Celebrity marriages don't always blow up in three years, six months or 55 hours (ahem, Britney). In fact, some of Hollywood's most successful actors, singers and directors are also lucky -- and hardworking
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson: Tom and Rita met on the set of his show "Bosom Buddies" and became involved when they both starred in the 1985 comedy "Volunteers." They were wed in 1988, just in time to ride Tom's meteoric rise to the top of Hollywood royalty. Yet his uber-success
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne:It's hard to imagine a Prince of Darkness so utterly devoted to his princess. Married in 1982 and parents of three, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne also work together (she manages him, or as much of him as can be managed) and starred in a hugely successful
Will and Jada Pinkett Smith: They're the youngsters in this bunch, at just 40 and 37, respectively, but they've been together since the mid-'90s and married in 1997. Since then they have become Young Hollywood royalty, with a host of successful films (and, in Jada's case
Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa: It was a wee bit messy when they first got together, seeing as how the Boss was still wed to Julianne Phillips in the late '80s and Patti was one of the E-Street Band's backup singers touring with him. But this was a love not to be denied
Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon: They share a love of acting, a love of politics and a deep love of each other. The two first met on the set of "Bull Durham" in 1988 and have been together, though unwed, ever since. Their commitment shone through the moving "Dead Man Walking,"
Denzel and Pauletta Washington: Denzel met the former Pauletta Pearson on the set of the 1977 TV movie "Wilma," about the athlete Wilma Rudolph. They married five years later, in 1982, and have four children. From all appearances they are as solid and as romantic as they were
Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell: Though never married, the two are a love story for the Hollywood ages. They worked together on several movies in the late '60s, then reconnected in 1983 on the set of "Swing Shift" and have been together as life partners ever since.
Suzanne Somers and Alan Hamel: The young Somers met popular game-show host Hamel in Los Angeles in the late '60s, and the two wed in 1977, just as Somers was catapulting to stardom in "Three's Company," the sexy sitcom on which she would jiggle for the next several years
Bill and Camille Cosby: Cosby met his wife, the former Camille Hanks, when he was a rising stand-up comic touring in the early '60s and she was a college student. They wed in 1964 and had five children, all of whose names begin with E, for excellence (tragically, their son Ennis
Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon: These are two stars who keep it real, onscreen and off. They're consistently mentioned as two of the most genuine, and genuinely nice, people in all of Hollywood. So it's with great happiness that we see their long union growing ever richer
Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw: Spielberg met the sexy Capshaw when she auditioned for her role in "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom." Putting that little untidiness was behind them, Spielberg and Capshaw married in 1991. They have had five children together
Samuel L. Jackson and LaTanya Richardson: The movie heavyweight is a puppy dog around his wife of nearly 29 years, LaTanya Richardson. They met in the early '70s when he was a student at Morehouse College in Atlanta and she was attending the all-female Spelman College.
Clint Black and Lisa Hartman: Hartman, a mega TV star on "Knots Landing" in the '80s, wed up-and-coming country singer Black in 1991 after they knew each other just 10 months. Yet the couple's longevity and deep bonds are inspirational.
Sidney Poitier and Joanna Shimkus: Poitier and Shimkus, a former actress, met in the '60s and were married in 1976. They have two daughters, Anika and Sydney. Shimkus retired from acting to raise the girls, then launched a successful career as an interior designer
Kirk Cameron and Chelsea Noble: The two young cuties met on their show "Growing Pains" and have been wed for 17 years. Not long after their marriage, both became born-again Christians and have largely worked on faith-based films, including the "Left Behind" series.
James Earl Jones and Cecilia Hart: Jones and his Hart married in 1982 and have one child. Hart recently glowed on her husband's arm at the 2009 SAG Awards, where he was receiving a lifetime achievement award. On the red carpet, Lisa Rinna asked their secret, and Hart, adorably
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