Jeffrey Dean Morgan's Wife and Kids: Who is the 'Destination X' Host Married To?
Destination X is a fun new reality TV show airing this summer on NBC. Walking Dead and Walking Dead: Dead City star Jeffrey Dean Morgan is taking on hosting duties for the competition series that "takes players on the adventure of a lifetime as they race to answer one simple question… where in the world are they? Each incredible new location brings them closer to a life-changing cash prize."
Morgan has been a staple in Hollywood for nearly 35 years, but you may not know that he is married to a fellow star, actress Hilarie Burton. Here's what you need to know about them.
In 2009, Morgan was set up on a blind date with Burton by his Supernatural co-star Jensen Ackles and his wife, Danneel Harris Ackles. Burton and Harris Ackles co-starred on One Tree Hill together.
Morgan and Burton hit it off, and the rest is history. They share two children: son Augustus "Gus", 15, and daughter George, 7. They married in October 2019, with Jensen Ackles officiating the ceremony, and they now reside on a working farm in Rhinebeck in upstate New York's Hudson Valley.
Burton has been candid on Instagram about their struggle to have children. The pair endured several miscarriages on the way to having Gus and George.
When George was born, Burton wrote on Instagram, "It took a long time for Jeffrey and I to have this baby. The first time I got pregnant, it took a year and a half. I surprised him on Christmas with baby Seahawk booties. We cried. We celebrated. We picked out names. And we lost that baby. More losses followed, and as so many couples know, it was heartbreaking. It still is heartbreaking."
Burton added, "When this pregnancy started, we were cautious. I didn't want to celebrate for fear of jinxing it. I didn't want a baby shower. I checked her heartbeat every day, up until the day she was born. And now that she is here, I just stare at her in wonder all day. I see her in her daddy's arms, and I don't take any of it for granted."
Destination X airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.
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Jeffrey Dean Morgan's Wife and Kids: Who is the 'Destination X' Host Married To? first appeared on Parade on May 27, 2025
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