See who your favorite 70s teen heartthrobs ending up marrying

The Oscar-nominated star of Love Story and Stanley Kubrick epic Barry Lyndon, Ryan O’Neal tied the knot twice. He first married actress Joanna Moore in 1963, separating four years later in 1967, welcoming Tatum and Griffin O’Neal during their marriage. 

His second and last wedding was to Leigh Taylor-Young in 1967. His son Patrick O’Neal arrived the same year and they separated in 1974. Ryan was also notably involved with actress Farrah Fawcett from 1979, the couple welcoming son Redmond in 1985. 

David Cassidy said ‘I do’ three times in the course of his life. David first married Primetime Emmy-winning actress Kay Lenz in 1977 and separating six years later in 1983. His second marriage to Meryl Tanz lasted for four years between 1984 and 1988.

His third and final marriage was his longest. David married songwriter Sue Shifrin in 1991, welcoming son Beau Cassidy during their marriage. They divorced in 2016.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Christopher Reeve and his wife Dana. They said ‘I do’ in 1992 and remained together until the actor’s death in 2004. Christopher and Dana welcomed their only child, son William in 1992. 

The Superman actor was also a father to two other children from a previous relationship with Gae Exton, son Matthew and daughter Alexandra Reeve Givens.

It doesn’t get much more charming than Robert Redford on screen in the ’70s. It’s not surprising, then, to learn that the actor was married twice and welcomed four children with his first wife Lola Van Wagenen. 

He and Lola were married for almost three decades, between 1958 and 1985. After they separated, it was a while before Robert decide to tie the knot once more, marrying Sibylle Szaggars in 2009 and remaining with the environmental artist until his death in 2025.

Kent McCord defined straightforward good looks in the ’70s as Adam-12‘s Officer Jim Reed combining likability and strength. It’s likely a similar combination that early on won the heart of his high school sweetheart-turned-wife Cynthia Lee Doty who he married in 1962. 

He and wife Cynthia share three children, daughters Kristen and Megan, and son Michael. Kristen appeared in a 1975 episode of Adam-12 while Megan has worked on 1977 film Pine Canyon is Burning and 2000 feature Woman’s Story. 

With four nominations for a Primetime Emmy and six nominations for a Golden Globe, Farrah Fawcett had plenty of star power under her belt. Likewise, her only marriage was to another famous face, actor Lee Majors. 

She and Lee were married between 1973 and 1982, but it’s her relationship with Ryan O’Neal that is perhaps best remembered. The couple welcomed son Redmond O’Neal in 1985.

What would you have given to be Jessie’s girl, the object of Rick’s affections? It seems Rick Springfield is just as dedicated away from the guitar, with his marriage to Barbara Porter lasting over four decades and counting. 

He first met his wife while recording an album at Sound City studios, where she happened to work as a receptionist. A few years later, following a well-timed break up, they met again and were well on the way to forever.