Gabriel Macht and his kids Satine and Luca. . Photo:
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After filming nine seasons of Suits, Gabriel Macht moved out of the country with his family. But he’s keeping the exact location to himself.
“I don’t tell anybody where I live because I like to keep that under wraps,” the actor and producer tells PEOPLE.
He adds: “I got out of town and we’re exploring the world.”
Macht and his wife, Jacinda Barrett, have two children: daughter Satine, 17, and son Luca, 10. After the USA Network show ended in 2019, Macht took a “long break” from acting to focus on his family.
CAP D’ANTIBES, FRANCE – MAY 17: Jacinda Barrett and Gabriel Macht pose for portraits at the amfAR Gala Cannes 2018 cocktail at Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc on May 17, 2018 in Cap d’Antibes, France. Pascal Le Segretain/amfAR/WireImage
“Right before COVID, we wanted to take the kids out of school and homeschool them,” Macht shares of his original plan. “But then we got stuck and so we were in Manhattan. That just wasn’t doing it for us.”
So, the family needed a change: “We decided to explore the world, so we left.”
“I grew up in L.A. and I lived in New York for many, many years,” Macht says of his time in the States. “Half of my life on the East Coast, half of my life on the West Coast.”
In his post-Suits life, the actor is exploring new career paths. Macht is now a creative partner and executive shareholder in Bear Fight Whiskey.
Gabriel Macht Is Getting ‘Creative’ with a New Venture amid ‘Long Break’ from Acting — and It’s a Departure from Harvey Specter. courtesy of Crowe PR
“I’ve done some commercial work as a brand ambassador, but I wanted to be a partner in a company that made sense,” he tells PEOPLE.
And it does make sense for Suits fans. Harvey Specter, the lawyer Macht played for eight years, is undoubtedly associated with the liquor.
“Harvey — he’s really a Macallan guy, but I’m not a Macallan guy. I’m a Bear Fight guy,” Macht says.
“I’m the guy that’s just looking for something that tastes great, that’s affordable, is approachable,” he continues. “And I said, if we’re going to do this, I really don’t want to make this about Harvey. It’s not top shelf… It’s an everyman drink. I’m more of an everyman than I am Harvey.”
Despite the new venture, Macht will return to the small screen in the upcoming spinoff, Suits LA.
Patrick J. Adams as Mike Ross, Sarah Rafferty as Donna Paulsen, and Gabriel Macht as Harvey Specter on ‘Suits’. Shane Mahood/USA Network/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty
“I had very little interest in coming back to work as an actor right now, because I spent so much time [doing it] and this was my time to really raise my kids and to do this creative stuff, like Bear Fight,” he reveals.
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However, returning to reprise the role made “sense” for his family. Plus, Macht will be able to “sort of pass the baton to Stephen [Amell] and the cast in L.A.”
He adds: “We’re trying to figure out how to incorporate Bear Fight into [an episode].”
