Over the years, we’ve seen plenty of pretty random celebrity couples. Reddit user stonebridge0 recently asked people, “What was the most surprising celebrity marriage iyo?” — so let’s take a trip down memory lane:

1. Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley

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Married from 1994 to 1996.

2. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes

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Married from 2006 to 2012.

3. Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Sam Taylor-Johnson

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Married since 2012.

4. James Gunn and Jenna Fischer

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Married from 2000 to 2008.

5. Julia Roberts and Lyle Lovett

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Married in 1993 (after three weeks of dating) and divorced in 1995.

6. Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman

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Married since 2006.

7. Renée Zellweger and Kenny Chesney

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Married for a brief four months in 2005.

8. Carey Mulligan and Marcus Mumford

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Married since 2012.

9. Cher and Tom Cruise

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Dated briefly in the early 1980s.

10. Britney Spears and Jason Alexander

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Married for precisely 55 hours in 2004.

11. Gary Oldman and Uma Thurman

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Married from 1990 to 1992.

12. Drew Barrymore and Tom Green

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Married in 2001, though divorced just nine months later.

13. And finally, Paula Abdul and Emilio Estevez

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Married from 1992 to 1994.

Can you think of any others? Let me know in the comments.

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