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Meet Quentin Tarantino’s much younger Israeli wife, Daniella Pick: the Pulp Fiction director – who recently ‘irritated’ George Clooney – met his partner at an Inglorious Basterds film screening in Israel

Amjad Ali 4 weeks ago

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“So now I’m like, all right, dude, f*** off,” he declared. “I don’t mind giving him sh**. He gave me s***.”

Brad Pitt and George Clooney recently gave a joint interview to British GQ. Photo: Reuters

Clooney has starred in various Tarantino films over the years, including From Dusk Till Dawn.

George Clooney isn’t happy with director Quentin Tarantino after recent comments he made about the actor’s star status. Photo: Invision/AP

Tarantino has never been one to shy away from stating his public opinions, however controversial they may be, and he’s been called out by actors like Simu Liu in the past too.

Daniella Pick met Quentin Tarantino in Israel. Photo: @DaniellaPick/X

But what do we know about the Academy Award winning director’s personal life – as a doting husband to his wife, Daniella Pick?

Where is Daniella Pick from?

Daniella Pick’s father was a famous Israeli pop star in the 1970s. Photo: @DaniellaPick/X

According to her IMDb page, Daniella Pick was born on November 21, 1983, in Ramat Ha-Sharon, Israel. People magazine adds that her father, Svika Pick, was an Israeli pop star known as “The Maestro”, who rose to fame in the 1970s.

She’s a model, singer and actress

Quentin Tarantino, 61, is married to 40-year-old Daniella Pick. Photo: @DaniellaPick/X

Pick, 40, is a multi-hyphenate who’s dabbled in modelling, singing and acting. She collaborated with her sister Sharona in the Pick Sisters duo, and later pursued a solo career in music, with songs like “More or Less” and “Love Me”, per People. In terms of her acting career, she starred in her husband’s hit film Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood in 2019, and has another film – The Perfect Gamble, alongside David Arquette – in post-production, per IMDb.

Who did Daniella Pick play in Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood?

Daniella Pick had a small part in Once Upon A Time … In Hollywood. Photo: Tarantinophile/Facebook

Pick joined A-listers Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie in Tarantino’s Golden Globe-winning movie, where she played the minor character of Daphna Ben-Cobo.

How did Quentin Tarantino meet Daniella Pick?

According to US media, Tarantino and Pick – who have a 21-year age gap – met for the first time back in 2009, when he was promoting his film Inglorious Basterds in Israel. Pick would have been around 25 at the time.

When did Quentin Tarantino and Daniella Pick get married?

After the Reservoir Dogs director popped the question in 2017, the couple threw an engagement party with Pulp Fiction cast members Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson all in attendance, per People. They tied the knot in November 2018 at their Los Angeles home.

Do Quentin Tarantino and Daniella Pick have any children?

Yes, the lovebirds are parents to two children. They welcomed their first child, a son named Leo, on February 22, 2020, and celebrated the birth of a baby girl two years later on July 2, 2022, according to People.

In a 2021 appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Tarantino clarified that his firstborn wasn’t named after his frequent collaborator Leonardo DiCaprio, but rather, Daniella’s grandfather. “We almost didn’t name him that because people would assume I named him after Leonardo DiCaprio,” he explained. “There’s nothing wrong with that, but … he’s named after my wife’s grandfather, but also because, just in our hearts, he was our little lion.”

Who else has Quentin Tarantino dated?

Quentin Tarantino has previously dated Sofia Coppola and Mira Sorvino, among others. Photo: Zuma Press/TNS

Before Pick, Tarantino dated some famous – and some lesser-known – celebs. Per People, he has previously been in relationships with comedians Margaret Cho and Kathy Griffin, Francis Ford Coppola’s director daughter Sofia Coppola, and actress Mira Sorvino.

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