30 Hollywood marriages that have stood the test of time

Hollywood couples are notorious for splitting after a few months or years. It seems like nothing is ever destined to last and that the stars and glamour are only temporary like most relationships. But beyond the cameras and lights are married couples who have stood the test of time, staying together for decades, fulfilling the vow “Til death do us part”.

1. Chevy Chase & Jayni Luke

Chevy Chase and Jayni Luke tied the knot back in 1982. They have three daughters and by the looks of it, are a solid bunch. Do not under estimate good parenting.

2. Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward

Married in 1958, Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward were together for 50 years at the time of Newman’s death back in 2008. Newman ans Woodward had three daughters, while Paul had two other daughters and a son from a previous marriage.

3. Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara

Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara were together for the better part of 60 years. They wed in 1954 until she passed away in 2015. Amy and Ben Stiller continue their parents legacy. Jerry Stiller once shared, “Anne is very forgiving. She doesn’t care about money, being rich, or clothes. We never argued about finances.”

4. James Garner & Lois Clarke

James Garner and Lois Clarke spent 58 years together as a married couple. They wed in 1956 until James passed away in 2016. They married just 14 days after meeting each other. Clarke had a daughter named Kim from a previous marriage. Garner and Clarke had another daughter named Gigi.

5. Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have two children together. They’ve been married since 1988. Hanks has two kids from a previous marriage but like many others, prefers to keep his personal life out of the spotlight.

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6. Julia Louis-Dreyfus & Brad Hall

Julia-Louis Dreyfus and Brad Hall have been married since 1987. They have two sons. Brad and Julia are college sweethearts, having known each other for a really long time before their careers took off.

7. Jamie Lee Curtis & Christopher Guest

Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest have been married since 1984. They have adopted two children and like most couples, they try to keep their family life personal and away from cameras. Jamie Lee consciously dedicates time for her family.

8. Kevin Kline & Phoebe Cates

Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates have two children together. They wed in 1989 with two children completing the family. Kline doesn’t like talking about his personal life. He and his wife keep their lives private.

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9. Faith Hill & Tim McGraw

Faith Hill and Tim McGraw got married in 1996 and together, have three daughters . Hill shared: “I think what makes our marriage work amid all the glare is that my husband is my best friend. He inspires everything in my life and enables me to do the best that I can. I want to hang out with him more than anyone.”

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10. Regis & Joy Philbin

Regis passed away in 2020 but his marriage with Joy Philbin lasted for 50 years. They exchanged vows in 1970. Philbin has two kids from a previous marriage. Regis fathered two more with her.

11. Annette Bening & Warren Beatty

Annette Bening and Warren Beatty married in 1992. They have four children. Annette Bening had this to say: “We still want to idealize moms, and sometimes we want to idealize actresses who are moms, too. I know that’s something I’ve experienced, but we’re all just doing the best we can, and we’re all trying to raise our kids and talk to them about everything that needs to be discussed.”

12. Bob & Ginny Newhart

Bob and Ginny have been together since 1963. They have four children. Newhart on marriage: “I’m most proud of the longevity of my marriage, my kids, and my grandchildren. If you don’t have that, you really don’t have very much.”

13. Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis

Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis have 57 years of marriage together. They wed in 1948 until Davis’s death in 2005. They had three kids. A son, Guy Davis, and two daughters, Nora Day and Hasna Muhammad. That’s a really long time together.

14. Hume Cronyn & Jessica Tandy

Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy had two children having been together for 50 years. Hume and Jessica wed in 1942 until Tandy’s death in 1994. Christopher and Tandy Cronyn continue their parents legacy.

15. Hugh Jackman & Deborra-Lee Furness

Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness tied the knot in 1996. They have two children together. The Wolverine star shares pictures of his family here and there but like most couples, still try to keep their lives private.

16. David McCallum & Katherine Carpenter

McCallum married Kathrine in 1967. He has three children with his first wife, Jill Ireland, and two more with Carpenter. David adjusted his schedule to make more time with his family.

17. Don & Barbara Rickles

Don Rickles married his wife Barbara in 1965 until he passed away in 2017. Don and Barbara were married for 52 years and had two children together. Rickles on sex: “Sex is great, but when you get to be my age, you’ve got to pace it a little bit. Otherwise you get tired.”

18. Mel Brooks & Anne Bancroft

Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft exchanged vows in 1964. Anne and Mel were married for 41 years at the time of Bancroft’s death in 2005. They have one son.

19. Sissy Spacek & Jack Fisk

Sissy Spacek and Jack Fisk have been together since 1974. The have two daughters , including the actress Schuyler Fisk. She is also a singer-songwriter.

20. Ron & Cheryl Howard

Ron Howard and Cheryl Alley wed in 1975. They have four children together. Actress Bryce Dallas Howard being one of them. It runs in the family.

21. Christopher & Georgianne Walken

Christopher Walken and his wife, Georgianne, have been married since 1969. He never gets cast in father roles so Walken said, “I’d love to do a character with a wife, a nice little house, a couple of kids, a dog, maybe a bit of singing, and no guns and no killing – but nobody offers me those kind of parts.”

22. Meryl Streep & Don Gummer

Meryl Streep and Don Gummer exchanged vows and kept them since 1978. The couple has four children, including the actresses Grace and Mamie Gummer. Mom’s shoes are pretty big to fill.

23. Jeff Bridges & Susan Geston

Jeff Bridges married his wife, Susan, back in 1977. They have three beautiful daughters . Jeff Bridges on marriage, “Sticking with a marriage: That’s true grit, man.”

24. Samuel L. Jackson & LaTanya Richardson

Samuel and LaTanya tied the knot and walked down the aisle in 1980. They have one daughter . Jackson says on being a good dad, “My dad was an absentee dad, so it was always important to me that I was part of my daughter’s life, and she deserved two parents, which is part of the rationale behind us staying married for 30 years.”

25. Ozzy & Sharon Osbourne

Ozzy and Sharon have been married since 1982. They have three children. Ozzy has three other children from a previous marriage. Ozzy Osbourne shared, “I’m about caring, I’m about people, and I’m about entertaining people. I’m a family man. A husband. A father. I’ve been a lot of other things over the years, which we don’t really want to talk about.”

26. Bono & Ali Hewson

U2 singer Bono and his wife, Ali, have been together since 1982. The have four children together, including the actress Eve Hewson. Those songs needed a source of inspiration after all.

27. Danny DeVito & Rhea Perlman

Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman exchanged vows and tied the knot in 1982. They have three children together. Danny and Rhea separated in the fall of 2012. The good news is by March of 2013, they made up and were back together.

28. Denzel & Pauletta Washington

Denzel and his wife, Pauletta, are one of Hollywood’s star couples for the way they treat each other. They’ve been married since 1983. They have four children. Denzel Washington on his family, “My ultimate life dream project is my kids. My family.”

29. Kevin Bacon & Kyra Sedgwick

Kevin Bacon and wife, Kyra Sedgwick, have been together as a married couple since 1988. They have two children. Kyra Sedgwick on her marriage, “After 14 years, it better be a real marriage, you know? We do have a great time together. We are really lucky.”

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30. John Travolta & Kelly Preston

John Travolta and Kelly Preston were married for 29 years until Preston tragically passed away in 2020. They have three children. Travolta shared his thoughts on acting and marriage, saying, “I’ve always thought of a relationship with an actor to an audience as a marriage. And a story. And there are ups and downs, and you work through them, and you work with them.”

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