This Woman Wanted to Marry Her Famous Actor Husband at Age 10 – They Have Celebrated 43 Years in Marriage & Share 6 Kids

• This woman knew she wanted to marry her famous husband when she was ten.
• The woman and her husband, an actor, have been married for 43 years and share six kids.
• Today, the woman is a businessperson, has grown successful kids, and still loves and adores her husband.

This woman married an Oscar-winning actor whom she had known all her life. The woman and the actor were both born and raised in Los Angeles. The actor's mother and the woman's grandmother were friends who stayed in the same apartment block.

Before the woman's husband pursued his acting career, he was studying to be a classical pianist. When the actor was 16, he played the piano at the woman's parents' wedding. At this time, the woman wasn't born yet, but her mother was pregnant with her.

The couple joked that the woman must have heard the actor playing the piano while she was still in her mother's womb, and she fell in love with her husband. A few years later, the actor went to Los Angeles to attend drama school. The woman, who was growing up too, only saw him every year or so when he returned to visit his parents.

The woman recalled that the actor went through a difficult time trying to make it in the entertainment industry. When the actor was 27 and had been pursuing acting for a couple of years without a breakthrough, his family started feeling sorry for him.

The actor's family would whisper behind his back that it was better if he quit pursuing his acting dream and returned home to work with his father in the furniture business. The woman's husband would feel embarrassed to hang out with his adult family members, so he would hang out with the woman, who was ten then, and her brother, who was eight.

It was during this time that the woman expressed her interest in marrying the actor. The woman's grandmother reminded her years later that she had said, "I hope he waits for me because I want to marry him." At 10, the woman expressed her desire to marry the actor, who was 27 then.

The woman waited 12 years before she could be with the actor. At this time, the actor was 38 and in the process of divorcing his first wife, Anne Byrne, an actress. Anne and the actor had two kids together, Karina and Jenna.

When the woman and the actor met 12 years after she hoped he would wait to marry her, their attraction was instant. By then, the actor was on his way to becoming the star he is today. He had already starred in hit movies such as "The Graduate," "Midnight Cowboy," and "Marathon Man."

The two met when the woman's grandfather had recently passed away, and the actor had come to sympathize with her family. From the first look she gave him, the woman knew she was still into him. The actor asked the woman how many kids she wanted, and she said six. He told the woman he already had two kids, so they'd have to settle for four.

The skincare specialist helped her form her own skincare and beauty company, which is still flourishing and thriving.

The woman, now a businessperson with her own skincare company, was studying to be a lawyer. She had just started law school, having graduated in psychology at Colorado University. She decided to finish her degree even after she and the actor agreed to get married. The woman knew getting her law degree wouldn't be possible once she started traveling around with the actor.

The woman and the actor got married in 1980. In 1981, at 25, the woman also graduated from law school. Three weeks after writing her bar exams, the actor's wife gave birth to their first child, Jack.

Jack was born premature and with Hyaline membrane disease. So, the woman chose to become a full-time mom, and in the years that followed, the couple welcomed three more kids: Becky, Max, and Alexandra.

The woman and the actor shared traditional family values. So, they ensured they were always together as a family, which meant they would travel wherever the actor was working. The actor's wife, their four kids, and two daughters from his first marriage went wherever he worked.

The movie star would place the kids in local schools or hire a private tutor. It was important to him and the woman to have their family together and to make their kids their priority. Even if they had other engagements, they would have dinner as a family before going out as husband and wife.

The woman and her husband raised their kids to be hardworking. They are proud of how they prioritized family and made time for it. The couple also share a very close bond despite being together for decades.

Lisa Hoffman's Family, Business, and Love Life

The woman in this story is Lisa Hoffman. She had been married to Dustin Hoffman for 43 years now. At first, Lisa found coping with her husband's fame daunting. She mostly stayed out of the limelight, kept her family grounded, and only made a few public appearances with Dustin to support him at charity events and premieres.

However, when her kids were growing up, the couple would let them be extras in a movie so that they could learn work ethics. As adults, the pair's kids have paid their own way as they pursued their careers. Jake is now an actor and movie director, Alexandra is an actress, Max is an actor, and Rebecca is an actress.

Lisa couldn't work while raising her kids, but now she is a businessperson. The mom of four had a connection with a beauty industry consultant, who introduced her to an excelling US skincare specialist.

The skincare specialist helped her form her own skincare and beauty company, which is still flourishing and thriving. Lisa is now the founder and president of Lisa Hoffman Beauty. She said she is very hands-on with her company, noting that nothing happens without her.

Lisa and Dustin also relish the connection they still have. The two said they feel like they've been together for a week, yet they have been married for decades. Lisa feels like their comfort lies in their families' connections. Dustin always tells her stories about her grandfather and the fishing trips they took before she was born.

Lisa had also known Dustin's mother, who died in 1980, her whole life. She gets so much insight about her mom and grandmother from Dustin's stories. Lisa added that the secret to their long years in marriage is that they work hard at being married.

Lisa said it also helped that she knew she wanted to end up with Dustin and that their life would involve traveling with him. Dustin and Lisa's life together has been much more than traveling; they have loved each other, raised amazing kids, supported one another, and continue to cherish and enjoy their time as a couple.