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Celebrities Who Married Non-Celebrities


Celebrities Who Married Non-Celebrities
Little-known celebrity spouses, When megastar Paul McCartney marries fiancee Nancy Shevell, an executive of a New Jersey-Little-known celebrity spouses based transportation company, they'll join a long list of celebrities who marry lesser-known people.

Eric Bana

The hunky actor and his publicist wife have been married for 14 years and have two children.
Joe Biden

The vice president married the English professor in 1977 after losing his first wife and infant daughter in a tragic car accident. The Bidens have two sons from his first marriage and a daughter, born in 1981.
Cate Blanchett

While acting in a stage production of this play, the Australian actress met a playwright, and they married the following year. The couple work together as artistic directors at the Sydney Theatre Company.
Jeff Bridges

While shooting this Western, Jeff Bridges met his future wife, who was working as a maid on the ranch where the film was set.
Kobe Bryant

The Los Angeles Lakers star became engaged to his future wife in 2000 while she was still a senior in high school. The couple married in 2001 and has two daughters. A 2003 sexual assault charge by a Colorado hotel employee strained Bryant’s public and private life.
Russell Crowe

The award-winning actor met his actress wife while filming a 1990 romance. The couple has been married for eight years and has two sons.
Matt Damon

Though Matt Damon dated celebrities such Winona Ryder and this British actress, he eventually settled down with an Argentine-born woman who worked in a bar near his film set
Patrick Dempsey

Though the man known as "McDreamy" from this hit TV drama (watch clips) could have had his pick of famous Hollywood women, he married his hairdresser in 1999. The couple has three children together.
Brett Favre

The retired NFL quarterback and his wife were childhood friends.At the age of 20, she became pregnant with Favre’s daughter, who was born in 1989. She put herself through college while working as a single mother. She and Favre eventually married in 1996 and had a second daughter in 1999.
Will Ferrell

The "SNL" alum met his wife in an acting class 16 years ago. The couple has three children.
Tina Fey

In addition to being a successful actress, writer and author, Tina Fey is also happily married to a composer.The couple has one daughter and is expecting another child.
Salma Hayek

The voluptuous actress is married to the CEO of an international luxury company.The couple has been married for two years and has one daughter. Before their wedding, he fathered a child with a supermodel ? Get the details.
Hugh Jackman

The man behind "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" has been married to his actress wife for 15 years. The couple has a son named Oscar and a daughter named Ava
Samuel L. Jackson

The critically acclaimed actor met his wife during college, and they have been married for 21 years. His wife works as a producer for a major TV network.
John Kerry

The Massachusetts senator married his Mozambique-born wife in 1995. Kerry was divorced from his first wife in 1988.

Dennis Kucinich

The congressman and former presidential candidate married his much younger wife in 2005. It was the first marriage for Elizabeth, but the third for the congressman. They were married in his home state. He has a daughter from a previous marriage.
Joe Lieberman

The Connecticut congressman met his second wife in 1982 while campaigning. The daughter of Holocaust survivors, her former husband was a rabbi. She has a son from her first marriage, and a daughter with the Congressman. He has two children from his first.
Tobey Maguire

Tobey Maguire met his jewelry-designer wife while shooting this 2003 film. The couple has a 4-year-old girl named Ruby Sweetheart and a 2-year-old boy named Otis Tobias.
John McCain

The U.S. Senator and former presidential candidate met his wife in 1979 at a military reception, and were married in 1980 after he divorced his first wife. The couple has four children.
Matthew McConaughey

In the movies, the attractive Texan has starred next to several of Hollywood's hottest ladies, but in real life he married a lesser-known model and actress from this South American country.
Ewan McGregor

Almost 16 years ago, the Scottish actor married his production-designer wife in a small village in her home country. The couple has four daughters.
Debra Messing

While they were both attending graduate school at this university, Debra Messing met her screenwriter husband. The couple has been married for more than 10 years and has a 7-year-old son.
Conan O'Brien

The late-night talk show host and his wife, an advertising executive, have been married for nine years and have two children.
Chris O'Donnell

When Chris O'Donnell was attending this New England college, he met his future wife, and they were married in 1997. The couple has five children together, ranging in age from 3 to 11.
Ron Paul

The U.S. Congressman and candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination and his wife were married in 1957, while he was a senior in college. They have five children, eighteen grandchildren and four great-granchildren.
Rep. Nancy Pelosi

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is one of the most recognizable women in politics today. She and her husband have been married for nearly 50 years and have five children. She's one of the wealthiest politicians on politics. What is her net worth estimated to be?
Gov. Rick Perry

Another Republican presidential candidate is governor of Texas. He and his wife have been married for nearly three decades and have two children. A nursing school was named in her honor. Which school?
Ellen Pompeo

The "Grey's Anatomy" star married her record-producer husband in 2007. In 2009 the couple welcomed their first child, a girl they named Stella Luna.
John C. Reilly

While filming in this exotic location, the Chicago-born actor met his future wife, a producer whose recent Sundance hit stars O'Reilly
Mitt Romney

The Republican presidential candidate and former governor of this state, has been married for more than 40 years. The couple has five children.He is one of the wealthiest U.S. politicians. What is his estimated net worth?
Keri Russell

The "Felicity" actress met her carpenter husband through friends. The couple married on this holiday in 2007. They live in this New York borough and have a 4-year-old son.
Rene Russo

Rene Russo and her screenwriter husband have been married for 19 years and have one daughter. The two worked together on the set of this film.
Clarence Thomas

The longtime associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States has been married for 24 years. Thomas' wife, the founder of a conservative group, recently made headlines when she admitted calling Anita Hill – the woman who accused Thomas of sexual harassment during his appoint hearings 20 years ago – and requesting an apology.

Denzel Washington

As part of one of a few enduring Hollywood marriages, Denzel Washington has been married to his wife for 28 years, and they have four children. In 1995, the pair renewed their vows in this African country.

Biggest sports fines




Biggest sports fines
Biggest sports fines,The most recent fine and suspension in professional sports goes to Atlanta Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell  for allegedly hurling gay slurs at fans and making crude gestures. Professional sports pay some of the largest salaries and feature great talent, but what's the cost of that competition when it takes an ugly turn?

 Kobe Bryant
The NBA basketball player was fined for using an anti-gay slur toward a referee during a game. Gay rights organizations were happy with the harsh punishment from the NBA commissioner.

Kobe Bryant appeals $100K fine

kobe bryant fined $100,000

vanessa bryant 4 million ring

 James Harrison
The linebacker for this steel-city team  racked up the fines for illegal hits in 2010. The NFL has been cracking down on hard and illegal hits for safety reasons. Will there even be a football season this year?

James Harrison appeals fines

James Harrison penalties $100,000

 Mike Tyson
During the “Sound and the Fury” fight in 1997  Tyson famously bit off part of the ear of his opponent.  He was hit with a monstrous fine and had his boxing license taken away. 

Mike Tyson $3 million fine

 Bill Belichick
The temperamental coach was handed the largest fine ever for an NFL coach for spying and videotaping another team's defensive signals.

Bill Belichick scandal $500,000

 Dennis Rodman
This former basketball bad boy was given the largest fine for a player in NBA history at that time in 1997 for insulting a Utah-based religion.

Dennis Rodman $300,000 child support

Dennis Rodman $50,000 fine
 Charles Swing 
In 2009, the NASCAR crew chief was suspended and hit with the biggest fine in the sport's history for having an oversized engine during a race at a popular speedway.

Charles Swing  fined $200,000

 Ray Kroc
The late MLB baseball team owner and businessman, best known for a major fast-food chain was fined a hefty amount in 1979 for publicly stating he would try to pursue certain free agents. 

Ray Kroc $100,000 fine

ray kroc net worth $500 million 

 Vancouver Canucks
In 2004, Canadian hockey player Todd Bertuzzi  was suspended  from the NHL for a punching Steve Moore  in the back of the head, which fractured his neck and ended his career. The Canucks were slammed with a huge fine.  

vancouver canucks fined $250,000

 McLaren Formula 1
The McLaren-Mercedes Team were disqualified from the Formula 1 2007 season and fined the largest amount tin FIA history  for its part in an espionage scandal involving their rival team.

mclaren ferrari spy scandal
Mark Cuban
This outspoken NBA owner was hit with a large fine  for violating anti-tampering rules when he mentioned he would like to acquire this star player when he became a free agent. What team did the player end up on?

Mark Cuban $100,000 fine

April quotables


April quotables

April quotables
From birth certificates, to soap operas, to natural disasters — see which sound bites and snippets made big headlines this month.
Barack Obama
The president signaled his intent to run for re-election in 2012, explaining to supporters:

"We've always known that lasting change wouldn't come quickly or easily."
Gwyneth Paltrow
Paltrow has exposed herself as quite the music lover lately (watch her channel her inner pop star). In an interview on Jay-Z’s blog, she explained that she even has a penchant for gangsta rap:

"It was an accident that I learned every word of 'Straight Outta Compton.' "
Raul Castro
Cuba’s 79-year-old president — now replacing his older brother — addressed the country’s past woes and spoke of the need for future reforms:

"Two plus two is four. Never five, much less six or seven – as we have sometimes pretended."
Hillary Clinton
Secretary of State Clinton was in Seoul speaking with South Korea’s foreign minister about future trade opportunities:

"…The truth is: We know we can do more if we can lower the barriers to trade between our countries."
Susan Lucci
When news broke that her long-running soap opera was being canceled, Lucci handled press inquiries with aplomb:

"I'm looking forward to all kinds of new and exciting opportunities."
Sarah Palin
Former Alaska Gov. Palin defended Wisconsin’s governor and his controversial new bill at a rally riddled with hecklers:

"Hey, folks! He's trying to save your jobs and your pensions!"
Jan Brewer
The governor of Arizona vetoed the so-called ‘birther’ bill:

"This is a bridge too far."
Kobe Bryant
Angry with a referee during a game the Lakers guard spat out a gay slur in his direction. He later said:

"What I said last night should not be taken literally."
Mayor Nicholas Valentine
Valentine’s city was the site of a grizzly scene, wherein a 25-year-old mother intentionally drove herself and her four children into the Hudson River.

"We are talking about a tragedy in this city that is probably second to none."
Madonna
Recent rumors emerged that the FBI was investigating the singer’s African children’s charity. She had her agent quickly refute the budding scandal:

"As we have said previously, Raising Malawi is currently undergoing a series of positive changes in an effort to serve more children."

John Boehner
The Republican House speaker helped come up with a last-minute spending bill that would avert a governmental crisis.

"This bill is not perfect. It is no cause for celebration. It is just one step."
Glenn Beck
FOX News Channel announced that Beck’s talk show  would come to an end this year.

"I will continue to tell the story and I will be showing other ways for us to connect."
Jamie Foxx
During a late-night appearance  the comedian joked that President Obama needs to work on his dancing skills:

"He's got to be able to represent America in any dance-related diplomatic situations that may arise."
Tina Fey
Fey announced that she and her husband are expecting their second child, but they’re in no rush to find out the child’s gender:

"We're going to find out ... never. Not even after it's born. I'm just going to see what it chooses to wear to prom."
Donald Trump
During a morning-show interview Trump brought up the question of the president’s citizenship.

"Maybe I'm going to do the tax returns when Obama does his birth certificate."
Bev Perdue
The governor of North Carolina was shocked when she surveyed the damage left by the storm system that recently blew through the state:

"I’ve never seen anything like it. It was like paper doll houses that were collapsed."
Nicolas Cage
Cage is said to have taunted police officers here, shortly before he was detained.

"Why don't you just arrest me?"
Jennifer Aniston
Aniston joked in a UK magazine that she could solve all of the romance rumors with just one phone call:

"I could call up George, say, 'Hon, let's just get hitched and have kids ...'"
Jarneshia Broussard
Broussard, a 5-year-old Texas kindergartener  heard the sound of gunfire in her school’s cafeteria:

"I knew it was a gun because a gun goes 'pow.’"

Jennifer Lopez
The reality-show judge received a glowing title and explained how she prefers to flaunt low-maintenance beauty:

"Just being able to touch my face and rub my eyes and put my fingers in my hair and not having to worry about messing it up, it’s so much better."