15 Long-Lasting Celeb Couples And How They Met<\/p>\n
1. Samuel L. Jackson and LaTanya Richardson first met as undergrads in college, where they performed alongside each other in a theater group. They got married in 1980, and have been together ever since \u2014 recently celebrating<\/a> their 45th wedding anniversary!<\/a><\/p>\n 2. While both actors were already working in Hollywood at the time, Matthew Broderick met Sarah Jessica Parker after directing a play at her brothers\u2019 theater company in 1991. They started dating immediately<\/a> after hitting it off, and roughly six years later, they tied the knot.<\/p>\n 3. Warren Beatty and Annette Bening met in 1990 while working on the film Bugsy. Warren told the New York Post<\/a> in 2014 that it \u201ctook about 10 minutes\u201d for him to fall in love with Annette, and that right after they met, he told<\/a> the Bugsy director, \u201cI love her, and I\u2019m going to marry her.\u201d Lo and behold, they got married in 1992.<\/p>\n 4. Denzel Washington and Pauletta Washington met on the set<\/a> of the 1975 film Wilma \u2014 though they didn\u2019t actually hit it off until months later, at a mutual friend’s party. They got married in 1983 and have remained loved-up ever since.<\/p>\n 5. Chrissy Teigen and John Legend first met on the set of a music video<\/a> in 2006. While their relationship didn\u2019t instantly develop, the pair made their red carpet debut as a couple two years later, and eventually got married in 2013.<\/p>\n 6. Despite never marrying, Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell have been together since 1983 \u2014 and they are no doubt one of the sweetest couples in Hollywood<\/a>. The pair met while filming Disney’s 1968 musical The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band, though things didn\u2019t get romantic between them until 15 years later.<\/p>\n 7. While they first crossed paths<\/a> back in 1978, Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick formally met \u2014 and fell in love \u2014 on the set of the 1988 film Lemon Sky. They have been married for over 35 years, and their marriage has been described by fans as \u201cone of the strongest\u201d<\/a> in Hollywood.<\/p>\n 8. Woody Harrelson first met his wife, Laura Louie, in 1987, when she was hired to be his personal assistant<\/a>. Their relationship didn\u2019t become romantic until years later, and they eventually tied the knot in 2008.<\/p>\n 9. Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban met in 2005 at the G\u2019Day USA Gala, which is an event that honors Australian people in the industry, held in LA. They started dating a few months later and got married<\/a> the following year, in a 2006 ceremony in Sydney.<\/p>\n 10. Back in 2011, Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling met while shooting<\/a> The Place Beyond the Pines<\/a>, in which they played love interests. As soon as filming wrapped, the pair were spotted out on a number of dates, and it quickly became apparent that they were an item. While they famously keep their relationship super private<\/a>, Eva and Ryan have welcomed two daughters over the years and tied the knot in 2022.<\/p>\n 11. Pen\u00e9lope Cruz and Javier Bardem first met while filming<\/a> the 1992 movie Jam\u00f3n, when she was 17, and he was 22. Things didn\u2019t get romantic between them until around 15 years later, when they starred in the 2008 rom-com Vicky Cristina Barcelona, and by 2010, they were married.<\/p>\n 12. Julia Louis-Dreyfus met her now-spouse, Brad Hall<\/a>, back in college after she auditioned for a performance that he was producing with his theater company. They wed in 1987 and have been married for almost 40 years now.<\/p>\n 13. Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos first met in 1995, when he filmed a screen test with her for the ABC soap opera All My Children. They eloped in Vegas the following year, and it\u2019s certainly safe to say that they\u2019re still going<\/a> strong<\/a>.<\/p>\n 14. Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds first met while filming<\/a> Green Lantern<\/a> in 2010. They were both in other relationships at the time, and things didn\u2019t get romantic between them until a year later. However, they eventually got married in 2012.<\/p>\n 15. And finally, Helen Mirren met her now-spouse<\/a>, Taylor Hackford, in 1985 on the set of his film White Nights, in which she played Galina Ivanova. They began dating the following year and eventually tied the knot in 1997.<\/p>\n If you can think of any others, drop them in the comments!<\/p>\n