Lena Dunham and husband Luis Felber’s love story inspired the plot of her Netflix series, Too Much, so what’s the true story behind the comedy-drama hit?

Just like Megan Stalter’s Too Much character, Jessica, Dunham moved from New York to London in 2020 (two years after her breakup with Jack Antonoff, for those picking up on those hints in the show), and met Felber in early 2021.

The Girls creator and the musician, both 39, moved in together and married all within a year of meeting, a whirlwind that Felber gushed to the New York Times about in 2021. “I’ve only been alive for 35 years in this lifetime, and I think it’s another archaic thing for guys to hide their feelings. I’m way more into the flow of getting to know the person. And I think Lena’s the same,” Felber said. “And I think—I’m going to sound cheesy—but when you find your soulmate, you just know.”

All About Lena Dunham’s Husband, Luis Felber

Felber is a British-born musician who spent his childhood living in Peru and Chile before moving back to the UK.

He’s a Musician

Felber is a solo musician now, under the name Attawalpa, and describes his music as “between Prince and Nirvana,” but spent his younger years as a guitarist in touring bands, including for Jamie T. He’s also one of the founders of the label and club night Young Turks.

“I’ve been signed to labels before, and had a bunch of money. They’ll say ‘make something with this’ and that’s really cool, and I did, but then they’re allowed to dabble in it and I really like the sort of DIY, out on the street, aspect of making things,” Felber told Yuck magazine. “Especially with videos, I get to collaborate and evolve with really cool directors and people I’ve been wanting to work with for ages.”

Felber has also written for other artists, including a song for Mick Jagger that was featured on the 2016 series Vinyl.

He’s British-Peruvian

Felber was born in Winchester, England, in 1986 to a Peruvian mom and English father. After living in Chile and Peru in his early childhood, the family relocated to the U.K. when Felber was seven.

Felber told Yuck that he has grown to fully embrace his Peruvian culture. “Most of my school life was in this country [the U.K.] and I felt a bit kind of pressured to hide that side of me. I don’t know if that’s something to do with me or society, but I didn’t really embrace it until recently,” he said.

“It’s part of me. It influences me a lot. It influences me in what I eat, like every day. I’ve tasted Peruvian food and it’s the bomb. I feel like it’s a different world over there, you know. The culture’s different and reflects the past and what the country is like. So like, I’m blessed I’ve had that experience and I’m blessed I can speak Spanish as well as English.”

Felber’s artist name is taken from his full name, which is Luis Delfin Attawalpa Saul Felber. Attawalpa is the name of the last Incan king.

Felber & Dunham Were Introduced By Friends

Unlike in Too Much, in which leads Jessica and Felix meet in a bar, Dunham and Felber were set up through “a series of friends’ machinations,” as Dunham told Vogue France in 2021.

Their first date went effortlessly.

“The first time we hung out, we didn’t stop talking for, like, eight hours,” Felber told the New York Times. “I think it was sort of incredible, you know, I walked into that. I’d been on quite a few dates in the past year. As someone who’s quite open, I find you hold a lot back on your first three dates. Or first 10 dates. I was just a bit fed up with that, so I just walked into the situation very myself, shall I say. And Lena liked that. And she’s the same.”

Felber Has Never Seen ‘Girls’

Felber told the New York Times in 2021 that he had never seen Dunham’s hit show. “Mum was a fan of Girls. I remember when I was touring in my 20s, my mum and my sister were watching that show. But I never watched it,” Felber said.

“When you’re an artist, you’re living in the present, into the future. You’re looking for the next thing,” he said by way of explanation. “Looking back is a thing we shouldn’t really do too much, to be able to move forward with ease.”

They Got Engaged After a Hospital Visit

In Too Much, Jessica and Felix’s relationship goes to the next level after she spends the night in a hospital, which seems to be loosely inspired by Dunham and Felber’s engagement story.

Felber told Vogue France that he knew he wanted to tie the knot after visiting Dunham in hospital, just a few months after meeting. “I just thought that left me with a funny feeling seeing you not feeling well,” Felber said during Dunham’s Vogue interview. “And then the next day when you got back, we were in bed, and I said, ‘I just I don’t ever want you to go through that on your own again.’ And you said, ‘Oh, I want to marry you someday.’ And I said, ‘Why don’t we make that someday, soon day?'”

“The next day, I went for a walk with my friend Tom, and he was going on about his life, and I was like, ‘I think I proposed to Lena last night.’ And when I got home, we made it real,” he said.

Dunham & Felber Got Married in 2021

The pair married in September 2021, a month after getting engaged, in a small wedding at the Union Club, a members-only club in London. Among their 60 guests was Taylor Swift, who served as one of Dunham’s bridesmaids.

Across their wedding day, Dunham wore three custom Christopher Kane dresses.

A year later, Dunham celebrated their first anniversary with an Instagram post, writing, “A year ago today I jumped at the chance to marry this loyal friend, trusted collaborator and drop dead gorgeous Morphius Lord of Dreams lookalike (the Sandman of the books, not the show).”

“365 days later, he remains #1 in my iPhone favorites and I wake up jubilant every morning we are together and pining when we are apart,” Dunham added. “What can I say, @attawalpa, except that you are my home, my hero and my heart. Let’s keep doing this?”

They Live in London & Connecticut

Felber and Dunham split their time between the UK and the US. Dunham showed off the couple’s renovated Connecticut home, which is next door to her parents, to Architectural Digest in 2022.

“When I was a little kid, I used to dread the idea of ever leaving my parents’ home. I hated leaving for the day to go to school, much less the idea of going to college or getting married,” she wrote, adding that living “10 feet” away from her family is what she’s “always wanted.”

They Worked Together on ‘Too Much’

Felber and Dunham co-wrote and co-produced the Netflix series Too Much, a fictionalized retelling of their love story.

Dunham also directed Felber’s music video for “Tucked In Tight,” and Felber wrote the music for her film, “Sharp Stick.”

“[Working together is] the best—I love being directed by her,” Felber told the Times. “It’s like our relationship, it just sort of flows. We don’t have any arguments. She’s obviously very good at what she does.”