{"id":1972690,"date":"2025-08-21T16:59:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T16:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1972690"},"modified":"2025-08-21T16:59:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T16:59:48","slug":"15-long-lasting-celeb-couples-and-how-they-met","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/15-long-lasting-celeb-couples-and-how-they-met\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Long-Lasting Celeb Couples And How They Met"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>15 Long-Lasting Celeb Couples And How They Met<\/p>\n<div id=\"__next\" data-reactroot=\"\">\n<div class=\"DestinationWrapper_buzzfeed__LdORv\">\n<div class=\"post_article__U0mpv post_default__QLsRf post_buzzfeed__G3TlM embed-post\">\n<div class=\"post_content__w3pdf\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"&#10;        buzz--list&#10;        buzz--Celebrity&#10;        subbuzzes-wrapper&#10;        subbuzzes--buzzfeed&#10;      \">\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-0&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">1. Samuel L. Jackson and LaTanya Richardson first met as undergrads in college, where they performed alongside each other in a theater group. They got married in 1980, and have been together ever since \u2014 recently <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNgWvx2uVT0\/\" target=\"_blank\">celebrating<\/a> their <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/samuel-l-jackson-and-latanya-richardson-celebrate-45th-wedding-anniversary-on-boat-in-cannes-11793408\" target=\"_blank\">45th wedding anniversary!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-1&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-keywords=\"cleaning\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">2. While both actors were already working in Hollywood at the time, Matthew Broderick met Sarah Jessica Parker after directing a play at her brothers\u2019 theater company in 1991. They <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/sarah-jessica-parker-matthew-broderick-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\">started dating immediately<\/a> after hitting it off, and roughly six years later, they tied the knot.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-2&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">3. Warren Beatty and Annette Bening met in 1990 while working on the film <i>Bugsy<\/i>. Warren told the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2014\/07\/19\/how-warren-beatty-fell-in-love-after-12775-women\/\" target=\"_blank\">celebrity.land<\/a> in 2014 that it \u201ctook about 10 minutes\u201d for him to fall in love with Annette, and that right after they met, he <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2014\/07\/19\/how-warren-beatty-fell-in-love-after-12775-women\/\" target=\"_blank\">told<\/a> the <i>Bugsy<\/i> director, \u201cI love her, and I\u2019m going to marry her.\u201d Lo and behold, they got married in 1992.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-3&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">4. Denzel Washington and Pauletta Washington <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/who-is-pauletta-washington-denzel-washington-wife-7502455\" target=\"_blank\">met on the set<\/a> of the 1975 film <i>Wilma<\/i> \u2014 though they didn\u2019t actually hit it off until months later, at a mutual friend&#8217;s party. They got married in 1983 and have remained loved-up ever since.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-4&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-keywords=\"cleaning\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">5. Chrissy Teigen and John Legend <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/music\/chrissy-teigen-john-legend-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\">first met on the set of a music video<\/a> in 2006. While their relationship didn\u2019t instantly develop, the pair made their red carpet debut as a couple two years later, and eventually got married in 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-5&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-keywords=\"cleaning\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">6. Despite never marrying, Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell have been together since 1983 \u2014 and they are no doubt one of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/goldie-hawn-kurt-russell-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\">sweetest couples in Hollywood<\/a>. The pair met while filming Disney&#8217;s 1968 musical <i>The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band<\/i>, though things didn\u2019t get romantic between them until 15 years later.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-6&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">7. While they <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/kevin-bacon-kyra-sedgwick-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\">first crossed paths<\/a> back in 1978, Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick formally met \u2014 and fell in love \u2014 on the set of the 1988 film <i>Lemon Sky<\/i>. They have been married for over 35 years, and their marriage has been described by fans as <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/popculturechat\/comments\/1m9it9p\/kevin_bacon_posted_how_long_its_been_with_kyra\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cone of the strongest\u201d<\/a> in Hollywood.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-7&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">8. Woody Harrelson first met his wife, Laura Louie, in 1987, when she was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/who-is-laura-louie-woody-harrelson-wife\/\" target=\"_blank\">hired to be his personal assistant<\/a>. Their relationship didn\u2019t become romantic until years later, and they eventually tied the knot in 2008.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-8&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-keywords=\"cleaning\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">9. Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban met in 2005 at the G\u2019Day USA Gala, which is an event that honors Australian people in the industry, held in LA. They started dating a few months later and got <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/popculture\/popculture\/nicole-kidman-keith-urban-relationship-rcna21213\" target=\"_blank\">married<\/a> the following year, in a 2006 ceremony in Sydney.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-9&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">10. Back in 2011, Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeednews.com\/article\/ellendurney\/eva-mendes-recalled-working-with-ryan-gosling\" target=\"_blank\">met while shooting<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeednews.com\/article\/ellendurney\/eva-mendes-recalled-working-with-ryan-gosling\" target=\"_blank\"><i>The Place Beyond the Pines<\/i><\/a>, in which they played love interests. As soon as filming wrapped, the pair were spotted out on a number of dates, and it quickly became apparent that they were an item. While they famously keep their <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/ryan-gosling-eva-mendes-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\">relationship super private<\/a>, Eva and Ryan have welcomed two daughters over the years and tied the knot in 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-10&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-keywords=\"cleaning\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">11. Pen\u00e9lope Cruz and Javier Bardem <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/penelope-cruz-and-javier-bardem-cute-pictures\/\" target=\"_blank\">first met while filming<\/a> the 1992 movie <i>Jam\u00f3n<\/i>, when she was 17, and he was 22. Things didn\u2019t get romantic between them until around 15 years later, when they starred in the 2008 rom-com <i>Vicky Cristina Barcelona<\/i>, and by 2010, they were married.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-11&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">12. Julia Louis-Dreyfus <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/julia-louis-dreyfus-brad-hall-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\">met her now-spouse, Brad Hall<\/a>, back in college after she auditioned for a performance that he was producing with his theater company. They wed in 1987 and have been married for almost 40 years now.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-12&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-keywords=\"cleaning\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">13. Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos first met in 1995, when he filmed a screen test with her for the ABC soap opera <i>All My Children<\/i>. They eloped in Vegas the following year, and it\u2019s certainly safe to say that they\u2019re still <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeednews.com\/article\/estelletang\/kelly-ripa-mark-consuelos-horny-marriage\" target=\"_blank\">going<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/vannessajackson\/kelly-ripa-mark-consuelos-tmi-sex-life\">strong<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-13&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-keywords=\"cleaning\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">14. Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/ryan-reynolds-and-blake-lively-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\">first met while filming<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/ryan-reynolds-and-blake-lively-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Green Lantern<\/i><\/a> in 2010. They were both in other relationships at the time, and things didn\u2019t get romantic between them until a year later. However, they eventually got married in 2012.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-14&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-keywords=\"cleaning\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">15. And finally, Helen Mirren <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/helen-mirren-and-taylor-hackfords-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\">met her now-spouse<\/a>, Taylor Hackford, in 1985 on the set of his film <i>White Nights<\/i>, in which she played Galina Ivanova. They began dating the following year and eventually tied the knot in 1997.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-text&#10;  subbuzz-index-15&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-text\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">If you can think of any others, drop them in the comments!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.buzzfeed.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>15 Long-Lasting Celeb Couples And How They Met 1. Samuel L. Jackson and LaTanya Richardson first met as undergrads in college, where they performed alongside each other in a theater group. They got married in 1980, and have been together ever since \u2014 recently celebrating their 45th wedding anniversary! 2. 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