A moment of nostalgia: what the forgotten first wives of Hollywood hotties looked like

Most of the first marriages were short-lived and some rejected the custom of getting married altogether.

Tom started dating actress Mimi Rogers in 1986, when he was already in a relationship with Heather Locklear and romanced Cher. The novel developed quickly – they got married the very next year. Cruise recalled that Mimi, who was six years older than him, had a boyfriend at the time, but the future action superhero managed to quickly “defuse” the opponent.

The marriage lasted only three years, but it became fatal for Cruz. It was Rogers who introduced the actor to Scientology, which, according to rumors, caused the actor’s subsequent marriages to break up. Neither Nicole Kidman nor Katie Holmes could stand Tom’s fanatical devotion to religion.

If Tom Cruise was already acting in movies at the time of his marriage to Mimi, then Lori Ann Ellison married an unknown guy who dreamed of becoming a rock star. After high school, Johnny formed The Kids and dreamed of gathering stadiums of fans. The road to the musical Olympus was very thorny, but he brought Johnny with Lori Ann, who was the sister of his bass player. In 1983 they got married. Johnny was then only 20 years old and Lori Ann 25. While the musicians were unsuccessfully trying to break into Los Angeles, Allison was already spinning among Hollywood actors.

The girl worked as a make-up artist and had connections in the industry. It was she who finally helped Johnny get into the cinema – she introduced him to Nicolas Cage, and he was able to arrange an audition for Depp for a role in A Nightmare on Elm Street, which became his debut on the screen. Laurie and Johnny’s marriage broke up after two years as they both focused on their careers. They broke up peacefully and without scandals, and Lori, by the way, still bears her husband’s surname.

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The nickname of the most ardent bachelor of Hollywood at one time stuck to George Clooney so firmly that many do not even realize that Amal is not his first wife at all. The actor married for the first time at the age of 28 in 1989. His chosen one was the actress Talia Bolsam, who was then 30 years old. Thalia was born to actors Martin Balsam and Joyce Van Patten and made numerous television appearances in the 1980s.

Talia and George’s marriage broke up in 1993 and apparently became a difficult experience for Clooney. He admitted that he was a bad husband, which made him vow not to marry again. In 2014, the “evil spell” was able to destroy only the lawyer Amal Alamuddin.

Everyone remembers Robert Downey Jr.’s romance. with Sarah Jessica Parker, which began in 1984 and ended in 1991. The marriage, which the actor entered almost immediately after breaking up with Parker, remains somewhat in the shadows because of this. His chosen one then became the 22-year-old model and budding actress Deborah Falconer. She and Robert exchanged vows of eternal love very quickly – they met a little over a month before the wedding.

The girl first accepted the actor with all his shortcomings (and then Robert already had serious addiction problems) and was even ready to sacrifice his own career for the sake of his family. In 1993, their son Indio was born, but it did not help the family idyll. Soon the actor got into trouble with the law due to drugs, and Deborah, tired of her husband’s antics, filed for divorce, which was filed in 2004.

Actress and dancer Jennifer Esposito is still the only woman who managed to convince Bradley to marry. Cooper met her in 2006 and they did not delay in formalizing their relationship. Bradley was still an aspiring actor at the time. He managed to act in several films and TV shows, but the main projects that brought popularity were still ahead.

The year 2009 will be a breakthrough for the actor, when six films with his participation will be released at once, including The Hangover. By then, he and Jennifer would have long since divorced – their marriage had only lasted four months. Esposito later claimed that Cooper was a manipulator.