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Yahoo
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
See Photos of Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Husband Brad Hall as the Couple Celebrates Their 38th Wedding Anniversary
Julia Louis-Dreyfus first met husband Brad Hall at Northwestern University back in the '80s and the rest was history. The pair, who performed together while in college, would later take their talents to Saturday Night Live and beyond. They got married on June 25, 1987 and welcomed their first son Henry Hall on June 30, 1992. Five years later, they grew their family as their second boy, Charles Hall, joined the family. Over the years, the couple has also collaborated on a few projects, including SNL, an early-2000s comedy titled Watching Ellie and a 2012 short film called Picture Paris. 'He always appreciates the hard work but sometimes he'll say… we are honest with one another so that if he doesn't think it quite works or something, he'll tell me why. And I'll do the same with his work,' Louis-Dreyfus revealed while on Live with Kelly and Mark back in 2023. As the couple celebrates 38 years of marriage, look back at some of their sweetest pictures below. Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Brad Hall met when they were both students at Northwestern University back in the '80s, when Louis-Dreyfus auditioned for a performance Hall was producing with his comedy troupe, the Practical Theatre Company. She would go on to join and perform with the Company before four of its members — herself and Hall included — would be recruited by Saturday Night Live. The couple got married on June 25, 1987, in a church in Santa Barbara, California. Thirty-five years into their nuptials, Louis-Dreyfus revealed to Kelly Ripa that she "fashioned" her timeless wedding dress after Princess Diana's. Louis-Dreyfus and her husband stepped out for a stylish night at the Academy Theater in Beverly Hills back in 1994. In February 1997, Louis-Dreyfus proudly showed of her baby bump as the happy couple walked the Screen Actors Guild Awards red carpet together. They would later welcome their second son, Charles "Charlie" Hall, in May that year. Their first son, Henry Hall, joined their family five years earlier in 1992. The couple looked exquisite in their finest black tie attire at the Angle House Cleaning 2000 Democratic Fundraiser Gala at the Beverly Hilton. Louis-Dreyfus was all smiles in her man's arms as they attended the 12th Annual Environmental Media Awards in 2002. "31,000 years ago today, I married my current boyfriend," Louis-Dreyfus wrote under this sweet throwback posted in 2018. No relationship works without a little adventure and exploration. It appears the couple went scuba diving in this throwback Louis-Dreyfus shared for their 33rd anniversary. Hall, along with sons Henry and Charlie, smiled with pride as Louis-Dreyfus was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010. With nearly 40 years under their belt, of course, Hall has been there for all of his wife's biggest milestones. The SNL alumni posed together during the 58th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, where Louis-Dreyfus won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in The New Adventures of Old Christine. And when she walked away a double winner in 2015, Hall was right by her side, beaming from ear to ear. Louis-Dreyfus was awarded a trophy as producer for Outstanding Comedy Series and then for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Brad Hall joined his parents at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards held at Nokia in 2012. The entire family stepped out to support their queen at the 71st Emmy Awards in 2019, where she was up for two trophies for her work on Veep. The Seinfeld actress had the full support of her boys at the special screening for her film Tuesday last June. Nearly four decades of marriage later, the two graced the red carpet for the SNL50: The Anniversary Special at 30 Rock earlier this year in New York. The lovebirds looked blissful in this selfie taken in the ocean. "34 years in, keeping our head above water. Love and love to the love of my life," she wrote. Read the original article on People
Yahoo
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
See Photos of Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Husband Brad Hall as the Couple Celebrates Their 38th Wedding Anniversary
Julia Louis-Dreyfus first met husband Brad Hall at Northwestern University back in the '80s and the rest was history. The pair, who performed together while in college, would later take their talents to Saturday Night Live and beyond. They got married on June 25, 1987 and welcomed their first son Henry Hall on June 30, 1992. Five years later, they grew their family as their second boy, Charles Hall, joined the family. Over the years, the couple has also collaborated on a few projects, including SNL, an early-2000s comedy titled Watching Ellie and a 2012 short film called Picture Paris. 'He always appreciates the hard work but sometimes he'll say… we are honest with one another so that if he doesn't think it quite works or something, he'll tell me why. And I'll do the same with his work,' Louis-Dreyfus revealed while on Live with Kelly and Mark back in 2023. As the couple celebrates 38 years of marriage, look back at some of their sweetest pictures below. Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Brad Hall met when they were both students at Northwestern University back in the '80s, when Louis-Dreyfus auditioned for a performance Hall was producing with his comedy troupe, the Practical Theatre Company. She would go on to join and perform with the Company before four of its members — herself and Hall included — would be recruited by Saturday Night Live. The couple got married on June 25, 1987, in a church in Santa Barbara, California. Thirty-five years into their nuptials, Louis-Dreyfus revealed to Kelly Ripa that she "fashioned" her timeless wedding dress after Princess Diana's. Louis-Dreyfus and her husband stepped out for a stylish night at the Academy Theater in Beverly Hills back in 1994. In February 1997, Louis-Dreyfus proudly showed of her baby bump as the happy couple walked the Screen Actors Guild Awards red carpet together. They would later welcome their second son, Charles "Charlie" Hall, in May that year. Their first son, Henry Hall, joined their family five years earlier in 1992. The couple looked exquisite in their finest black tie attire at the Angle House Cleaning 2000 Democratic Fundraiser Gala at the Beverly Hilton. Louis-Dreyfus was all smiles in her man's arms as they attended the 12th Annual Environmental Media Awards in 2002. "31,000 years ago today, I married my current boyfriend," Louis-Dreyfus wrote under this sweet throwback posted in 2018. No relationship works without a little adventure and exploration. It appears the couple went scuba diving in this throwback Louis-Dreyfus shared for their 33rd anniversary. Hall, along with sons Henry and Charlie, smiled with pride as Louis-Dreyfus was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010. With nearly 40 years under their belt, of course, Hall has been there for all of his wife's biggest milestones. The SNL alumni posed together during the 58th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, where Louis-Dreyfus won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in The New Adventures of Old Christine. And when she walked away a double winner in 2015, Hall was right by her side, beaming from ear to ear. Louis-Dreyfus was awarded a trophy as producer for Outstanding Comedy Series and then for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Brad Hall joined his parents at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards held at Nokia in 2012. The entire family stepped out to support their queen at the 71st Emmy Awards in 2019, where she was up for two trophies for her work on Veep. The Seinfeld actress had the full support of her boys at the special screening for her film Tuesday last June. Nearly four decades of marriage later, the two graced the red carpet for the SNL50: The Anniversary Special at 30 Rock earlier this year in New York. The lovebirds looked blissful in this selfie taken in the ocean. "34 years in, keeping our head above water. Love and love to the love of my life," she wrote. Read the original article on People
Elle
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Elle
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Knew ‘Almost Immediately' Brad Hall Was the One When She Met Him in College
Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Brad Hall may have the perfect love story. The pair met when they were both college students pursuing comedy, going on to work on Saturday Night Live together. The Seinfeld star has admitted she knew 'almost immediately' that Hall was the one, and she seems to appreciate him more every year, if her Instagrams are any indication. They've been married now for almost four decades and share two children. Here is Louis-Dreyfus and Brad Hall's complete relationship timeline so far. In 2013, Louis-Dreyfus told Craig Ferguson that she first met Hall when they were both students at Northwestern University in the early 1980s. Hall was producing a show with the Practical Theatre Company, and she auditioned. She joined PTC, and the group had a run at their campus in Evanston, Illinois, and in Chicago. 'There were a couple of moments, some of which I will not share,' she said of connecting with Hall. 'But I would say that I knew almost immediately [he was the one]. It's really the truth.' The couple did an interview with Grist in 2003 and talked more about the early days of their relationship. 'In our skits, we parodied the problems of the day—oil dependency, environmental negligence, a lot of the issues we're now seeing reemerge on the public radar,' Hall said of that time. Louis-Dreyfus laughed and replied, 'I don't even remember those skits. I was about 19 at the time and had fallen head over heels in love with Brad. He was a senior with a big old beard and Jesus hair. I may have been just taking his word for it at that point.' All four members of the Practical Theatre Company found success at Saturday Night Live after being hired for the sketch show by producers Dick Ebersol and Bob Tischler. Louis-Dreyfus was only 21 years old at the time, making her the youngest female cast member. June 1987 On June 25, 1987, the couple married in Santa Barbara, California, close to where Hall grew up. They were married by Hall's father, an actual minister, per The New Yorker. June 1992 The couple welcomed a son in 1992, Henry Hall. During her pregnancy, Louis-Dreyfus was starring in Seinfeld. She told Vogue in 2019, 'This [oversize] clothing was very helpful to me as a pregnant person. Both getting more and more pregnant and then becoming less and less pregnant after giving birth.' May 1997 Their second son, Charles Hall, arrived in 1997. In a 2008 interview with Harper's Bazaar, the actress had a different perspective on hiding pregnancy while on TV, saying it was challenging. 'I went through two pregnancies over a nine-year period on Seinfeld, and I gained 45 pounds both times. Maybe it was 40 pounds, but not less than that, and I'm 5'3',' she said. 'I really tried not to put those 40 pounds on, but I was hungry, man. I craved red meat and lemonade, and I cannot believe the amount of food I could take in. And it's really documented on TV. I was trying to hide the weight.' April 2013 Hall accompanied Louis-Dreyfus to the season 2 premiere of Veep. They attended the premiere of season 4 of Veep together. They went with their son Charlie to a basketball game that same month. Louis-Dreyfus won an Emmy Award her role as Selina Meyer on Veep. She and Hall celebrated her win with a sweet kiss. Louis-Dreyfus is fairly consistent about celebrating their wedding anniversary every year on Instagram, often showing throwback photos from their wedding. In 2016, she wrote in the caption, '29 years ago today. A good choice.' March 2017 The couple's son, Charlie, became a basketball player at Northwestern. In 2019, the pair watched him play for the Northwestern Wildcats against Rutgers's Scarlet Knights. In September 2017, Louis-Dreyfus made Emmys history by winning Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series six years in a row for Veep. That same month, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She shared the news on Twitter at the time, writing, '1 in 8 women get breast cancer. Today, I'm the one. The good news is that I have the most glorious group of supportive and caring friends, and fantastic insurance through my union. The bad news is that not all women are so lucky, so let's fight all cancers and make universal health care a reality.' Sharing another throwback pic for their 31st wedding anniversary, Louis-Dreyfus wrote, '31,000 years ago today, I married my current boyfriend.' The couple created a PSA for the 2018 midterm elections to spur voting, with Hall directing. 'A corrupt, self-obsessed, inept moron who somehow becomes president of the United States? That's the character that I play on HBO's Veep,' Louis-Dreyfus said in the production. 'But when I'm off of TV, I'm not a politician, I'm not an expert, I'm a citizen. And I know that the midterm election on November 6 is beyond important. It is vital.' The couple attended the 2019 InStyle Awards with their two sons, Henry and Charlie. In April 2020, Louis-Dreyfus shared more about her cancer battle with People, explaining how important her friends and family were during treatment. 'You hear it all the time, but the people that I relied on the most, besides the very capable doctors and nurses who took care of me, were my family and my close friends,' she said. 'I was surrounded by people who were supporting me. That was hugely meaningful, and I needed it. It helped me to believe I was going to get through. It was like they had their hands underneath me holding me up.' She continued, 'I think whenever a family goes through a crisis and comes out the other end, you're bound to have an intimacy that, perhaps, wasn't quite there like it was before. I mean, we were very close before, but I know how precious life is.' The star shared some more recent pics for their 34th anniversary, writing, '34 years in, keeping our head above water. Love and love to the love of my life.' In the photos, they're in the ocean, and she kisses his cheek. On the red carpet at NRDC's Night of Comedy event, she revealed the secret to a long marriage: 'You gotta marry Brad Hall, that's what you gotta do,' she told Extra. That same month, for their 35th wedding anniversary, Louis-Dreyfus shared another pic from their ceremony, writing, 'What in the living hell? How did that happen so quick?' During an appearance on Live with Kelly and Mark, Louis-Dreyfus discussed her wedding dress, noting it looked very similar to Princess Diana's. 'Look at that wedding dress,' the Veep star said of a photo of the event. 'You'll see I fashioned my dress after Princess Diana.' She also shared a bit about working with Hall on comedy, saying, 'We are honest with one another so that if he doesn't think it quite works or something, he'll tell me why. And I'll do the same with his work.' She said more about the dress during an episode of her podcast, Wiser Than Me. Though Louis-Dreyfus joked about the look, the actress said she still thought that the late royal's 'wedding dress kicked ass.' 'Lady Di's dress had these poofy sleeves with two layers of lace that came off the cuff,' she explained. 'And I totally stole that from my dress, which was a sort of study of everything awful in the '80s. Well, I mean, that's not fair. It was fine, but it was so '80s.' She added that 'one of the great things about clothes' is that they 'identify with an era,' and that she felt like 'Cinderella at the ball' in her wedding dress. 'Maybe I'm a tiny bit embarrassed when I look at that dress now, but it was a statement of a particular moment,' she continued. 'The huge sleeves, the sweetheart neckline, the fabric flowered wreath in my hair. I'm pretty sure Brad wore a suit. Anyways, man, it was romantic, and I was getting married. And for that, okay, I admit it. It was perfect.' There were more special details as well. 'I had this tiny little dolphin that was hand carved out of stone, sort of a charm, like a little talisman,' Louis-Dreyfus shared. 'And I had them sew it into my dress because I thought it was a good symbol of joy. You know, dolphins are so joyful.' She continued, 'And I still don't know where it is in the dress, which I think is kind of fabulous. It's in there somewhere. Fortunes whisper sewn in with lucky threads of grace.' They walked the red carpet together at the Fourth Annual Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles on October 19. The couple attended SNL50, a celebration of Saturday Night Live's 50th season.
