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Darren Criss and His Fiancé, Mia Swier, Have Been Together For Ages — Get to Know Her Better

18/09/2018 - 03:35 AM

When The Assassination of Gianni Versace star Darren Criss nabbed his first-ever Emmy [1] on Monday, he gave a sweet shout-out to his fiancé, Mia Swier [2]. The adorable pair [3] has been together for quite some time and tend to keep a low profile, but Darren was quick to call her out on the big stage [4] with a line that we're still swooning over: "You roll the windows down and you pump the music up in my life," he said to her.

We're not crying, you are!

But we digress. We may know a lot about Darren thanks to his time in the spotlight, but there's so much to learn about Mia, like all her ties to music. Keep reading for a few fun facts about her and scroll through to see the pair on Darren's big night.

  1. She and Darren have been together for several years. When Darren announced their engagement in January [5], he mentioned they'd been together for seven and a half years, so we're guessing the two have been together for around eight years at this point.
  2. She's worked for Fox, Showtime, and many other networks. Mia went to New York University [6], according to People, and has worked as a writer, director, and producer on NBC, ABC, USA, Fox, Showtime, and more.
  3. She started a Guns N' Roses tribute band. Mia and her friends started Guns N' Hoses [7], a GNR tribute band, and she plays bass as Mia Von Glitz [8].
  4. She founded a production company. In 2009, she and Dan Bricker Effin Media [9] and produced A (Not So) Civil Union, a mockumentary that they cowrote and directed.
  5. She and Darren own a piano bar in LA. In April 2018, the two opened their piano bar [10] called Tramp Stamp Granny's, an homage to Mia's grandma [11], she told LA Weekly.

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