From Jennifer Lopez to Nicholas Cage: Stars Who've Been Married Four Times or More (2024)

Jennifer Lopez

Number of Marriages: 4

Whenit comes tosaying "I do," Lopez has been around the block four times. After her 11-month union to actorOjani Noaended in 1998, the "Love Don't Cost a Thing" singer andShotgun Weddingstar married backup dancer Cris Judd in 2001 before divorcing in 2003. She was then married to actor and singerMarc Anthony— with whom she sharestwo children, Emme and Max— for a decade before the pairfinalized their divorcein June 2014.

Uponrekindling their relationship(which first transpired in the early aughts), Lopez and actorBen Affleckwed in an intimate ceremonyin July 2022.

"I feel so lucky and happy and proud to be with him," she told PEOPLE. "It's a beautiful love story that we got a second chance."

Ben Folds

Number of Marriages: 5

Singer-songwriterBen Foldshas been married and divorced five times. His first marriage was to his childhood sweetheart (songwriter Anna Goodman), which lasted from 1987 to 1992. He was then married to Kate Rosen from 1996 to 1997, musical artist Frally Hynes — with whom he shares twins, Louis and Gracie — from 1999 to 2006 and Fleur Stanbrook from 2007 to 2011.

In 2017, Folds married former Royal Ballet dancer Emma Sandall, and the pairdivorced after six years of marriagein February 2024.

Jim Edmonds

Number of Marriages: 4

The former professional baseball center fielderJim Edmondsand realtorKortnie O'Connortied the knot in September 2022 in front of 32 guests at the Giardino del Mosaico, a 19th-century villa in Lake Como, Italy.

"The best part of the wedding is I now get to spend the rest of my life with Kortnie," Edmonds told PEOPLE. "For the first time in my life,I finally understand true happiness."

He was previously married toThe Real Housewives of Orange County'sLeeAnn Horton, who died of cancer in July 2015, and to Allison Jayne Raski, in a marriage that lasted from 2008 to 2014. He had two kids each from both relationships.

Edmonds'third marriage was to Meghan King, which was showcased onThe Real Housewives of Orange County.The two married in 2014 and split in 2019. They share three kids: twin boysHart and Hayesand daughterAspen.

Nicolas Cage

Number of Marriages: 5

Cage was married toPatricia Arquettefrom 1995 to 2001. He followed that up with a short-lived union withLisa Marie Presley, whom he married in 2002 and filed for divorce just a few months later. The actor was then married toAlice Kimfrom 2004 to 2016, with whom he shares a son named Kal-El.

In 2019, he married make-up artistErika Koikebut requested a divorcejustfour days after their Las Vegas elopement. Themarriagewas annulledtwo months later.

He surprised fans onMarch 5, 2021, when news broke he'dwed for a fifth time. The actor and girlfriendRiko Shibataquietly tied the knot onFeb. 16, 2022, in a small ceremony at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas. In September of that same year, theywelcomed a daughter named August, Cage's third child. (He also shares a son,Weston, with his ex-girlfriend, Christina Fulton.)

"I'mreallyhappily married," hetold theLos Angeles Timesin 2022."I knowfive is a lot, but I think I got it right this time."

Zsa Zsa Gabor

Number of Marriages: 9

Zsa Zsa Gaborleads the pack of stars who have been married the most. She married Turkish politician Burhan Asaf Belge in 1935 and divorced him in 1941. Shewas then married toHilton Hotels founder Conrad Hilton from 1942 to 1947. Next was actor George Sanders from 1949 to 1954; then investment banker Herbert Hutner, with whom she tied the knot in 1962. Six days after splitting from Hunter onMarch 3, 1966, she married Joshua S. Cosden Jr., whom she divorced in 1967.

She wouldn't marry again until she wed designer Jack Ryan in 1975. The pair divorced onAug. 24, 1976, and she married Michael O'Hara onAug. 27, followed by another divorce in 1983. Then came her short-lived marriage to actor Felipe de Alba — fromApril 13, 1983, toApril 14, 1983 — whichwas annulledbecause her divorcewas not yet finalized.

Finally, she wed Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt in 1986; the pair were together until shedied at age 99in 2016. In 2021, von Anhalt traveled to her birthplace of Budapest to bury her ashes.

"That's what she wanted, and that's what she had in her last will," hetold Reutersin 2021. "Shedefinitelywanted to be in Budapest because her fatheris buriedhere too."

Jennifer O'Neill

Number of Marriages: 9

Jennifer O'Neill was married nine times to eight men, the first of whom, Dean Rossiter, she wed in 1965 at just 17. They divorced in 1971, and the actress married her second husband (Joseph Koster) a year later. Following the couple's separation in 1974, O'Neill was married toChippendales choreographer Nick De Noia— who also served as her manager and was not outat the time— from 1975 until their divorce in 1976. Two years later, she married singer Jeff Barry, whom she divorced in 1979.

Later that year, the actress married John Lederer, though the couple split in 1983. Three years later, she married Richard Alan Brown, and they divorced in 1989. Her next husband was actor Neil L. Bonin, whom she married in 1992; the marriagewas annulleda year later. In 1993, she re-married her ex-husband Brown, but the pair divorced again three years later.

Since 1996, she has been married to record producer Mervin Sidney Louque, Jr.

Mickey Rooney

Number of Marriages: 8

Tosum uphis love life, Mickey Rooney joked to PEOPLE in 1993: "Weddings? I've been to a lot of them."

The actor's first of eight marriages was to actressAva Gardnerin 1942, which ended in 1943. He then married Betty Jane Phillips in 1944 — with whom he had two children — andtheydivorced in 1949. Shortlythereafter, hewas wedto model Martha Vickers from 1949 to 1951. He followed that up by marrying actress Elaine Mahnken a year later, whom he divorced in 1958.

In 1958, Rooney married actress Barbara Ann Thomason — who was murdered in 1966 by a stuntman and actor whom she had been having an affair with. Rooney married his late wife's best friend, Marge Lane, but the pair divorced after just 100 days together. He was then married to Carolyn Hockett from 1969 to 1975. In 1978, he wed singer Jan Chamberlin, and the pair remained married until he died in 2014 (though they had separated in 2012 due toRooneyalleging elder abuseby Chamberlin's son, Christopher Aber).

When PEOPLE asked Rooney in 1993if he'd marry all these women again, he said, "Absolutely. I loved every one of them."

Larry King

Number of Marriages: 8

Larry Kingwasmarried eight times to seven women, beginning with a high school sweetheart in his late teen years until his wife, Shawn Southwick, from whom hewas estrangedat the time of his death.

"I got married a lot. In my head,I'm not a marrying guy," the late icon told PEOPLE in 2020. "When I grew up, nobody lived together. If you fell in love, you got married. And so I married the ones that I loved. But what I loved at 20 is not what I loved at 30, and what I loved at 30 is notwhat I lovedat 40."

In 1952, King married Freda Miller, but their marriage was allegedly annulled by their disapproving parents.Then, King was married to Annette Kaye for less than one year in 1961. That same year, he married Alene Akins (for the first time), and the pair divorced in 1963. He wed Mickey Sutphin in 1964, but she divorced him two years later in 1967.

He married Akins again in 1968, and the pair split in 1971.In1976,he married Sharon Lepore, though the pair divorced in 1983.Six years later,King married Julie Alexander, but the pair separated in 1990 and divorced in 1992.In 1997, he and Southwick tied the knot, and the pair were together until King filed for divorce in 2019. The two wereamid divorce proceedingswhenKing died in January 2021.

Elizabeth Taylor

Number of Marriages: 8

Known for her impressive number of marriages, Taylorwas married toseven men and had eight weddings. She wasjust18 when she married hotel heir Conrad Hilton, Jr. in 1950, but the pair divorced eight months later. In 1952, she wed actor Michael Wilding — who was 20 years her senior — and the pair announced their separation in 1956 and were divorced in 1957.

One month after her divorcewas finalized, Taylor married theater producer Mike Todd, who passed away tragically in a plane crash in 1958. One year later, following a scandalous affair, she married singer Eddie Fisher, who had been married to her friendDebbie Reynolds. They divorced in 1964, and Taylor married frequent costarRichard Burton10 days later. They divorced for the first time10years later in 1974, only to remarry in 1975 and split for a final time in 1976.

She then married former U.S. senatorJohn Warnerin 1976, a relationship that ended with their 1982 divorce. She married her eighth and final husband,Larry Fortensky, in 1991, and they divorced in 1996. (She died at age 79 in 2011.)

Lana Turner

Number of Marriages: 8

Lana Turner was married eight times. In 1939, the classic Hollywood beauty eloped with composer Artie Shaw, a relationship that lasted only four months.

In 1942, she married actor Joseph Stephen Crane, then had their marriage annulled in 1943 when she found out that he was not really divorced from his wife, Carol Ann Kurtz. They remarried when Turner discovered she was pregnant with their daughter, but they divorced in 1944.

Turner married socialite Henry J. Topping, Jr. in 1948,andtheydivorced in 1952.A year later, she married actor Lex Barker, and they divorced in 1957. Then followed marriages (and divorces) to businessman Fred May (1960 to 1962), former CEO of Chrysler Corporation Robert Eaton (1965 to 1969) and hypnotist Ronald Dante (1969 to 1972). She remained unmarried until her death in 1995.

Richard Pryor

Number of Marriages: 7

Richard Pryormade it to the altar seven times,marrying and remarrying a few of his exes.

He was first married to Patricia Price in 1961, though the union only lasted one year. In 1967, he married Shelley Bonis, but they divorced in 1969. In 1977, he married actress Deborah McGuire, and the pair divorced the following year. Pryor was then married to Jennifer Lee from 1981 to 1982. In 1986, Pryor married actress Flynn Belaine, divorcing her in 1987 and giving it another go from 1990 to 1991. In 2001, Pryor again married Jennifer Lee, and they were married until his death in 2005.

"I did return in the summer of '94, andwe eventually remarried," Lee recalled to PEOPLE in March 2019. "[Richard] kept apologizing for some of the things that he'd done. He kept saying, 'Jennifer, I hurt you. I was horrible to you, and I can't tell you how sorry I am.' There you've got a man sick sitting in a wheelchair, shadow of his former self, dealing with his life and looking back, happy to deal with it. He came to terms with it, and so did I."

Rue McClanahan

Number of Marriages: 6

Rue McClanahanwas married enough times that she wrote the book on it!No, really, she wrote the 2008 memoirFirst Five Husbands…and the Ones Who Got Away.

TheGolden Girlsactresswas married toTom Bish from 1958 to 1959, actor Norman Hartweg from 1959 to 1961 and Peter DeMaio from 1964 to 1971.In1976,she married Sam "Gussie" Fisher, but their marriage ended in 1979.After McClanahan married Tom Keel in 1984, the pair divorced in 1985.

She wouldn't marry again until 1997 when she wed actor Morrow Wilson, and the two remained together untilshe died at age 76in 2010.

Billy Bob Thornton

Number of Marriages: 6

From 1978 to 1980,Billy Bob Thorntonwas married to Melissa Lee Gatlin, with whom he had a daughter, Amanda Brumfield. He then wed Toni Lawrence from 1986 to 1988.

In 1990, he tied the knot with Cynda Williams, but their marriage ended two years later. Thorton also sharestwo sonswith formerPlayboymodel Pietra Dawn Cherniak, whom hewas married tofrom 1993 to 1997.

Following his divorce from actressAngelina Joliein 2003, Thornton welcomed a daughter named Bella with Connie Angland, whom he dated for 12 years before theytied the knotin 2014.

Gary Oldman

Number of Marriages: 5

Gary Oldman, who has been married to writer Gisele Schmidt since 2017, has a few marriages under his belt. He was previously married to actressLesley Manville— with whom he shares their son Alfie — from 1987 to 1990, and then actressUma Thurmanfrom 1990 until 1992. Oldman married model Donya Fiorentino in 1997, and the pair welcomed two sons before they divorced in 2001. In 2008, he tied the knot with singer and actress Alexandra Edenborough, a union that ended with their 2015 divorce.

David Foster

Number of Marriages: 5

Beforemarrying Katharine McPheein 2019 (the pairwelcomed a child in 2020),David Fosterwas previously married to singer B.J. Cook from 1972 to 1981, Rebecca Dyer from 1982 to 1986, songwriter Linda Thompson from 1991 to 2005 and former modelYolanda Hadidfrom 2011 to 2017.

In March 2024, thefather of sixtold PEOPLE, "[Marriage] is a moving target, as you probably know," adding that his fifth marriage with McPhee doesn't have "any hard and fast rules."

Rita Hayworth

Number of Marriages: 5

Rita Hayworthwas married topromoter Edward C. Judson from 1937 to 1942 before her marriage to director Orson Welles from 1943 to 1947. After their split, the Hollywood starlet married socialite Prince Aly Khan in 1949, though the pair divorced in 1953. Shortlythereafter, Hayworth married actor Dick Haymes, and the pair divorced following a public altercation in which Haymes struck Hayworth in 1955. She married producer James Hill in 1958 but filed for divorce in 1961. (She died in 1987.)

Pamela Anderson

Number of Marriages: 6-ish

Pamela AndersonmarriedMötley CrüedrummerTommy Leein 1995 after knowing him forjust96 hours. The pair separated in 1998 afterhaving two kids together. Andersonmarried musician Kid Rockin July 2006, but the pair broke up that November.

Later that year, theBaywatchalum married professional poker playerRick Salomonbut had the marriage annulled less than six months later. Anderson and Salomon remarried in 2014, only to divorce a few months afterward. In January 2020, Anderson secretly wed movie producerJon Peters— only for the pair toannounce their splittwo weeks later and confirm they were never legally married. On Christmas Eve 2020, Anderson married bodyguardDan Hayhurst, but PEOPLE later confirmed the pair hadsplit after one year of marriage.

During a February 2023 appearance onJimmy Kimmel Live, hostJimmy Kimmelasked Anderson whether she may get married again.

"God, what a crazy question," Anderson said. "I don't know, I hope so.I still have a lot of life to live."

Kenny Rogers

Number of Marriages: 5

Kenny Rogerswas married five times andhad five childrenbefore hedied at age 81.

The late singer was married to his first wife, artist Janice Gordon, from 1958 to 1960. Then, he was married to Jean Rogers from 1960 to 1963. He was next married to Margo Anderson from 1964 to 1976 and actress Marianne Gordon from 1977 to 1993. For the fifth (and final) time, he tied the knot withWanda Millerin 1997. They were married for 22 years until his death.

Joan Collins

Number of Marriages: 5

Joan Collins' first husband was actor Maxwell Reed, whom she married in May 1952 and divorced in 1956. Then, she was married to Anthony Newley from 1963 to 1971 and Ron Kass from 1972 to 1983. TheDynastystar next married Swedish singer Peter Holm in 1985, and the pair divorced in 1987. In February 2002, she married her fifth and current husband,Percy Gibson, who she told PEOPLE in March 2002 is "themost honorable man[she's] ever met."

"I kissed a lot of frogs before I found my prince," Collins wrote in her 2011 memoirThe World According to Joan. "For those womenwho arelooking for a life partner, that old saying that men are like buses and 'if you wait long enough, the right one will come along' is true for a reason."

George Foreman

Number of Marriages: 5

Before he and Mary Joan Martelly tied the knot in 1985, famed boxer George Foreman was married to Adrienne Calhoun (from 1971 to 1974), Cynthia Lewis (from 1977 to 1979), Sharon Goodson (from 1981 to 1982) and Andrea Skeete (from 1982 to 1985). He has five sons (all named George) and seven daughters from his relationships.

James Cameron

Number of Marriages: 5

James Cameron(known for blockbuster films likeTitanicand theAvatarfranchise) was married to his first wife, Sharon Williams, from 1978 to 1984. Then, hewas wedto Gale Ann Hurd from 1985 to 1989. Later that year, the filmmaker married directorKathryn Bigelow, though they would divorce in 1991.In1997,he marriedLinda Hamilton, though the pairseparated in 1999.

Since 2000, Cameron has been married to former model and actressSuzy Amis.

"Being attracted to strong independent women has the downside that they're strong independent women — they inherently don't need you," hetoldThe Guardianin August 2017. "Fortunately, I'm married now to a strong, independent woman who does believe she needs me."

Martin Scorsese

Number of Marriages: 5

Director Martin Scorsesemarried his first wife, Laraine Marie Brennan, in 1965, and the pair split in 1972. In 1977, he divorced author Julia Cameron after one year of marriage. Hewas then married toactressIsabella Rossellinifrom 1979 to 1982 and Barbara De Fina from 1985 to 1991.

He has been married to Helen Morris — with whom he sharesa daughter named Francesca— since 1999.

"You make a family with a person like Helen," Scorsese toldTalkMagazine. "She's someone I want to be with, she'sa companion. I learn a great deal from her."

Billy Joel

Number of Marriages: 4

Billy Joelhas been married four times, first to his former managerElizabethWeberfrom1973 to 1982 and then to his "Uptown Girl"Christie Brinkleyfrom1985 to 1994. The piano man married chef Katie Lee in 2004, but the pair split in 2010. He andAlexis Rodericktied the knot at his estatein 2015 and have since welcomed two daughters,Della RoseandRemy Anne. (Joel also shares a daughter,Alexa Ray, with Brinkley.)

Frank Sinatra

Number of Marriages: 4

Frank Sinatrahad his fair share of marriages. From 1939 to 1951, hewas married tohis childhood sweetheart, Nancy Barbato, with whom he hadthree children.Hethenmarried Ava Gardnerin 1951, divorcing six years later.In1966,he married actressMia Farrow, and the pair divorced in 1968 (though sherevealed toVanity Fairin 2013 that they "never really split up").He married Barbara Marx in 1976; they were together until his death in 1998.

Melanie Griffith

Number of Marriages: 4

Melanie Griffithhas said "I do" four times and statedshe won't try for a fifth marriage.

"I really don't think it's relevant for anyone anymore. But especially if you're 60 andyouhavefour kids, and you're living the life you've always wanted," she toldInStylemagazine in August 2018. "Then why get married? It's, like, I would love to fall in love and have a romance, a relationship, but I haven't. I keep looking. I've had a couple of lovers but not a relationship."

She was married to actorDon Johnsonfor six months in 1976 and followed up with a marriage to actor Steven Bauer from 1981 to 1989.In1989,she married Johnson again, and the pair stayed together until 1996.Laterthat year, Griffith married actorAntonio Banderasbeforethe two split in 2015.

Geena Davis

Number of Marriages: 4

Geena Davishas made the trip down the aisle four times: first to director restaurateur Richard Emmolo from 1982 to 1983, then to actorJeff Goldblumin ashort-lived marriagefrom 1987 to 1990, followed by director Renny Harlin from 1993 to 1998 and then surgeonReza Jarrahy— with whom she sharesthree children— from 2001 to 2017.

Liza Minnelli

Number of Marriages: 4

Liza Minnellihas wed four times. The showstopping actress' first marriage was to musician Peter Allen from 1967 to 1974, then to producer Jack Haley Jr. from 1974 to 1979, then to sculptor Mark Gero from 1979 to 1992andto film producer David Gest from 2002 to 2007.

Barbara Walters

Number of Marriages: 4

BeforeBarbara Waltersdied at 93in December 2022, she wasmarried four times to threedifferenthusbands. The legendary journalist's first marriage to Robert Henry Katz ended in 1955, after less than a year together. In 1963, she married theater producer Lee Guber, and the pair welcomed their daughter,Jacqueline Dena Guber, before divorcing in 1976.Walters then married TV producer Merv Adelson twice —firstfrom 1981 to 1984 andagainfrom 1986 to 1992.

Christie Brinkley

Number of Marriages: 4

Brinkley has been married four times. Previous spouses include architect Jean-François Allaux (1973 to 1981), Joel (1985 to 1994), real estate developer Richard Taubman (1994 to 1995)andarchitect Peter Cook (1996 to 2008).

Though the supermodel entrepreneur"remains open" to another relationship, she told PEOPLE in January 2024 that she's "pretty comfortable with [her] life the way it is."

She added, "I always said my whole life that I thinkthat youhave to be happy alone so that you get with a man for the right reasons and you're not clinging to him because you need to, you know?"

Lisa Marie Presley

Number of Marriages: 4

The only daughter ofElvisandPriscilla Presley, Lisa Marie married her first husband, musician Danny Keough (with whom she sharedRiley Keough), in 1988 — splitting in 1996. Days later, she married music sensationMichael Jackson, though they would divorce that same year. Presley then married Cage in 2002, and the pair filed for divorce three months later — their divorcewas finalizedin 2004.

Presley marriedMichael Lockwoodin 2006. Together, the pair hadtwin daughters, Harper and Finley, and divorced in 2016 — before shedied at age 54in January 2023.