Kevin Kline made a rare comment about his 35-year marriage to Phoebe Cates at the premiere of Apple TV+’s Disclaimer at the Toronto International Film Festival.
While reflecting on the key to their long-standing relationship, the 77-year-old actor explained that he and his wife, best known for her roles in the Gremlins franchise and the 1982 film Fast Times at Ridgemont High, don’t have the typical ‘Hollywood marriage’. ‘.
“If your marriage lasts more than six months, you are already in the Guinness Book of Records, if you are a Hollywood marriage,” reflected the Oscar winner. Insider business information in September.
For Kline and his wife, not having a “Hollywood marriage” has meant living outside of Tinseltown, raising their children on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, and opting to enjoy low-key date nights rather than lavish nights out.
During his recent interview, Kline praised that his wife “has a head on her shoulders.”
Kevin Kline made a rare comment about his 35-year marriage to Phoebe Cates at the premiere of Apple TV+’s Disclaimer at the Toronto International Film Festival; seen in 2010
“She’s a great wife, a great mother, a great person and she keeps me honest,” the star said. “Except in interviews.”
The couple met during an audition for the 1983 film The Big Chill.
Although Cates wasn’t cast, Kline landed a role in the cult classic.
Two years later, the couple began dating and finally became a reality in 1989.
After their marriage, they welcomed son Owen, 33, and daughter Greta, 30.
Kline has spent the last five decades in the spotlight after launching his acting career on stage in 1972.
He has won several awards, including one Academy Award and three Tony Awards, as well as two British Academy Film Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards and five Golden Globe Awards.
His film debut was in the drama Sophie’s Choice (1982), alongside Meryl Streep.
Kline won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the comedy A Fish Called Wanda (1988).
While reflecting on the key to their long-standing relationship, the 77-year-old actor explained that he and his wife, best known for her roles in the Gremlins franchise and the 1982 film Fast Times at Ridgemont High, don’t have the typical ‘Hollywood marriage’. ‘ (seen in 2017)
“If your marriage lasts more than six months, you are already in the Guinness Book of Records, if you are a Hollywood marriage,” the Oscar winner reflected to Business Insider in September. ‘That’s why you won’t see Botox. These are my lips, what’s left of them’
Meanwhile, his wife retired from film acting in the 1990s, as well as appearing in the 2001 film, The Anniversary Party, directed by her old friend Jennifer Jason Leigh.
In 2002, Kline admitted that in the early stages of their relationship he wasn’t sure they were the most compatible.
“When I first met Phoebe, I remember thinking, ‘She’s so happy to be with me,'” he said. Entertainment Weekly. ‘”She’s too excited about life… What shall we talk about?”‘
To ensure their family came first, the stars “agreed to alternate” their careers “so we never work at the same time.”
For Kline and his wife, not having a “Hollywood marriage” has meant living outside of Tinseltown, raising their children on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, and opting to enjoy low-key date nights rather than lavish nights out; seen in 2009
“Whenever it was her turn to work, Phoebe chose to stay with the children,” he noted in 1998. “That was one of the many things I loved about her.”
Kline continued, “She loved acting while she was doing it, but she didn’t get carried away with it like I did.”