Melina Gallo: Facts About John Rzeznik’s Wife

Melina Gallo is the wife of American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer John Joseph Theodore Rzeznik better known as John Rzeznik. Melina’s husband is best known as the founder, guitarist, and frontman of the American rock band Goo Goo Dolls, with whom he has recorded 14 studio albums. He is known for his use of alternate guitar tunings in his songs and his distinctive singing voice.

Melina Gallo: Bio Summary

How Old Is John Rzeznik’s Wife, Melina?

Melina Gallo was born in September 1979, per sources, meaning she will be 44 years old as of September 2023. Her actual date of birth is not known. She was born in Staten Island, New York, United States. She reportedly holds Argentine nationality. Her parents’ details are not known. Nothing is known about her siblings and other relatives. Most details of her life have been kept away from the limelight.

How Did Melina Gallo Meet Her Husband?

Melina Gallo met John Rzeznik in a record store in New York City. At the time they met, Melina was doing charity auctions on eBay and she had a bunch of CDs for John to sign. They stayed in touch with each other talking for months on the phone. Recalling the first time they met, John Rzeznik said:

“I met [Melina] in a record store in New York City about two and a half years ago,” he told PEOPLE. “We were doing a signing. She was doing these charity auctions on eBay and she had a bunch of CDs for me to sign. We kind of hit it off and we talked on the phone for months.” He added, “I tried to run away from her [in] every possible way I could. She was like, ‘You’ll be here when you want to be.’ I was very smitten with that.”

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Melina Gallo and John Rzeznik fell in love and confessed their love for each other. They soon began a romantic relationship, which started in 2005, and went on several dates. After dating for a while, they both agreed to become husband and wife officially. The pair walked down the aisle in a beautiful wedding ceremony on July 26, 2013, in Malibu, California.

They got married in the presence of 120 close friends and family. John Rzeznik’s bandmates who attended include bassist Robby Takac and drummer George Tutuska. John chose not to perform at their wedding. He said: ‘We made it perfectly clear that I would not be singing at all at our wedding. Our song was Adele’s Make You Feel My Love. I love her version of that song.‘

Melina Gallo and John Rzeznik’s marriage is said to have been threatened by John’s alcoholism. Melina stood by her husband and helped him conquer his addiction. John has been sober for years. John said of his wife: “Melina has always been so good for me. She’ll gently push me in a direction, but it’s always the right one.”

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According to reports, John has a sobriety calculator app on his phone and he and his wife do not keep alcohol at home. Melina and John have been married for almost a decade. The couple have been blessed with a daughter, Liliana Carella Rzeznik who was born on December 22, 2016, in Los Angeles, California, United States. During a Facebook Live chat with SiriusXM Radio, John joked about taking on diaper duties:

‘I’m ready. I’m ready for action, he said. ‘I’ve been an uncle my whole life, but I’ve never been a dad,’ he explained. ‘I’m sleeping in two-hour shifts [to prepare].’ John Rzeznik said he didn’t think of being a father until he was able to get sober. “I never thought I’d be a dad, until I got sober,” he said “Then my life really started to take shape.”

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“Somebody told me that kids force you to become the person you should have been all along,” he added. “When I held Lili for the first time and saw her being born, the first thing I thought was, ‘Don’t screw this up,’ ” he says, joking, “The second thing was, ‘I gotta work — to be able to afford a kid!’ “

Melina said of her husband, “He is an amazing dad. [Lili] has him wrapped around her finger. He’s very protective, very aware. He has a million parenting books [about] what to expect. I can’t wait to see what he’s going to do when she’s more alert and in her fun stage.”

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Meanwhile, Melina Gallo is not John Rzeznik’s first wife. John was married to former model Laurie Farinacci. They met in 1990 and after dating for some time, they got married in 1993. However, they decided to split and they divorced in 2003. Their union didn’t produce any children.