A long-lasting marriage in Hollywood is like a shooting star: rare, but beautiful.
That’s because Hollywood couples have a lot going against them: fame, rumors, working closely with members of the opposite sex, and more.
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So when a couple lasts a decade, let alone three decades, it’s something to celebrate!
Here are 15 celebrity couples who have been together for over 30 years.
1. Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell
This adorable couple is one for the record books! They’ve been together for 37 years and that’s without the commitment of marriage.
“I already feel devoted and isn’t that what marriage is supposed to do? So as long as my emotional state is in a state of devotion, honesty, caring, and loving, then we’re fine,” Goldie once explained .
2. Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham
Like Goldie Hawn, the media mogul has been with her partner, Stedman Graham, for three decades without any formal commitment.
“We would not have stayed together, because marriage requires a different way of being in this world,” she told Vogue .
3. Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne
The pair became attached at the hip after meeting in 1970 . This was when Ozzy was working for her father (he was the manager of Black Sabbath).
After Ozzy got fired, Sharon became his manager and the pair eventually made things romantic.
4. Ron and Cheryl Howard
The Happy Days alum met his wife, Cheryl Alley when they were just teenagers!
“I felt really lucky when we met. It’s crazy — we were teenagers, it shouldn’t have worked,” Howard told the Huffington Post .
5. Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan
The Canadian actor met his wife when she played his girlfriend on Family Ties .
They didn’t date until they worked on the 1988 film, Bright Lights, Big City together. After dating for a while, they wed in 1988.
Pollan has stuck by his side through many trials.
This includes a stint with alcoholism and his Parkinson’s diagnosis. “I started to drink heavily, and it was screwing up my relationships and screwing up my marriage and screwing up my work.”
6. Bono and Alison Hewson
The U2 singer and his wife have been married for almost four decades .
They met in school. At the time, Hewson played hard to get since she didn’t want to be “just another of Bono’s girls.” Eventually, they fell in love.
7. Bon Jovi and Dorthea
It’s rare to find a rock & roll star who’s devoted to marriage! He’s been married to his wife, Dorthea, since 1989. That’s 32 years! They met when they were in school and have been together since.
8. Samuel L. Jackson and LaTanya Richardson Jackson
The talented actor is talented at marriage as well! He’s been with his wife for 50 years after meeting in 1974 at a student rehearsal in Atlanta.
“We started talking, and boom! I knew she was the person for me. From then on, we were always together, and we’ve stayed that way,” he told Parade .
When Samuel struggled with addiction, it was his wife who got him through it.
“I credit her because she could have just taken Zoe (their daughter), and walked out and been done with me,” he said . Instead, she took him to rehab.
9. Meryl Streep and Don Gummer
The iconic actress has been married to her husband, a sculptor, since 1978. They met under tragic circumstances, as Don rented her an apartment after the death of her boyfriend at the time.
The pair have four children together.
10. Jeff Daniels and Kathleen Rosemary Treado
Since Jeff and his wife were high school sweethearts, they’ve known each other almost all their life.
They ended up getting married before Jeff turned 25-years-old. The pair have three children together.
11. Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick
This couple has defied Hollywood odds by being together for more than 30 years.
The first crossed paths in the ’70s during a play. “He definitely wasn’t my type,” Sedgwick told Redbook in 2008. “In fact, I vividly remember looking at his butt when he walked away after we first met and thinking, ‘Well, I guess some girls like that.’”
12. Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson
The pair are one of Hollywood’s most enduring couples! They’ve been married over 33 years after first meeting as co-stars on the ABC sitcom, Bosom Buddies .
“Rita and I just looked at each other and — kaboing — that was that,” Tom told GQ .
There were complications to this, though, as Hanks was married at the time.
When he got divorced, he was free to be with Wilson. He’s been smitten ever since. When receiving the Cecil B. De Mille awards at the 2020 Golden Globes , Hanks emotionally thanked his wife, saying “I can’t tell you how much your love means to me.”
13. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip
The royal pair were married for 73 years at the time of Prince Phillip’s passing. They first met when Elizabeth was just a child and then again at 13.
Eight years later, they pursued a relationship and got married in 1947.
14. Dame Helen Mirren and Taylor Hackford
The Queen actress met her husband when she was only 38. At the time, she didn’t exactly believe in marriage. “I always said I have nothing against marriage,” the star told AARP in 2016.
“It just wasn’t to my taste, like turnips. I just had to meet the right turnip,” she continued.
He was the right turnip! After dating for 10 years, they got married in 1997. They’ve now been married for 24 years!
15. Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest
The Halloween actress was enamored with Guest after seeing him in Spinal Tap . She said, “Oh, I’m going to marry that guy.” And she did! They’ve been married since 1984.
