Johnson worked with Chopra on the movie 'Baywatch' (2017) and with Jonas on the movie 'Jumanji' (2018) shortly afterwards. He jokingly takes credit for their romance now.
Lee gave a shoutout to Groff on Instagram, saying, "This beautiful, generous soul is the reason Fred and I met. We owe him the world."
Sources: (People) (Cosmopolitan) (Marie Claire)
As soon as Manganiello heard that she was single, he reached out to Ferguson to ask for her number! Ferguson says Vergara tried to pretend she wasn't that interested, but he knew she was... They are now the most attractive couple Hollywood has ever seen!
They were introduced by Madden's sister-in-law, Nicole Richie. Richie is married to Good Charlotte's Joel Madden. So that makes two glamorous Hollywood blondes married to two bearded, tattooed rockers!
Ed Helms recalls running lines with Portia de Rossi when they were both appearing in 'Arrested Development.' Ellen DeGeneres appeared on the TV and de Rossi said, "Man, I am so into her." Helms encouraged her to go for it, and two months later they were an item. Perhaps he's taking too much credit though...
Blackstock's father, Narvel Blackstock, was Kelly Clarkson's manager. It's pretty old school to get set up by your parents! Blackstock was married to one of Clarkson's musical idols, Reba McEntire, at the time.
Morgan's friend and 'Supernatural' co-star Jensen Ackles took Morgan and Burton out on a double date with him and his wife, Rachel (who was Burton's co-star on 'One Tree Hill'). Apparently, it was love at first sight (after a few tequila shots).
They have one woman to thank for that! Schwarzenegger's mother, journalist Maria Shriver, introduced Pratt to her daughter. Her intuition was spot on.
Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones have a 25-year age gap, but that didn't make any difference when they met in 1998 and fell in love. They have now been married for more than 20 years and have two children. The person who introduced them might surprise you...
Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger got married in 2019 and now have two daughters together. Their whirlwind romance saw them go from acquaintances to a married couple in the space of a year.
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi broke down societal barriers when they got married in 2008, and their love story is still inspiring to this day. They started dating in 2004, and one actor credits himself with helping them along.
Sofia Vergara was engaged to Nick Loeb when she first met Joe Manganiello. They met at a party through their mutual friend, Jesse Tyler Ferguson. Nothing happened between them then, but it wasn't long before Vergara's troubled engagement was called off.
Emily Blunt and John Krasinski met and fell in love on a blind date. Krasinski told Ellen DeGeneres that he wasn't really looking for a relationship at the time, but when he saw her he thought "Oh no I’m going to fall in love with her."
Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Hilarie Burton got married in 2019 after being introduced on a double blind date.
Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden don't look like the typical Hollywood match, but they seem to have an incredibly happy and fulfilling marriage, and look totally in love whenever they're spotted out in public.
James Corden married Julia Carey in 2012, after being introduced to her by a close friend. A very close friend...
Beloved actor Stanley Tucci has been married to literary agent Felicity Blunt for 10 years. Her name is a bit of a giveaway as to who was the matchmaker!
Actor Alfred Molina got married to Jennifer Lee, the director of 'Frozen' (2013), in an intimate garden wedding in August of 2021. Their friend and 'Frozen' star Jonathan Groff appeared to officiate the wedding.
When you're a wealthy celebrity and everyone wants something from you, it's probably pretty difficult to find authentic relationships. This is why many high-profile singletons rely on their friends to set them up with someone they might click with. Naturally, they usually pair like with like, or in this case, celeb with celeb. An astonishing number of the most famous couples out there were grown from a blind date arranged by a mutual friend!
Click through this gallery to see which famous couples were set up by their famous friends.
When famous friends play cupid for A-List couples
Find out who's been playing celebrity matchmaker!
CELEBRITY Matchmaking
When you're a wealthy celebrity and everyone wants something from you, it's probably pretty difficult to find authentic relationships. This is why many high-profile singletons rely on their friends to set them up with someone they might click with. Naturally, they usually pair like with like, or in this case, celeb with celeb. An astonishing number of the most famous couples out there were grown from a blind date arranged by a mutual friend!
Click through this gallery to see which famous couples were set up by their famous friends.