40+ Celebrities Who Married People With the Most Normal Jobs

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We all have our favorite celebrity couples, but not all A-listers marry other famous people. The Hollywood dating pool is pretty impenetrable, but stars fall in love with civilians every once in a blue moon, proving there’s hope for us all! So, join us as we learn more about these normies who married celebs, how they met, and what keeps them together… so we mere mortals can keep dreaming!

Matt Damon and Luciana Damon

Ben Affleck famously dated Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Garner, and Ana de Armas. But his best buddy Matt Damon is much more down to earth. While filming Stuck on You in 2003, crew members dragged Matt to a Miami establishment.

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There, the Bostonian actor met bartender Luciana Barroso, and it was love at first sight. “I got lucky,” he explained, “I fell in love with a civilian.” The two married in 2005 and have three daughters, Isabella, Stella, and Gia Zavala. Matt also adopted Luciana’s daughter, Alexia.

Gal Gadot and Yaron Varsano

The world’s luckiest man, real estate mogul Yaron Varsano met Gal Gadot at a yoga party in the Israeli desert. The Wonder Woman star explained, “It was all about yoga, chakras, and eating healthy—we didn’t exactly find ourselves there, but we found each other.”

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She continues, “He told me on our second date he was serious and wasn’t going to wait more than two years to ask me to marry him. Fast-forward two years, he proposed. We were married in 2008.” They have three daughters, Alma, Maya, and Daniella.

Keanu Reeves and Alexandra Grant

Sorry ladies, Keanu Reeves is taken. The John Wick actor met visual artist Alexandra Grant at a dinner party in 2009. They grew closer in 2011 when Alexandra wrote a book for Keanu called Ode to Happiness, which she described as “a playful guide to climbing out of depression.”

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Keanu was so impressed that they collaborated on two books together. They became an item around 2018 but kept their relationship under wraps for months. Paparazzi recently confused Keanu’s mom for silver-haired Alexandra!

Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre

English beefcake Idris Elba shot to fame on The Wire and as BBC detective John Luther. In 2017, he was filming The Mountain Between Us with Kate Winslet in Vancouver, Canada, when he saw gorgeous Somali-Canadian model Sabrina Dhowre and fell head over heels. They married in an extravagant Moroccan ceremony two years later.

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As a model and occasional actress, Sabrina isn’t necessarily a normie. Still, we’re pretty sure Idris would’ve fallen in love with her anyway, even if she was a street sweeper!

Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez

In 2019, pop princess Ariana Grande was looking to buy a new home. She wanted somewhere she could escape the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles celebrity life, so her team put her in touch with real estate agent Dalton Gomez.

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A source told Us Magazine, “When she saw him, she immediately thought he was cute and very good-looking, and she asked her team to set up an in-person meeting with him. Ariana fell very hard for Dalton shortly after they met.” You see, even realtors can find love!

Pierce Brosnan and Keely Shaye Smith

Former James Bond, Pierce Brosnan, could have picked any lady. That’s why choosing normie Keely Shaye Smith is one of our most surprising entries. The Irish actor met the American journalist and author at a beach party in Mexico in 1994, and she became 007’s only leading lady.

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He once said, “I love her vitality, her passion. She has this strength that I wouldn’t be able to live without. When Keely looks at me, I go weak.” They married in 2001 and have been together ever since.

Jimmy Fallon and Nancy Juvonen

Jimmy Fallon met producer Nancy Juvonen on the set of Saturday Night Live. In 2007, they visited Nancy’s family home in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. At sunset, Jimmy got down on one knee on the family dock of Lake Winnipesaukee to ask for her hand in marriage. Awww!

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They were married four months later and welcomed two daughters, Winnie Rose and Frances Cole. Jimmy went on to host The Tonight Show while Nancy owns the production company Flower Films with Drew Barrymore.

Taylor Lautner and Taylor Dome

Hunky Taylor Lautner is most famous for playing shapeshifter Jacob Black in The Twilight Saga film franchise. Taylor Dome is a registered nurse and mental health advocate who launched The Lemons Foundation. Lautner’s sister, Makena Moore, knew Dome from Nashville and introduced Taylor to Taylor. Because that’s not gonna get confusing!

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“Think I picked out a good one for my brother,” Moore wrote in an Instagram post celebrating their engagement. They married in 2020 and co-host The Squeeze podcast, which is about prioritizing mental health and wellness.

Dave Grohl and Jordyn Blum

Jordyn Blum was a former child model and producer at MTV, where she met Foo Fighter’s singer and Nirvana drummer, Dave Grohl. The pair married in 2003 and had three talented daughters, but it almost didn’t happen…

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Dave explained, “We went out on a few dates, and I decided that I wasn’t ready for a serious relationship, so I just stopped calling. After three months, I had a revelation and called her back. She picked up the phone and said, ‘Oh, I never thought I’d hear from you again.’”

Donald Glover and Michelle White

Creative dynamo Donald Glover starred in Community, played Lando Calrissian in Solo: A Star Wars Story, and conquered the charts as hip-hop star Childish Gambino. He also writes, directs, and stars in his Emmy Award-winning show Atlanta. He keeps his private life ultra-secret, so not much is known except that he started dating Michelle White in 2015.

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While accepting a Golden Globe award in 2017, Donald announced they were married. He and Michelle have three sons, Legend, Drake, and Donald Jr.

Julia Roberts and Daniel Moder

Julia Roberts previously dated Jason Patric, Liam Neeson, Kiefer Sutherland, Dylan McDermott, Matthew Perry, Lyle Lovett, and Benjamin Bratt. By the turn of the millennia, the beautiful actress surely had enough of celebrity boyfriends. As proof that hope springs eternal for us all, Julia fell in love with cameraman Danny Moder on the set of The Mexican in 2000.

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The happy couple married in 2002 and have been married for over 20 years. They have three children, twins Hazel and Phinnaeus, plus another boy Henry.

Kelsey Grammer and Kayte Walsh

In December 2009, Kelsey Grammer was still married to his third wife, actress Camille Meyer when he met British flight attendant Kayte Walsh. The Frasier star was flying to England and described his first date with Kayte as a “magical night in the snow in London around Christmastime.”

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They announced their engagement a year later and married in New York in February 2011. Kayte and Kelsey had three children together, meaning Kelsey Grammer became a dad for the seventh time – in his 60s!

Zoe Saldaña and Marco Perego

Zoe Saldaña met Italian artist Marco Perego on a flight after falling in love with the back of his head! The stunning actress said, “I just saw him from behind. It was 6:30 in the morning, I was on a flight to New York, and I can’t even describe to you it was a vibration.”

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She continued, “He turned in that moment because he felt the vibration as well.” The pair of hotties married in 2013 and have three sons, Bowie Ezio, Cy Aridio, and Zen.

John Cena and Shay Shariatzadeh

Wrestler, actor, and DC superhero Peacemaker met software manager Shay Shariatzadehon on the set of Playing With Fire in her Canadian hometown. Cena first noticed the Iranian-born beauty when she was dining with friends at a Vancouver restaurant.

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“There was one woman I was looking at, and I couldn’t take my eyes off her,” Cena said. They married at an attorney’s office in Tampa, Florida, but had to delay their Vancouver wedding celebration until 2022.

Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied

Actress Natalie Portman and French dancer and choreographer Benjamin Millepied met when he was putting together her ballet moves on the set of Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan. He’s a wonderful dancer, but it takes him a long time to put 500 pairs of ballet shoes on! Get it? He’s a millipede!

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Jokes aside, Ben’s last name does actually mean ‘thousand feet’ in his native tongue. The dancer married Harvard Ph.D. Psychology graduate and actress Natalie in 2012. They have a girl, Amalia, and a boy, Aleph.

Riz Ahmed and Fatima Farheen Mirza

British actor and rapper Riz Ahmed met Fatima Farheen Mirza at a coffee shop in New York. While Riz MC (that’s his rap name) was busy preparing for his role in The Sound of Metal, he popped into a local café to sit down and do some writing.

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Riz’s eyes must have popped out of his head when, like a meet-cute in a rom-com, he spotted award-winning American author Fatima Farheen Mirza working on a novel at another table. The couple got to talking, dated for a while, and tied the knot in 2020.

George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin

Hollywood’s hottest bachelor George Clooney shot to fame in E.R. and in 1997’s laughable Batman & Robin. He never thought he’d marry until a mutual friend brought accomplished human rights attorney Amal Alamuddin to dinner at George’s home in Italy in 2013. A year later, they became husband and wife and welcomed twins Alexander and Ella in 2017.

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George and Amal make a formidable team. When they aren’t looking after their kids, they’re using their millions to better the world.

Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth

In 2006, Reese Witherspoon divorced Ryan Phillippe, citing irreconcilable differences. Next, she dated Jake Gyllenhaal for two years, but that didn’t work out either. So, by 2010, she had learned her lesson about dating fellow actors. That year, Reese was at a party when Jim Toth saved her from being hit on by his rowdy friend. They got to talking, and…

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The couple married in March 2011 and had a son, Tennessee James Toth, in 2012. James is a talent agent and co-head of motion picture talent at Creative Artists Agency, where Witherspoon is a client. Sadly, the couple has since split up.

LeBron and Savannah James

Billionaire basketball player, Chicago Bulls legend, face of the NBA, and world-record points scorer, LeBron James, could have married anyone he wanted, from actresses and supermodels to superfit athletes. But instead, King James married his high school sweetheart. He met Savannah Brinson at Mary High School in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, in 2002 and asked the then-16-year-old to a basketball game.

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They married in 2013 and have three children––two boys, LeBron (aka Bronny) and Bryce, who are following in their father’s footsteps playing basketball. They also have a daughter, Zhuri.

Ed Sheeran and Cherry Seaborn

Ed Sheeran had a crush on Cherry Seaborn in high school in England, but they went their separate ways. The ginger genius went on to become a musical wunderkind. A mutual friend helped him reconnect with Cherry while he was playing in New York, where she was working as a financial adviser on Wall Street.

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They finally got together in 2015, and Cherry inspired the song “Perfect.” In January 2018, Ed and Cherry announced their engagement and were married a year later. They have two daughters, Lyra Antarctica and Jupiter.

Alec Baldwin and Hilaria Thomas

Alec Baldwin was married to Kim Basinger and dated actresses Lori Singer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Ally Sheedy. But in 2011, he spotted yoga instructor Hilaria Thomas in a restaurant.

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She explained, “I was standing near the door with my friends when he walked up and took my hand and said, ‘I must know you.’” Because that’s not creepy at all! They married in 2013 in New York City and have kept themselves busy by having seven children in under a decade!

Eddie Redmayne and Hannah Bagshawe

Eddie Redmayne met future public relations executive Hannah Bagshawe while attending Eton College with Prince William. Their class performed a charity fashion show at a local girls boarding school, and while Eddie was embarrassed to appear topless, he was happy to meet Hannah.

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“I saw Hannah across the room at a party afterward, and she was very beautiful, very funny, and she loves the arts and theater […] so we became friends.” They remained friends for 15 years and married in 2014. They have two kids, Iris and Luke.

Prince William and Kate Middleton

Prince William and Kate Middleton first met when they were students at St. Andrews University in Scotland. The future King explained, “When I first met Kate, I knew there was something very special about her, and then I knew there was possibly something I wanted to explore there, but we ended up being friends for a while.”

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Their friendship became love as Kate graduated with a BA in Art History before working in retail, marketing, and charity work. They married in 2011 in a wedding ceremony watched by 2 billion people!

George Lucas and Mellody Hobson

Star Wars and Indiana Jones creator George Lucas already had three kids, one with his ex-wife and two he adopted as a single parent. He met Mellody Hobson, president of investment management firm Ariel Investments and chair of DreamWorks Animation, at a business conference in Aspen in 2006. The couple married in 2015 at Lucas’s Skywalker Ranch.

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George and Mellody have one daughter, Everest Hobson Lucas, born via surrogate. George must have realized he could finally afford another kid after selling Lucasfilm to Disney for $4 billion!

Anne Hathaway and Adam Shulman

When Anne Hathaway met jewelry designer Adam Shulman in 2008, she told a friend, “I’m going to marry that man… I think he thought I was a little nuts, which I am a bit, but I’m also nice.” They married in 2012 and have two children.

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She later confessed, “I knew from the second I met him that he was the love of my life. I also knew that I couldn’t have met him at a worse time… I took my trust out for a ridiculous joyride with him.”

Ken Jeong and Tran Ho

Did you know that as well as being an actor, comedian, and panelist on The Masked Singer, Ken Jeong is also a real-life doctor? He swapped his medical career to become a comedian and actor in The Hangover film franchise and NBC’s sitcom Community.

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Ken met family physician Tran Ho on a blind date at a masked ball. No, not really; they met at a mixer for single doctors while both worked at a Los Angeles hospital. They married in 2004 and had twins, Zooey and Alexa, in 2007.

Dolly Parton and Carl Dean

On the same day 18-year-old budding country music singer Dolly Parton moved to Nashville, Tennessee, 21-year-old Carl spotted her outside a Wishy Washy Laundromat. “My first thought was I’m gonna marry that girl,” Carl recalled. “My second thought was, ‘Lord, she’s good-looking.'”

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He introduced himself, they hit it off, and he took her to meet his parents within a week. After two years of dating, they tied the knot in 1966. Dolly became a global superstar and philanthropist, and they’re still happily married today. That’s almost 60 years!

Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Justin Mikita

Actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson portrayed Mitchell Pritchett on ABC’s sitcom Modern Family from 2009 to 2020. During that time, he met lawyer Justin Mikita at his local gym.

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They married in 2013, with screenwriter and playwright Tony Kushner officiating at their wedding. The couple has two children, Beckett Mercer and Sullivan Louis, born via a surrogate mother.

Jon Stewart and Tracey McShane

In 1996, veterinary technician Tracey McShane’s roommate set her up on a blind date, but it almost didn’t happen. Her friend gave Tracey’s phone number to an actor on the film set where she worked. He wrote it down on a dollar bill but bought something with the dollar bill.

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When he realized his mistake, he frantically scrambled to get Tracey’s digits from the call sheet. That actor was future-Daily Show host Jon Stewart and the blind date went well. He later proposed via a crossword clue, and they married in 2000.

Hasan Minhaj and Beena Patel

Hasan Minhaj became famous as a correspondent on The Daily Show. Then, he starred in his irreverent Netflix show, Patriot Act With Hasan Minhaj. He dated doctor Beena Patel for a decade before plucking up the courage to get down on one knee. They married in 2015.

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Beena is a board-certified family physician and primary care doctor in North Carolina. The couple tried to have a baby for years and they eventually welcomed two children.

Denzel and Pauletta Washington

Denzel met his wife Pauletta Pearson on the set of his first screen work, the TV film Wilma, way back in 1975! The legendary actor once told Jimmy Kimmel that Pauletta had to pay for the cab ride on their first date because he ran out of money!

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Pauletta is a vocalist, classically trained pianist, actress, and mom to their four children. The couple’s children are actor John David Washington, Hollywood producer Katia Washington, and twins Malcolm and Olivia, who are a producer/director and a model/actress, respectively.

Christian Bale and Sibi Blažić

Christian Bale wasn’t interested in tying the knot until Winona Ryder introduced him to her personal assistant, Sibi Blažić. The Serbian-American beauty and Christian eloped in Las Vegas in January 2000 and were married by an Elvis Presley impersonator.

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They had a daughter Emmeline Bale in 2005 and a son Joseph in 2014. Sibi is a former model, actress, make-up artist, and stuntwoman who went on to work with her husband as a stunt driver in The Dark Knight Rises and Ford vs. Ferrari.

Aaron Paul and Lauren Parsekian

Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul met Lauren Parsekian at the Coachella music festival, and they shared their first kiss on the Ferris wheel. In 2013, they walked down the aisle at a 1920s Parisian carnival-themed wedding in Malibu, California.

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Lauren is an activist and co-founder of Kind Campaign, an NGO that helps combat the effects of girl-against-girl bullying, while Aaron went on to star in Westworld. The two married in 2013 and have a daughter, Story Annabelle, and a son, Ryden Caspian.

Miranda Lambert and Brendan McLoughlin

Country singer Miranda Lambert met NYPD officer Brendan McLoughlin when she performed on Good Morning America with her band, Pistol Annies. McLoughlin was doing security for the show, and her bandmates invited him to meet her. It was love at first sight when they met, as the pair hit it off immediately.

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Then, four years after the singer’s divorce from fellow country star Blake Shelton, Miranda married Brendan in a secret 2019 ceremony at the star’s 400-acre Tenessee horse farm. McLoughlin retired from the NYPD in 2020.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Tasha McCauley

In 2013, ultra-private Joseph Gordon-Levitt let slip that he had a girlfriend on The Howard Stern Show. The actor told the shock jock that he was dating someone who’s “not in show business… The girl that I’m with, she really doesn’t want to be a part of that.”

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The following year, he married robotics entrepreneur Tasha McCauley. She’s a highly qualified scientist and CEO of the robotics company Fellow Robots. Though very secretive, they performed together at a 2016 charity event. They have two sons.

Wanda Sykes and Alex Niedbalski

Writer, comedian, and actor Wanda Sykes was married to record producer Dave Hall in the 1990s but publicly came out in 2008. On a ferry ride to Fire Island, New York, Wanda noticed Alex Niedbalski talking to a child and was instantly attracted to her.

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Wanda then asked a friend to introduce them because she was remodeling her kitchen and required granite countertops Alex was selling. The couple married in 2008, and Niedbalski gave birth to the couple’s twins in 2009.

Meryl Streep and Don Gummer

In 1978, as Meryl Streep mourned the tragic passing of her boyfriend, John Cazale, her brother brought his friend Don Gummer to help her pack up their belongings. The actress exchanged letters with the sculptor and soon moved in with him. Within six months, the pair were married.

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Fast forward 45 years, and the couple has one son and three daughters, including actress Grace Gummer, who starred in Mr. Robot. In that time, mom Meryl has also racked up the most Oscar nominations of all time, with 21 nominations and three wins.

Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman

You know how some people meet someone on their first day of college, date them for three years, only to dump them on the last day of college? Well, Elizabeth Banks met her husband, Max Handelman, a sportswriter and producer from Portland, Oregon, on her first day of college.

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The date was September 7th, 1992, and they’ve been together ever since! The happy couple married in 2003 and have two sons, Felix and Magnus, who were born via surrogate.

Seth Meyers and Alexi Ashe

Seth Meyers met human rights lawyer Alexi Ashe in 2013. Her sister is a set designer on SNL, and the couple met at a colleague’s wedding. The late-night host confessed, “I had a sense that she was the closest I’d ever met to someone who I could see myself with. Pretty much right away.”

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Meyers tied an engagement ring around their dog’s collar but thought, “The dog’s going to eat the ring!” They married in 2013 and have three children, one of whom was born in the lobby of their apartment building.

Paul Rudd and Julie Yaeger

On the day Paul Rudd moved to Manhattan, he took his luggage to his publicist’s office, and Julie Yaeger, who worked there, offered to drop it off at his friend’s apartment so he wouldn’t be late for an audition. A few days later, the Ant-Man star returned to ask Julie out for coffee. They married in 2003.

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Fast forward two decades, and he’s a major Hollywood star while she’s a publicist, author, screenwriter, and mom to their son Jack Sullivan and daughter Darby.

Tina Fey and Jeff Richmond

Writer, comedian, and actress Tina Fey met Jeff Richmond in the mid-1990s while they were both working at Second City in Chicago. When Jeff saw Tina on stage improvising, he instantly knew two things – that she was going to be a star and that he would marry her.

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He was right; Tina became a cast member and head writer for Saturday Night Live and created and starred in 30 Rock. Jeff became Chicago’s Second City’s musical director. They married in 2009 and have two daughters, Alice Zenobia and Penelope Athena.

Jeff Bridges and Susan Geston

Jeff Bridges and Susan Bridges are a love story for the ages. They met in 1975 while the future Hollywood legend was filming Rancho Deluxe and Susan was a waitress on a ranch. It was love at first sight for Jeff, and they got hitched in 1977. They had three daughters, Isabelle, Haley, and Jessica Lily.

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Jeff and Susan have been happily married for 45 years. So what’s their secret? They say they’re still together after so long because they managed to keep the honeymoon phase alive and kicking.

Terry Crews and Rebecca King-Crews

The world’s greatest man, Terry Crews, has been successful at everything he’d turned his hand to, from NFL player to actor, TV presenter, and writer. He married Rebecca King-Crews when he was still at college, and she was a music minister. Rebecca might have gone on to fame as a reality TV presenter and actress, but she was a normie when then married in 1989.

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The wholesome couple had daughters, Azriél, Tera, and Wynfrey, plus a son Isiah. Terry also adopted Naomi, Rebecca’s daughter from a previous relationship.

Amy Schumer and Chris Fischer

While staying at her vacation home, actress and comedian Amy Schumer’s assistant Molly invited her brother, chef Chris Fischer, to come and cook for them. The pair instantly sparked, and Amy later revealed on the Today Show that she knew Chris was “the one” after a month of dating, adding, “We got down to business really quick!”

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In 2018, the pair tied the knot in a surprise wedding in Malibu, California. Amy had a bun in the oven within two years, and the couple served up a son, Gene David.

Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea Hurley

Jon Bon Jovi started dating Dorothea Hurley while in high school in New Jersey in 1980. The pair have always been together ever since. However, the young lovers waited nine years to get married – at the height of Bon Jovi’s fame.

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On a Los Angeles stop of 1989’s New Jersey Syndicate Tour, the couple went to Las Vegas to tie the knot at the Graceland Wedding Chapel. Jon and Dorothea have a daughter and three sons. This celebrity and normie definitely don’t give love a bad name!

Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves

One night in 2006, Matthew McConaughey was in a club when he spotted Camila Alves at another table. Now, being a man who knows what he wants, he invited the Brazilian model and designer and her friends over to join his group.

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Matthew and Camila hit it off, became engaged on Christmas Day 2011, and married the following June. They live in Austin, Texas, with their two sons, Levi and Livingston, and daughter Vida.

Celeb Couples Are Sharing Their Secret To A Good Marriage

Join us as we take a look at some of the celebrity couples out there who, through all of the glitz and glamor have managed to stand the test of time.

Matt & Luciana Damon – 15 Years

Actor Matt Damon met Argentine Luciana Barroso in 2003 while he was filming Stuck on You. Not much is known about Barroso, but she and Damon got engaged in September 2005 in a private civil ceremony in 2005 at the Manhattan Marriage Bureau. The couple has four daughters, Isabella, Gia, and Stella from their marriage and Alexia, from Barroso’s previous marriage, whom Matt considers his own. Over the years, the Damon family have split their time between Miami, New York, and Los Angeles.

Matt and Luciana Damon – 15 Years

Amy Adams and Darren Le Gallo – 18 Years

It all started in 2001 when Amy Adams met her future husband, Darren Le Gallo, in acting class. Although the two didn’t begin dating until a year later — when they collaborated on a short film called Pennies — it’s clear that their love is unfaltering. A painter and actor himself, Gallo “demanded that we go out on a date” and the rest is history. In 2010, just two years after getting engaged, the lovebirds welcomed their first child. Finally, after thirteen years of blissful love, Adams and Gallo exchanged vows during their classic spring wedding.

Amy Adams and Darren Le Gallo – 18 Years

Cindy Crawford & Rande Gerber – 20 Years

The couple got married in 1998 and since then, they have been inseparable. According to Gerber, the secret to their marriage is being friends, first and foremost. “We started as friends, and we remained friends,” he said. “You have to just keep that friendship and fun in the relationship.”

Cindy Crawford & Rande Gerber – 20 Years

Barbra Streisand & James Brolin – 22 Years

Barbra Streisand and James Brolin are known as one of Hollywood’s greatest power couples. They first met when they were set up at a party and hit it off immediately. They went on their first date in 1996 and married in 1998. She speaks fondly of their first date, “I met him at a dinner and expected a bearded mountain-man type, and he had cut off all his hair and was clean-shaven,” Streisand said in an interview.

Barbra Streisand & James Brolin -22 Years

Jerry & Jessica Seinfeld – 19 Years

It’s unclear if Jessica Seinfeld’s friendship with comedian Jerry caused her previous marriage with Eric Nederlander to fall apart. Nevertheless, the two hit it off shortly after and the rest was history. Apparently, food is what has kept the two together. “Chicken parmesan. It’s why Jerry wanted to marry me,” she said. “It remains the glue of our family.” Fast forward over two decades later, and the couple is still going strong. They have even had three kids together.

Jerry & Jessica Seinfeld – 19 Years

John Travolta & Kelly Preston – 29 Years

John Travolta and Kelly Preston met at a screen test for their 1989 comedy, The Experts. Preston was still married to actor Kevin Gage at the time, but for Travolta, it was love at first sight. In 1990 John Travolta managed to sweep Kelly off her feet. He proposed on New Year’s Eve 1991, and Kelly hasn’t thought twice about her decision since.

John Travolta & Kelly Preston – 29 Years

Tim McGraw & Faith Hill – 22 Years

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill first met while they were both trying to make in the business back in ’94 at the New Faces Show in Nashville, Tennessee. At that point, Hill and McGraw were both in other relationships. As fate would have it, though, McGraw and Hill ultimately met again two years later when they both headlined a joint tour in ’96. Sparks flew, and it wasn’t long before McGraw proposed and Hill accepted. Twenty-three years and three kids later, the two lovebirds couldn’t be any happier.

Tim McGraw & Faith Hill – 22 Years

Judd Apatow & Leslie Mann – 23 Years

One of the industry’s funniest couples is living proof that comedians take love very seriously. Filmmaker Judd Apatow and actress Leslie Mann met on the set of the 1996 film, The Cable Guy. They were married a year later, and have two daughters, Maude and Iris. The couple works together often, Mann has been featured in many of Apatow’s films such as Knocked Up and This Is 40. Both of their daughters appeared in the two movies as well, as Leslie Mann’s character’s daughters.

Judd Apatow & Leslie Mann – 23 Years

Kevin Bacon & Kyra Sedgwick – 32 years

Married for over 30 years, Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick are the Hollywood couple who we have all grown to envy. The actors met on the set of the television series, Lemon Sky when Bacon was 29, and Sedgwick was 22 and married in 1988. They live a happy life, both have successful careers and have two children together. The couple manages to get through their struggles by not only loving one another but also liking each other as well.

Kevin Bacon & Kyra Sedgwick – 32 years

Catherine Zeta-Jones & Michael Douglas – 20 Years

Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas, who share the same birthday, met at the Deauville Film Festival in 1998, after being introduced by Danny DeVito. The couple got engaged in 1999 and were married in 2000. Their wedding was named “wedding of the year” by the BBC. In 2010, Douglas was diagnosed with tongue cancer, and Zeta-Jones faced an emotionally hard time. The couple decided to live separately in 2013 but reconciled in 2014 and have stayed stronger than ever, ever since.

Catherine Zeta-Jones & Michael Douglas – 20 Years

Annette Bening & Warren Beatty – 28 Years

Annette Bening and Warren Beatty have been married for what seems like an eternity. They met in 1990 when Beatty was searching for a leading lady for the mafia drama Bugsy. He fell in love with her on their first date, but the two stayed friends until just before the filming of the film was over. Warren invited Annette to dinner, and although she had her doubts, she went with him. Twenty-six years and four kids later, the power couple is stronger than ever.

Annette Bening & Warren Beatty – 28 Years

Ringo Starr & Barbara Bach – 37 Years

Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach have been together for almost four decades. Bach is widely recognized for her role as the Bond girl in The Spy Who Loved Me. Starr was the drummer for the best-selling band in history, The Beatles. The two lovebirds met on the set of Caveman back in 1980 and got married just a year later. So, what’s their secret to a long and happy marriage? According to an interview with People, Bach spoke of her husband saying, “I love the man, and that’s it.” That’s clearly proof that ‘love is all you need…’

Ringo Starr & Barbara Bach – 37 Years

Michael J. Fox & Tracy Pollan – 30 Years

Hollywood may break some people up, but it also sometimes brings people together – like Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan, who actually first met on the set of Family Ties, where they played love interests Allen and Ellen. They even had some kissing scenes for the show, but they didn’t fall in love right away! It wasn’t until 1987 when they starred together on the film, Bright Lights, Big City, that they realized they could be the couple they kept playing in the movies.

Michael J. Fox & Tracy Pollan – 30 Years

Julia Roberts & Danny Moder – 16 Years

It’s amazing that an actress as famous and as sought-after as Julia Roberts has managed to stay in a stable marriage for as long as she has! Even after roles in movies such as Notting Hill and Pretty Woman, Roberts has no plans on breaking up with her husband Danny Moder anytime soon! Moder, who was working as a cameraman on the set of one of her movies when they met, was actually married at the time. Despite this, she just had to be with him.

Julia Roberts & Danny Moder – 16 Years

Steve Carell & Nancy Carell – 24 Years

While he has been something of a late bloomer in the world of comedy, Steve Carell has certainly been able to hold down a stable marriage for a long time. He met wife Nancy Walls in a drama class and didn’t know how to talk to her. Apparently, Nancy said the following to Steve: “If somebody like you were to ask me out, I would definitely go out with him. If there was a person like you.”

Steve Carell & Nancy Carell – 24 Years

Viola Davis & Julius Tennon – 17 Years

Viola Davis had pretty much given up on love until meeting the love of her life, Julius Tennon. Davis prayed for Tennon, literally, and less than a month later, the couple met. He was exactly what she was looking for, an actor and former football player, that overheard Davis complaining that she didn’t know many people in Los Angeles, so he introduced himself. The two married in 2003, and in 2011, they adopted their daughter, Genesis. Together, they focus on good parenting and putting their marriage in the center.

Viola Davis and Julius Tennon – 17 Years

Mark Harmon and Pam Dawber – 30 Years

Mark Harmon and Pam Dawber, one of the hottest ‘it’ couples of the ’80s, have been married for thirty-two years. While the duo has kept their personal lives quite private over the years, we know that Harmon is completely smitten with his wife. During an interview, he revealed that he wears a ring when he’s not shooting because “…I’m proud of who I’m married to. I’m just so proud of her.” It’s clear that this marriage is all about love and respect, which may be the very secret to their successful marriage.

Mark Harmon and Pam Dawber – 30 Years

David McCallum & Katherine Carpenter – 50 Years

David McCallum is an actor who first gained notoriety in the 1960s television series, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Today, you may know him for his role as Dr. Donald ‘Ducky’ Mallard from NCIS. McCallum and former model, Katherine Carpenter, have been married for fifty-two amazing years. McCallum might have suffered heartbreak initially when his first wife left him for actor co-star, Charles Bronson in 1967. However, McCallum met then 21-year-old Carpenter during that same year. The two fell in love, got married, and share two beautiful children together. Things really do have a way of working out…

David McCallum & Katherine Carpenter – 50 Years

Billy & Janice Crystal – 47 Years

When Harry Met Sally star, Billy Crystal, and his wife have been married for forty-nine years! This is almost unheard of considering that most Hollywood relationships crumble within a few short years…if that couple is lucky. So what’s the secret exactly? During an interview with Us, Crystal revealed that he and Janice “laugh a lot. We’ve grown together, we’ve parented together, we’ve grand-parented together. I’m lucky that I found the person when I was 18.” Beyond that, Crystal revealed that he and his beloved wife “just keep listening to each other.”

Billy & Janice Crystal – 47 Years

Tom & Lois Bergeron – 37 Years

Tom Bergeron is a television personality best known as the host for America’s Funniest Home Videos and Dancing With the Stars. He and his wife met back in the ’80s. Though they only got married in 1982, Lois had a big effect on Tom’s meditative transformation and anger management from the very beginning. The two have been married for 37 years and share two beautiful daughters together. Considering that we see very few pictures of the couple, it’s clear that they prefer to keep their personal lives under wraps, which also may be a secret to their healthy relationship.

Tom & Lois Bergeron – 37 Years

Steven & Maureen Van Zandt – 36 Years

There is no denying that Steven Van Zandt is quite a versatile celebrity! Although he has played in Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, Van Sandt has also starred in shows such as The Sopranos! With many strings to his bow, it’s not too surprising that the actor/musician was able to hold down a stable relationship over the years. He has been married to Maureen Santoro since 1983. Funnily enough, Santoro also played Van Zandt’s on-screen wife in The Sopranos!

Steven & Maureen Van Zandt – 36 Years

Christopher & Georgianne Walken – 49 Years

Marriage and movie-making don’t easily go together, which is why movie stars notoriously struggle with balancing their work and their personal lives. But Christopher Walken, who has a reputation for being good at everything, is here to prove that stereotype wrong. He’s been in over 100 movies since he started his acting career in the 1950s but has spent almost 50 years of that happily married to his wife, Georgianne. Her time is also centered in Hollywood as a casting director.

Christopher & Georgianne Walken – 49 Years

Alan & Arlene Alda – 61 Years

The actor behind the role of Hawkeye Pierce in the beloved show M*A*S*H, Alda has been married to his wife Arlene since 1957. According to one CNN review, his book Never Have Your Dog Stuffed (And Other Things I’ve Learned) is quite the testament to their love. One reviewer wrote, “…he writes rapturously of meeting a woman named Arlene. Within a few pages, they’re taking walks in Bronx Park, stealing time from Alda’s military service…and getting married. The book is 224 pages, so you wait for the other shoe to drop: petty arguments, ugly affairs, divorce … Nothing.”

Alan & Arlene Alda – 61 Years

Ron & Cheryl Howard – 43 Years

Even though Ron Howard has been married to writer Cheryl Alley since 1975, today they still look as happy as ever. Out of their four beautiful children, two have even pursued acting careers of their own, just like dad – although he’s since made the switch to directing. “I felt really lucky when we met,” he said of his wife. “It’s crazy — we were teenagers, it shouldn’t have worked. We got married young, that shouldn’t have worked either, and yet it really and truly has,” he said.

Ron & Cheryl Howard – 43 Years

Jeff & Susan Bridges – 42 years

Just when Jeff Bridges was starting to get noticed and looking at a potentially huge career, he found himself starring in another big, romantic drama: his own relationship with the woman who would one day become his wife. While on the set of the 1975 country film Rancho Deluxe, he fell in love with a waitress named Susan. After only a summer together, the film ended and the two had to make a big decision. Jeff wasn’t ready to get married, but he wasn’t willing to lose the girl, either – so they married in 1977, and lived with their three children happily ever after.

Jeff & Susan Bridges – 42 years

Felicity Huffman & William H. Macy – 23 Years

Although these two split up for several years in the ’90s, they got back together, and when William proposed, Felicity said yes. The duo tied the knot in 1997, and William says Felicity has always been his “dream girl.” The couple had two daughters together, Sophia and Georgia. No matter what this couple has faced, they’ve faced it together.

Felicity Huffman & William H. Macy – 23 Years

Jamie Lee Curtis & Christopher Guest – 35 years

Jamie Lee Curtis is known for playing all kinds of roles, from the truly moving to the truly angsty – but one of her many strengths is certainly making an audience laugh. So it’s no surprise that she’s married to mockumentary legend, Christopher Guest. But from the day they said ‘I do’ in 1984 until today, the world has been impressed by their devotion and strength in matrimony. The way Curtis explains it is, “I’ve always put my family first and that’s just the way it is.” They have adopted two children together.

Jamie Lee Curtis & Christopher Guest – 35 years

Julia Louis-Dreyfus & Brad Hall – 31 Years

Young love is always treated with skepticism, and rightly so – but Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Brad Hall made it work with flying colors. They met as college students at the prestigious Northwestern University, and 31 years later they still love each other like it was yesterday. After her renowned success on the long-running show Seinfeld, Julia’s success trumped that of Brad’s, and many others, too – she’s won more Emmy Awards and more Screen Actors Guild Awards than any other performer. But it clearly didn’t change their love!

Julia Louis-Dreyfus & Brad Hall – 31 Years

Sting & Trudie Styler – 26 Years

Well, if Shakespeare isn’t romantic, nothing is. For Sting and Trudie Styler, their first taste of Shakespeare brought them together for life. They met at the Royal Shakespeare Company, and became a couple in 1982 – but they waited ten more years before officially tying the knot. Although they waited for marriage, they didn’t wait for children. Out of their many children, only one was born after they became man and wife. Although Trudie stuck with acting for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Sting moved on to pursue his musical career as the frontman of the famous rock band, The Police.

Sting & Trudie Styler – 26 Years

Kirk Douglas & Anne Buydens – 64 Years

Kirk Douglas and Anne Buydens really take the wedding cake on this one. Having been married since 1954, there are few other couples in Hollywood whose relationship has lasted this long. And with both of them on the other side of 100 years now, it seems like they really will love each other til death do them part. Between Kirk’s two more sons with Anne and his two other sons from a previous marriage, it seems like their children have caught the bug from their father: Michael Douglas is a renowned actor in his own right, with Eric also acting, and Joel and Peter as producers.

Kirk Douglas & Anne Buydens – 64 Years

Vincent & Linda McMahon – 53 Years

When we talk about the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment), it’s impossible not to include Vince McMahon in that conversation. Despite being at the center of a lot of the show’s drama, the CEO has managed to stay married all that time. There is no denying that Vince and wife Linda have been on a big journey over the last 30 years. Now though, they are in charge of a multi-million dollar company and even their kids Shane and Stephanie have big positions in it.

Vincent & Linda McMahon – 53 Years

Meryl Streep & Don Gummer – 40 Years

It’s hard to see which has lasted longer, Meryl Streep’s reputation as one of the greatest actresses in the world or her marriage to Don Gummer. For the last 40+ years, the star of Mamma Mia has been joined at the hip with husband Gummer. Streep has decided to stay fairly quiet about her long-lasting marriage. However, what we do know is that the couple has four kids together, and that’s got to mean something.

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Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller – 16 Years

The first time they met, Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller spent their night together eating grilled cheese sandwiches and playing Scrabble until the sun came up. Their first date after that initial meeting was definitely exciting although a bit disastrous considering they had gotten into an accident on their way back from mini-golfing. This duo may have hit a few bumps along the way, as all couples do, but we think it’s safe to say that it was love at first sight. Rogen popped the question in 2010, just six years after they initially met and started dating.

Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller – 16 Years

Lisa Kudrow and Michel Stern – 25+ Years

Phoebe and Mike weren’t the only ones to find love. In fact, Lisa Kudrow found her match with French advertising executive, Michel Stern. According to Kudrow herself, it was love at first sight when they met in the late eighties although Stern was already in a relationship. Under those circumstances, Stern had to wait a bit before making a move. In 1995, just one year after Friends premiered on NBC, the couple got married. So, what’s the secret to their twenty-plus marriage? During an interview with Glamour, Kudrow revealed that they “respect each other’s independence…”

Lisa Kudrow and Michel Stern – 25+ Years

Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman – 27 Years

Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman met on the first day of college at the University of Pennsylvania in the early nineties. That’s right — they were college sweethearts before tying the knot in 2003. The two have been together for twenty-seven years now, which is the thing Banks is “most proud of.” While they’ve hit their obstacles like any other couple, Banks believes that “a little traditional when it comes to marriage” is good. The two now own Brownstone Productions together, the company responsible for all three Pitch Perfect films as well as the Charlie’s Angels reboot.

Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman – 27 Years

Bryan Cranston and Robin Dearden – 36 Years

Bryan Cranston met his wife, Robin Dearden, in 1984 but the pair didn’t get married until July of 1989. Nothing like his Walter ‘Heisenberg’ White character from Breaking Bad, Cranston credits therapy as an important part of his real-life marriage to Dearden. According to the actor himself, “I see a [therapist] from time to time when I’m feeling edgy or anxiety-ridden. My wife and I go to a couples’ therapist. Our agreement is, if either of us feels like we want to go, the other can’t object.” Now, if only Walter and Skyler could have taken some notes…

Bryan Cranston and Robin Dearden – 36 Years

Tina Fey and Jeff Richmond – 26 Years

Comic icon, Tina Fey, began dating Jeff Richmond back in 1994 just two years after she joined Chicago’s Second City improv theater group. It wasn’t until seven years later that the two got married in a Greek Orthodox ceremony on June 3rd, 2001. The two work together quite a lot as Richmond works as a composer and soundtrack consultant for shows like 30 Rock and The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. They live in a multi-million dollar apartment on the Upper West Side in New York City with their two daughters, Alice and Penelope Athena.

Tina Fey and Jeff Richmond – 26 Years

Hugh Jackman & Deborra-Lee Furness – 22 Years

This relationship might be a little one-sided, in terms of fame. However, Hugh Jackman’s marriage to Deborra-Lee Furness is one for the ages, literally. After they met on the set of the Aussie show Correlli back in 1995, the two tied the knot just a year later. “She was the star, and I had this major crush on her,” he said. However, it turns out that Furness reciprocated the feelings and they have been together ever since.

Hugh Jackman & Deborra-Lee Furness – 22 Years

Keith Richards & Patti Hansen – 37 years 

Rocker Keith Richards met his wife, model Patti Hansen in 1979 – rumor has it that Hansen had no idea who Richards was at the time. The couple married four years later, on December 18th, 1983, Richards’s 40th birthday. Looking at photos of the duo, their contrasts are almost as apparent as their adoration for each other. The couple has two daughters, Theodora Dupree and Alexandra Nicole. Both daughters followed in their mother’s footsteps and are now making their way into the high-fashion world.

Keith Richards and Patti Hansen – 37 years

Joel McHale & Sarah Williams – 24 Years

It’s hard being a celebrity and living your life out of the public’s eye, but Joel McHale and his wife, Sarah Williams, have managed to do it for more than 20 years. The couple met straight out of college and got married in 1996. The couple has managed to stay out of the tabloids, they attend red carpets together and post happy photos of each other on social media. The couple has two sons together, and to be honest, we think they make the perfect family.

Joel McHale and Sarah Williams – 24 Years

Elton John & David Furnish – 26 Years

After more than 25 years together, Elton John and David Furnish have become “couple goals.” The couple met in 1993 and were immediately attracted to each other. They met at a dinner party, hosted at Elton John’s house. David had just turned 31, and his lifestyle was much different than Elton’s. After 12 years of dating, Elton proposed, and they married as soon as same-sex marriage became legal in the UK in 2014. In 2010, David and Elton had their son, Zachary, via surrogacy, and in 2013, they welcomed Elijah into the world.

Elton John & David Furnish – 26 Years

Bono & Alison Hewson – 38 Years

Bono, the frontman of one of the world’s most successful band’s U2, married his wife, Alison, in 1982. The couple attributes the success of their marriage to the fact that they are both passionate about what they do, and they allow each other to pursue their goals. Although they have been married for nearly 40 years, the couple did go through a strain in 1986, due to the time the band spent recording Joshua Tree. The pair managed to work it out and have been head over heels in love proving to be a rock star doesn’t mean you cannot pursue a family.

Bono & Alison Hewson – 38 Years

Steven Spielberg & Kate Capshaw – 29 Years

Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg met while shooting for a film he directed, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in 1984. She had been working on the soap opera The Edge of Night until then, which she ended up giving up to be a part of his film – little did they know the movie would change their lives forever. They married in 1991 and have seven children in total, both from previous marriages and together.

Steven Spielberg & Kate Capshaw – 29 Years

Dustin Hoffman & Lisa Hoffman – 40 Years

Dustin Hoffman married Lisa in 1980, and the couple has four beautiful children together. The couple met because Dustin’s mother was friends with Lisa’s grandmother. They were childhood friends that reconnected when she was 22, and Dustin was 38. Lisa talks openly about being very disconnected from Hollywood, stating that she “just happens to be married to an actor.” She has a law degree, and although she knew that she wouldn’t practice law, she wanted to do something for herself.

Dustin Hoffman & Lisa Hoffman – 40 Years

Bruce Springsteen & Patti Scialfa – 29 Years

Springsteen and his E Street Band invited Scialfa on the road as a part of their Born in the USA tour…and the rest, well the rest is history. The couple has been married for nearly 30 years and has had three children together – rumor has it that Patti had been in love with Bruce for years and that it came as no surprise when the two finally got together. Springsteen has been writing love songs about Patti for years, and it doesn’t seem like this love is going to die down anytime soon.

Bruce Springsteen & Patti Scialfa -29 Years

Dolly Parton & Carl Dean – 52 Years

It was love at first sight for Carl and Dolly. They met when she was only 18, and he was 21, it was Parton’s first day in Nashville, they met outside of a laundromat – their love story sounds like a country song. Two years later, the couple tied the knot. The only people that attended the wedding were Parton’s mom, the preacher, and his wife. Although the couple does not have kids, they love spoiling their nieces, and Parton’s famous goddaughter, Miley Cyrus.

Dolly Parton & Carl Dean – 52 Years

Christian Bale & Sibi Blažić – 20 Years

The notoriously private couple Christian Bale and Sibi Blažić have been married for 20 years and have two children together. The former model changed the award-winning actor’s view on love before he met her he had no interest in getting married, seeing as everyone in his family had divorced. The couple met when she was working as a personal assistant to Bale’s friend, Winona Ryder. They fell for each other quickly and eloped in January 2000. Although there is not much known about their relationship, these two are deeply in love.

Christian Bale & Sibi Blažić – 20 Years

Martin & Helen Scorsese – 21 Years

Hollywood legend Martin Scorsese married his fifth wife and current spouse, Helen, in 1999. They have a daughter together, Francesca, who appeared in both The Departed and The Aviator. Before meeting the love of his life, Scorsese was married to several leading ladies, including Isabella Rossellini and Julia Cameron. The couple has been living out of the limelight, despite Scorsese being one of Hollywood’s most well-known filmmakers.

Martin & Helen Scorsese – 21 Years

Sam Elliott & Katharine Ross – 33 Years

Sam Elliott and Katharine Ross first met back in 1969 when Ross was filming Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid alongside Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Elliott had a very small role, so it wasn’t until almost 10 years later that the two ultimately reconnected for the horror film, The Legacy. They began dating in 1978 and tied the knot in 1984. Although this was Ross’ fifth marriage, it seemed as though she finally found the one. 37 years later and they’re still going strong, although “you’ve got to work at it [marriage],” says Elliott.

Sam Elliott & Katharine Ross – 33 Years

Rachel Zoe & Rodger Berman – 22 Years

Back in 1991, at the tender age of 19, Rachel Zoe met the love of her life, Rodger Berman. The future couple was both working in restaurants when they met. “I vividly remember the first time I saw her, wearing a tight black mini dress, high-heeled pumps, stick-straight hair, and big red lips covered in M.A.C. Chili lipstick (her trademark),” he revealed. “She was the most beautiful woman I’d ever seen.” They’ve had two kids since.

Rachel Zoe & Rodger Berman – 22 Years

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Samuel L. Jackson & LaTanya Richardson – 38 years

It’s amazing to think that at 70 years old, Samuel L. Jackson is still starring in so many huge blockbusters. Not only is he as prolific as ever in Hollywood – but he has also been married for nearly 40 years! Ever since marrying LaTanya Richardson back in 1980, Jackson has had a loyal wife by his side. Together, they have even founded a charity in a joint effort to improve education.

Samuel L. Jackson & LaTanya Richardson – 38 years

Tom Selleck & Jillie Mack – 31 Years

He is often regarded as one of the most wanted men on TV. Men have wanted to be him and women have wanted to be with him! But for Tom Selleck, there is only one woman who can have his heart – Jillie Mack. The Magnum P.I. star opened about why his marriage has been so great. “Hopefully you marry someone who you not only love, but who you like as well,” he said. “I just still enjoy my wife’s company enormously.”

Tom Selleck & Jillie Mack – 31 Years

Denzel and Pauletta Washington – 35 Years

After being labeled the best-looking man of 1996 by People magazine, many fans were hopeful of winning the heart of Denzel Washington. However, they would prove to be devastated when they learned he was already married! The Training Day star met his wife Pauletta back in 1977 and six years later, they tied the knot. Since then, they have had four children and a few decades after first getting married, they renewed their vows in South Africa, of all places!

Denzel and Pauletta Washington – 35 Years

Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith – 21 Years

There is no denying that Will and Jada Pinkett Smith aren’t your typical couple. A marriage takes hard work, and Hollywood specifically packs the pressure onto couples. Will and Jada have always managed to make it work for them. “If there is a secret I would say is that we never went into working in our relationship,” Will said. “We only ever worked on ourselves individually, and then presented ourselves to one another better than we were previously.”

Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith – 21 Years

Ellen DeGeneres & Portia de Rossi – 14 Years

Ellen Degeneres and Portia de Rossi are honestly couple goals. The two have known each other for nearly 20 years and have been together for 15 of those years. The pair met in 2000 at a social gathering when same-sex relationships were still fairly taboo. They started dating in 2004 but didn’t come out as a couple until 2005. Finally, the two tied the knot in 2008 once the same-sex marriage ban was lifted. This couple continues to awe on the red carpet together, and it’s clear that their love is everlasting.

Ellen DeGeneres & Portia de Rossi – 14 Years

Angela Bassett & Courtney B. Vance – 13 Years

Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance have been one of Hollywood’s most gorgeous couples for years – they seem to be aging like a fine wine, both together and apart. The couple met at the Yale School of Drama, and despite their romance blossoming into one of Hollywood’s finest, it wasn’t anything close to love at first sight. The two remained friends for years, but it didn’t turn romantic for over a decade. They began dating in 1994 and made things official when they tied the knot in 2007.

Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance – 13 Years

Sissy Spacek & Jack Fisk – 44 Years

Singer and award-winning actress, Sissy Spacek, has been married to Jack Fisk for nearly forty-six years. Spacek met Fisk, a production designer and art director, in 1973 on the set of Badlands in which Spacek was playing the role of a serial killer’s girlfriend. The two got hitched just a year later on April 13th, 1974. and have been going strong ever since. During an interview with People, Sissy “never expected a lifelong relationship. In fact, we even opened a bank account and put $30 in it, because that’s how much it cost to get divorced.”

Sissy Spacek & Jack Fisk – 44 Years

Billy Ray & Tish Cyrus – 26 Years

In December of 1993, Billy Ray secretly married Tish Finley, against his record company’s advice. Tish was pregnant with their second child, Braison. Billy Ray adopted two young children Tish had brought into their marriage, Brandi and Trace, and raised them as his own. In 2010, the couple hit a bit of a rough patch but they managed to work through it and kept their love alive.

Billy Ray & Tish Cyrus – 26 Years

Michelle Pfeiffer & David E. Kelley – 26 Years

Michelle Pfeiffer and David E. Kelly met on a blind date in 1993 – believe it or not, the couple went bowling. Their story is your typical whirlwind romance – they married ten months after they began dating. With so many Hollywood relationships that seem to start and end in the blink of an eye, it comes to somewhat of a surprise that this love story has stayed strong for more than 25 years. According to sources, it was Kelly’s support that made an impression on Michelle.

Michelle Pfeiffer & David E. Kelley -26 Years

Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson – 30 Years

While they are regarded as one of the most stable couples in all of Hollywood, Tom Hanks actually met Rita Wilson under interesting circumstances. When the two met on the set of Bosom Buddies, Hanks was already married. Rita Wilson left a lasting impression on Hanks and the couple married in 1988. “I still can’t believe my wife goes out with me,” Hanks has been quoted saying.

Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson – 30 Years

Victoria & David Beckham – 19 Years

This pop singer/fashion designer and professional footballer have been married since 1999, just two years after they began dating. But after four beautiful children and almost twenty years of anniversaries with neverending declarations of love for each other, it’s easy to see why the couple has managed to make it last throughout the years. These two really are the definition of couple goals.

Victoria & David Beckham – 19 Years

Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally – 17 Years

Comedian actors Mullally and Offerman met while acting in a play in Los Angeles in 2000. Mullally had already made it big acting in Will & Grace, Offerman was still trying to make his mark in Hollywood. The dynamic duo’s secret to a successful marriage is that the couple refuses to be apart for more than two weeks. The couple is so confident in their relationship, they recently wrote a book together, The Greatest Love Story Ever Told.

Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally – 17 Years

Sarah Jessica Parker & Matthew Broderick – 21 Years

While her character on Sex and The City might struggle to hold down one relationship and have some sort of stability, Sarah Jessica Parker definitely hasn’t had that problem in real life. It was Parker’s brother who introduced her to Matthew Broderick a few decades ago and it didn’t take long before they tied the knot. “I love that he’s the father of my children,” she said. “And it’s because of him that there’s this whole other world that I love.”

Sarah Jessica Parker & Matthew Broderick – 21 Years

Cobie Smulders and Taran Killian – 8 years

Cobie Smulders gain fame during her iconic in the role of Robin Scherbatsky in How I Met Your Mother. She met her husband, and after a few good pool games and listening to jazz in New York, they fell in love. The couple has been happily married for eight years, and they have 2 daughters. Taran Killian appeared in a few episodes of How I Met Your Mother back in the day, as an anchorman for a local television.

Cobie Smulders and Taran Killian – 8 years

Ru Paul and George LeBar – 3 years

Ru Paul met his husband, George LeBar, a couple of years ago in New York City. It was in a club called the Limelight on the dance floor at George’s birthday party in 1994. They decided to tie the knot in January 2017. Apparently, he was very amused when the press announced their marriage because the media thought they were just married, when in fact, they were married for a few years at the time. He shared this in January, on the red carpet at Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Ru Paul and George LeBar – 3 years

Rachel Brosnahan and Jason Ralph – 4 years

Rachel Brosnahan is the star of the show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and tied the knot with fellow actor Jason Ralph, who is one of the main characters in shows like The Magicians and Land’s Younger. Apparently, he was very amused when the press announced their marriage because the media thought they were just married, when in fact, they were married for a few years at the time. He shared this in January, on the red carpet at Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Rachel Brosnahan and Jason Ralph – 4 years

Kerry Washington and Nnamdi Asomugha – 7 years

Kerry Washington is one of the main characters in the TV series Scandal, playing Olivia Pope’s character. She married the former San Francisco player, Nnamdi Asomugha, in 2013. She is happily married to the former player, and they have three kids together. Kerry Washington is very protective of her personal life and doesn’t like to talk about it with the press. Who can blame her?

Kerry Washington and Nnamdi Asomugha – 7 years

Jim Parsons and Todd Spiewak – 3 years

Jim Parsons was one of the lead characters in the TV show The Big Bang Theory, which was a huge success all across the globe. Although they have been together for almost 15 years, they decided to tie the knot in March 2017. In an interview with Stephen Colbert, Jim Parsons said that the reason why they married after such a long time was that they never cared about being married. After they married, for Jim, it was very meaningful, more than he could have ever predicted.

Jim Parsons and Todd Spiewak – 3 years

Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman – 38 years

Danny DeVito is a very well known actor in the industry, acting iconic roles in sitcoms such as Taxi in the 70s and in movies such as Batman Returns, having a very long career. About his personal life, Danny DeVito is married to the actress Rhea Perlman, with which he tied to knot in 1982. Rhea Perlman starred in the TV series Cheers back in the 1980s. They have a lovely marriage together and 3 children.

Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman – 38 years

Colin Firth and Livia Giuggioli – 23 years

Colin and Livia have been together for quite some time. They met on the set of Nostomo in 1996 and married one year later. So what is their secret to success? We are not quite sure. Which is probably the answer – they keep their private life private. All we know is that they have stood the test of time.

Colin Firth and Livia Giuggioli – 23 years

Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman – 50 years

Like many other actors, these two actors met on the set in 1953 while performing Picnic on Broadway. It was only later when they fell in love and started dating after they starred in the movie The Long Hot Summer. They married on January 29, 1958, and they have three daughters together (Newman already had 3 children from the previous marriage with Jaqueline Witte). Their happy marriage lasted for 50 years until Paul Newman died in 2008.

Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman – 50 years

Ellen Page and Emma Portner – 2 years

When she first saw Emma Portner, Ellen Page knew that she must marry this girl. When she saw a video of her on Instagram, she saw a very talented woman in Portner, who is a Canadian choreographer. Ellen Page told The New York Times that Emma Portner is very talented and cool, and she knew that both of them are very creative spirits. They announced their marriage in January 2018. According to Ellen Page, it was love at first sight.

Ellen Page and Emma Portner – 2 years

Carey Mulligan and Marcus Mumford – 8 years

According to the Sun, these two knew each other since they were kids; they were childhood pen pals. An insider told the paper that they were exchanging letters through the church, but after their careers took off and things got more serious, they started talking again. Their romance blossomed in 2012, and they tied the knot. The actress and the rock wed at a farm in Somerset, United Kingdom. They have 2 kids together.

Carey Mulligan and Marcus Mumford – 8 years

Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. – 20 Years

Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. met in 1997 while they were filming the teen horror, I Know What You Did Last Summer, although they didn’t start dating until 2000. By April of 2001, they were engaged but didn’t get hitched until a year later in Mexico when they were both in their mid-twenties. They share two children together — a daughter (born 2009) and a son (born 2012). During an interview with Us Magazine, Gellar acknowledged that marriage is work. “It’s like any relationship in your life. You have to nurture it and take time with it.”

Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. – 20 Years

Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell – 37 Years

So maybe Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell aren’t married but they definitely know a thing or two about relationships. After all, they’re one of the most iconic in Hollywood, proving that just because you like it doesn’t mean you have to put a ring on it. Although they met in 1966, the pair didn’t go on their first date until 1983. The two believe that the secret to a “lasting relationship isn’t about marriage. It’s about compatibility and communication. And you both need to want it to work.”

Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell – 37 Years

Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard – 18 Years

Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard have the kind of relationship that comes along every so often — so real, so trusting, so beautiful. Being that Sarsgaard is a close friend of Maggie’s younger brother, Jake Gyllenhaal, the two lovebirds met and began a romantic relationship in 2002. Although they tied the knot in May of 2009, Maggie gave birth to their eldest daughter, Ramona, in 2006. In 2012, Gyllenhaal and Sarsgaard welcomed their second baby girl, Gloria Ray. The family happily lives in a beautiful 4-story brownstone in Brooklyn.

Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard – 18 Years

Brooke Shields & Chris Henchy – 17 Years

Chris Henchy is a screenwriter and producer that married model-actress, Brooke Shields, in 2001. The two met through a mutual friend in ’99 on the Warner Bros. lot. It wasn’t long before the duo got engaged. In fact, Henchy proposed to Shields in July of 2000 when they were on vacation in Mexico. They were married less than a year later in April of 2001. According to the actress, communication is a huge part of what makes their marriage work, as well as some space. During an interview, she revealed that “a little space is good.”

Brooke Shields & Chris Henchy – 17 Years

Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher – 18 Years

We know — Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher initially seem like an unexpected match…until you see them together and then you understand why they’re together. The pair met back in ’02 at a party in Sydney, Australia and immediately started dating. They got engaged by 2004 and were married just six weeks later in Paris after Fisher converted to Judaism. Their wedding was intimate and small as it was “very important to me to have a beautiful ritual celebrated with my family and friends.” Today, the couple splits their time between Los Angeles and London with their two daughters and son.

Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher – 18 Years

Ozzy & Sharon Osbourne – 37 years

Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne may be one of Hollywood’s most controversial couples – but through thick and thin, the couple has stayed together. Sharon met Ozzy when she was 18, while working for her father, who was managing Black Sabbath at the time. As they started dating, Sharon took over his management as a solo artist. The two were married in 1982 and have three children together, Aimee, Kelly, and Jack.

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne – 37 years

Kelly Ripa & Mark Consuelos – 26 Years

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos met in 1994 at his screen test for All My Children. Kelly was playing Hayley Vaughan, and sure enough, Consuelos was auditioning for the role of Mateo Santos, Hayley’s love interest. Fast forward almost three decades later, and the actors are more in love than ever before. They have three children. Kelly’s key to making it through the rough patches is accepting the moments of frustration, looking at the bigger picture.

Kelly Ripa & Mark Consuelos – 26 Years