We like to think otherwise, but love can be a fickle thing — and for some of the most famous people in history and showbiz, it meant walking down the aisle more than once. From Hollywood stars to politicians and everything in between, some VIPs found themselves saying “I do” multiple times.
Second marriages are not uncommon, but when you’re a big name, your relationships are constantly under a microscope. The public, whether made up of hopeless romantics or gossip addicts, is fascinated by the love lives of the rich and famous. So when divorced celebrities get remarried, it’s always a big deal. But why do so many stars have multiple marriages? You may wonder if fame and fortune can put a strain on celebrities’ relationships, making it harder for them to work it out with their partner — but if you ask us, none of them could have afforded all those fancy weddings if they weren’t rich.
Whether driven by love, financial gain, or just sheer fun, some famous figures have taken the plunge multiple times. The journeys of these lovebirds have been documented by tabloids and gossip rags alike, but how many of them do you really know? In this list, we reveal which famous people have celebrated multiple marriages. Spoiler alert: Some of them have 9 weddings under their belt! Can you guess who?
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Zsa Zsa Gábor - 9 Marriages
1. Burhan Belge (1937–1941)
2. Conrad Hilton (1942–1947)
3. George Sanders (1949–1954)
4. Herbert Hunter (1962–1966)
5. Joshua S. Cosden, Jr. (1966–1967)
6. Jack Ryan (1975–1976)
7. Michael O'Hara (1976–1983)
8. Felipe de Alba (1983; annulled)
9. Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt (1986–Gabor's death in 2016)
Elizabeth Taylor - 8 Marriages
1. Conrad Hilton, Jr. (1950–51)
2. Michael Wilding (1952–57)
3. Mike Todd (1957–58; his death)
4. Eddie Fisher (1959–64)
5. Richard Burton (1964–74)
6. Richard Burton (again; 1975–76)
7. John Warner (1976–82)
8. Larry Fortensky (1991–96)
Larry King - 8 Marriages
1. Freda Miller (1952–1953; annulled)
2. Annette Kaye (1961)
3. Alene Akins (1961–1963)
4. Mickey Stuphin (1964–1967)
5. Alene Akins (again; 1968–1971)
6. Sharon Lepore (1976–1983)
7. Julie Alexander (1989–1992)
8. Shawn Southwick (1997–2019)
Mickey Rooney - 8 Marriages
1. Ava Gardner (1942–43)
2. B.J. Baker (1944–49)
3. Martha Vickers (1949–51)
4. Elaine Devry (1952–58)
5. Carolyn Mitchell (birth name Barbara Ann Thomason) (1958–66; her death)
6. Marge Lane (1966–67)
7. Carolyn Hockett (1969–75)
8. Jan Chamberlin (1978-Rooney's death in 2014)
Richard Pryor - 7 Marriages
1. Patricia Price (1960–1961)
2. Shelley R. Bonis (1967–1969)
3. Deborah McGuire (1977–1978)
4. Jennifer Lee (1979–1982)
5. Flynn Belaine (1986–1987)
6. Flynn Belaine (again; 1990–1991)
7. Jennifer Lee (again; 2001–2005; his death)
Jennifer O'Neill - 9 Marriages
1. Dean Rossiter (1965–1971)
2. Joseph Roster (1972–1974)
3. Nick De Noia (1975–1976)
4. Jeff Barry (1978–1979)
5. John Lederer (1979–1983)
6. Richard A. Alan (1984–1987)
7. Neil L. Bonin (1992–1993)
8. Richard A. Alan (again; 1993–1996)
9. Mervin Sidney Louque, Jr. (1996-present)
Gene Wilder - 4 Marriages
1. Mary Mercier (1960-1965)
2. Mary Joan Schutz (1967-1974)
3. Gilda Radner (1984-1989; her death)
4. Karen Boyer (1991-2016; his death)
Lana Turner - 8 Marriages
1. Artie Shaw (1939–1940)
2. Joseph Stephen Crane (1942–1943; annulled)
3. Joseph Stephen Crane (1943–1944)
4. Henry J. Topping (1948–1952)
5. Lex Barker (1953–1957)
6. Fred May (1960–1962)
7. Robert Eaton (1965–1969)
8. Ronald Dante (1969–1972)
Sean Bean - 5 Marriages
1. Debra James (1981-1988)
2. Melanie Hill (1990-1997)
3. Abigail Cruttenden (1997-2000)
4. Georgina Sutcliffe (2008-2010)
5. Ashley Moore (2007-present)
Artie Shaw - 8 Marriages
1. Jane Cairns (1932-1933; annulled)
2. Margaret Allen (1934-1937)
3. Lana Turner (1939-1940)
4. Elizabeth Kern (1941-1943)
5. Ava Gardner (1945-1946)
6. Kathleen Winsor (1946-1948; annulled)
7. Doris Dowling (1952-1956)
8. Evelyn Keyes (1957-1985)
Gregg Allman - 7 Marriages
1. Shelley Kay Winters (1971-1972)
2. Janice Blair (1973-1974)
3. Cher (1975-1978)
4. Julie Bindas (1979-1984)
5. Danielle Galliano (1989-1994)
6. Stacey Fountain (2001-2004)
7. Shannon Williams (2012-Allman's death in 2017)
Hedy Lamarr - 6 Marriages
1. Fritz Mandl (1933–1937)
2. Gene Markey (1939–1941)
3. John Loder (1943–1947)
4. Teddy Stauffer (1951–1952)
5. W. Howard Lee (1953–1960)
6. Lewis J. Boies (1963–1965)
Tony Curtis - 6 Marriages
1. Janet Leigh (1951–1962)
2. Christine Kaufmann (1963–1967)
3. Leslie Allen (1968–1982)
4. Andrea Savio (1984–1992)
5. Lisa Deutsch (1993–1994)
6. Jill Vandenberg Curtis (1998–2010; his death)
Rex Harrison - 6 Marriages
1. Noel Marjorie Collette Thomas (1934–1942)
2. Lilli Palmer (1943–1957)
3. Kay Kendall (1957–1959)
4. Rachel Roberts (1962–1971)
5. Elizabeth Rees-Williams (1971–1975)
6. Mercia Tinker (1978–1990)
Gary Oldman – 5 Marriages
1. Leslie Manville (1987-1990)
2. Uma Thurman (1990-1992)
3. Donya Fiorentino (1997-2001)
4. Alexandra Edenborough (2008-2015)
5. Gisele Schmidt (2017-present)
Clark Gable - 5 Marriages
1. Josephine Dillon (1924–1930)
2. Maria Franklin Prentiss Lucas Langham (1931–1939)
3. Carole Lombard (1939–1942)
4. Sylvia Ashley (1949–1952)
5. Kay Williams (1955–1960)
James Cameron - 5 Marriages
1. Sharon Williams (1978-1984)
2. Gale Anne Hurd (1985-1989)
3. Kathryn Bigelow (1989-1991)
4. Linda Hamilton (1997-1999)
5. Suzy Amis (2000-present)
Billy Bob Thornton - 6 Marriages
1. Melissa Lee Gatlin (1978–1980)
2. Toni Lawrence (1986–1988)
3. Cynda Williams (1990–1993)
4. Pietra Dawn Cherniak (1993–1997)
5. Angelina Jolie (2000–2002)
6. Connie Angland (2014 - present)
Martin Scorsese - 5 Marriages
1. Laraine Brennan (1965–1971)
2. Julia Cameron (1976–1977)
3. Isabella Rossellini (1979–1982)
4. Barbara De Fina (1985–1991)
5. Helen Morris (1999-present)
Cary Grant - 5 Marriages
1. Virginia Cherrill (1934-1935)
2. Barbara Hutton (1942-1945)
3. Betsy Drake (1949-1962)
4. Dyan Cannon (1965-1968)
5. Barbara Harris (1981-1986; his death)
Rita Hayworth - 5 Marriages
1. Edward C. Judson (1937–1942)
2. Orson Wells (1943–1948)
3. Prince Aly Khan (1949–1953)
4. Dick Haymes (1953–1955)
5. James Hill (1958–1961)
David Carradine - 5 Marriages
1. Donna Lee Becht (1960-1968)
2. Linda Gilbert (1977-1983)
3. Gail Jensen (1986-1997)
4. Marina Anderson (1998-2002)
5. Annie Bierman (2004-2009; his death)
Ingmar Bergman - 5 Marriages
1. Else Fisher (1943-1945)
2. Ellen Lundström (1945-1950)
3. Gun Grut (1951-1959)
4. Käbi Laretei (1959-1969)
5. Ingrid von Rosen (1971-1995)
Louis Armstrong - 4 Marriages
1. Daisy Parker (1918–1923)
2. Lil Hardin Armstrong (1924–1938)
3. Alpha Smith (1938–1942)
4. Lucille Wilson (1942–1971; his death)
Brigitte Bardot - 4 Marriages
1. Roger Vadim (1952–1957)
2. Jacques Charrier (1959–1962)
3. Gunter Sachs (1966–1969)
4. Bernard d'Ormale (1992-present)
Frank Sinatra - 4 Marriages
1. Nancy Barbato (1939–1951)
2. Ava Gardner (1951–1957)
3. Mia Farrow (1966–1968)
4. Barbara Sinatra (1976–1998; his death)
Humphrey Bogart - 4 Marriages
1. Helen Menken (1926-1927)
2. Mary Philips (1928-1937)
3. Mayo Methot (1938-1945)
4. Lauren Bacall (1945-1957; his death)
Muhammad Ali - 4 Marriages
1. Sonji Roi (1964-1966)
2. Belinda Boyd (1967-1977)
3. Veronica Porché (1977-1986)
4. Yolanda Williams (1986-2016; his death)
Liza Minnelli - 4 Marriages
1. Peter Allen (1967–1974)
2. Jack Haley, Jr. (1974–1979)
3. Mark Gero (1979–1992)
4. David Gest (2002–2007)
Dennis Hopper - 5 Marriages
1. Brooke Hayward (1961–1969)
2. Michelle Phillips (1970-1970)
3. Daria Halprin (1972–1976)
4. Katherine LaNasa (1989–1992)
5. Victoria Duffy (1996–2010; his death)
Robert Duvall - 4 Marriages
1. Barbara Benjamin (1964-1975)
2. Gail Youngs (1982-1986)
3. Sharon Brophy (1991-1995)
4. Luciana Pedraza (2005-present)
Willie Nelson - 4 Marriages
1. Martha Matthews (1952-1962)
2. Shirley Collie (1963-1971)
3. Connie Koepke (1971-1988)
4. Annie D'Angelo (1991-present)
Jerry Lee Lewis - 7 Marriages
1. Dorothy Barton (1952–1953)
2. Jane Mitchum (1953–1957)
3. Myra Gale Brown (1957–1970)
4. Jaren Elizabeth Gunn Pate (1971–1982)
5. Shawn Stephens (1983–1983)
6. Kerrie McCarver (1984–2005)
7. Judith Brown (2012-present)
Robert Evans - 7 Marriages
1. Sharon Hugueny (1961-1961)
2. Camilla Sparv (1964-1967)
3. Ali MacGraw (1971-1973)
4. Phillis George (1977-1978)
5. Catherine Oxenberg (1998; annulled)
6. Leslie Ann Woodward (2002-2004)
7. Lady Victoria White (2005-2006)
Martha Raye - 7 Marriages
1. Hamilton Westmore (1937)
2. David Rose (1938–1941)
3. Neal Lang (1941–1944)
4. Nick Condos (1944–1953)
5. Edward T. Begley (1954–1956)
6. Robert O'Shea (1956–1960)
7. Mark Harris (1991–1994; her death)
Rue McClanahan - 6 Marriages
1. Tom Bish (1958-1959)
2. Norman Hartweg (1959-1961)
3. Peter DeMaio (1964-1971)
4. Gus Fisher (1976-1979)
5. Tom Keel (1984-1985)
6. Morrow Wilson (1997-her death)
Norman Mailer - 6 Marriages
1. Beatrice Silverman (1943-1952)
2. Adele Morales (1954-1962)
3. Jeanne Campbell (1962-1963)
4. Beverly Bentley (1963-1980)
5. Carol Stevens (1980)
6. Barbara Jean Davis / "Norris Church Mailer" (1980-2007; his death)
Boris Karloff - 6 Marriages
1. Grace Harding (1910–1913)
2. Olive de Wilton (1915–disputed)
3. Montana Laurena Williams (1920–disputed)
4. Helene Vivian Soule (1924–1928)
5. Dorothy Stine (1930–1946)
6. Evelyn Helmore (1946–1969; his death)
Stan Laurel - 6 Marriages
1. Mae Dahlberg (1919–1925)
2. Lois Neilson (1926–1934)
3. Virginia Ruth Rogers (1934–1937)
4. Vera Ivanova Shuvalova (1938–1940)
5. Virginia Ruth Roger (1941–1946; again)
6. Ida Kitaeva Raphael ( 1946–1965; his death)
Claude Rains - 6 Marriages
1. Isabel Jeans (1913-1915)
2. Marie Hemingway (1920-1920)
3. Beatrix Thomson (1924-1935)
4. Frances Propper (1935-1956)
5. Agi Jambor (1959-1960)
6. Rosemary Clark Schrode (1960-1964)
Mel Harris - 6 Marriages
1. David Silbergeld (1978–1979)
2. Brian Kilcommons (1980–1982)
3. David Hume Kennerly (1983–1988)
4. Cotter Smith (1988–1996)
5. Michael Toomey (2001–2006)
6. Bob Brush (2009 - present)
George Foreman - 5 Marriages
1. Adrienne Calhoun (1971–1974)
2. Cynthia Lewis (1977–1979)
3. Sharon Goodson (1981–1982)
4. Andrea Skeete (1982–1985)
5. Mary Joan Martelly (1985-present)
Larry Flynt - 5 Marriages
1. Mary Flynt (1961–1962)
2. Peggy Flynt (1963–1966)
3. Kathy Flynt (1968–1971)
4. Althea Flynt (1976–1987)
5. Elizabeth Berrios (1998-present)
Henry Fonda - 5 Marriages
1. Margaret Sullavan (1931–1933)
2. Frances Ford Seymour (1936–1950)
3. Susan Blanchard (1950–1956)
4. Afdera Franchetti (1957–1961)
5. Shirlee Mae Adams (1965–1982; his death)
Ginger Rogers - 5 Marriages
1. Jack Pepper (1929–1931)
2. Lew Ayres (1934–1940)
3. Jack Briggs (1943–1949)
4. Jacques Bergerac (1953–1957)
5. William Marshall (1961–1969)
Geraldo Rivera - 5 Marriages
1. Linda Coblentz (1965–1969)
2. Edith Vonnegut (1971–1975)
3. Sherryl Raymond (1976–1984)
4. Cynthia Cruickshank (1987–2000)
5. Erica Michelle Levy (2003-present)
George C. Scott - 5 Marriages
1. Carolyn Hughes (1951–1955)
2. Patricia Reed (1955–1960)
3. Colleen Dewhurst (1960–1965)
4. Colleen Dewhurst (1967–1972; again)
5. Trish Van Devere (1972–1999)
Kenny Rogers - 5 Marriages
1. Kenny Rogers (1958–1960)
2. Jean Rogers (1960–1963)
3. Margo Anderson (1964–1976)
4. Marianne Gordon (1977–1993)
5. Wanda Miller (1997-present)
Richard Burton - 5 Marriages
1. Sybil Williams (1949-1963)
2. Elizabeth Taylor (1964-1974)
3. Elizabeth Taylor (again; 1975-1976)
4. Suzy Hunt (1976-1982)
5. Sally Hay (1983-1984; his death)
Brigitte Nielsen - 5 Marriages
1. Kasper Winding (1983-1984)
2. Sylvester Stallone (1985-1987)
3. Sebastian Copeland (1990-1992)
4. Raoul Meter (1993-2005)
5. Mattia Dessi (2006-present)
Eddie Fisher - 5 Marriages
1. Debbie Reynolds (1955-1959)
2. Elizabeth Taylor (1959-1964)
3. Connie Stevens (1967-1969)
4. Terry Richard (1975-1976)
5. Betty Lin (1993-2001; her death)
Ernest Borgnine - 5 Marriages
1. Rhoda Kemins (1949-1958)
2. Katy Jurado (1959-1963)
3. Ethel Merman (1964-1965)
4. Donna Rancourt (1965-1972)
5. Tova Traesnaes (1973-2012; his death)
Jane Wyman - 5 Marriages
1. Ernest Eugene Wyman (1933–1935)
2. Myron Futterman (1937–1938)
3. Ronald Reagan (1940–1949)
4. Fred Karger (1952–1955)
5. Fred Karger (1961–1965; again)
Michelle Phillips - 5 Marriages
1. John Phillips (1962-1969)
2. Dennis Hopper (1970)
3. Robert Burch (1978-1982)
4. Grainger Hines
5. Steven Zax (2000-2017; his death)
Lorenzo Lamas - 5 Marriages
1. Victoria Hilbert (1981–1982)
2. Michele Cathy Smith (1983–1985)
3. Kathleen Kinmont (1989–1993)
4. Shauna Sand (1996–2002)
5. Shawna Craig (2011-present)
Pamela Anderson - 4 Marriages
1. Tommy Lee (1995–1998)
2. Kid Rock (2006–2007)
3. Rick Salomon (2007–2008)
4. Rick Salomon (2014-present)
This list is way out of date… she’s had two more marriages & divorces since she divorced Rick Salomon again in 2015.
Ernest Hemingway - 4 Marriages
1. Hadley Richardson (1921–1927)
2. Pauline Pfeiffer (1927–1940)
3. Martha Gellhorn (1940–1945)
4. Mary Welsh Hemingway (1946–1961; his death)
Merle Haggard - 5 Marriages
1. Leona Hobbs (1956-1964)
2. Bonnie Owens (1965-1978)
3. Leona Williams (1978-1983)
4. Debbie Parret (1985-1991)
5. Theresa Ann Lane (1993-2016; his death)
Janet Leigh - 4 Marriages
1. John Carlisle (1942; annulled)
2. Stanley Reames (1945-1949)
3. Tony Curtis (1951-1962)
4. Robert Brandt (1962-2004; her death)
Johnny Carson - 4 Marriages
1. Jody Morrill Wolcott (1949-1963)
2. Joanne Copeland (1963-1972)
3. Joanna Holland (1972-1985)
4. Alexis Maas (1987-2005; his death)
Ben Kingsley - 4 Marriages
1. Angela Morant (1966–1976)
2. Alison Sutcliffe (1978–1992)
3. Alexandra Christmann (2003–2005)
4. Daniela Lavender (2007–present)
Leslie Nielsen - 4 Marriages
1. Monica Boyar (1950-1956)
2. Alisande Ullman (1958-1973)
3. Brooks Oliver (1981-1983)
4. Barbaree Earl (2001-2010; his death)
Danielle Steel - 5 Marriages
1. Claude-Eric Lazard (1965–1974)
2. Danny Zugelder (1975–1978)
3. William Toth (1978–1981)
4. John Traina (1981–1998)
5. Thomas Perkins (1998–2002)
Eva Gabor - 5 Marriages
1. Eric Valdemar Drimmer (1937-1942)
2. Charles Isaacs (1943-1949)
3. John Elbert Williams (1956-1957)
4. Richard Brown (1959-1973)
5. Frank Gard Jameson Sr. (1973-1983)
Joan Collins - 5 Marriages
1. Maxwell Reed (1952–1956)
2. Anthony Newley (1963–1971)
3. Ron Kass (1972–1983)
4. Peter Holm (1985–1987)
5. Percy Gibson (2002-present)
Mel Ferrer- 5 Marriages
1. Frances Gunby Pilchard (1937-1939)
2. Barbara C. Tripp (1944)
3. Frances Gunby Pilchard (again; 1944-1953)
4. Audrey Hepburn (1954-1968)
5. Elizabeth Soukhotine (1971-2008; his death)
I spent most of this read through seeing how many times the previous marriage ended the same year as the following marriage began.
Some people marry everyone they fall in love with...obviously it won't last. What's with all the annulments though?
I spent most of this read through seeing how many times the previous marriage ended the same year as the following marriage began.
Some people marry everyone they fall in love with...obviously it won't last. What's with all the annulments though?