Famous Weddings
Samuel L. Jackson
Jan 14 Actor Samuel L. Jackson (31) weds sports channel producer LaTanya Richardson (30)
- Feb 20 Actress Susan Dey (LA Law) weds producer Bernard Sofronski
Tony Blair
Mar 29 77th Prime Minister of UK Tony Blair (26) weds barrister and lecturer Cherie Booth
Mobutu Sese Seko
May 1 Zaire President Mobutu Sese Seko (49) weds Bobi Ladawa
John McCain
May 17 Navy Liaison and future politician John McCain marries second wife teacher Cindy Lou Hensley
- May 22 American actress Marlo Thomas (42) weds American TV talk host Phil Donahue (44)
Jean-Claude Duvalier
May 27 President of Haiti Jean-Claude Duvalier (28) weds Michele Bennett in Haiti
Mel Gibson
Jun 7 Actor Mel Gibson (24) weds Robyn Moore (24) in Forestville, New South Wales
Raquel Welch
Jul 5 Actress Raquel Welch (39) weds producer André Weinfeld
Michael Biehn
Jul 11 Actor Michael Biehn (23) weds actress Carlene Olson (25)
Elizabeth Warren
Jul 12 US Senator Elizabeth Warren (31) weds law professor Bruce Mann
Donna Summer
Jul 16 Five-time Grammy Award singer Donna Summer (31) weds award-winning arranger Bruce Sudano (31) in Los Angeles, California
Björn Borg
Jul 24 Tennis star Björn Borg (24) weds tennis player Mariana Simionescu (23) in Bucharest, Romania
James Woods
Aug 13 Actor James Woods (33) weds costume designer Kathryn Morrison
Theresa May
Sep 6 81st Prime Minister of UK Theresa May nee Brasier (23) weds investment banker Philip May at the Church of St Mary the Virgin in Wheatley, Oxfordshire
- Oct 4 "The Princess Bride" actor Chris Sarandon (38) weds model Lisa Cooper
Dustin Hoffman
Oct 12 Oscar-winning actor Dustin Hoffman (43) weds businesswoman Lisa Gottsegen (26) in Roxbury, Connecticut
Rod Taylor
Oct 15 Actor Rod Taylor (50) weds Carol Kikumura
Al Sharpton
Oct 31 Baptist minister Al Sharpton (26) weds back up singer Kathy Jordan
Norman Mailer
Nov 11 Novelist Norman Mailer (57) weds Norris Church (31) in Brooklyn, New York
- Nov 24 Ronald Reagan Jr marries Doria Palmieri
Harold Pinter
Nov 27 British playwright Harold Pinter (50) marries 2nd wife British writer and historian Antonia Frazer (48)
Martin Short
Dec 22 Actor Martin Short (30) weds comic actress Nancy Dolman (29)
Famous Divorces
David Bowie
Feb 8 Model Angie Bowie (30) divorces British singer David Bowie (33) after just under 10 years of marriage
Michael Crichton
Sep 5 Lawyer Kathleen St. Johns divorces best-selling author Michael Crichton (37) after nearly 2 years of marriage
Dustin Hoffman
Oct 6 Oscar-winning actor Dustin Hoffman (43) divorces actress Anne Byrne (37) after 11 years of marriage
- Oct 9 Princess Caroline of Monaco divorces Philippe Junot