John Mulaney and Olivia Munn had their secret wedding officiated by an Oscar-nominated actor, who once starred with the bride on a TV show.
It emerged on Wednesday that the couple, who have a two-year-old son named Malcolm, exchanged vows in a private ceremony over the weekend.
Their wedding took place in New York State, at the private home of one of the couple’s friends, after a three-year romance.
Malcolm and the witness were the only guests present when John, 41, and Olivia, 44, tied the knot, a source said. People.
The identity of the man who performed at her wedding has now been revealed, a decade after he starred alongside Olivia in HBO drama The Newsroom.
John Mulaney and Olivia Munn had their secret wedding officiated by an Oscar-nominated actor who once starred with the bride on a TV show; photographed last month in Paris.
Sam Waterston, who earned an Oscar nomination for the 1984 film The Killing Fields, has been confirmed as John and Olivia’s officiant.
Created by The Social Network writer Aaron Sorkin, The Newsroom followed the behind-the-scenes drama of a left-leaning cable news network.
Sam played Charlie Skinner, the irascible head of the news division, while Olivia played the intelligent financial reporter Sloan Sabbith.
Featuring a formidable cast that included Jeff Daniels and Jane Fonda, The Newsroom ran for three seasons on HBO from 2012 to 2014.
John and Olivia’s wedding came four months after she revealed she had battled an aggressive form of breast cancer and had undergone a double mastectomy.
During the course of her grueling treatment, she also had a hysterectomy, in addition to having her fallopian tubes and ovaries removed, she said. Fashion.
Before doing so, she froze her eggs to preserve any chance that she and John could try in vitro fertilization to have more children.
“After my diagnosis, we decided to try one more round of egg retrieval and hoped it would be a good month,” she explained.
Sam Waterston, who earned an Oscar nomination for the 1984 film The Killing Fields, has been confirmed as John and Olivia’s officiant; pictured in 2022
Created by The Social Network writer Aaron Sorkin, The Newsroom followed the behind-the-scenes drama of a left-leaning cable news network; Olivia appears in the series.
Sam played Charlie Skinner, the irascible head of the news division, while Olivia played the intelligent financial reporter Sloan Sabbith; both appear in the series.
Featuring a formidable cast that included Jeff Daniels and Jane Fonda, The Newsroom ran for three seasons on HBO from 2012 to 2014; Sam and Olivia pictured in the season two premiere.
‘John and I talked about it a lot and we didn’t feel like we were done growing our family, but we didn’t know if he would have to do chemo or radiation.’
Their efforts resulted in two healthy embryos, and when they received the news of their success, “John and I started crying,” Olivia recalled.
“It was really exciting because not only were we able to get it done in one operation, but it also meant I didn’t have to take any more risks. It was amazing.”
Olivia was diagnosed with her disease in early 2023 and underwent four surgeries in the space of 10 months, bringing the disease into remission.
To reduce the risk of recurrence, she began hormone suppression therapy, which caused her to enter early menopause.
Olivia and John’s romance first became public in mid-2021, on the heels of the comedian’s split from his first wife, Anna Marie Tendler.
He announced that Olivia was pregnant in September of that year and they welcomed Malcolm into the world just before Thanksgiving.
The baby’s arrival was the culmination of a whirlwind year, during which John’s marriage collapsed and he went to rehab for alcoholism and cocaine addiction.
It emerged on Wednesday that the couple, who have a two-year-old son named Malcolm, exchanged vows in a private ceremony over the weekend.
Their wedding took place in upstate New York at the private home of one of the couple’s friends, following a three-year romance; photographed last month in Paris.
When he revealed that his girlfriend was pregnant, John said: “Olivia and this baby have helped save me from myself on this early journey out of recovery.”
Malcolm was born in late November 2021, about nine months after John filed for divorce from Anna Marie, according to Page six.
When news of John and Anne Marie’s split became public in May 2021, she released a statement saying, “I am heartbroken that John has decided to end our marriage. I wish him support and success in his recovery.”
A few days after his separation from Anna Marie was announced, a People The source claimed that John had become romantically involved with Olivia.
Journalist AJ Benza denounced in his podcast Fame is shit that Anna Marie was in rehab at Silver Hill in Connecticut around the same time John was in treatment.
Shortly after, a Page six The source claimed that emotional problems and “eating disorders” had led Anna Marie to go to Silver Hill.
The source claimed that Anna Marie refused to discuss any marital problems she may have had, but insisted that “it was clear that she suffered during her marriage.”
Meanwhile, when John entered rehab in late 2020, Olivia was one of many celebrities who sent him well wishes.
Malcolm and the witness were the only guests present when John, 41, and Olivia, 44, tied the knot, a source told People; pictured at this year’s Oscars
The wedding comes four months after Olivia revealed she had battled an aggressive form of breast cancer, pictured last month in New York.
“Sending SO MUCH love and support to John Mulaney,” the Love Wedding Repeat actress wrote on Twitter. “You can do it.”
Meanwhile, Olivia’s dating history includes Suicide Squad actor Joel Kinnaman and NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
She said Variety In 2020, “I’ve never been that girl” who has the perfect wedding planned in her head.
“The idea of getting married has always given me a little bit of a… It gives me… I don’t know what that word means… I’m like, ‘It’s hot in here, isn’t it?’ I’m like, ‘Really?’… Yeah, it makes me want to choose one person forever,” Olivia said.
