Ryan Piers Williams and America Ferrera on July 12, 2023.Photo:Jed Cullen/Dave Benett/WireImageAmerica Ferrerais sharing how she and her husbandRyan Piers Williamskept hisBarbiecameo a secret!InBarbie, Williams, 42, an actor, writer and producer, makes a few hilarious appearances as the husband to Ferrera’s character, Gloria, a Mattel employee who meetsMargot Robbie’s Barbie with her daughter Sasha (Ariana Greenblatt) and is brought to Barbie Land. Williams’s character is largely too busy practicing Spanish with the Duolingo app to notice his family’s disappearance to the fictional Barbie neighborhood.“We didn’t tell anybody, any of our friends or family,” Ferrera, 39, says of her husband’s cheeky cameo in this week’s issue of PEOPLE. And it all started with an early call she had withBarbiedirector and co-screenwriter Greta Gerwig.“It came about because on my first zoom with Greta. I was telling her all my favorite parts of the script and all the parts that made me laugh out loud,” Ferrera recalls. “And I said, “Oh my God, I laughed so hard when you cut to the dad doing his Spanish lessons, because my husband was literally in the other room doing his Spanish lessons.“Ryan Piers Williams and America Ferrera.Jed Cullen/Dave Benett/WireImageFerrera continues: “Right away she was like, “Oh my God, does he want to play your husband?” And I was like, “I don’t know, you’ll have to ask him.” Fast forward to when they were closer to the shoot, Gerwig hadn’t forgotten about the idea. “When it came time, she was like, “Remember when I asked you if your husband would play your husband?” And he said yes,” says Ferrera. “So it was really fun and it did, it made it a family affair and it was great.“TheDumb Moneystar ultimately moved her family — she and Williamsshareson Sebastian, 5, and daughter Lucia Marisol, 3 — toBarbie’sU.K. set during production for several months. “They were young enough where I could do that, but still life happened,” Ferrera says. “People get sick, your childcare falls through, and then your spouse has to step in.“America Ferrera, Ariana Greenblatt and Margot Robbie in ‘Barbie’.Warner Bros./Courtesy EverettFerrera and Williams first met in the 2000s while they were studying at the University of Southern California. He cast Ferrera in a 2007 short film titledMuertasthat he costarred in, wrote and directed. The pair got engaged in June 2010 and married in June 2011 in Chappaqua, New York, at the home of herUgly BettycostarVanessa Williams.Ferrera tells PEOPLE that her 18-year-partnership with Williams is “one of the things I’m most proud of in my life.““We’ve grown together. He is incredibly present and hands-on as a father, but he also really cares about my dreams,” she says. “I think of his dreams as my responsibility too.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Ferrera has appeared in each of the three movies Williams has directed, including 2010’sThe Dry Landand 2014’sX/Y. On top of his directing and producing work, Williams last acted in the 2018 movie1985before making his cameo inBarbie.America Ferrera and Ryan Piers Williams on July 9, 2023.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicFerreracommemorated the couple’s 12th wedding anniversaryand 18 total years together in a JuneInstagrampost showing a photo of them cutting a cake at their wedding. “Happy Anniversary to my emergency contact. My person and home for 18 years,” she wrote in a caption to that post. “Damn we look young here.“Barbiewasthe highest-grossing film of 2023. It is nominated for several awards at the upcoming 2024Golden Globe AwardsandCritics Choice Awards.
Ryan Piers Williams and America Ferrera on July 12, 2023.Photo:Jed Cullen/Dave Benett/WireImage
Jed Cullen/Dave Benett/WireImage
America Ferrerais sharing how she and her husbandRyan Piers Williamskept hisBarbiecameo a secret!InBarbie, Williams, 42, an actor, writer and producer, makes a few hilarious appearances as the husband to Ferrera’s character, Gloria, a Mattel employee who meetsMargot Robbie’s Barbie with her daughter Sasha (Ariana Greenblatt) and is brought to Barbie Land. Williams’s character is largely too busy practicing Spanish with the Duolingo app to notice his family’s disappearance to the fictional Barbie neighborhood.“We didn’t tell anybody, any of our friends or family,” Ferrera, 39, says of her husband’s cheeky cameo in this week’s issue of PEOPLE. And it all started with an early call she had withBarbiedirector and co-screenwriter Greta Gerwig.“It came about because on my first zoom with Greta. I was telling her all my favorite parts of the script and all the parts that made me laugh out loud,” Ferrera recalls. “And I said, “Oh my God, I laughed so hard when you cut to the dad doing his Spanish lessons, because my husband was literally in the other room doing his Spanish lessons.“Ryan Piers Williams and America Ferrera.Jed Cullen/Dave Benett/WireImageFerrera continues: “Right away she was like, “Oh my God, does he want to play your husband?” And I was like, “I don’t know, you’ll have to ask him.” Fast forward to when they were closer to the shoot, Gerwig hadn’t forgotten about the idea. “When it came time, she was like, “Remember when I asked you if your husband would play your husband?” And he said yes,” says Ferrera. “So it was really fun and it did, it made it a family affair and it was great.“TheDumb Moneystar ultimately moved her family — she and Williamsshareson Sebastian, 5, and daughter Lucia Marisol, 3 — toBarbie’sU.K. set during production for several months. “They were young enough where I could do that, but still life happened,” Ferrera says. “People get sick, your childcare falls through, and then your spouse has to step in.“America Ferrera, Ariana Greenblatt and Margot Robbie in ‘Barbie’.Warner Bros./Courtesy EverettFerrera and Williams first met in the 2000s while they were studying at the University of Southern California. He cast Ferrera in a 2007 short film titledMuertasthat he costarred in, wrote and directed. The pair got engaged in June 2010 and married in June 2011 in Chappaqua, New York, at the home of herUgly BettycostarVanessa Williams.Ferrera tells PEOPLE that her 18-year-partnership with Williams is “one of the things I’m most proud of in my life.““We’ve grown together. He is incredibly present and hands-on as a father, but he also really cares about my dreams,” she says. “I think of his dreams as my responsibility too.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Ferrera has appeared in each of the three movies Williams has directed, including 2010’sThe Dry Landand 2014’sX/Y. On top of his directing and producing work, Williams last acted in the 2018 movie1985before making his cameo inBarbie.America Ferrera and Ryan Piers Williams on July 9, 2023.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicFerreracommemorated the couple’s 12th wedding anniversaryand 18 total years together in a JuneInstagrampost showing a photo of them cutting a cake at their wedding. “Happy Anniversary to my emergency contact. My person and home for 18 years,” she wrote in a caption to that post. “Damn we look young here.“Barbiewasthe highest-grossing film of 2023. It is nominated for several awards at the upcoming 2024Golden Globe AwardsandCritics Choice Awards.
America Ferrerais sharing how she and her husbandRyan Piers Williamskept hisBarbiecameo a secret!
InBarbie, Williams, 42, an actor, writer and producer, makes a few hilarious appearances as the husband to Ferrera’s character, Gloria, a Mattel employee who meetsMargot Robbie’s Barbie with her daughter Sasha (Ariana Greenblatt) and is brought to Barbie Land. Williams’s character is largely too busy practicing Spanish with the Duolingo app to notice his family’s disappearance to the fictional Barbie neighborhood.
“We didn’t tell anybody, any of our friends or family,” Ferrera, 39, says of her husband’s cheeky cameo in this week’s issue of PEOPLE. And it all started with an early call she had withBarbiedirector and co-screenwriter Greta Gerwig.
“It came about because on my first zoom with Greta. I was telling her all my favorite parts of the script and all the parts that made me laugh out loud,” Ferrera recalls. “And I said, “Oh my God, I laughed so hard when you cut to the dad doing his Spanish lessons, because my husband was literally in the other room doing his Spanish lessons.”
Ryan Piers Williams and America Ferrera.Jed Cullen/Dave Benett/WireImage
Ferrera continues: “Right away she was like, “Oh my God, does he want to play your husband?” And I was like, “I don’t know, you’ll have to ask him.” Fast forward to when they were closer to the shoot, Gerwig hadn’t forgotten about the idea. “When it came time, she was like, “Remember when I asked you if your husband would play your husband?” And he said yes,” says Ferrera. “So it was really fun and it did, it made it a family affair and it was great.”
TheDumb Moneystar ultimately moved her family — she and Williamsshareson Sebastian, 5, and daughter Lucia Marisol, 3 — toBarbie’sU.K. set during production for several months. “They were young enough where I could do that, but still life happened,” Ferrera says. “People get sick, your childcare falls through, and then your spouse has to step in.”
America Ferrera, Ariana Greenblatt and Margot Robbie in ‘Barbie’.Warner Bros./Courtesy Everett
Warner Bros./Courtesy Everett
Ferrera and Williams first met in the 2000s while they were studying at the University of Southern California. He cast Ferrera in a 2007 short film titledMuertasthat he costarred in, wrote and directed. The pair got engaged in June 2010 and married in June 2011 in Chappaqua, New York, at the home of herUgly BettycostarVanessa Williams.
Ferrera tells PEOPLE that her 18-year-partnership with Williams is “one of the things I’m most proud of in my life.”
“We’ve grown together. He is incredibly present and hands-on as a father, but he also really cares about my dreams,” she says. “I think of his dreams as my responsibility too.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Ferrera has appeared in each of the three movies Williams has directed, including 2010’sThe Dry Landand 2014’sX/Y. On top of his directing and producing work, Williams last acted in the 2018 movie1985before making his cameo inBarbie.
America Ferrera and Ryan Piers Williams on July 9, 2023.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Ferreracommemorated the couple’s 12th wedding anniversaryand 18 total years together in a JuneInstagrampost showing a photo of them cutting a cake at their wedding. “Happy Anniversary to my emergency contact. My person and home for 18 years,” she wrote in a caption to that post. “Damn we look young here.”
Barbiewasthe highest-grossing film of 2023. It is nominated for several awards at the upcoming 2024Golden Globe AwardsandCritics Choice Awards.
source: people.com
