Lyle Lovett turns 69 on Nov. 1, but decades before the four-time Grammy winner became one of music’s most distinctive singer-songwriters, he was half of one of Hollywood’s most unexpected celebrity couples.
Lovett was Julia Roberts’ first husband.
The country star and the Pretty Woman actress stunned fans when they married in June 1993, just weeks after meeting. Their whirlwind romance turned into a marriage that lasted less than two years, but despite the breakup, the pair insisted they remained close and supportive of each other.
Here’s a look back at how Roberts and Lovett went from new acquaintances to newlyweds in a matter of weeks.
How Did Julia Roberts and Lyle Lovett Meet?
Even though both Roberts and Lovett appeared in Robert Altman’s 1992 film The Player, they didn’t meet on set because they had no scenes together. Instead, they were introduced in 1993 by mutual friends and married shortly thereafter, according to InStyle.
At the time, both were coming out of other relationships. Roberts had previously been involved with actor Jason Patric, while Lovett had split from longtime girlfriend Allison Inman.
It didn’t take long for the new couple to make things official. Just three weeks after meeting, Roberts and Lovett married on June 27, 1993, in Marion, Ind.
According to a 1995 People story about the couple’s eventual separation, Roberts was a barefoot bride in a simple white dress, while Lovett wore a dark suit. Hours after the ceremony, Lovett brought his new wife onstage during a performance in nearby Noblesville.
“Welcome to the happiest day of my life,” he told the audience.
Roberts was equally enthusiastic about her new marriage.
“I feel liberated in a way,” she told Premiere magazine at the time, adding, “Every time I talk to him…or look at his picture…or think about him, I think, ‘Wow, I’m so…I’m so smart. I’m so lucky.'”
Why Did Julia Roberts and Lyle Lovett Split?
Almost immediately, Roberts and Lovett faced an enormous obstacle: finding time to actually be together.
The day after their wedding, Roberts returned to Washington to finish filming The Pelican Brief, while Lovett resumed his concert tour. That pattern continued throughout their marriage.
During their 21 months together, Roberts traveled to shoot multiple movies while Lovett spent long stretches on the road. The two maintained separate homes, with Roberts living in New York and Lovett keeping his farmhouse in Klein, Texas.
“We’re just so happy to be together when we can be,” Lovett said during the marriage.
But their conflicting schedules increasingly kept them apart. They even spent their first wedding anniversary in different cities, with Roberts in New York promoting I Love Trouble and Lovett in Los Angeles working on a music video.
On March 28, 1995, Roberts and Lovett announced that they were separating after just 21 months of marriage.
“We remain close and in great support of each other,” they said in a joint statement.
Who Is Lyle Lovett Married to Now?
Lovett eventually found lasting love with April Kimble. The pair became engaged in 2003 and married in 2017. They welcomed twins, a son and daughter, that same year on June 12.
That date later became particularly meaningful in Lovett’s career: He named his 2022 album 12th of June.
And while his brief marriage to Roberts remains an unforgettable piece of ’90s celebrity history, Lovett has built a formidable legacy of his own.
Since beginning his career in the 1980s, he has released 14 studio albums and won four Grammy Awards, including Best Country Album for The Road to Ensenada. He was inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2012 and the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame in 2019.
Lovett has also maintained an acting career, appearing in films including Short Cuts, Prêt-à-Porter and Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, as well as TV shows including Blue Bloods, Big Sky and Castle.
But for anyone who lived through ’90s celebrity culture, his 69th birthday also offers an irresistible reminder of one of the era’s most surprising romances: For 21 months, Lyle Lovett and Julia Roberts were husband and wife.
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