The Chasing Maria Menounos alum gave an update on her journey to motherhood in July of that year, revealing finding a surrogate was “not working” for them at the time.

“I thought we’d have the surrogacy thing down. We’d be implanted by now,” she said on her YouTube series. “I thought we’d have something exciting by the holidays, or just after the holidays … but that’s not happening.”

Fortunately, Maria and Keven had each other to lean on during the tough times. The couple was over the moon to announce they were expecting their first child together via surrogate in February 2023.

“Just after a decade of trying everything, we are so grateful to the beautiful family helping us conceive our baby,” Maria told People at the time. “Keven, my dad and I are all beyond excited for this soul to come into our lives. What a blessing.”

Scroll through the gallery below to learn more about the star’s husband.

Keven is 11 Years Her Senior

Maria was born in 1978, and her partner was born on November 18, 1967. Keven was raised in a working-class family in Medford, Massachusetts, according to reports, but he eventually moved to L.A. to pursue a Hollywood career.

Even though Keven is 11 years Maria’s senior, you could never tell there was an age gap between these two!

Keven is Known in Hollywood

Like Maria, Keven is also in showbiz. Together, the two created the online broadcast network AfterBuzz TV, which has since become “the world’s largest digital broadcast network and pop culture news platform,” per their website.

Keven also works as a writer, producer and director for film and TV. He has credits for This Isn’t Funny, Jedi Alliance, The Elders and many more.

Keven Knew Maria Was Special

When Keven first met Maria on a Hollywood set, he knew he just crossed paths with his future wife. “When I first met Maria, I had never met anyone like her,” he sweetly told Yahoo Lifestyle. “When we said goodbye, it was very emotional, even though we had only known each other for a few days. We both wanted to cry, and we didn’t know why.”

Keven Proposed on ‘The Howard Stern Show’

Keven asked for Maria’s hand in marriage after 19 years of dating during an appearance on The Howard Stern Show in March 2016. “Would you make me the happiest man on earth and marry me?” he said as she sat on the couch in front of the famed radio star.

After asking if her future hubby was “joking” countless times, Maria said “I do” to Keven’s proposal. “Yes! Yes! Yes!” she marveled. “I can’t believe this is happening!”

During his speech while down on one knee, Keven explained why he popped the question on Howard’s show. “This show has meant so much to both of us,” he shared. “It’s the first thing we listen to together for 19 years.”