Throughout Jamie Lee Curtis’ incredibly impressive career, she has earned the right to be called a legend. After all, Curtis became one of the biggest scream queens of all time early in her career and then she went on to star in a slew of beloved movies from a variety of different genres. For example, Curtis was wonderful in movies like A Fish Called Wanda, Trading Places, True Lies, My Girl, and Freaky Friday among others.
As a result of the fact that Jamie Lee Curtis has accomplished so much in her career, there are a lot of people who are interested in knowing more about her. For example, many of her fans are interested in her personal life including what Curtis’ relationship with her kids is like. Amazingly enough, however, most of Curtis’ fans don’t know about how she met her husband Christopher Guest and the shocking way she decided to marry him.
How Jamie Lee Curtis And Christopher Guest Met
As anyone who pays attention to celebrity gossip will already know, a lot of stars jump in and out of relationships pretty quickly. For that reason, all of the stars who’ve been with the same person for a long time tend to be regularly asked about their relationships. For example, Jamie Lee Curtis often gets asked about being married to the famed actor, writer, and director Christopher Guest since 1984. Evidently aware of the interest in her marriage, Curtis wrote about falling for Guest for an article that was posted on Oprah.com. According to what Jamie Lee Curtis wrote about the beginning of her marriage, she knew that Guest was the man for her before they even met.
“One spring afternoon in 1984, I was sitting in my living room with my friend Debra Hill, the producer and co-writer of Halloween. I was 25 years old and feeling cautiously optimistic about life, having just broken off a relationship and purchased a beautiful apartment in Los Angeles. I felt I'd really voted for myself—chosen to take financial and personal risks to become fully independent. Debra and I were flipping through a Rolling Stone magazine when I turned to a photograph of three men. I looked at the man on the right, wearing a plaid shirt and a waggish smirk. I'd never seen him before, but I pointed at him. ‘I'm going to marry that man,’ I said to my friend.”
“’That's Chris Guest,’ said Debra. ‘He's in a very funny new movie called This is Spinal Tap. I know his agent.’ The next day I called the agent, gave him my number, and told him to have Chris call me if he was interested. I waited. Chris never called.” As her article goes on, Curtis reveals that she went on to date another man and after breaking up with them, she went to a restaurant where Christopher Guest happened to be eating.
“As I sat down at Hugo's, I glanced up and found myself staring straight at Chris, three tables away. He waved to me as if to say, ‘I'm the guy you called.’ I waved back: ‘I'm the woman who called you.’ A few minutes later, he got up to leave. Standing 20 feet away, he shrugged his shoulders and put up his hand as if to say, ‘I'll see ya.’ As he left, I looked down at my plate. The next day, on June 28, the phone rang. On July 2, Chris and I had our first date at Chianti Ristorante on Melrose. And by August 8, when he left to tape a year of Saturday Night Live in New York City, we'd fallen in love.”
Jamie Lee Curtis Has Simple Advice For How To Make A Marriage Work
Given the fact that they are both rich and famous, it should go without saying that Christopher Guest and Jamie Lee Curtis lead incredible lives. Of course, even though they can afford to lead a lavish lifestyle and they don’t have to worry about money doesn’t mean that Curtis and Guest have an easy marriage. After all, even Bill Gates ultimately couldn’t make his marriage work.
When Jamie Lee Curtis was interviewed by Today in 2021, she was asked to give her advice to anyone who wants to keep their marriage going the way she has. Unlike some stars who might be tempted to make themselves seem special when talking about their personal lives, Curtis offered up some incredibly simple advice. "Don't get divorced. It's a fascinating thing. I could write a book on marriage called 'Don't Leave.'"