When news broken that Joseph Gordon-Levitt married Tasha McCauley, the super-impressive trilingual co-founder of a NASA robotics company, our collective conclusion was that JGL is officially a trophy husband—Tasha's pretty-to-look-at reward for being such an accomplished badass. Yeah, she's a non-celeb, but that doesn't quite make her normal, in an accomplishing-things-on-an-ordinary-timeline sort of way. Quite the opposite: She's brilliant, hardworking, ambitious, and a pioneer in her field.
JGL isn't the only movie star attracted to non-famous people with incredible accomplishments. Ahead, extraordinary guys and gals who landed Hollywood partners.
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Christine Marinoni is a special advisor for community partnerships in the NYC Department of Education under Mayor de Blasio. She's also married to Cynthia Nixon.
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Composer Jeff Richmond has created music for SNL and 30 Rock, amongst many others. He's married to Tina Fey.
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Phoebe Dahl isn't just Roald Dahl's granddaughter. She's also a designer and owner of Faircloth Supply, a charitable clothing line. Did we mentions she's engaged to the newest OITNB cast member, Ruby Rose?
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Don Gummer, Meryl Streep's husband, is a well-respected sculptor.
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Grace Hightower De Niro, wife of Robert, is a philanthropist: She founded Grace Hightower & Coffees of Rwanda, a fair trade coffee company that supports sustainable farming in Rwanda, and is involved with organizations like New York Women's Foundation, the New York Fund For Public Schools, and the International Women's Coffee Alliance.
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Quinn Lundberg uses her degree in International Conflict Resolution to work as VP for Growing Voices, a global nonprofit that she co-founded. She's also pursuing her MA in Public Policy, and is married to Zach Galifianakis.
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Tanya Haden, Jack Black's wife, is an accomplished cellist and musician. She's performed and recorded with bands like Silversun Pickups, Sea Wolf, and The Warlocks.
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Amal Clooney, wife of George, doesn't just have the best wardrobe ever. She's also an internationally known human rights lawyer.
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Alexi Ashe is also a human rights lawyer and Assistant District Attorney. She's also Seth Meyer's wife and our new hair idol.