Famous Weddings
- Jan 27 "ER" TV actress Yvette Freeman (39) weds musical director Lawny Hartley (49) in Dunleith, Delaware
Prince Rogers Nelson
Feb 14 American singer Prince Rogers Nelson (37) weds belly dancer Mayte Garcia (22) in Minneapolis; divorce in 1999
- Feb 14 Secretary of Defense and former US Senator William Cohen of Maine (56) weds Black Entertainment Television host Janet Langhart (54) at United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
- Feb 15 Chinese actress Gong Li (30) weds Singapore-born businessman Ooi Hoe Seong (46) at Singapore's Registry of Marriages
- Feb 29 Fashion designer Nicole Miller (44) weds Kim Taipale (42) in the office of New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani
Pat Summerall
Mar 16 Sportscaster Pat Summerall (65) weds Cherilyn Burns in Florida
- Mar 24 Former Atlanta mayor and UN ambassador Andrew Young (64) weds Carolyn Watson (49) in South Africa
Angelina Jolie
Mar 28 Actress Angelina Jolie (20) weds actor Jonny Lee Miller (23)
Clint Eastwood
Mar 31 Actor and director Clint Eastwood (65) weds news anchor Dina Ruiz (30) in Las Vegas
Hugh Jackman
Apr 11 Actor Hugh Jackman (27) weds actress Deborra-Lee Furness (41) at St. John's in Toorak, Victoria
Dennis Hopper
Apr 12 Actor and filmmaker Dennis Hopper (60) weds actress Victoria Duffy (29) at Boston's Old South Church
- Apr 16 Singer Judy Collins (57) weds industrial designer Louis Nelson (59) at Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City
Robin Wright & Sean Penn
Apr 27 Actress Robin Wright (30) weds actor Sean Penn (35) in Santa Monica, California
Nadia Comăneci
Apr 27 Romanian gymnast and 5-time Olympic gold medalist Nadia Comăneci (35) weds American gymnast Bart Conner (38) in Bucharest, Romania
Lorenzo Lamas
Apr 27 Soap opera actor Lorenzo Lamas (38) weds Playboy model and actress Shauna Sand (24) in Rockland County, New York
Forest Whitaker
May 4 Actor-producer Forest Whitaker (35) weds actress-model Keisha Nash (23) in Montego Bay, Jamaica
- May 11 Fashion designer Cynthia Rowley (39) weds retail store designer Bill Keenan (43) at Manhattan City Hall in New York
Antonio Banderas & Melanie Griffith
May 14 Actor Antonio Banderas (35) weds actress Melanie Griffith (38) at the Westminster register office in London
Tommy Morrison
May 18 American heavyweight boxer Tommy Morrison (27) weds Dawn Freeman
- May 18 NFL Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly (36) weds former marketing director Jill Waggoner (27) at St. Christopher's Catholic Church in suburban Buffalo
- May 25 American "As the World Turns" actress Kelley Menighan (29) weds American "As the World Turns" actor and singer Jon Hensley (31) in Chicago, Illinois; divorce in 2015
- May 26 "Seinfield" actor-comedian Wayne Knight (41) weds makeup artist Paula Sutor (44) in Pacific Palisades, California
- May 27 "Crosby, Stills & Nash" Rock and Roll Hall of Famer guitarist Stephen Stills (51) weds recording-studio manager Kristen Hathaway (30) at the Ritz-Carlton in Palm Beach, Florida
David Cameron
Jun 1 Future British Prime Minister David Cameron (29) weds businesswoman Samantha Sheffield (25) at the Church of St. Augustine of Canterbury in East Hendred, Oxfordshire
- Jun 8 Lyricist and songwriter Carole Bayer Sager (52) weds former chairman of Warner Bros. Robert Daly (60) in Bel Air, California
- Jun 16 American soap opera actress-singer Kassie Wesley (35) weds James De Paiva (39) in Morganfield, Kentucky
- Jun 22 "Full House" actress Candace Cameron (20) weds Montreal Canadiens hockey player Valeri Bure (22) at the Church of the Valle in Van Nuys, California
- Jun 23 "Amadeus" actor Tom Hulce (42) weds Italian artist Cecilia Ermini
Bonnie Blair
Jun 23 Five-time Olympic speed skater gold medalist Bonnie Blair (32) weds four-time Olympian Dave Cruikshank (27) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Kiefer Sutherland
Jun 26 American actor Kiefer Sutherland (29) weds second wife, American model Elizabeth Kelly Winn (34); divorce in 2004
Brett Favre
Jul 14 "Green Bay Packer" quarterback Brett Favre (26) weds Deanna Tynes (27) at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Green Bay, Wisconsin
Bernadette Peters
Jul 20 Tony Award-winning actress Bernadette Peters (48) weds investment adviser Michael Wittenberg (34) at Mary Tyler Moore's home in Millbrook, New York
Hakeem Olajuwon
Aug 8 NBA Rockets star Hakeem Olajuwon (33) weds Dalia Asafi (18) in Houston, Texas
Robert Mugabe
Aug 17 Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (72) weds Grace Marufu (31) at Kutama College in Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
- Aug 24 Swedish actress-model Vendela (30) weds Norwegian politician Olaf Thommessen (30) in Stockholm, Sweden; divorce in 2007
- Sep 1 Presidential daughter Amy Carter (29), the only child of former U.S President Jimmy Carter weds computer consultant Jim Wentzel (28) in Plains, Georgia
- Sep 4 Judy Garland's daughter Lorna Luft (44) weds second husband musician and musical director Colin Freeman (30) at Highclere Castle in Hampshire, United Kingdom
- Sep 7 Czech model-actress Eva Herzigova (23) weds American "Bon Jovi" drummer Tico Torres (43) in Sea Bright, New Jersey; divorce in 1998
- Sep 14 Actress Liz Keifer (33) weds Robert Convertino (41) at Rihga Royal Hotel in New York City
John F. Kennedy Jr.
Sep 21 Elder son of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and magazine publisher John F. Kennedy Jr. (35) weds Caroline Bisset (30) at the wood-frame Brack Chapel of the First African Baptist Church in Cumberland Island, Georgia
- Sep 21 Supermodel Christie Brinkey marries for 4th time to Peter Cook
- Sep 23 American Oscar-nominated "The Buddy Holly Story" actor Gary Busey (52) weds American movie stuntwoman Tiani Warden (29) at Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, Texas; divorce in 2001
Jim Carrey
Sep 23 Canadian-American comedian and "Dumb and Dumber" actor Jim Carrey (35) weds second wife, American actress and "Dumb and Dumber" co-star Lauren Holly (33) in Malibu, California; divorce in 1997
Evander Holyfield
Oct 4 Former undisputed boxing heavyweight world champion Evander Holyfield (34) weds Janice Itson (34) at Glynn Wedding Chapel in nearby Fayetteville
Faith Hill & Tim McGraw
Oct 6 American country singer Faith Hill (29) weds American country singer and actor Tim McGraw (45) in Rayville, Louisiana
Paula Abdul
Oct 25 American pop singer-dancer Paula Abdul (33) weds sportswear designer Brad Beckerman (30) at Beverly Hills Four Seasons Hotel; divorce in 1998
Daniel Day-Lewis
Nov 13 "A Room With A View" actor Daniel Day-Lewis (39) weds "Personal Velocity: Three Portraits" screenwriter Rebecca Miller (34) in Vermont
Michael Jackson
Nov 14 King of Pop Michael Jackson (38) weds American dermatology assistant Debbie Rowe (38) in Sydney, Australia; divorce in 1999
- Nov 16 American "What Part of No" country singer Lorrie Morgan (37) weds 4th husband, American country music singer and producer Jon Randall (29) in Nashville, Tennessee; divorce in 1999
Phil Mickelson
Nov 16 American Golf champ Phil Mickelson (26) weds American Amy McBride (24) in Maui, Hawaii
Chris Rock
Nov 23 American actor and comedian Chris Rock (31) weds founder and executive director of StyleWorks Malaak Compton; divorce in 2016
- Nov 30 "All My Children" actress-model Eva LaRue (29) weds John Callahan (42) under a 500-year-old banyan tree at Koele in Lanai, Hawaii
- Nov 30 Multimillionaire and top-selling female suspense novelist Mary Higgins Clark (67) weds Merrill Lynch Futures retired CEO John Conheeney (67) in Saddle River, New Jersey
- Dec 1 Model-actress Angie Everhart (27) weds actor Ashley Hamilton (22) at the Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles
- Dec 7 Former Tennessee Republican Senator Howard Baker (71) weds retired Kansas GOP Senator Nancy Kassebaum (64) in Washington, D.C.
Lionel Richie
Dec 21 American pop singer Lionel Richie (47) weds clothing designer Diane Alexander (30) at Metropolitan Club in New York; divorce in 2004
Gordon Ramsay
Dec 21 Chef Gordon Ramsay weds teacher Tana Hutcheson
- Dec 30 "The Last Emperor" Chinese actress Vivian Wu (30) weds producer-director Oscar Costo (43) in Shanghai, China
Famous Divorces
Lisa Marie Presley & Michael Jackson
Jan 18 Princess of Rock Lisa Marie Presley files for divorce from King of Pop Michael Jackson in NYC
Halle Berry & David Justice
Feb 22 Actress Halle Berry files for divorce from David Justice
Winnie & Nelson Mandela
Mar 19 Winnie Madikizela-Mandela divorces Nelson Mandela after 38 years of marriage
Charles & Diana
Jul 15 Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales, sign divorce papers
Elizabeth Taylor
Oct 31 English-American actress Elizabeth Taylor's 8th (and final) divorce from American construction worker Larry Fortensky, after 5 years of marriage
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