Famous Weddings
Melinda & Bill Gates
Jan 1 Microsoft CEO Bill Gates (38) marries Melinda French (29)
Edward James Olmos
Jan 28 American actress Lorraine Bracco (39) weds American actor Edward James Olmos (46); divorce in 2002
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Feb 3 Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme (32) weds Darcy Lapier (28) in Bangkok
Jerry Garcia
Feb 14 Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia (51) weds Deborah Koons (40) in Tiburon, California
Ricki Lake
Mar 26 American actress and talk show hostess Ricki Lake (25) weds American illustrator Rob Sussman (28) in Las Vegas, Nevada; divorce in 2004
- Mar 26 Half-brother of former President Bill Clinton and rodeo clown Roger Clinton (37) weds Molly Martin (25) in Dallas, Texas
- Apr 9 American singer Wayne Newton (52) weds attorney Kathleen McCrone (30) at his Casa de Shenandoah ranch in Paradise, Nevada
- Apr 16 American singer and piano player Harry Connick, Jr. (26) weds American model Jill Goodacre (30) at St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, Louisiana
Dudley Moore
Apr 16 British actor Dudley Moore (58) weds actress Nicole Rothschild; divorced in 1998
Jennie Garth
Apr 17 Jennie Garth weds Dan Clark
Todd Beamer
May 14 Software salesman Todd Beamer (25) weds Lisa Brosious in Peekskill, New York
Roone Arledge
May 21 ABC Sports President Roone Arledge (62) weds third wife Gigi Shaw
- May 21 American actor and Burger King spokesman Dan Cortese (26) weds Dee Dee Hemby (26); divorce in 2012
Trisha Yearwood
May 21 American country singer Trisha Yearwood (29) weds American roots-rock bassist Robert Reynolds (32); divorce in 1999
Michael Jackson & Lisa Marie Presley
May 26 American King of Pop, Michael Jackson (35) weds King of Rock 'n' Roll Elvis Presley's daughter Lisa Marie Presley (26) in La Romana, Dominican Republic; divorce in 1996
Rush Limbaugh
May 27 Radio personality Rush Limbaugh (43) weds wife No. 3, aerobic instructor Marta Fitzgerald (35), at the home of US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas; divorced 2004
Eddie Vedder
Jun 3 American "Pearl Jam" singer Eddie Vedder (29) weds Beth Liebling (27) in the Eternal City
Neil Armstrong
Jun 12 Astronaut Neil Armstrong (63) marries second wife Carol Held Knight
- Jun 26 American "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" actor Brandon Cruz (32) weds Elizabeth Finkelstein (26); divorce in 2018
Billie Joe Armstrong
Jul 2 "Green Day" vocalist Billie Joe Armstrong (22) weds Adeline Records co-owner Adrienne Nesser (24)
Liam Neeson & Natasha Richardson
Jul 3 Actress Natasha Richardson (31) weds actor Liam Neeson (42) at a private ceremony in New York
- Jul 10 American "Anthrax" heavy-metal guitarist Scott Ian (31) weds American Debbie Leavitt (23) in Huntington Beach, California; divorce in 2001
Howard Stern
Jul 10 American "Howard Stern Show" writer Fred Norris (39) weds Allison Furman
- Jul 14 Princess Margaret's daughter Sarah Armstrong-Jones (30) weds ex-actor and fellow artist Daniel Chatto (37) at St. Stephen Walbrook Church in London
Anna Nicole Smith
Jul 16 Model Anna Nicole Smith (26) weds multi-millionaire J. Howard Marshall II (89)
Dolores O’Riordan
Jul 18 "The Cranberries" lead singer Dolores O'Riordan (22) weds Don Burton (32) in Ireland; divorce in 2014
David Gilmour
Jul 29 British "Pink Floyd" guitarist David Gilmour (48) marries 2nd wife, British writer Polly Samson (32)
- Jul 30 Hollywood's highest-paid screenwriter Joe Eszterhas (49) weds Naomi Baka (35) in Maui, Hawaii
The Notorious B.I.G.
Aug 4 American rapper The Notorious B.I.G. (22) weds singer Faith Evans
Scott Weiland
Sep 17 "Stone Temple Pilots" lead singer Scott Weiland (26) weds Janina Castenada (23); divorce in 2000
- Sep 17 American "L.A. Law" actor Blair Underwood (30) weds American freelance talent coordinator Desiree DaCosta (29); divorce in 2021
Whoopi Goldberg
Oct 1 Actress Whoopi Goldberg (38) weds labor union organizer Lyle Trachtenberg in California
- Oct 8 "Growing Pains" actress Tracey Gold (25) weds Roby Marshall (29) at St. Charles Catholic Church
- Oct 29 Canadian-American comic-impressionist Rich Little (55) weds American comedian Jeannette Markey (28) at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada; divorce in 1997
- Nov 20 Patti Davis weds Paul Hayeland
- Dec 10 Former Senate Majority Leader Mitchell (61) weds sports marketing executive Heather MacLachlan (35) at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in New York City
Richie Sambora
Dec 17 American "Dynasty" actress Heather Locklear (33) weds American "Bon Jovi" lead guitarist Richie Sambora (35) at The American Cathedral in Paris, France; divorce in 2007
Celine Dion
Dec 17 Queen of Pop Céline Dion (26) weds her manager Rene Angelil (52) at Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal, Canada
Famous Divorces
Lorenzo Lamas
Jan 14 Kathleen Kinmont files for divorce from Lorenzo Lamas
Bill Murray
Jan 29 Actor Bill Murray (43) divorces Margaret Kelly after 13 years of marriage
- Mar 24 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. divorces Emily Black
Shannen Doherty
Apr 7 Actress Shannen Doherty files for divorce from Ashley Hamilton
Billy Joel
Apr 14 Musician Billy Joel & supermodel Christie Brinkley announce plans to divorce
- Apr 15 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (21 days after his divorce) weds Mary Richardson
Roseanne Barr
Apr 18 Roseanne Barr Arnold files for divorce from Tom Arnold
Patrick Dempsey
Apr 26 American actor Patrick Dempsey (28) divorces American talent manager and actress Rochelle "Rocky" Parker (56) after nearly 7 years of marriage
Lisa Marie Presley
Apr 28 "Princess of Rock and Roll" Lisa Marie Presley separates from musician Danny Keough
Drew Barrymore
May 10 Drew Barrymore (19) files for divorce from Jeremy Thomas (31)
- Jun 1 Guns N' Roses drummer Matthew Sorum files to divorce Kai
Sally Field
Jun 24 Sally Fields files for divorce from 2nd husband Alan Greisman
- Jul 7 Actress Diane Lane files for divorce from Christopher Lambert
- Aug 25 American 'Piano Man' Billy Joel (45) and American supermodel Christie Brinkley (40) divorce after 9 years of marriage
- Sep 17 Princess Christina of the Netherlands (47) separates from husband Jorge Guillermo (48); diviorce finalized in 1996
Richard Gere & Cindy Crawford
Dec 1 Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere announce they are separating