14 Celebrities Who Actually Stuck With One Marriage
It’s easy to assume Hollywood romances are all fleeting, but these celebrities prove that it’s still possible to find “the one” and stick with them. They’ve had no divorce filings or remarriage announcements. Their commitment instills hope in people who view the industry as artificial.
Let’s read about them below.
Denzel Washington and Pauletta Pearson
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Denzel had to propose three times before Pauletta finally said yes, but it clearly paid off. They’ve been married since 1983, raised four kids, and even renewed their vows in South Africa with Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Denzel’s been quick to credit Pauletta for holding it all together.
Matt Damon and Luciana Barroso
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Luciana was working behind a Miami bar when she met Matt. They married in 2005 and have kept things refreshingly private ever since. Damon says he got lucky falling for someone outside the Hollywood bubble, and their secret is simply keeping fame out of the marriage.
Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest
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Jamie saw Christopher’s face in Rolling Stone and told a friend she’d marry him. Five months later, she did. Married since 1984, the couple has two kids and a low-profile love. Curtis once said the key is simple: don’t leave when things get hard—just stay on the bus.
Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick
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This couple met in the late ’80s while filming Lemon Sky and married the same year. Both actors are first-timers in the marriage department, and they are still together after more than 35 years. Their best advice is to put the marriage first—even before the kids—and know how to laugh through the weird stuff.
Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr.
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After I Know What You Did Last Summer, they waited a few years to start dating and got married in 2002. Gellar and Prinze Jr. now have two kids and an ongoing record of proving critics wrong—Howard Stern once bet their marriage wouldn’t last.
Jeff Bridges and Susan Geston
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Bridges never saw himself as the marrying type until he met Susan while filming Rancho Deluxe in the ’70s. They married five days after getting engaged. In his words, marriage opened a hallway of doors—some joyful, some painful—but walking through them together made all the difference.
Mariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann
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Mariska and Peter met on the set of Law & Order: SVU and married in 2004. Nearly two decades later, the couple is still juggling parenting and acting. Hargitay calls him her “North Star” and says they balance each other out—he slows her down, she speeds him up.
Ron Howard and Cheryl Alley
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As high school sweethearts who married young, Ron and Cheryl have been together since 1975. While raising their four kids—including actress Bryce Dallas Howard—they’ve prioritized open communication.
Leslie Mann and Judd Apatow
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Judd Apatow spotted Leslie Mann at an audition in 1995 and immediately called her “the future Mrs. Apatow.” They married in 1997, had two daughters, and have been working and laughing together ever since.
Jessica Alba and Cash Warren
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Jessica met Cash on the Fantastic Four set in 2004. By 2008, they were married, with their first baby arriving shortly after. Today, they have three kids and nearly two decades of marriage behind them. Jessica calls him her “kindred spirit,” and their love story is refreshingly low-key by Hollywood standards.
Adam Brody and Leighton Meester
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You won’t see them oversharing on red carpets or making headlines for drama, and that’s kind of the point. Since they were married in 2014, Adam and Leighton have kept things low-key and tight-knit.
Rob Lowe and Sheryl Berkoff
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Rob met Sheryl in the ’80s, but his sobriety journey delayed their wedding. After he got clean, they married in 1991. Rob says she saw something in him that no one else did and calls her the most beautiful and entertaining person he knows. Through every chapter, she’s remained his biggest supporter.
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick
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Sarah Jessica and Matthew met through Broadway circles in the early ’90s, married in 1997, and now have three kids. She once said that spending time apart actually helped their marriage last. They’ve worked together on stage and off, and they’ve stayed loyal while everyone else speculated otherwise.
Chris O’Donnell and Caroline Fentress
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Before becoming a TV regular on NCIS: LA, Chris O’Donnell married elementary school teacher Caroline Fentress in 1997. They’ve had five kids and zero Hollywood drama. It’s the first marriage for both, and O’Donnell says keeping a normal life off-camera has been the key to their long-lasting love.
John Krasinski and Emily Blunt
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They met through a friend and walked the aisle at George Clooney’s estate in Italy in 2010. As both first-time spouses, John and Emily often gush about each other in interviews. He calls her his favorite actress, and she says his support is her secret weapon.