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Alex Borstein Ex-Husband: Meet Jackson Douglas

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Ethan Hayes

Updated on January 06, 2026

Jackson Douglas is an actor and producer who was married to Alex Borstein an American actress, comedian, writer and producer.

Alex Borstein and her ex-husband Jackson Douglas met at the ACME Comedy Theatre. They got married in 1999, after he proposed while filming a “MADtv” sketch.  They separated in 2014. In November 2017, their divorce was finalised.

According to court documents, Borstein and Douglas agreed to split all royalties and residuals earned during their marriage equally.

In the divorce, Alex received two of the couple’s Pasadena condo units, while Jackson received one Pasadena condo and a home in Washington. They also have joint ownership of a $1.2 million New York City apartment.

Jackson Douglas was born September 15, 1969. He is a well-known actor and producer known for Gilmore Girls (2000), The Guilt Trip (2012) and Brown Eyed Girl (2001).

In 2015,  Alex Borstein opened up about her divorce in an interview with the Huffington Post, quipping that the lesson she learned was “don’t get married.”

“If you believe in romance and if you believe in marriage, you also have to believe in divorce,” she said. “You can’t just want to go to weddings and children’s birthday parties. You’ve got to witness it all. We’re just here to witness and believe in both.”