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Zoe Saldana and these stars are married to these loving and talented, yet unknown, husbands!© Getty Images

Zoe Saldaña and more stars that married non-famous people

These celeb's partners are loving, talented, and not on a single tabloid


UPDATED MARCH 30, 2020 10:31 AM EDT

These celebs found love in men who were far from the public eye and they have formed happy families. Some of these celebs' partners are very talented in other areas aside from the entertainment industry. From Natalie Portman to Meryl Streep, meet the men who stole the hearts of our favorite leading ladies.

Zoe Saldana and these stars are married to these loving and talented, yet unknown, husbands!© Getty Images

Zoe Saldaña and Marco Perego

Actress Zoe Saldaña got secretly married in 2013 to Italian painter Marco Peregro, who moved to NYC to look for his big break in art. They've formed an enviable family with her three children: Cy, Bowie, and Zen. Before being a painter, Marco was a football player, but an injury made him reconsider his work.

Julia Roberts married cameraman Danny Moder© Getty Images

Julia Roberts and Danny Moder

While Julia Roberts was filming The Mexican alongside Bratt Pitt, cameraman Danny Moder caught her eye, and they married two years later. The couple has been together for 15 years and they have three children. Julia is the famous actress that stands before the cameras and Danny is always behind them.

Natalie Portman married choreographer Benjamin Millepied© Getty Images

Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied

Natalie Portman's husband, Benjamin Millepied, is an unknown character in the world of entertainment. The couple met while the actress was filming Black Swan in 2010. Benjamin was the choreographer for the scenes where Portman dances to Tchaikovsky. In 2013, they got married and moved to France, since he was named ballet director for the Paris Opera. They have two children: Aleph and Amalia. They are currently living in the USA once again.

Reese Witherspoon married the talent agent Jim Toth© Getty Images

Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth

In 2010, Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth, a successful agent, met. They were so in love that they married one year afterwards. Toth worked for the agency that managed Reese's career, though they didn't work directly together, he did work with Scarett Johansson and Robert Downey Jr. After seven years together, they had their first child in 2012.

Marcia Cross cmarried businessman Tom Mahoney© Getty Images

Marcia Cross and Tom Mahoney

The memorable Bree Van De Kamp from Desesperate Housewives married Tom Mahoney, who is in finance, in 2006. The couple's story is right out of a fairytale: Marcia saw Tom as they both passed a florist, and she asked an employee who that handsome man was. The employee suggested that she gave Tom her number, and a week later Mahoney sought her out. They are currently still together and they are the happy parents to twins, Eden and Savannah.

Anne Hathaway married designer Adam Shulman© Getty Images

Anne Hathaway and Adam Shulman

In 2012, Anne Hathaway married the jewelry designer Adam Shulman in a very intimate ceremony. They met in 2008 and, to propose, Adam designed his engagement ring. In March 2016, Anne and her husband became parents to Jonathan.

Ellen Pompeo married music producer Chris Ivery© Getty Images

Ellen Pompeo and Chris Ivery

The star of Grey's Anatomy married music producer Chris Ivery in 2007. Ellen Pompeo said in 2013 on a TV interview: "My husband is a great guy and he's very, very confident. That's probably why I'm so hooked, because he's really strong. He is so sure of himself thatnothing will rock him and, if it were ever to happen, I would never know." They are currently parents to three children: Stella, Sienna and Eli.

Amy Adam's husband is an actor too, although his career hasn't advanced as much as hers© Getty Images

Amy Adams and Darren Le Gallo

For 14 years, Amy Adams and Darren Le Gallo dated and couldn't marry because of scheduling problems, despite getting engaged in 2008. Her daughter Aviana was born in 2011 and they got married in 2015. Even though Darren is an actor too, his work isn't as notorious as hers.

Jessica Alba married director's assistant Cash Warren© Getty Images

Jessica Alba and Cash Warren

During the filming of The Fantastic Four (2004), Jessica Alba met Cash Warren, who was working as the assistant to the director. The couple got married in 2008, just before welcoming her first daughter, Honor, into the world. Alba has since taken some time off from acting to work on The Honest Company while her husband still assists directors.

Meryl Streep married Don Gummer, who lent her an apartment© Getty Images

Meryl Streep and Don Gummer

The couple met after Don lent Meryl his apartment when she was recently widowed. Meryl and Don started writing letters to each other and, months later, they got married. Streep said in her Oscar acceptance speech in 2012, "First, I'm going to thank Don because when you thank your husband at the end of the speech they play him out with the music and I want him to know that everything I value most in our lives, you've given me."

Cate Blanchett to screenwriter and playwright Andrew Upton© Getty Images

Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton

Actress Cate Blanchett met her husband Andrew on a filming set. Even though they didn't really get along at the beginning, it only took them 21 days to realize they were made for each other. "I'm incredibly lucky to have met this intelligent, generous, risk-taker of a man, whom I married. He really is amazing," Cate said on an MSN interview in 2014.

Elizabeth Banks married her university boyfriend, Max Handelman© Grosby Group

Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman

Elizabeth Banks, who plays Effie in The Hunger Games, met her husband on her first day of college in 1992. Max Handelman is a sports journalist and producer, and has raised two children with the actress: Felix and Magnus.