Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi, Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, and More: 24 of the Longest Celebrity Relationships
Photo: Getty Images1/24Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi
Ellen DeGeneres made waves in Hollywood when she came out in 1997 and, that same year, began a relationship with actress Anne Heche that lasted until 2000. In 2004, DeGeneres got together with De Rossi, and they were married in 2008.
Photo: Getty Images2/24Emily Blunt and John Krasinski
Emily Blunt and John Krasinski first met in 2008. Two years later, on July 10, 2010, the couple wed on Lake Como. Flash forward to the present day, and they are proud parents to two daughters, Hazel and Violet.
Photo: Getty Images3/24Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker
Though SJP dated Robert Downey, Jr. from 1984 to 1991, it was actor Matthew Broderick who locked her down—they were introduced by her brother at a small theater company. They were married on May 19, 1997 and now have three kids.
Photo: Getty Images4/24Luciana Barroso and Matt Damon
The couple memorably met in 2003 at a Miami bar where Barroso was working as a bartender while Damon was in town filming Stuck On You. After dating for two years, the private pair married in a quiet civil ceremony. They are currently raising four daughters together, one of whom is from Barroso’s first marriage. “I’m lucky I found my wife,” he reportedly said of their decade-plus relationship. “So much of it is out of your hands. I mean, I just had that conversation with my father this weekend. He said the same thing to me. He said it’s God’s grace, is what he said. Because you just don’t get lucky.”
Photo: Courtesy of Julia Louis-Dreyfus / @officialjldJulia Louis-Dreyfus5/24Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Brad Hall
Julia Louis-Dreyfus and her husband, Brad Hall, celebrated their 29th wedding anniversary on June 25. The Seinfeld star posted an Instagram photo of her (in an ’80s-style gown, no less) and Hall from the day of the nuptials that was captioned, “29 years ago today. A good choice. #remain.” While the last word may have been a cheeky reference to the recent Brexit outcome, it was also a nod to the idea of sticking together after many, many years together—a true accomplishment in Hollywood.
Photo: Courtesy of the Guardian LV6/24Dolly Parton and Carl Dean
The country music legend and her husband, Carl Dean, recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary—an incredible feat within the world of music and fame. The two met in their early 20s in front of a Laundromat in Nashville. They dated for two years and were married on May 30, 1966. Parton wrote her hit song “From Here to the Moon and Back,” in honor of her lasting love for Dean.
Photo: Getty Images7/24Victoria Beckham and David Beckham
Divorce rumors have swirled around the fashion designer and soccer star for years, but the two have been solid since their marriage in Ireland on July 4, 1999. Posh and Becks also have four children together.
Photo: Getty Images8/24Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber
After the supermodel ended her marriage to Richard Gere, she tied the knot with nightlife giant Rande Gerber in 1998. Last year on their anniversary, Crawford wrote on her Instagram, “17 years ago we decided to jump into life together. Happy anniversary, babe. I love you!”
Photo: Getty Images9/24Snoop Dogg and Shante Broadus
Believe it or not, these two were high school sweethearts back in their hometown of Long Beach, California. They were married in June 1997 and now have three kids together.
Photo: Getty Images10/24Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen
The 35-year-old bombshell model and 38-year-old New England Patriots quarterback have been together for more than nine years. They got together in 2006 after a blind date set up by a friend and were married in 2009.
Photo: Getty Images11/24Elton John and David Furnish
Sir Elton and the Canadian filmmaker first got together in 1993, and in 2005 were granted a civil partnership in England. Once same-sex marriage became legal in their home country in March 2014, they converted their partnership into a marriage and had a proper ceremony in Windsor.
Photo: Getty Images12/24Meryl Streep and Don Gummer
Streep and her husband, Don Gummer, a sculptor, were married in 1978 after her partner John Cazale passed away. Even with her incredible fame, the humble Oscar-winning actress has managed to keep her personal life mostly out of the public eye.
Photo: Getty Images13/24Julia Roberts and Daniel Moder
Julia Roberts has been married to her cinematographer husband for nearly 14 years. Last year, after being asked by Mario Lopez, “What would be a good tip for future entertainment couples?” she replied, “I don’t think it’s exclusive to entertainment couples. I wouldn’t think of us an entertainment couple, but I don’t know. Kissing.”
Photo: Getty Images14/24Michelle Pfeiffer and David E. Kelley
In 1993, the Scarface actress was set up on a blind date by her best friend with the television writer David E. Kelley, and later that year they were married. They have been together ever since and have two children, Claudia and John.
Photo: Rex15/24Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell
These two probably have one of the most famous, most admired lasting loves in Hollywood, having been together for more than three decades without getting married. They started dating in 1983 but met years earlier in the late ’60s while on the set of the film The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band.
Photo: Getty Images16/24Bono and Alison Hewson
The U2 frontman married Irish activist Ali Hewson in 1982. In 2005, Hewson spoke candidly about her marriage to the rock star: “Our marriage has worked because we like each other, because we talk to each other, and we are passionate about what we do. We allow each other to pursue our goals.”
Photo: Getty Images17/24Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith
Will Smith was first married in 1992, but after divorcing Sheree Zampino, met and married the actress Jada Pinkett in 1997. Aside from their two burgeoning superstar kids, Jaden and Willow, the couple have remained low-key but honest about their marriage for years.
Photo: Getty Images18/24Sting and Trudie Styler
The musician and the actress met in the ’80s, and after beginning their relationship, started their successful Rainforest Foundation UK together. They were married on August 20, 1992 and have been together ever since.
Photo: Getty Images19/24Simon and Yasmin Le Bon
The supermodel and Duran Duran frontman have been together for more than three decades and have three children together. They were married on December 27, 1985 in Yasmin’s hometown of Oxford, England. She once told the press, “I still fancy Simon. I always think he is the best-looking guy in the room.”
Photo: Getty Images20/24Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates
Despite the 16-year age gap between them, the two actors have been going strong since the early ’80s. They were married in 1989 and live in New York City with their two children, Owen and Greta.
Photo: Getty Images21/24Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan
Marty McFly was 27 when he wed his old Family Ties costar Tracy Pollan (also 27 at the time) in 1988. They were married in a ceremony at the quaint West Mountain Inn in Arlington, Virginia, a place they’d visited the year before and fell in love with. They’ve been married more than 27 years and have four children together. Last year, Pollan spoke openly about their strong union, saying, “You just have [to have] the perspective that you’re behind each other’s back—and it helps if you can make each other laugh.”
Photo: Getty Images22/24Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze, Jr.
This adorable couple met on the set of 1997's I Know What You Did Last Summer. Both became known for their starring roles in teen dramas like She’s All That and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, this was a real love-at-first-sight story that their fans couldn’t get enough of. Gellar, 39, and Prinze, 40, have two children together.
Photo: Getty Images23/24Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, both 59, have been married for 28 years and have two sons together, Chet and Truman. Last year, Hanks gave some sound advice about marriage: “Don’t be stupid. I think that anybody that gets married is partaking in an act of bravery.”
Photo: Getty Images24/24Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick
The Footloose actor and star of The Closer have been married since 1988. They began dating after meeting on the set of a PBS version of the play Lemon Sky, and Sedgwick initially found Bacon to be a bit off-putting. She once recalled, “I met him on the first day: He got into the van, he wasn’t very friendly, he had an attitude.” Apparently, she changed her mind right away—they’ve had one of the longest marriages in Hollywood and have two children together.
