Famous celebrity couples who have been together 20+ years

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November 27, 2018
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Famous celebrity couples who have been together 20+ years

About half of all married couples , while over in Hollywood that percentage . But while many celebrity matches don't stand the test of time, there are certainly some admirable couples that have done just that. In 2018, Meryl Streep and Don Gummer , while Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson hit the . Not all celebrity couples need to tie the knot to stay together, either: Oprah Winfrey and partner Stedman Graham for more than three decades without ever getting hitched, and Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell  for 35 years without making it legal.

Using data from news reports, 麻豆原创 compiled a list of famous couples who have been together for more than 20 years. Some have gotten married, while others have raised families and stayed together without ever signing a marriage license. Click through to see which celebrity couples have stayed together for two decades or longer.

Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks

Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks have been married 30 years, making them one of Hollywood's most enduring couples. The pair  on the set of the television comedy 鈥淏osom Buddies" while Hanks was married to his first wife, Samantha Lewes. Wilson and Hanks married in 1988, one year after Hanks finalized his divorce. How do they do it? "We learned the secret of happiness with each other a long time ago and that's always telling the truth," Hanks on the podcast 鈥淪ooo Many White Guys.鈥

Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell

Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell have been a couple for 35 years. They met working on the movie "Swing Shift."Hawn credits her relationship's longevity to a and .

Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith

This celebrity power couple met in 1994 when the actress auditioned for the on 鈥淭he Fresh Prince of Bel-Air." Smith was separated from his first wife Sheree Fletcher when he and Jada started dating, and his divorce was finalized in 1995. Rumors about the stability of the pair's union have followed the couple throughout their Hollywood career, but each has openly discussed

Frances McDormand and Joel Coen

Actress Frances McDormand and director Joel Coen have been going strong for more than 30 years. They when McDormand auditioned for a role in 鈥淏lood Simple," the Coen Brothers' directorial debut. The pair married a year later. McDormand says the  is having autonomous careers.

Nancy and Steve Carell

Comedians Steve and Nancy Carell have laughed together in matrimony for 23 years. The two met when  at Chicago's Second City comedy troupe, and they married in 1995鈥攖he same year Nancy was cast on "Saturday Night Live." The couple worked together on "The Office" and created the TV series "Angie Tribeca." Steve claims there is no secret to their long marriage: "I think you get lucky," he .

Tina Fey and Jeff Richmond

Like the Carells, Tina Fey met Jeff Richmond while  in Chicago in the mid-1990s. Fey was acting on stage while Richmond played music. They continued working together and sharing laughs on 鈥淪aturday Night Live" with Richmond as the music director and Fey as a cast member and head writer. The two and tied the knot in 2001.

Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy

Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy and dated for 15 years before getting married in 1997. Both agree there's no secret鈥斺攖o making a marriage work.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Brad Hall

Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Brad Hall auditioned for a play Hall was producing at Northwestern University. The college lovebirds went on to work together on 鈥淪aturday Night Live" in the early 1980s, and . Dreyfus told Jay Leno that the secret to their marriage is that she simply 鈥渇ound the right guy."

Deborra-lee Furness and Hugh Jackman

Deborra-Lee Furness and Hugh Jackman  in 1995 when they met on the set of the film 鈥淐orrelli." Jackman credits the couple's solid marriage to basic compatibility and .

Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon

Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon met while filming a play and were married in 1988. Bacon says is not listening to celebrity advice about how to stay married. To celebrate their 30-year anniversary this year, the couple took to social media to .

Victoria and David Beckham

Despite , the British couple is still going strong after more than two decades together. Victoria and David met at a in 1997 and married in 1999. They have four kids together. Victoria credits to the pair's success.

Kelly Preston and John Travolta

John Travolta met wife Kelly Preston in 1987 on the set of 鈥淭he Experts." They both claim it was . Preston divorced in 1989 in order to marry Travolta. The couple says are the secrets to long-term love.

Mary Steenburgen and Ted Danson

Mary Steenburgen met Ted Danson of 鈥淧ontiac Moon" in 1993 and were married in 1995 following Danson's divorce from actress Whoopi Goldberg. He says his relationship with Steenburgen

Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance

Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance met at the Yale School of Drama and married in 1997. They  in 2007 that , their twin boys, born in 2006, were conceived via surrogate.

Pauletta and Denzel Washington

The Washingtons are Hollywood marriage royalty: They've been married for more than three decades. The couple met in 1977 while filming the television film "Wilma," and 鈥攁fter Denzel's third proposal. The couple says a strong foundation and a focus on family is the key to their enduring marriage.

Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick

Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick began dating in 1991 shortly after Parker ended her relationship with Robert Downey Jr. They , and two decades later they still to keep the romance going strong.

David Furnish and Elton John

Elton John met filmmaker, director, and producer David Furnish  in 1993. In 2005, the couple formed a civil union partnership. They got married nine years later, after same-sex marriage was legalized in the United Kingdom.

Trudie Styler and Sting

Sting and Trudie Styler are known for their physical chemistry. They've certainly had plenty of practice, having dated for a full decade before  in 1992. While they may not spend a full seven hours in a lovemaking session (), they report that they do express their love for one another often.

Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham

Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham started dating more than 30 years ago. The couple  in Chicago鈥攖he same year 鈥淭he Oprah Winfrey Show" debuted. Oprah said  they never got married.

Meryl Streep and Don Gummer

After actor John Cazale died tragically of cancer in 1978, his heartbroken girlfriend Meryl Streep had her brother come by to help her move out of the pair's apartment. Her brother . Streep and Gummer wed after dating for just six months and celebrated 40 years of marriage this year.

Tina Turner and Erwin Bach

Tina Turner and Erwin Bach in London in 1985. They 27 years later in 2013. Turner has had multiple health issues over the course of their relationship, including a stroke and intestinal cancer. In 2017 Bach donated to Turner after the singer suffered total kidney failure.

Tracy Pollan and Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan met in 1985 when she for one season of 鈥淔amily Ties." The couple married three years later and celebrated three decades of marriage this year. Fox, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 1991, with helping him overcome alcoholism, accept his condition, and become an advocate for the cause.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos

Kelly Ripa met Mark Consuelos for 鈥淎ll My Children" in 1995. The couple's television romance quickly blossomed into the real thing, and in 1996  in Las Vegas. They with regular date nights and an active sex life.

Shante Broadus and Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg married his in 1997, on the advice Tupac Shakur. The couple has had many ups and downs, even briefly in 2004. Snoop and his family starred a few years later  鈥淪noop Dogg's Father Hood" on the E! Network.

Susan Geston and Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges met Susan Geston while the 1975 film "Rancho Deluxe."She was a waitress working her way through college. After initially turning him down, Geston warmed up to Bridges and moved back to California with him at the end of filming. They married in 1977, just five days after he proposed.

Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg

Kate Capshaw met Steven Spielberg when she auditioned for the 1984 film 鈥淚ndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom." Spielberg , Amy Irving, in 1989 and married Capshaw in 1991.

Michelle and Barack Obama

Long before they lived in the White House, the future president and First Lady met at a Chicago law firm where Michelle (then Robinson) was assigned to mentor Obama. Their ; they went to see the movie 鈥淒o The Right Thing." Michelle has been open about working on their marriage , as well as their and miscarriage. Their daughters, Sasha and Malia, were conceived through in vitro fertilization.

Tom Ford and Richard Buckley

When fashion designer Tom Ford Richard Buckley in 1986, it was . The two admitted they loved each other and were married in 2014. Ford  to their enduring love is respect.

Livia Giuggioli and Colin Firth

Producer Livia Giuggioli and actor Colin Firth  on a TV miniseries and were . They briefly separated in 2015, during which time Giuggioli was involved with another man she . Since the affair and separation, the couple has reunited.

Simone Smith and LL Cool J

Rapper and actor LL Cool J (real name James Todd Smith) wed jewelry designer Simone Smith 23 years ago. The two in the mid-'80s and have four children together. Simone was diagnosed with bone cancer in 2004, an experience she says .

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