It seems like the fourth month really makes or breaks a marriage.
Some celebrity marriages have withstood the tests of time, and others have ended not long after beginning. To start, here are some celebrity marriages that have lasted 20 or more years:
1. 21 Years: Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones
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They got married in 2000 and have two children together.
2. 38 Years: Denzel and Pauletta Washington
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They got married in 1983 and have four children together, including actor John David Washington.
3. 33 Years: Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson
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They got married in 1988 and have two children together.
4. 24 Years: Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick
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They got married in 1997 and have three children together.
5. 33 Years: Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon
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They got married in 1988 and have two children together.
6. 36 Years: Christopher Guest and Jamie Lee Curtis
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They got married in 1984 and have two children together.
7. 24 Years: Leslie Mann and Judd Apatow
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They got married in 1997, and their two daughters, Maude and Iris, are both actors.
8. 22 Years: David and Victoria Beckham
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They got married in 1999 and have four children together.
9. 24 Years: Will and Jada Pinkett Smith
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Though they have had at least one period of separation, they’ve been married since 1997 and have two children together, Jaden and Willow.
10. 25 Years: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
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They got married in 1996 and have three children together.
11. 26 Years: Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen
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They got married in 1995 after meeting on the set of the movie Pontiac Moon.
12. 25 Years: Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos
13. 26 Years: Nancy and Steve Carell
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They got married in 1995 and have two children together.
14. 25 Years: Deborra-Lee Furness and Hugh Jackman
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They got married in 1996 and have two children together.
15. 33 Years: Tracy Pollan and Michael J. Fox
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They got married in 1988 and have four children together.
16. 20 Years: Keely Shaye Smith and Pierce Brosnan
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They got married in 2001 and have two children together.
17. 34 Years: Brad Hall and Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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They got married in 1987 and have two children together.
18. 29 Years: Annette Bening and Warren Beatty
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They got married in 1992 and have four children together.
19. 34 Years: Pam Dawber and Mark Harmon
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They got married in 1987 and have two children together.
20. 41 Years: Samuel L. Jackson and LaTanya Richardson
21. 23 Years: Rande Gerber and Cindy Crawford
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They got married in 1998, and both of their children, Presley and Kaia, are models.
And now the celebrity marriages that didn’t last a full year:
22. 8 Months: Fred Armisen and Elisabeth Moss
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23. 2 Days: Britney Spears and Jason Alexander
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24. 5 Months: Drew Barrymore and Tom Green
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25. 4 Months: Renée Zellweger and Kenny Chesney
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26. 9 Months: Jim Carrey and Lauren Holly
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27. 11 Months: Ojani Noa and Jennifer Lopez
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28. 9 Months: Jennifer Lopez and Cris Judd
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29. 5 Months: Chad Michael Murray and Sophia Bush
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30. 15 Days: Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds
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31. 4 Months: Kid Rock and Pamela Anderson
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32. 3 Months: Nicolas Cage and Lisa Marie Presley
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33. 2 Months: Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries
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34. 4 Months: Jennifer Esposito and Bradley Cooper
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35. 2 Weeks: Mario Lopez and Ali Landry
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36. And 5 Months: Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman
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