Highlights
- Some Hollywood celebrities have long-lasting marriages, proving that true love can flourish in the entertainment industry.
- Jon Bon Jovi has been happily married to his high school sweetheart for over 30 years with mutual respect being their secret.
- Couples like Denzel Washington and Pauletta Pearson have overcome challenges for 41 years, showing the strength of their marriage.
Finding love in Hollywood is easy, but making it last is another story. Almost every day, fans find out about yet another celeb heartache, breakup, or divorce, making it hard to believe that stars ever find true love. However, to much surprise, some celebrities have only been married once and plan to keep it that way.
Numerous celebs have taken their marriage vows seriously, proving that love can really last in Hollywood. While it can be a brutal world full of gossip, rumors, and even infidelity, the stars on this list are happily in love and have been for many, many years. Love conquers all for these stars and these ten celebrities and their significant others prove that love is stronger than Hollywood.
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Updated April 2024:While Hollywood is not known for having long-lasting relationships, there are some that have managed to last longer than others. Those on this list have some of the longest-lasting marriages/partnerships in the entertainment industry.
12 Jon Bon Jovi
Spouse: Dorothea Hurley
- Years Married: 32 years
Fans would think a rockstar like Jon Bon Jovi would have countless romances, but this star has been married to his high school sweetheart since 1989. The "Its My Life" singer and his wife, Dorothea Hurley have been married for over 30 years and their secret to a prosperous love life in Hollywood is "mutual respect."
The stars were featured on the cover of People, where the rockstar shared that their secret to keeping their marriage alive and raising their four kids is respecting one another and not letting "celebrity" get in over your head.
"We work hard at it, but we enjoy each other and we never fell for the trappings of what celebrity can do," the rocker shared.
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11 Matt Damon
Spouse: Luciana Barroso
- Years Married: 19 years
Matt Damon and Luciana Barroso have been married for 19 years. Part of the secret to their success is that they keep their private lives private. Something that Damon has never taken for granted.
"I got lucky, I fell in love with a civilian," Damon explained. "Not an actress and not a famous actress at that. Because then the attention doesn’t double — it grows exponentially. Because then suddenly everybody wants to be in your bedroom."
Damon went on to say, "They can try to stake me out, but they’re always going to get the same story — middle-aged married guy with four kids. So as long as that narrative doesn’t change too much, there’s no appetite for it."
Thanks to nothing changing in the narrative, the two have been happy together for nearly two decades.
10 Robert Downey Jr.
Spouse: Susan Downey
- Years Married: 19 years
When Susan Downey first met Robert Downey Jr., she was not sure if he was dating material. She found him to be "interesting but a bit weird."
"Everybody else ordered Japanese, but Robert told us how oatmeal was the ‘superfood,’” Susan explained of Robert's idiosyncrasies. "He brought his own packets of oatmeal to have at lunch. And he had this box of various herbs and stuff. And then he started doing these yoga moves. I mean, he was interesting but weird."
The two eventually dated and became inseparable.
While there were a few bumps along the way, Robert and Susan have managed to not only make things work, but flourish. They have two children and run a production company together. And with their rule of not going more than two weeks without seeing one another, Robert and Susan look to be ones who make it the long haul.
9 Harrison Ford
Spouse: Calista Flockhart
- Years Married: 14 years
While Calista Flockhart and Harrison Ford have been married for 14 years, they were together for eight before that. This left many wondering if the two would ever tie the knot. Eventually, they did, with Ford even adopting Flockhart's son, Liam.
Ford has always come across as a ladies man. However, when he fell for Flockhart, he let the world know about it.
"I'm in love. Romantic love is one of the most exciting and fulfilling kinds of love and I think there is a potential for it at any stage of your life," Ford explained. "I was not surprised that I was able to fall in love, and I wasn't surprised that I did."
That love the two have for one another has not changed over the years. So much so, that Ford made sure to mention how amazing Flockhart was after receiving his award at the Critics Choice Awards.
"I want to thank my lovely wife, Calista Flockhart, who supports me when I need a lot of support," Ford stated. "And I need a lot of support."
Flockhart may just be the marriage for Ford that sticks.
8 Ron Howard
Spouse: Cheryl Alley
- Years Married: 49 years
Hollywood director Ron Howard is just one of a few stars who can say he knows a thing or two about successful marriages. The A Beautiful Mind director married his wife Cheryl Alley in 1975 and the two have welcomed four children, the oldest of whom is famous actress Bryce Dallas Howard who stars in Jurassic World.
During an interview with HuffPost Live, the actor shared his thoughts on his long-lasting marriage, stating, "I felt really lucky when we met. It's crazy - we were teenagers, it shouldn't have worked. We got married young, that shouldn't have worked either, and yet it really and truly has."
7 Susan Lucci
Spouse: Helmut Huber
- Years Married: 52 years
Susan Lucci is best known for her role on ABC's All My Children starring as Erica Kane from 1970 to the show's end in 2011. While her character on the daytime soap has a total of ten different marriages, her real-life love life has consisted of one man named Helmut Huber.
The actress married the Austrian businessman back in 1969 and the two have been inseparable ever since tying the knot. He has been accepting of her very public life, with Lucci sharing, "I'm his second wife, so he had some practice before me. I don't think that being married to a person who has a public career is for everybody. He was, when I met him, and he remains, very self-possessed, very self-confident, and very funny."
The two were married for 52 years before Huber passed away in 2022.
6 Kevin Bacon
Spouse: Kira Sedgwick
- Years Married: 36 years
Celebs Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick first met on the set of the television movie Lemon Sky in 1988 and ended up getting married the same year. Today, the A-list couple celebrate 36 years together, proving that nothing gets in the way of their love for one another.
People want to know their secret to staying together in a world like Hollywood where breakups are inevitable.
According to the couple, it's important that while the kids are important, the marriage comes first, always celebrate an anniversary, and it's also important to help keep the house clean by working together.
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5 Goldie Hawn
Partner: Kurt Russell
- Years Together: 41 years
Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell surprisingly never got married, but they've been together for 41 years. The actress told the Stylist that for couples to grow, arguments can be necessary, but it's important that both people work through it together.
"You have to learn how to work your way through an argument and be skillful about it and resolve it. Things happen during a marriage or a union, things that are said that shouldn't have been said, or things that are done that shouldn't have been done, or you feel neglected," Hawn shared, adding, "If two people really want to be together there's something to cherish, so you keep it fresh by surprising each other."
4 Denzel Washington
Spouse: Pauletta Pearson
- Years Married: 41 years
Actor Denzel Washington and his wife Pauletta Pearson first met on the set of the television movie Wilma back in 1977, and finally got married in 1983, after the actor revealed that Pearson actually turned him down a few times. However, he credits his wife of 41 years for doing the "heavy lifting" in their marriage.
When the actor was asked about his marriage by The Oprah Magazine, O, he stated, "What pops in my head: security, food, a beautiful home. The difference between a house and a home, it's a big difference. You can buy a house, but that doesn't make it a home - and not to say a man can't make a house a home, but my wife has made our house a home, and raised three beautiful kids, and protected them and sacrificed for them. She did the heavy lifting."
3 Dolly Parton
Spouse: Carl Thomas
- Years Married: 59 years
Country star Dolly Parton has mostly kept her marriage life private and that might just be the reason why she and her husband have celebrated 59 years together. Parton met her husband Carl Thomas when she was just 18 and now at 76-years-old, Parton's marriage is stronger than ever.
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"I always joke and laugh when people ask me what's the key to my long marriage and lasting love. I always say 'Stay gone!' and there's a lot of truth to that. I travel a lot, but we really enjoy each other when we're together and the little things we do," she shared with People back in 2018.
2 Mariska Hargitay
Spouse: Peter Hermann
- Years Married: 20 years
Actress Mariska Hargitay met her husband of 20 years Peter Hermann when they were both working on the set of Law & Order: SVU. The couple got married in 2004 and are raising three children together. Speaking with Good Housekeeping, the famous actress described her marriage with Hermann as "the perfect balance of opposites." She shared, "I bring him out, he brings me in; he slows me down, I make him go faster."
She adds, "I don't always know what he's thinking, but we want the same things. We trust that the other person wants what we want and shares the same values. That's our gift."
1 Sarah Jessica Parker
Spouse: Matthew Broderick
- Years Married: 27 years
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick have been happily married for 27 years and have countlessly defended their marriage with rumor after rumor that the two were on the rocks. There's no doubt that these Hollywood stars are each other's best friends and will be for a very long time.
When Broderick was asked about the secret to his long marriage with SJP, he shared, "I don't know the secret at all, but I, you know, but I'm very grateful and I love her and, it's amazing. I mean, I can't believe that it's been that long. It doesn't feel like it."
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