Who Is Amanda Bynes Engaged To? Her Education And Other Facts

Amanda Bynes is an American former actress who rose to prominence for her television and movie works throughout the 1990s and 2000s. She had to quit the acting business in 2010, following some personal problems.

Amanda Bynes Bio & Education

The 33-years-of-age former actress was born as Amanda Laura Bynes on 3 April 1986. She is among the three children of her a dentist father, Rick Bynes, and a dental assistant and office manager mother, Lynn (née Organ). Her father is Catholic and is of Polish, Irish, and Lithuanian descent. Likewise, her mother is Jewish and was born to a Canadian couple whose families were from Russia, Poland, and Romania.

Amanda Bynes with her sister Jillian Bynes (Picture: Zimbio)

About 5 feet and 8 inches (1.73 meters) tall in height, Amanda’s family completes with her elder brother, Tommy Bynes, and her elder sister, Jillian Bynes. Like Amanda, Jillian is also an actress known for The Amanda Show (1999).

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Speaking about her education, Amanda enrolled at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in Irvine in December 2013. Eventually, she bagged her Associate’s of Arts degree in Merchandise Product Development and announced her intention to commence a bachelor’s degree program in 2018. Later in 2019, she graduated from FIDM.

Who Is Amanda Bynes Engaged To?

The former actress surprised her fans and followers by announcing her engagement on the occasion of Valentine’s Day, 14 February 2020. With no revelation of her partner, she flaunted a huge diamond ring on her left hand on her Instagram account and captioned,

Engaged to the love of my life.

A day later, she posted a selfie with her new fiancé, who is identified as Paul Michael. The couple has reportedly been dating for a couple of months after meeting at AA classes.  As per the news sources, Paul is in his 20s and hails from the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles. His father is a well-known doctor in LA.

Amanda Bynes with her fiancé on 17 February 2020 (Picture: Amanda’s Instagram)

Before Paul, Amanda was linked to American actor Seth MacFarlane. However, the fling didn’t last for long. Now that she has found the love of her life, and already shared an engagement ring with him, we surely can guess that the diva will walk down the aisle sooner than later.

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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Issues

Amanda has always struggled with substance abuse and has faced legal issues. She was first charged with driving under the influence (DUI) in West Hollywood in 2012. A year later, she was detained after caught starting a small fire in the driveway of a stranger in Thousand Oaks.

similarly, in May 2013, Amanda faced a charge with reckless endangerment and marijuana possession after the police caught her smoking in the lobby of her Manhattan apartment building.

Later in October 2014, she accused her father of emotional and sexual abuse in a series of tweets, when her parents protested their innocence. Eventually, Amanda revealed that her father had never abused her but it was her brain that made her say those things. Soon afterward, she announced that she had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

Paperwork was filed in August 2018 to continue Amanda’s conservatorship until August 2020.

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Some Interesting Facts About Amanda Bynes

• During her acting career, Amanda received numerous award honors including the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards and Kids’ Choice Awards.
• She shows her interest to play the piano and the violin.
• Amanda owns two dogs: Tootsie Roll (golden labrador) and Betty Boop (Australian shepherd), three cats: Subbie, Dubbie and Tiger, and a fish named Bella.