10 Celebrities Who Married Ordinary People
Today’s article is about celebrities who married ordinary people.
Relationships among celebrities existed since … forever.
And it’s true. Some celebrity couples are more loved and idolised when they’re together as one, like Jay-Z and Beyonce, the entertainment’s power couple.
However, there are also Hollywood stars who decided to be out of the ordinary and dated ‘normal’ people.
And there’s nothing wrong with that! We even encourage this idea!
The following couples met in some unexpected ways and some of their stories are lovely and also funny.
Let’s get straight to business and see who are the 10 non-celebrities who are living every fan’s dream!
10Vince Vaughn
We begin our top 10 with the American actor, producer and comedian, Vince Vaughn. Vince Vaughn, whose full name is Vincent Anthony Vaughn, was born on March 28, 1970.
He is best known for his high performance in the 1996 movie ‘Swingers’.
And has appeared since then in several films, including ‘Rudy’, ‘The Lost World: Jurassic Park’, ‘The Intership’, ‘The Break-Up’, ‘Wedding Crashers’ and the list can continue.
In 2005, Vince Vaughn began dating his co-star in ‘The Break-Up’, Jennifer Aniston, and a year later the couple split.
In 2010 Vince married the Canadian real estate agent, Kyla Weber.
He told Ellen DeGeneres that he ‘met the best girl in the world‘. And we have a touching video to show you.
Did you know that Christian Bale married a personal assistant? Who would have guessed?!
9Christian Bale
Christian Charles Philip Bale, or was be know him, the Dark Knight, has had a successful film career since he was a young boy.
The 40-year-old hottie is one of the best actors in Hollywood.
And you may think that he shares his life with some famous actress or something like that.
Actually, Christian Bale wed in 2000 the personal assistant to actress Winona Ryder.
Sandra ‘Sibi’ Blazic is a former model and a make-up artist and they have a daughter born on March 27, 2005, named Emmeline.
And this year, in March, it was confirmed that the lovely couple are expecting their second child.
We all love Jeff Bridges! And he showed us that when love strikes, you can’t do nothing about it!
8Jeff Bridges
Born on December 4, 1949, Jeffrey Leon Bridges is an American actor, producer and country musician.
Jeff Bridges is best known for his performance in the 2009 film ‘Crazy Heart’, which brought him an Academy Award for ‘Best Actor’.
Also, he earned several Academy Award nomination for his roles in ‘The Last Picture Show’, ‘Starman’, ‘Iron Man’, ‘ The Big Lebowski’, ‘Tron: Legacy’, ‘The Fabulous Baker Boys’, and ‘True Grit’.
In 1977, Jeff Bridges married Susan Geston, whom he met while Susan was working as a maid on a ranch.
The 2 of them met on the film shoot of ‘Rancho Deluxe’, which was filmed on that ranch. You can’t argue with the destiny.
On an interview, Jeff Bridges declared : ‘It took me all day to finally get up the nerve to ask her out. And she said no.‘
But obviously, that relationship ended up working up and they have been together for 37 years.
The couple has 3 daughters Isabelle Annie, Jessica Lily and Hayley Roselouise, and 1 granddaughter, Grace.
Reese Witherspoon met her husband in a very funny way. See for yourself!
7Reese Whiterspoon
The 38-year-old Laura Jeanne Reese Whiterspoon gained worldwide recognition after portraying Elle Woods in ‘Legally Blonde’, and starred in the 2002 ‘Sweet Home Alabama’.
In 1997, Reese met actor Ryan Phillippe at her 21st birthday party and became engaged a year later. They have 2 children Deacon Reese Phillippe and Ava Elizabeth Phillippe.
After 7 years of marriage, the couple got separated in 2006.
Shortly after, Reese Whiterspoon began dating Jake Gyllenhall, her co-star from ‘Rendition’. That didn’t work out so well either, as the couple broke up in December, 2009.
In the end, the actress married the sober friend of a drunk guy who hit on her at a party. In 2011, Reese and talent agent and co-head of motion picture talent at the Creative Artists Agency, Jim Toth, got married at Libbey Ranch, located in Ojai, California.
The actress told ‘Elle’ Magazine that Jim said ‘ I’m gonna show you every day what a good partner is, what a good person is. I’m going to take care of you. I’m gonna do this so much that you’re gonna get used to it.’ Lucky Reese Witherspoon!
Patrick Dempsey is a really romantic guy!
6Patrick Dempsey
The American actor and race car driver, Patrick Galen Dempsey, is best known for his role as neurosurgeon Dr. Derek Sheperd on the medical drama ‘Grey’s Anatomy’.
Born on January 13, 1966, the 48-year-old actor also appeared in several films, like ‘Sweet Home Alabama’, ‘Enchanted’, ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’ and ‘Freedom Writers’.
Patrick Dempsey has been married twice. Once, in 1987, when he married actress and acting coach Rochelle Parker, who appeared with Patrick in the film ‘In the Mood’.
They divorced in 1994.
And second, Patrick married his hairdresses. And guess what? She still cuts his hair.
Patrick Dempsey met Jillian Fink when he scheduled an appointment at her salon. They got married on July 31, 1999 and have 3 children : Tallulah Fyfe, and twins Sullivan Patrick and Darby Galen.
He still makes regular appointments at the salon, which we think it’s kind of romantic. Dempsey said : ‘It’s like our date night when we work together because we can talk and don’t have our three kids around‘.
Pretty woman and Richard Gere? Not a chance!
5Julia Roberts
The pretty woman didn’t end up with Richard Gere. She didn’t even pay attention to Brad Pitt.
While working on the film ‘The Mexican’ with Brad Pitt, the 46-year-old Julia Fiona Roberts met and put her eyes on cameraman Danny Moder.
But the problem was that Danny Moder was married and Julia Roberts was seeing the American actor Benjamin Bratt.
Nevertheless, the heart wants what the heart wants and you can’t say ‘No!’ to true love!
After Danny Moder’s divorce was finalized, Julia and Danny wed in 2002, at her ranch in Taos, New Mexico, and now they have 3 children : Henry Daniel Moder, and twins Phinnaeus ‘Finn’ Walter Moder and Hazel Patricia.
Tobey Maguire married his boss’ daughter. Risky or not?
4Tobey Maguire
Tobias Vincent Maguire is the American actor and film producer, best known for his role as Peter Parker / Spider-Man in Sam Raimi’s ‘Spider-Man’ trilogy (2002-2007).
Among other significant roles include the ones in 1998 ‘Pleasantville’, 1999 ‘The Cider House Rules’, 2000 ‘Wonder Boys’, 2003 ‘Seabiscuit’ and 2013 ‘The Great Gatsby’.
And these high performances brought Tobey Maguire 2 Saturn Awards and several Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globe Award nominations.
While shooting the 2003 film ‘Seabiscuit’, the actor met Jennifer Meyer, a jewelry designer and the daughter of Universal Studios chief, Ronald Meyer.
He and Jennifer dated for 4 years before getting married.
The couple now have a daughter born on November 10, 2006, named Ruby Sweetheart Maguire. Lovely name!
3Jerry Seinfeld
Jerome Allen ‘Jerry’ Seinfeld, is a 60-year-old comedian, actor and producer, best known for potraying a fiction version of himself in the sitcom ‘Seinfeld’ (1989-1998).
Before the sitcom was created, he dated Carol Leifer, also a comedian.
In his late 30s, he even dated a 17-year-old high school student, Shoshanna Lonstein.
In August 1998, Jerry Seinfeld met Jessica Sklar, a PR executive for Tommy Hilfiger, at the Reebok Sports Club and they began dating.
And she had just return from a 3-week honeymoon in Italy with Eric Nederlander.
Jessica Sklar divorced the theatrical producer, Eric Nederlander, and wed Jerry on December 25, 1999.
Together, they have 3 kids : a girl Sascha, and 2 boys, Julian Kal and Shepherd Kellen.
2Matt Damon
Matthew Paige Damon, or as we know it, Matt Damon, is an American actor, voice actor and producer who received many awards and award nominations, such as Academy Award for ‘Best Original Screenplay’, Satellite Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for ‘Best Actor’.
He appeared in several successful films, but perhaps the well known are ‘Saving Private Ryan’, ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’ and, of course, the ‘Ocean’s trilogy.
So Jeff Bridges married a maid. What job do you think Matt Damon’s wife has?
In 2003, while filming the comedy ‘Stuck on You’, Matt Damon met Luciana Barroso at a bar in Miami. She was woking as a bartender.
The couple wed in 2005 at the Manhattan Marriage Bureau, and they now have 4 daughters, and 1 of them, Alexia, is from Luciana’s previous marriage.
Are you ready for #1?
1Nicolas Cage
One of the world’s well known actors is definitely Nicolas Cage.
He starred in almost 100 films to date.
At the 1996 Academy Awards, Nicolas Cage won the Academy Award for ‘Best Actor’ for his portrayal in ‘Leaving Las Vegas’.
And in 2001, he received an Honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts by California State University.
Nicolas Cage, whose real name is Nicolas Kim Coppola, met his 3rd and current wife, Alice Kim, who is a former waitress who previously worked at the Korean nighclub ‘Le Prive’ and at the restaurant ‘Kabuki’, both located in Los Angeles.
The couple wed on July 30, 2004, at a private ranch, located in Northern California.
Together, they have a son, Kal-El, born on October 3, 2005.
These were the 10 Celebrities Who Married Ordinary People!
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