Mariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann.Photo:ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty
ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty
Whether it’sMariska HargitayandPeter Hermann’sSVUbeginnings more than twenty years ago orIce-TandCoco Austin’s music video meet-cute, read on to learn more about the real-life partners of theseLaw & Order: SVUcast.
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Mariska Hargitay & Peter Hermann
Peter Hermann and Mariska Hargitay.Dia Dipasupil/Getty
Dia Dipasupil/Getty
Shortly after, Hermann asked Hargitay to attend a church service with him and the rest is history.
The two wed in 2004 and are now the proudparents of three children.
02of 06Ice T & Coco AustinCoco Austin and Ice T.Todd Williamson/NBC via GettyIce-T’s Fin Tutuola recently reunited with old flame Phoebe Baker and are living happily together, but off camera, the rapper has been with his wife, Coco Austin, for more than 20 years. After first meeting on the set of a music video in 2001,the couplewed in Las Vegas just a few months later before getting legally married in 2006.Like Hermann, Austin has also appeared on episodes of her husband’s show first in 2004 and again in 2007 and 2012.In 2015, the couple welcomed their first child together, Chanel Nicole. Ice-T is also dad to daughterLeTesha Marrowand sonTracy Marrow Jr.from previous relationships.
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Ice T & Coco Austin
Coco Austin and Ice T.Todd Williamson/NBC via Getty
Todd Williamson/NBC via Getty
Ice-T’s Fin Tutuola recently reunited with old flame Phoebe Baker and are living happily together, but off camera, the rapper has been with his wife, Coco Austin, for more than 20 years. After first meeting on the set of a music video in 2001,the couplewed in Las Vegas just a few months later before getting legally married in 2006.
Like Hermann, Austin has also appeared on episodes of her husband’s show first in 2004 and again in 2007 and 2012.
In 2015, the couple welcomed their first child together, Chanel Nicole. Ice-T is also dad to daughterLeTesha Marrowand sonTracy Marrow Jr.from previous relationships.
03of 06Christopher Meloni & Sherman WilliamsChris Meloni and Sherman Williams.Cindy Ord/GettyWhile manySVUfans hold out hope that Elliot Stabler and Olivia Benson will one day — finally — get together,Christopher Meloniis living his own love story offscreen. The actor has been married toSherman Williamssince 1995, after the pair first met in the 1980s on the set of an HBO show that Meloni had a small part in and Williams was working as the production designer.The two are now mom and dad to daughter Sophia (whose godmother is none other than Mariska Hargitay) and son Dante.
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Christopher Meloni & Sherman Williams
Chris Meloni and Sherman Williams.Cindy Ord/Getty
While manySVUfans hold out hope that Elliot Stabler and Olivia Benson will one day — finally — get together,Christopher Meloniis living his own love story offscreen. The actor has been married toSherman Williamssince 1995, after the pair first met in the 1980s on the set of an HBO show that Meloni had a small part in and Williams was working as the production designer.
The two are now mom and dad to daughter Sophia (whose godmother is none other than Mariska Hargitay) and son Dante.
04of 06Peter Scanavino & Lisha BaiPeter Scanavino and Lisha Bai.Peter Scanavino/InstagramFans have been watching as ADA Dominick “Sonny” Carisi and Detective Amanda Rollins take their relationship to the next level, but in his real life, Peter Scanavino has been happily married for more than 10 years.In 2021,he celebrated the decade milestone on X, formally known as Twitter, with a sweet tribute to his wife, writing “Meeting Lisha is the best thing that ever happened to me.” While there are not many photos on social media of the couple’s children, they are proud parents of three!
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Peter Scanavino & Lisha Bai
Peter Scanavino and Lisha Bai.Peter Scanavino/Instagram
Peter Scanavino/Instagram
Fans have been watching as ADA Dominick “Sonny” Carisi and Detective Amanda Rollins take their relationship to the next level, but in his real life, Peter Scanavino has been happily married for more than 10 years.
In 2021,he celebrated the decade milestone on X, formally known as Twitter, with a sweet tribute to his wife, writing “Meeting Lisha is the best thing that ever happened to me.” While there are not many photos on social media of the couple’s children, they are proud parents of three!
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Kelli Giddish & Beau Richards
Kelli Giddish and Beau Richards.Cindy Ord/NBC via Getty
Cindy Ord/NBC via Getty
In February 2022, Giddishpaid tribute to her husband on Instagramwriting, “Happy beyond words to have met and married my love, my man, my sweet beau 11/7/21,” — in reference the couple’s wedding day. “#NOLA@botoriousyou are my light, and the most supreme step-father Ludo and Charlie could ask for.”
06of 06Kevin Kane & Francis BenhamouKevin Kane and Francis Benhamou.Dominik Bindl/WireImageOnscreen, Kevin Kane’s Detective Terry Bruno has quickly become one to watch. Off camera, however, the actor lives a quiet life and is married to fellow actress Francis Benhamou. The two share one daughter together.
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Kevin Kane & Francis Benhamou
Kevin Kane and Francis Benhamou.Dominik Bindl/WireImage
Dominik Bindl/WireImage
Onscreen, Kevin Kane’s Detective Terry Bruno has quickly become one to watch. Off camera, however, the actor lives a quiet life and is married to fellow actress Francis Benhamou. The two share one daughter together.
source: people.com
