# Very healthy celebrity relationships in real life **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 10, 2015, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-healthy-celebrity-relationships-in-real-life/737193 "2015-11-10T15:13:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-healthy-celebrity-relationships-in-real-life/737193/1 "2015-11-10T15:13:43Z")
Inspired by a similar thread. LTR’s are difficult for us almost normal folk. I imagine it must be really difficult for celebrities. Of course, all we see is the media’s version. But Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart seem to be very happy. Are there others? ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-healthy-celebrity-relationships-in-real-life/737193/2 "2015-11-10T15:35:02Z")
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson – over 25 years and all seems well. Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller were together for over 60 years until her death last year. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-healthy-celebrity-relationships-in-real-life/737193/3 "2015-11-10T15:44:01Z")
Sharon and Ozzy Osborne, well over 30 years. ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-healthy-celebrity-relationships-in-real-life/737193/4 "2015-11-10T15:58:23Z")
Mark Harmon (NCIS) and Pam Dawber (Mindy of Mork & Mindy) – 27 years Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates – 26 years ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-healthy-celebrity-relationships-in-real-life/737193/5 "2015-11-10T16:12:03Z")
I have no way to judge how healthy it is but Keith Richards has been married to his ex-model wife for over 30 years. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-healthy-celebrity-relationships-in-real-life/737193/6 "2015-11-10T16:32:59Z")
David Bowie and Iman have been married for 23 years. That’s pretty good going for a musician/supermodel pairing. ---
**Author:** ![SaharaTea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SaharaTea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaharaTea)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-healthy-celebrity-relationships-in-real-life/737193/7 "2015-11-10T17:23:58Z")
Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell - together 32 years and they would probably say the secret was NOT getting married. Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick - married 27 years Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan - married 27 years ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-healthy-celebrity-relationships-in-real-life/737193/8 "2015-11-10T17:26:13Z")
It wasn’t as long as I was thinking - only five years - but Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner sure seemed devoted to each other. ---
**Author:** ![SykoSkotty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-healthy-celebrity-relationships-in-real-life/737193/9 "2015-11-10T17:53:19Z")
Gene Simmons & Shannon Tweed have been together for 30+ years. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-healthy-celebrity-relationships-in-real-life/737193/10 "2015-11-10T17:53:42Z")
Maxwell Caulfield and Juliet Mills - married 35 years Not as long but seem very happy together: Pierce Brosnan and Keely Shaye Smith - married 14 years Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker - married 18 years ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-healthy-celebrity-relationships-in-real-life/737193/11 "2015-11-10T18:35:29Z")
How do we know these weren’t 15, or 25, or 30 years of sheer misery with pasted on smiley faces? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-healthy-celebrity-relationships-in-real-life/737193/12 "2015-11-10T18:42:15Z")
The late George Carlin married Brenda Hosbrook in 1961. They remained together until her death in 1997. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-healthy-celebrity-relationships-in-real-life/737193/13 "2015-11-10T18:44:21Z")
Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran and Yasmin Le Bon, the model have been married for over 30 years. ---
**Author:** ![theR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@theR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/theR)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-healthy-celebrity-relationships-in-real-life/737193/14 "2015-11-10T18:49:41Z")
Mel Brooks and Ann Bancroft from 1964 until she died in 2005. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-healthy-celebrity-relationships-in-real-life/737193/15 "2015-11-10T18:58:40Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I have no way to judge how healthy it is but Keith Richards has been married to his ex-model wife for over 30 years. Charlie Watts and his wife have them beat. They’ve been married for 51 years. The late Paul Newman was married to Joanne Woodward for 50 years. John Travolta and Kelly Preston for 24 years. Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgewick have had only one degree of separation for 27 years. Paul and Linda McCartney for 29 years. Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach, 34 years. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-healthy-celebrity-relationships-in-real-life/737193/16 "2015-11-10T19:04:24Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > David Bowie and Iman have been married for 23 years. That’s pretty good going for a musician/supermodel pairing. Ric Ocasek of the Cars and Paulina Porizkova for 26 years. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-healthy-celebrity-relationships-in-real-life/737193/17 "2015-11-10T19:14:06Z")
Michael Anthony (of Van Halen fame) has been married to his high school sweetheart Sue since 1981 (34 years). ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-healthy-celebrity-relationships-in-real-life/737193/18 "2015-11-10T19:19:47Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Ric Ocasek of the Cars and Paulina Porizkova for 26 years. _googles Paulina_ Blimey, fair to say Ric is punching well above his weight there 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-healthy-celebrity-relationships-in-real-life/737193/19 "2015-11-10T19:33:28Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > _googles Paulina_ > > Blimey, fair to say Ric is punching well above his weight there 😃 That’s what rock and roll does for you. ALL these guys were punching well above their weight. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-healthy-celebrity-relationships-in-real-life/737193/20 "2015-11-10T19:53:54Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller were together for over 60 years until her death last year. I heard a _This American Life_ (or some such) recently with Mitzi McCall and Charlie Brill; it was about getting their big break to appear on _The Ed Sullivan Show_ on February 9, 1964. It didn’t go well. Married since 1960, and sounded very happy together. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-healthy-celebrity-relationships-in-real-life/737193.md?page=2)