Current:Home > MyTom Hanks Reveals Secret to 35-Year Marriage With Rita Wilson -MoneySpot
Tom Hanks Reveals Secret to 35-Year Marriage With Rita Wilson
View
Date:2025-04-17 10:06:39
Tom Hanks is lovin' Rita Wilson lots and lots.
The duo—who tied the knot in 1988, years after meeting the set of Tom's sitcom Bosom Buddies—have one of the most enviable relationship in Hollywood, and the Oscar winner knows just what the secret sauce to making it last.
"Finding each other!" he exclusively told E! News' Francesca Amiker with a smile. "How about that." (For more from Tom and Rita, tune into to E! News April 11 at 11 p.m.)
The parents of Chet, 33, and Truman, 28, were all smiles as they hit the red carpet as the honorary chairs of "An Unforgettable Evening" benefiting the Women's Cancer Research Fund. The cause is near and dear to them, especially for Rita, who underwent a double mastectomy for breast cancer in 2015.
"It takes a village," Rita told E! about supporting cancer research. "And this community in our town of Los Angeles, California has turned out for 25 years to support this cause. We don't do it alone."
As for Tom, the Oscar-winner noted that none of it would be possible without Rita.
"Periodically this lady sits me down," he said, "and we pull out the books. We look at the year. We ponder the work that's gotta get done."
The 67-year-old—also father to son Colin, 46, and daughter Elizabeth, 41, from his first marriage to actress Samantha Lewes—added that making a plan and following through with the plan is "a skill that I did not have until I met Rita Wilson."
For more of the cutest moments from Tom and Rita's decades long marriage, keep reading.
The duo was all smiles as they arrived on the red carpet of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, in which Rita Wilson served as an executive producer.
Tom Hanks made sure he was on the red carpet to support his wife's film My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, in which she also served as executive producer.
What a cheerleader! The Forrest Gump star held his wife close following her performance at 54 Below in New York City.
Tom accompanied Rita on the red carpet of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, in which she served as an executive producer.
The couple looked fabulous as they attended the Hollywood Unites for the 5th Biennial Stand Up To Cancer event in Los Angeles, Calif.
In a 2013 interview with Piers Morgan, Tom said, "When I met Rita, I thought 'Oh, this is what it's supposed to be like when you are married to someone. It's supposed to be this carefree and easy.'"
The couple shared a look of love as Rita accepted her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Of course the biggest day of their lives, it's safe to say Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks were each other's biggest fans they night they married in 1988.
Watch E! News weeknights Monday through Thursday at 11 p.m., only on E!.veryGood! (6)
Related
- Don't let hackers fool you with a 'scam
- 18-year-old fatally struck by boat propeller in New Jersey, police say
- Five takeaways from NASCAR race at Daytona, including Harrison Burton's stunning win
- Residential real estate was confronting a racist past. Then came the commission lawsuits
- Warm inflation data keep S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq under wraps before Fed meeting next week
- Matthew Stafford's Wife Kelly Stafford Shares Her Advice for Taylor Swift and Fellow Football Wives
- Mississippi ex-deputy seeks shorter sentence in racist torture of 2 Black men
- Former England national soccer coach Sven-Goran Eriksson dies at 76
- Which apps offer encrypted messaging? How to switch and what to know after feds’ warning
- Babe Ruth’s ‘called shot’ jersey sells at auction for over $24 million
Ranking
- Kylie Jenner Shows Off Sweet Notes From Nieces Dream Kardashian & Chicago West
- My Favorite SKIMS Drops This Month: Magical Sculpting Bodysuits, the Softest T-Shirt I've Worn & More
- US expands area in Mexico to apply for border asylum appointments, hoping to slow push north
- Indianapolis man, 19, convicted of killing 3 young men found dead along a path
- Have Dry, Sensitive Skin? You Need To Add These Gentle Skincare Products to Your Routine
- Woman struck by boat propeller at New Jersey shore dies of injuries
- First criminal trial arising from New Hampshire youth detention center abuse scandal starts
- Video shows California principal's suggestive pep rally dancing. Now he's on leave.
Recommendation
Angelina Jolie nearly fainted making Maria Callas movie: 'My body wasn’t strong enough'
How women of color with Christian and progressive values are keeping the faith — outside churches
Hiker's body found in Grand Canyon after flash floods; over 100 airlifted to safety
Olympic star Mondo Duplantis breaks pole vault world record again, has priceless reaction
US appeals court rejects Nasdaq’s diversity rules for company boards
Girl, 11, dies after vehicle crashes into tree in California. 5 other young teens were injured
US expands area in Mexico to apply for border asylum appointments, hoping to slow push north
Mississippi ex-deputy seeks shorter sentence in racist torture of 2 Black men