16 Celebrity Couples Who Used to Be Together and Even Had Children, but We Forgot About it
It might seem that in our digital age, people can learn even the slightest details of the celebrities’ lifestyle: what they eat for breakfast, how they spend their vacations, and what their children do. But some celebrities shun the spotlight and try to keep their private life... well... private. This is why their romantic relationships remain unknown to the wider audience.
At CHEERY, we decided to find celebrity couples who not only used to be together but also had children.
Harrison Ford and Melissa Mathison
Harrison Ford met his second wife, Melissa Mathison, on the set of Apocalypse Now. The actor played one of the main characters, and Melissa was an assistant producer.
They began to date in 1982 and soon got married. The couple separated in 2000. They had 2 children together — a son, Malcolm, and a daughter, Georgia. Georgia decided to follow in her father’s footsteps and chose an acting career.
Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins
Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins met during the filming of Bull Durham. In 1988, the actors began to live together. The couple raised 2 sons: Jack Henry and Miles. But in 2009, Sarandon and Robbins announced their separation. Their children also chose a career in movies. Jack is a film director and writer, and Miles is an actor and musician.
Mary Steenburgen and Malcolm McDowell
McDowell met Steenburgen on the set of Time After Time where they played the starring roles. They got married in 1980 and divorced 10 years later. They have 2 children together: a daughter, Lilly, who became an actress, and a son, Charlie, who is a film director now.
Rachel Weisz and Darren Aronofsky
Actress Rachel Weisz met film director Darren Aronofsky backstage at a London theater. In 2001, the couple started dating, and 5 years later, they had their son, Henry. In 2010, they stopped living together and eventually decided to separate. But they still remain close friends and raise their child together.
Bobby Cannavale and Jenny Lumet
Actor Bobby Cannavale, known for his works in various TV series, married screenwriter Jenny Lumet in 1994. In 1995, they had a son, Jake Cannavale, who chose the career of a musician and actor. Bobby and Jake appeared in one of the seasons of the series Nurse Jackie together. Cannavale and Lumet divorced in 2003.
Mary-Louise Parker and Billy Crudup
The actors Parker and Crudup met while making the play Bus Stop together. They started dating in 1996. 7 years later, a few months before their son, William Atticus, was born, the couple separated. Despite this, Mary-Louise and Billy raise their child together and even appeared in his student film years later.
Laura Dern and Ben Harper
Actress Laura Dern met musician Ben Harper at one of his concerts in 2000. In 2001, the couple had a son, Ellery, and a daughter, Jaya, in 2004. Laura and Ben got married in 2005 and divorced in 2013. Ellery chose a modeling career, and Jaya followed in her mother’s footsteps and became an actress.
Mikhail Baryshnikov and Jessica Lange
Ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov and actress Jessica Lange met in 1977. 4 years later, they had a daughter, Shura. Soon Baryshnikov and Lange split, but continue to appear in public together. Shura followed in her father’s footsteps: she’s a dancer and choreographer.
Patricia Arquette and Thomas Jane
Patricia Arquette and Thomas Jane met through mutual friends. They began to date and then got engaged when Patricia found out that she was pregnant. Their daughter, Harlow Olivia, was born in 2003. Their relationship wasn’t smooth: they would break up and reconcile. Eventually, Arquette and Jane got divorced in 2011. Harlow chose an acting career, and her first appearance on screen happened when she was 12.
Robert Downey Jr. and Deborah Falconer
Robert Downey Jr. and singer Deborah Falconer got married in 1992 after a short period of courtship. The couple had a son, Indio. Due to Robert’s addictions and problems with the law, Deborah filed for a divorce in 2001. Indio Falconer Downey appeared in 2 movies and now plays in a rock band.
Liv Tyler and Royston Langdon
The actress started dating musician Royston Langdon in 1998. The couple got married in 2003 and soon had their son, Milo. In 2008, Tyler and Langdon announced their separation but agreed to raise their child together.
Matt Bellamy and Kate Hudson
Kate Hudson met the Muse frontman at a music festival. He asked for her phone number, and soon they began to date. The couple announced their engagement in April 2011, and 3 months later they had their son Bingham. And in 2014, Kate and Matthew split. For the sake of their son, Hundson and Bellamy had to work hard to maintain a friendly relationship. Now they raise their son together and also run mutual business.
Tim Bevan and Joely Richardson
Actress Joely Richardson married movie producer Tim Bevan in 1991, and they divorced in 1997. Richardson and Bevan had a daughter, Daisy, who now acts in movies. The divorce was a really hard time for Joely because her husband left her for a younger woman. However, Richardson and Bevan agreed to raise their child together.
Tom Ellis and Tamzin Outhwaite
Tom Ellis and Tamzin Outhwaite got married in 2006. The couple had 2 daughters, Florence and Marnie. In 2014, they divorced, but Ellis is always there for his children. He once had to be away from his daughters for 7 months, and it was a very painful time for him. The couple never revealed the reasons of their divorce. Currently both Tom and Tamzin are in a new relationship.
Timothy Hutton and Debra Winger
Timothy Hutton met Debra Winger at a music festival which they hosted. They immediately fell for each other and started dating. A few months later, Timothy and Debra got married. And a year later, they had their son Noah. Hutton and Winger divorced in 1990 after a few months of separation. Noah Hutton is a writer and director of documentary films.
Isabelle Adjani and Daniel Day-Lewis
Isabelle Adjani and Daniel Day-Lewis’s romance lasted for 6 years. However, Daniel did his best to keep their relationship private. Soon after the couple’s relationship ended in 1995, Adjani gave birth to their son Gabriel-Kane Day-Lewis. The young man works as a model and acts in movies.
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