27 celebrities who married people who aren't famous

Anjelica Oswalk
Monday 30 October 2017 16:57 GMT
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George Clooney met human rights lawyer Amal through mutual friends
George Clooney met human rights lawyer Amal through mutual friends (Getty)

Not all celebrity power couples are celebrity pairings.

Matt Damon met his wife Luciana when she was bartending, and George Clooney met human rights lawyer Amal through mutual friends.

Here are 27 Hollywood stars who married non-celebrities.

Aaron Paul and Lauren Parsekian

(Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

The "Breaking Bad" star met Parsekian, an activist and co-founder of Kind Campaign, at the Coachella music festival and the two married in 2013. Paul announced that the couple were expecting their first baby in an Instagram post in September 2017.

George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin

Clooney met Alamuddin, an incredibly accomplished human rights lawyer, during a dinner party hosted by mutual friends in 2013. They married in 2014 and welcomed twins, Alexander and Ella, in June 2017.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Tasha McCauley

Gordon-Levitt married robotics entrepreneur McCauley in 2015. According to McCauley's twitter, she is the vice president of business development at GeoSim Systems. The couple had a second son in June 2017.

Ellen Pompeo and Chris Ivery

The "Grey's Anatomy" star met Ivery, a music producer, at a grocery store in 2003. The two quietly got married in 2007 with New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg as a witness. They welcomed a third child in 2016.

Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth

(Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

The "Big Little Lies" star started dating Toth, a talent agent, in 2010, and the couple married in March 2011. They had a son in September 2012.

Gal Gadot and Yaron Varsano

The "Wonder Woman" star has been married to real estate developer Yaron Varsano since 2008. She gave birth to their second daughter in March 2017.

Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied

Portman met Millepied, a dancer, when he was serving as the choreographer on the set of "Black Swan." They married in 2012 and have two children, one born in February 2017.

Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Justin Mikita

The "Modern Family" actor married Mikita, a lawyer, in 2013.

Patrick Dempsey and Jillian Fink

Dempsey and Fink, a hairstylist and makeup artist, married in 1999. The couple, who have three kids together, almost divorced, but they called it off in 2016.

Eddie Redmayne and Hannah Bagshawe

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Redmayne married Bagshawe, a public relations executive, in 2014, and the two welcomed a daughter in 2016.

Meryl Streep and Don Gummer

Streep married sculptor Gummer in 1978 and they have four kids.

Zoë Saldana and Marco Perego

Saldana married artist Perego in 2013, and the duo has three kids.

Tina Fey and Jeff Richmond

Fey and Richmond, a composer, met while at Chicago's Second City, where he later became the musical director. They married in 2009 and have two daughters.

Anne Hathaway and Adam Shulman

Hathaway married jewelry designer and businessman Shulman in 2012, and they welcomed a son in 2016.

Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman

Banks met Handelman, now a producer, when the two were in college. They married in 2003 and have two sons born via surrogates.

Wanda Sykes and Alex Niedbalski

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Comedian Sykes married Niedbalski married in 2008, and Niedbalski gave birth to the couple's twins in 2009.

Seth Meyers and Alexi Ashe

Meyers married Ashe, a human rights lawyer, in 2013. They had a son in 2016.

Paul Rudd and Julie Yaeger

Rudd and Yaeger have been married since 2003 and have two kids. She was a former publicist.

Jon Stewart and Tracey McShane

Stewart met McShane when they were set up on a blind date. The former "Daily Show" host and former veterinary technician married in 2000, and they have two kids.

Ken Jeong and Tran Ho

Jeong was a doctor before becoming an actor, but his wife stayed a family physician. The couple has twin girls.

Julia Roberts and Daniel Moder

Roberts met cinematographer Moder when they were both working on the set of "The Mexican" and married in 2002. They have three children.

Jimmy Fallon and Nancy Juvonen

Fallon married producer Juvonen in 2007, a few months after meeting on the set of "Fever Pitch." They have two daughters.

Cynthia Nixon and Christine Marinoni

The "Sex and the City" star married education activist Marinoni in 2012. Marinoni gave birth to a son the year before.

Jeff Bridges and Susan Geston

Geston was working as a waitress on a ranch when Bridges met her. He was there filming "Rancho Deluxe." They married in 1977 and have three daughters.

Matt Damon and Luciana Bozán Barroso

(Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images (Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)

Damon met Bozán in Miami when he was filming "Stuck on You" and she was working as a bartender. The two married in 2005 and have three daughters.

Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea Hurley

Hurley was Bon Jovi's high school sweetheart when they secretly wed in 1989. They have four kids.

Alec Baldwin and Hilaria Thomas

Baldwin married the yoga instructor in 2012 and they have three kids.

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