Jamie Lee Curtis with Christopher Guest.Photo:Tibrina Hobson/Getty
Tibrina Hobson/Getty
Jamie Lee Curtishas been captivating audiences with her talents since the 1970s. In her personal life, however, it’s her husbandChristopher Guestwho’s had the actress smitten.She first laid eyes on him after spotting a picture of the actor and screenwriter in a magazine — and they were wed not long after.Nearly40 years later, with two daughters and many career highs and lows experienced together, the power couple still stands strong. As Jamie Lee Curtiscelebrates her 66th birthday today, see her cutest photos with husband and Christopher Guest through the years.
Jamie Lee Curtishas been captivating audiences with her talents since the 1970s. In her personal life, however, it’s her husbandChristopher Guestwho’s had the actress smitten.
She first laid eyes on him after spotting a picture of the actor and screenwriter in a magazine — and they were wed not long after.
Nearly40 years later, with two daughters and many career highs and lows experienced together, the power couple still stands strong. As Jamie Lee Curtiscelebrates her 66th birthday today, see her cutest photos with husband and Christopher Guest through the years.
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Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest.Vinnie Zuffante/Getty
Vinnie Zuffante/Getty
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Christopher Guest and actress Jamie Lee Curtis.Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty
Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty
03of 12Mutual FeelingsJamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest.Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via GettyDuring an episode ofNick OffermanandMegan Mullally’s podcast,Earwolf,Guest revealed he too knew Curtis was the one very early into their courtship.“It was a moment of just knowing,” theThis Is Spinal Tapactor recalled of their first date. “This feeling of, ‘This is the real thing,’ and knowing that.”
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Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest.Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty
During an episode ofNick OffermanandMegan Mullally’s podcast,Earwolf,Guest revealed he too knew Curtis was the one very early into their courtship.
“It was a moment of just knowing,” theThis Is Spinal Tapactor recalled of their first date. “This feeling of, ‘This is the real thing,’ and knowing that.”
04of 12Made for Each OtherJamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest.Frank Trapper/Corbis via GettySpeaking about what makes her relationship with Guest so solid, theTrue Liesactress toldGood Housekeepingin 2018: “My husband and I are opposites. We have been for 33 years, and we always will be. He’s an intellectual, and I was from the movie star/alcoholic/drug addict side, where education was not the most important thing.““We don’t listen to the same radio station, we don’t read the same paper, we don’t go to bed at the same time. But we read the same history books,” she stated.
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Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest.Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty
Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty
Speaking about what makes her relationship with Guest so solid, theTrue Liesactress toldGood Housekeepingin 2018: “My husband and I are opposites. We have been for 33 years, and we always will be. He’s an intellectual, and I was from the movie star/alcoholic/drug addict side, where education was not the most important thing.”
“We don’t listen to the same radio station, we don’t read the same paper, we don’t go to bed at the same time. But we read the same history books,” she stated.
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Jamie Lee Curtis and Famiy.Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage
Curtis and Guest becameparents through adoptionafter experiencing infertility,Curtis said inPact’s Point of View Newsletter, adding of her family, “Motherhood is every wonderful cliché in the book. There is an unexplainable sort of thing you just feel. It’s a permanent commitment, one I’ve changed my life to meet.”
06of 12Power CoupleJamie Lee Curtis with Christopher Guest.Frazer Harrison/GettyThe lovebirds looked radiant while attending the Sixth Annual Costume Guild Awards in Beverly Hills in February 2004.
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Jamie Lee Curtis with Christopher Guest.Frazer Harrison/Getty
Frazer Harrison/Getty
The lovebirds looked radiant while attending the Sixth Annual Costume Guild Awards in Beverly Hills in February 2004.
07of 12Red Carpet ReadyJamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest.Newsmakers/GettyTo celebrate their36th wedding anniversary in 2020, Curtis wrote a sweet message alongside a throwback photo of the pair.“One of the longest relationships I’ve had seeking comfort and contact and connection is with Chris. Today marks the 36th anniversary of our wedding,“she penned.“My hand in his. Then and now. Connected through our children and family and friends it became the links in our human emotional chain that have seen each of us through triumph and tragedy,” she concluded.
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Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest.Newsmakers/Getty
Newsmakers/Getty
To celebrate their36th wedding anniversary in 2020, Curtis wrote a sweet message alongside a throwback photo of the pair.
“One of the longest relationships I’ve had seeking comfort and contact and connection is with Chris. Today marks the 36th anniversary of our wedding,“she penned.
“My hand in his. Then and now. Connected through our children and family and friends it became the links in our human emotional chain that have seen each of us through triumph and tragedy,” she concluded.
08of 12Going StrongJamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest.Jeffrey Mayer/WireImageThe couple walked hand-in-hand as they arrived at the 76th Academy Awards in 2004.
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Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest.Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage
Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage
The couple walked hand-in-hand as they arrived at the 76th Academy Awards in 2004.
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Christopher Guest and Jamie Lee Curtis.George Pimentel/WireImage
George Pimentel/WireImage
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The entire family showed up to support their beloved matriarch at her Hand and Footprint in Cement Ceremony at TCL Chinese Theatre in 2022.
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Christopher Guest and Jamie Lee Curtis.Kevin Mazur/Getty
12of 12Still the OneJamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest.Tibrina Hobson/GettyClearly, these two haven’t lost their spark, as theEverything Everywhere All at Onceactress was pictured goofing off with her husband after he presented her with the Modern Master Award at the Maltin Modern Master Award ceremony during the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in February of 2023.“I feel safe when I drive up and see that [he is] home,” Curtis, toldAARP The Magazinein 2021. “That’s the long marriage. It’s the safety of knowing his car is in the garage, that I’m not alone,”
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Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest.Tibrina Hobson/Getty
Clearly, these two haven’t lost their spark, as theEverything Everywhere All at Onceactress was pictured goofing off with her husband after he presented her with the Modern Master Award at the Maltin Modern Master Award ceremony during the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in February of 2023.
“I feel safe when I drive up and see that [he is] home,” Curtis, toldAARP The Magazinein 2021. “That’s the long marriage. It’s the safety of knowing his car is in the garage, that I’m not alone,”
source: people.com