Barbra Streisand was set up with James Brolin on a blind date in 1996 and the pair tied the knot two years later
Barbra Streisand and James Brolin were unlucky in love until fate brought them together.
Streisand and Brolin were later set up on a blind date by their friends and hit it off. After two years of dating, the couple tied the knot in September 1998 and have been together ever since. While they have no children of their own, the twosome are the proud parents — and grandparents — of their blended brood.Streisand revealed that she and Brolin met at a dinner party orchestrated by their friends and the actor’s appearance at the event took her by surprise.
Later that year, they made their red carpet debut as a couple at the premiere of The Mirror Has Two Faces in November 1996.After two years of dating, Brolin and Streisand tied the knot in a star-studded ceremony in July 1998. John Travolta, Kelly Preston, Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Quincy Jones and Sydney Pollack were all in attendance for the duo’s nuptials.
'We bifurcated, and I love it that way,' the actor said during a November 2015 interview with HuffPost Live. 'This is my third marriage, and I know what trouble can come out of marriage, so I didn't want any reason that I would ever have to be either divorced or married again.”The couple celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary and Streisand penned a heartfelt message to Brolin for the milestone.
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