The stars earning from beyond the grave
King married Akins for the first time in 1961, and they then divorced in 1963. They were then married again between 1967 and 1972. King was married to Shawn King from 1997 until his death in 2021 (although he had filed for divorce in 2019).
Comedian Rodney Dangerfield was married to his first wife twice. They were first married between 1949 and 1962, and then again between 1963 and 1970.
Walters wed Adelson for the first time in 1981 and it lasted three years. She then married him again in 1986 and they were together until 1992.
She then married Jerry Sheindlin in 1977 and divorced him in 1990. But the couple remarried in 1991, and have been together ever since. They have five children together.
Taylor was first married to Richard Burton between 1964 and 1974, and he adopted her daughters. She then married him again in 1975, only to divorce him a year later.
Judge Judy has been married three times to two different men. Her first husband was Ronald Levy; the couple married in 1964 and divorced in 1976.
Dangerfield then married his second wife in 1993, and the couple stayed together until he passed away in 2004.
Jean-Claude Van Damme has been married a total of five times to four different women. He married bodybuilder Gladys Portugues twice.
Business titan Elon Musk began dating actress Talulah Riley in 2008. The couple were married in 2010, but then divorced in 2012.
The Real Slim Shady has only been married to one woman in his life, but he has been married to that one woman twice. He first married Kim Scott in 1999.
Barbara Walters was married four times to a total of three different men. The husband she married twice was Merv Adelson.
Famed Mexican painter Frida Kahlo only had one husband during her lifetime, but she married that husband twice. He was fellow artist Diego Rivera.
Kahlo and Rivera first married in 1929 and then divorced in 1939. They remarried just a year later and stayed together until her death in 1954.
He was then married to Jennifer Bogart from 1973 to 1975, and again from 1978 to 1979. The couple had two children together before their first wedding.
Legendary singer Dionne Warwick was married twice to the same man. She first married William Elliott in 1966, and they divorced a year later.
Actress Melanie Griffith has had a total of three husbands in her time. She married to her first husband, actor Don Johnson, twice. They first tied the knot in 1975, but it lasted only six months.
The couple were first married from 1987 to 1992, and then again from 1999 until the present day. They have two children together, Kristopher and Bianca.
The couple divorced in 2001, only to remarry in 2005 and then re-divorce in 2006. Their daughter Hailie was born in 1995, long before all the wedding action took place.
Former 'Baywatch' star Pamela Anderson married her third husband, Rick Salomon, twice. Their first period as a married couple was between 2007 and 2008.
Larry King was a serial husband. He was married a total of eight times to seven different women. The wife he married twice was Alene Akins.
They then remarried in 1967 and re-divorced in 1975. Their two sons, David and Damon, were born in 1969 and 1973.
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The divorce didn't stick, however, and by 2013 they were married again. Their second divorce was made official in December 2016. Riley was his second wife, although he's had a few high-profile relationships since.
Actor Elliott Gould has been married three times to two different women. His first wife was Barbra Streisand, to whom he was married from 1963 to 1971.
Marie Osmond first married Steve Craig in 1982, but by 1985 they were divorced. The couple then remarried in 2011, and have been together ever since.
Between 1986 and 2007 Osmond had another husband, Brian Blosil.
He was then married twice to Flynn Belaine, first between 1986 and 1987 and then again between 1990 and 1991. He remarried Lee in 2001, and they were together until he died in 2005. In total he married five different women.
Richard Pryor really takes the biscuit when it comes to marrying more than once: he married two of his wives twice! He was first married to Jennifer Lee between 1979 and 1982.
Elizabeth Taylor was famous, among other things, for being married to seven different men. One of those men she married twice, meaning she had a whopping eight weddings!
They married again in 1989, and this time it lasted seven years. Their famous daughter Dakota Johnson was born in 1989.
Having multiple weddings is not unusual; many people get married more than once during their lifetime. Getting married to the same person more than once, however, is less common. It does happen, of course, and perhaps disproportionately among celebrities.
Check out this gallery to find which celebs married the same person twice.
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Having multiple weddings is not unusual; many people get married more than once during their lifetime. Getting married to the same person more than once, however, is less common. It does happen, of course, and perhaps disproportionately among celebrities.
Check out this gallery to find which celebs married the same person twice.