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Falco earned three Emmys, three SAG Awards and two Golden Globes for her turn as the OG Jersey housewife.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026 -
Watch this musical adaptation of Ritesh Batra’s film about a lunchbox delivery meant for one man that lands in the hands of another, sparking a friendship between a young housewife and a widower nearing retirement.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
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David Chesley Briscoe was born July 30, 1943, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to a union steward father and a homemaker mother who raised her two sons in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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Unlike nursing home employees and home health aides, who must be licensed by the state Department of Public Health, there is no licensing process for homemaker companion workers.—
Jenna Carlesso,
Hartford Courant,
9 June 2026
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Some families even bring their housekeepers, presumably to clean up all of the empty soy sauce packets.—
Brendan Cosgrove,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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Transposing the book onto a contemporary setting, Jude’s take centers on an impoverished Romanian migrant, Gianina, played by a sensational Ana Dumitrașcu, who finds work as a housekeeper and au pair for a smugly bourgeois-bohemian couple living in Bordeaux.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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Cohen wasn't present for the viewing, sources told PEOPLE, nor were the househusbands (both are staples at RHONJ reunions).—
Dave Quinn,
Peoplemag,
29 July 2024
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With his zeal for Jesus sweaters and his living-room church organ, Bernie plays the bumbling househusband to his successful businesswoman wife Eva (Alicia Silverstone), and father to his diligent scientist son Adam (Walt Klink) and moody shut-in daughter Sarah (Gaite Jansen).—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2024
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The German actress could draft off her own Lead Actress campaign to score two nominations in the same year — a feat last pulled off by Scarlett Johansson, who in a weird bit of Oscar symmetry also got her Supporting nod for playing a German hausfrau in World War II.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
19 Jan. 2024
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Deborah Greenspan, an energetic hausfrau whose principal cause is resettling immigrants, has decided to host an inventive, and obnoxious, dinner party.—
Julia M. Klein,
BostonGlobe.com,
6 July 2023
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Heat Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade was in attendance, along with his wife Union.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
10 Dec. 2025
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His wife and their three younger kids emerged from the house, but not Lily, who was on the second floor.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
10 Dec. 2025
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The filmmaker and gender equity advocate has helped shape her husband’s policies on issues like reproductive health, the male loneliness and mental health crisis, school nutrition, and regulating children’s access to social media.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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Hawkins, her husband and supporters spoke out about several of the incidents, including in emails and meetings with school officials.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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