Long-Lasting Celebrity Marriages You Might Not Know About

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11. Rob Lowe and Sheryl Berkoff

Rob Lowe and Sheryl Berkoff have been married since 1991, but they met back in 1983 on a “half blind” date. At the time, neither one of them were ready for a relationship, so they didn’t see each other again until she was working as a makeup artist on the set of his movie Bad Influence. Although Lowe hadn’t had any monogamous relationships at this point, he decided to give it a shot with Berkoff. The two were married in 1991 and have two sons together and are one of Hollywood’s rare success stories.

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10. Samuel L. Jackson and LaTanya Richardson

Samuel L. Jackson and his wife LaTanya Richardson met back when they were attending Morehouse College and were married in 1980. Together, they share one daughter, Zoe. The two have a really solid relationship and they knew this early on. “We actually thought we were going to be the black Liz Taylor and Richard Burton, but we were going to stay together!” he told People. “She’s had a good career. I’ve had a good career. So it’s worked.”

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9. Meryl Streep and Don Gummer

Meryl Streep and her husband Don Gummer have been married for 40 years now. They met back in 1978 after her partner at the time, John Cazale, died of lung cancer. Her brother was the one who introduced them and then she stayed at his apartment while he was traveling abroad. When he returned, they continued to live in his apartment with him and then they were married within six months. Now, they have four children together, three daughters and a son.

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8. Denzel Washington and Pauletta Pearson

Denzel Washington and his wife Pauletta Pearson have a strong marriage that spans more than three decades. The couple first met back in 1977 while filming the television movie Wilma and began dating a year after that. Although she turned him down the first two times that he proposed, these two have made their marriage last. Thirty-five years later, these two are still going strong!

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7. Robert De Niro and Grace Hightower

Robert De Niro and his second wife, Grace Hightower, began dating in 1987 and weren’t married until 1997. More than two decades later, the two are still together with two children, a son Elliott and daughter Helen. Although the couple separated for a year from 1999 to 2000, the couple renewed their vows in 2004 and haven’t looked back.

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6. Phoebe Cates and Kevin Kline

Phoebe Cates and Kevin Kline met back in 1983 when she auditioned for a role in The Big Chill. Although she didn’t get the role, she did get the guy! They were married in 1989 and have two children together, a son Owen Joseph and a daughter Greta Simone. Even though there is a 16-year age gap between the two, they have no problem making their relationship work. They make sure not to spend too much time apart and they made sure that one of them was with the kids while the other was working.

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5. Bono and Ali Hewson

Bono met his wife, Ali Hewson when they were both teenagers living in Dublin. At that point, he was still known as Paul Hewson and his career hadn’t taken off yet. The couple was married in 1982 when they were in their early 20s. More than four decades later, they still have one of the strongest marriages in show business and still seem genuinely in love with each other.

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4. Michael Caine and Shakira Baksh

Michael Caine met his wife Shakira Baksh when they appeared in a Maxwell House coffee commercial together in 1971. Her friend gave him her number and he called her every day for 10 days until she finally agreed to go out with him. They were married in 1973 and have one daughter together, Natasha. During the early days of their relationship, Caine was a heavy drinker and smoker, but being with Shakira made him sober up!

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