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Meet Melissa McCarthy's husband of 19 years, Ben Falcone: the talented couple, who first shared the screen in Gilmore Girls, have collaborated on countless projects – from Netflix series to podcasts

Hollywood couple Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone celebrated 19 years of marriage last October. To mark the occasion, the pair posted adorable throwback pictures on their individual Instagram accounts, earning warm wishes from fans. The happy couple turned a work project into a family affair when they decided to star in Lemonada Media's scripted medieval comedy podcast Hildy the Barback and the Lake of Fire alongside their otherwise private daughters, Vivian, 17, and Georgette, 14. The series, written by Falcone, also stars A-listers Octavia Spencer and Glenn Close Advertisement To promote the podcast, the couple appeared on Live with Kelly and Mark last October in full period attire, but admitted they 'don't quite get' Halloween. Their daughters, however, had their Halloween costumes picked out. Vivian and her girlfriend, Reese, reportedly went as Flynn Ryder and Rapunzel from Disney's Tangled, whereas Georgette went as Mr Bobinsky from animated film Coraline. 'I'm more like, 'I'm a man named Chuck!'' quipped Falcone. So, what else do we know about Melissa McCarthy's husband and creative partner, Ben Falcone? How did Ben Falcone meet Melissa McCarthy? Melissa McCarthy and her husband Ben Falcone met in the 90s. Photo: @benjyfalcone/Instagram The couple first crossed paths in Illinois when she was a 'very, very goth' college first-year and he was in high school. They reconnected again in the theatre scene in Los Angeles, when they were both taking a writing class at the improv comedy school The Groundlings. They struck up a friendship and soon fell in love, marrying in 2005. They have worked together Melissa McCarthy and her husband Ben Falcone have been married for 19 years. Photo: @melissamccarthy/Instagram McCarthy and Falcone have collaborated extensively on the professional and business front. They started the production company On the Day Productions and invested in the whiskey company Big Nose Kate together. The first time they shared the screen was on Gilmore Girls. Some of their projects together in recent years include the Netflix series God's Favorite Idiot and the films The Happytime Murders, Life of the Party, Superintelligence and 2021's Thunder Force, all of which are co-produced by and star both of them. Falcone also has voice acting experience from his time voicing Henery Hawk and Barnyard Dawg on The Looney Tunes Show. Ben Falcone is an author