Highlights
- Josh Ruben and his wife, Lauren Sick got engaged in 2020 and were married on August 6, 2022, celebrating their second wedding anniversary recently.
- Lauren is a talented writer and director known for her music video work with popular artists, as well as her narrative and branded content projects.
- The collaborated creatively on Ruben’s horror-comedy film “Scare Me” in 2020.
Joshua Benjamin Ruben, the acclaimed actor, comedian, director, and producer, found his perfect match in Lauren Sick, a multifaceted filmmaker in her own right.
The power couple tied the knot on August 6, 2022, and recently celebrated their second wedding anniversary.
He proposed to Lauren in 2020, after several years of dating.
A Creative Collaboration
When Josh Ruben was making his horror-comedy film “Scare Me” in 2020, his then-girlfriend (now wife) Lauren Sick helped him out.
She designed the deck for him and pulled images from all over the internet, including screenshots from films like Karyn Kusama’s “The Invitation” and Yorgos Lanthimos’s “Dogtooth.”
This marked the beginning of their creative collaboration.
Lauren Sick’s Impressive Filmography
Lauren Sick is a writer and director known for her music video work with artists such as Chromeo, MØ, Foster the People, A-Trak, American Authors, El-P, Vampire Weekend, A$AP Ferg, Anderson East, and Pentatonix.
Growing up in the dark woods of suburbia, Lauren developed a love for horror and genre filmmaking.
She also directed the first teaser trailer for MGM Studios’ biopic “RESPECT,” starring Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin.
Sick’s work spans both the narrative and branded space, having grabbed the attention of clients such as New Balance, Nike, Garmin, Fendi, FADER, Nasdaq, SoulCycle, and Beats By Dre.
The spot she directed for Zola.com provoked international attention when the Hallmark Channel removed the ad for its depiction of a lesbian wedding.
The piece was widely covered in the media, including the New York Times, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Rolling Stone, and Deadline, and was even parodied on Saturday Night Live.
Just So You Know
- Josh Ruben was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Woodstock, New York with two half-siblings, one of whom is the singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata.
- Ruben acted in youth theatre and aspired to become a comic actor from a young age.
- He graduated from Onteora High School in 2001 and worked at a gas station before being accepted into the New Actors Workshop in New York City at age 19.
