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After nearly 60 years of marriage, Dolly Parton knows a thing or two about getting along and making things work. She met her husband, Carl Thomas Dean, at a laundromat when she was just 18 years old. Dean was 21. Parton had just moved to Nashville to start her career when she decided to check…

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Oftentimes, celebrities with their millions and lavish lifestyles can seem far removed from the day-to-day experiences of everyday people. Yet that doesn’t exclude them from experiencing tragedy like the rest of us. Actor Pierce Brosnan, best-known for his role as James Bond, knows this firsthand, after experiencing the death of his first wife, actress Cassandra…

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In Hollywood, a career free of scandals is a rarity, but Chad Michael Murray has managed to maintain a pristine reputation while navigating the ups and downs of show business. Known for his breakout role as Lucas Scott on One Tree Hill and a series of iconic millennial-era roles, Murray, 43, has built his career—and…

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Kevin Kline is opening up about his enduring 35-year marriage to actress Phoebe Cates, who famously stepped away from Hollywood back in the ’90s to raise a family. The couple met auditioning for the 1983 comedy-drama “The Big Chill” and married in 1989. They share two children, Owen, born in 1991, and a daughter, Greta,…

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Kathie Lee Gifford is a devoted parent and grandparent, yet she knows when to step back and let her children navigate their own lives. “I am the kind of parent that the minute my kids were adults, I stopped giving them advice,” Gifford shared in a recent interview with Fox News Digital. “I raised them…

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