Ali Hewson Ali Hewson Alison Hewson (née Stewart; born 23 March 1961) is an Irish activist and businesswoman. She is the wife of singer and musician Paul Hewson, known as Bono, from the rock group U2. Raised in Raheny, she met her future husband at age 12 at Mount Temple Comprehensive School, and married him in 1982. She was awarded a degree in politics and sociology from University College, Dublin (UCD) in 1989. The couple have four children together and live at residences in Ireland, France, and the United States. She has inspired several U2 songs, most famously "Sweetest Thing." Hewson became
Liv Hewson their family watched a lot of American television shows, such as "The Simpsons" and "Futurama", which Hewson said made it easy to act with an American accent. Hewson's Twitter account has stated that Hewson is a "gay Australian"; Hewson "came out" at age 16. In 2014, Hewson traveled to Los Angeles to attend an acting workshop. In 2016, they played the lead role of Claire Duncan in the fantasy web series "Dramaworld". In 2017, they starred in the film "Before I Fall" and had recurring roles in the second series of "Top of the Lake" and in the miniseries "Marvel's