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By Triplet Mom


Iman and David Bowie
Iman and David Bowie
Roger Ebert and Chaz Hammelsmith
Roger Ebert and Chaz Hammelsmith
Jeff Tietjens and  Aisha Tyler
Jeff Tietjens and Aisha Tyler
Keisha and Justin Chambers
Keisha and Justin Chambers
Cuba Gooding and Sara Gooding
Cuba Gooding and Sara Gooding
Randy Jackson and Erika Riker
Randy Jackson and Erika Riker
Robert De Niro and Grace Hightower
Robert De Niro and Grace Hightower
Thandie Newton and Ol Parker
Thandie Newton and Ol Parker
Garcelle Beauvais and Mike Nilon
Garcelle Beauvais and Mike Nilon
Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel
Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel
Tara Wilson and Chris Noth
Tara Wilson and Chris Noth
Elin Nordegren and Tiger Woods
Elin Nordegren and Tiger Woods
Heidi Klum and Seal
Heidi Klum and Seal
Coco and Ice T
Coco and Ice T
Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry
Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry
Paula Patton and Robin Thicke
Paula Patton and Robin Thicke
Ben Harper and Laura Dern
Ben Harper and Laura Dern
Jade Jones and Emma Bunton
Jade Jones and Emma Bunton
George Lucas and Mellody Hobson
George Lucas and Mellody Hobson
Eva Longoria and Tony Parker
Eva Longoria and Tony Parker
Gelila Assefa and Wolfgang Puck
Gelila Assefa and Wolfgang Puck
Ellen Pompeo and Chris Ivery
Ellen Pompeo and Chris Ivery

 

Being a product of an interracial relationship I find it interesting to see celebrity interracial couples.  Being able to see something that is familiar to you can be validating and comforting as well. Here are a few couples that I find very interesting.

Iman and David Bowie - Married in 1992

Iman was born July 25, 1955 in Mogadishu, Somalia and is best known as a model.

David Bowie was born January 8, 1947 in London, England and is best known as a musician and actor.  (1947-01-08)

Roger Ebert and Chaz Hammelsmith – Married in 1992

Chaz Hammelsmith is an attorney.

Roger Ebert was born June 18, 1942 in Urbana, Illinois and is best known as a film critic.

Aisha Tyler and Jeff Tietjens – Married in 1992

Aisha Tyler was born September 18, 1970 in San Francisco, California and is best known as a comedienne and actress.

Jeff Tietjens is an attorney.

Justin and Keisha Chambers – Married in 1993

Keisha Chambers is a booking agent for models.

Justin Chambers was born July 11, 1970 in Springfield, Ohio and is best known as an actor and model.

Cuba Gooding and Sara Gooding – Married in 1994

Sara Gooding was Cuba Gooding’s high school sweetheart.

Cuba Gooding was born January 2, 1968 in the Bronx, New York and is best known as an actor.

Randy Jackson and Erika Riker – Married in 1995

Randy Jackson was born June 23, 1956 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and is best known as a judge on American Idol, musician and music producer.

Robert De Niro and Grace Hightower – Married in 1997

Grace Hightower is a formal flight attendant.

Robert De Niro was born August 17, 1943 in New York, New York and is best known as an actor.

Thandie Newton and Ol Parker – Married in 1998

Thandie Newton was born November 6, 1972 in London, England and is best known for being an actress.

Ol Parker was born in 1969 in London and is best known as a writer and director.

Garcelle Beauvais and Mike Nilon – Married in 2001

Garcelle Beauvais was born November 26, 1966 (1966-11-26)in Saint-Marc, Haiti and is best known as an actor.

Mike Nilon is a talent agent.

Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel – Married in 2003

Idina Menzel was born May 30, 1971 (1971-05-30)in Long Island, New York and is known as a singer and actress.

Taye Diggs was born January 2, 1971 in New Jersey and is best known as an actor.

Tara Wilson and Chris Noth – Together since 2003

Tara Wilson was born February 25, 1985 in Vancouver, British Columbia and is known as an actress.

Chris Noth was born November 13, 1954 in Madison, Wisconsin and is known as an actor.

Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren – Married in 2004

Elin Nordegren was born January 1, 1980 in Stockholm, Sweden and is best known as a model.

Tiger Woods was born December 30, 1975 in Cypress, California and is best known as a golfer.

Seal and Heidi Klum - Married in 2005

Heidi Klum was born June 1, 1973 (1973-06-01) in Germany and is best known as a model and actress.

Seal was born February 19, 1963 in Paddington, London and is best known as a singer.

Ice T and Coco – Married in 2005

Coco was born March 17, 1979 in Palos Verdes, California and is best known as a model.

Ice T was born February 16, 1958 in Newark, New Jersey and is best known as a rapper and an actor.

Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry – Together since 2005

HalleBerry was born August 14, 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio and is best known as an actress.

Gabriel Aubry was born January 4, 1976 in Montreal, Quebec and is best known as a model.

Paula Patton and Robin Thicke – Married in 2005

Paula Patton was born December 5, 1975 in Los Angeles, California and is best known as an actress.

Robin Thicke was born March 10, 1977 in Los Angeles, California and is best known as a singer.

Laura Dern and Ben Harper – Married in 2005

Laura Dern was born February 10, 1967 in Los Angeles, California and is best known as an actress.

Ben Harper was born October 28, 1969 in Claremont, California and is best known as a musician.

Emma Bunton and Jade Jones – Together since 2007

Emma Bunton was born January 21, 1976 in London, England and is best known as a singer; Baby Spice of The Spice Girls.

Jade Jones was born February 12, 1979 in London, England and is best known as a singer.

George Lucas and Mellody Hobson – Together since 2007

Mellody Hobson was born April 3, 1969 in Chicago, Illinois and is best known as the president of Ariel Investments.

George Lucas was born May 14, 1944 in Modesto, California and is best known as a director for such movies as Star Wars and Indiana Jones.

Eva Longoria and Tony Parker – Married in 2007

Eva Longoria was born March 15, 1975 in Corpus Christi, Texas and is best known as an actress.

Tony Parker was born May 17, 1982 (1982-05-17)in Bruges, Belgium and is best known as a basketball player in the NBA.

Wolfgang Puck and Gelila Assefa – Married in 2007

Gelila Assefawas born in Ethiopia and is best known as a handbag designer.

Wolfgang Puck was born July 8, 1949in Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria and is best known as a chef and restaurateur.

Ellen Pompeo and Chris Ivery – Married in 2007

Ellen Pompeo was born November 10, 1969 in Everett, Massachusetts and is best known as an actress.

Chris Ivery was born in 1967 in Cambridge, Massachusetts and is best known as a record producer.

Interracial Celebrity Couples in the News

  • Recent items in 'Chronicle' show that old ideas persist in New SouthThe Augusta Chronicle27 hours ago

    wo items in The Augusta Chronicle recently upset my stomach worse than sour milk, and I feel I need to say something.

  • Getting mixed hair rightLos Angeles Times2 days ago

    People of multiple ethnicities know that their manes can be easily mangled. But salons and hair-care products are improving. You've seen the great hair divide in the movies: "Steel Magnolias" was centered in Truvy's beauty salon, which catered to white women; Queen Latifah's "Beauty Shop," on the other hand, had a clientele that was almost exclusively black.

  • Deb Price: Census Bureau an ally in the gay movementThe Capital Times2 days ago

    The 2010 Census will have a new message for same-sex married couples like Joyce and me: “You count.”

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Mighty Mom profile image

Mighty Mom  says:
4 months ago

Hi TM, This hub surprised me! I had no idea there were so many interracial celebrity couples. Tiger Woods and Heidi Klum and Eva Longoria Parker I knew about. Who knew about people like Roger Ebert?

I think it's great to have well known and well respected people setting such a positive example.

Bummer about Chris Noth, tho. How does he justify two-timing Sarah Jessica Parker, LOL?

Triplet Mom profile image

Triplet Mom  says:
4 months ago

MM - There were a great deal more that I found too but some had recently broke up so I had to leave them off. I was amazed by the numbers of couples. I was a little shocked by Roger Ebert and George Lucas, although I remember hearing that Roger Ebert dated Oprah Winfrey so.... I will have to talk to Mr. Noth about that two timing thing. Lol.

Nemingha profile image

Nemingha  says:
4 months ago

I'm surprised by George Lucas - not because he is one half of an interracial couple but because he is in a relationship at all! It doesn't seem too long ago that I watched a biographical TV show in which the devoted single dad emphatically stated that he was'nt interested in pursuing any more romantic relationships. I guess she must have changed his mind for him!

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ocbill  says:
4 months ago

interesting but not entirely surprising. I grew up the same way but also traveled abroad and for couples abroad is not even really a topic. It is more about status or class. Although, there are still a few who feel differently.

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BkCreative  says:
4 months ago

Well put together hub. I've always like the NYC couple Grace Hightower and Robert DeNiro. They've been together so long and then married but yet when they are out and about folks still don't know they are an old married couple.

Right now NYC seems to be the interracial capital of the US.

This was fun to go through.

Thanks!

Triplet Mom profile image

Triplet Mom  says:
4 months ago

Nemingha - I think I saw the same show and remember him saying that. Love usually happens when you are not looking for it!!

ocbill - I am hoping that the stigma attached to interracial relationships is changing. Its just really nice seeing couples that have been together for a long period of time.

BkCreative - Thank you very much. I have heard that about NYC. I see a great deal of interracial couples here in the NW as well.

N.E. Wright profile image

N.E. Wright  says:
4 months ago

I really loved this hub.

Most of the people I knew about.

I am happy for Halley Berry the most. She needs some happiness in her life finally.

George Lucus really did shock me though. I do remember a program about his wanting to just raise his children, and I thought wow, just like most of us woman. You just do not want to take any chances. Still, I must admit when I saw him with Ms. Hobson I was stunned.

Thanks for the post.

Triplet Mom profile image

Triplet Mom  says:
4 months ago

N.E. - Thanks for your comments. I knew about most of them but was surprised by some. It is nice to see such a representatives.

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jaypooh08  says:
3 months ago

coco and ice r my fav..i luv coco's body!

Triplet Mom profile image

Triplet Mom  says:
3 months ago

Jaypooh - I have heard that a lot. Glad you like!!

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