1. Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman
These two movie stars first met in 1953 while
performing in the Broadway play Picnic, but
it wasn’t until they starred in the film
The Long Hot Summer that they began a relationship
and fell in love. They married on Jan. 29,
1958 in Las Vegas and had three daughters
together (Newman already had a son and two
daughters with first wife Jacqueline Witte).
The happy marriage for this celebrity couple
lasted for 50 years.
2. Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan
Like many celebrity couples, actor Michael
J. Fox and actress Tracy Pollan first starred
together before getting married in 1988 and
having four children. Fox was diagnosed with
young-onset Parkinson’s disease in 1991
and went public with the news in 1998. He
launched the Michael J. Fox Foundation for
Parkinson’s Research in 2000 to raise money
for research funding and awareness of the
disease. His efforts have actually been helped
by positive coverage in celebrity gossip magazines.
3. Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith
Jada Pinkett and Will Smith first met in 1990
when she auditioned to play Smith’s girlfriend
on his sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
She didn’t get the part, but over time their
relationship blossomed. Their lavish wedding
at the Cloisters near Baltimore was the subject
of celebrity gossip. Their happy marriage
has resulted in two children.
4. Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos
Actress and co-host of TV’s morning show
Live with Regis and Kelly, Kelly Ripa and
her husband actor Mark Consuelos are another
example of celebrity couples in a happy marriage.
Maybe location makes a difference for celebrity
couples-rather than living in Hollywood, they
reside in New York City where Live is produced.
The duo first met on the set of the soap opera
All My Children and have three children: Michael,
Lola, and Joaquin.
5. Iman and David Bowie
Rock stars and models seem to be a common
relationship combination, yet Iman and Bowie
are arguably the most famous of such celebrity
couples. The Somalian supermodel turned cosmetics
mogul and the English rock musician wed in
1992. According to the BBC News, Iman has
a tattoo of a Bowie knife on her ankle in
honor of her husband.
6. Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson
Most of us know actor Tom Hanks from his blockbuster
movies, ranging from comedies such as Big
and Forrest Gump to dramas including The DaVinci
Code and Saving Private Ryan. Ironically,
it was during the filming of one of his lesser-known
films, Volunteers that he started a relationship
with co-star Rita Wilson.
7. Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman
Danny DeVito is best known for his role on
the TV show Taxi and in movies such as Batman
Returns and Get Shorty. He’s also directed
many films, including The War of the Roses
about a destructive relationship in the divorce
process. However, in his private life, DeVito
has been in a happy marriage since 1982 to
actress Rhea Perlman, one of the stars of
the hit TV show Cheers. This celebrity couple
has three children.
8. Denzel Washington and Paulette Pearson
Washington
Like many other celebrity couples, Denzel
Washington and his wife Pauletta Pearson met
on the job. In their case, work was filming
the TV movie Wilma in 1977, about the legendary
African-American athlete Wilma Rudolph. The
relationship culminated with a wedding on
June 25, 1983, and their family includes four
children. Washington has starred in a variety
of notable films over his impressive career,
including American Gangster, Malcolm X, and
the recent The Book of Eli.
9. Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick
Generally avoiding celebrity gossip, actor
Kevin Bacon has been married to actress Kyra
Sedgwick since 1988, and they have two children.
Like many celebrity couples, the pair finds
a happy balance between their work and private
lives. Bacon has been in a wide range of films
including Footloose, Apollo 13, JFK, and Murder
in the First. Sedgwick stars in TNT’s long-running
TV drama, The Closer.
10. Faith Hill and Tim McGraw
Singer Faith Hill has won a variety of awards,
including five Grammys, and sold more than
30 million records worldwide. Her husband,
singer Tim McGraw, has had more than 30 No.
1 singles and sold more than 40 million albums.
These country music superstars are another
example of a celebrity couple with a strong
relationship and a happy marriage.
