Scarlett Johansson Calls Herself the ‘CEO’ of Her Household

“I consider myself the CEO of our household,” Johansson said. She and Jost, the “Saturday Night Live” comedian, have a five-year-old son, Cosmo. Johansson is also raising her 12-year-old daughter, Rose, from her previous marriage to French journalist Romain Dauriac. She called herself a hands-on parent and said her children’s lives matter to her.

The couple, who married in October 2020, make a deliberate effort to coordinate their schedules. Johansson has also said that keeping her children’s lives private is a priority. In an interview with InStyle last year, she called her family and the children’s anonymity “very precious,” saying she wants them to avoid the pressures of celebrity culture for as long as possible, until they can decide for themselves.

Johansson and Jost first met in 2006, when she hosted “Saturday Night Live,” but began dating years later. She has recalled panicking on one of their early dates after Jost suggested getting a drink with friends: she left, and he thought she was no longer interested. They became engaged in 2019 and married the following year. In his 2020 memoir, “A Very Punchable Face,” Jost described Johansson at their first meeting as “beautiful, smart, sweet and intimidatingly sophisticated.”

Johansson’s family has also supported her latest work. In an interview with People published November 12, she said her daughter Rose encouraged her return to singing. Johansson voices pop star Venus Nova and performs five songs in Brad Bird’s upcoming Netflix animated film “Ray Gunn.” The film is scheduled to open in select cinemas on December 4 and debut on Netflix on December 18. Her other projects include James Gray’s crime thriller “Paper Tiger” and an upcoming film from Ari Aster.