Popsugar Celebrity Don Gummer Meryl Streep and Don Gummer's Relationship | Pictures Meryl Streep's Marriage Has Lasted as Long as Her Career 14 April 2018 by Laura Marie Meyers Image Source: Getty / Mark Davis Meryl Streep knows a thing or two about long-term success, and her marriage is no exception. She and sculptor Don Gummer have been married since 1978, and he's been by her side at a number of industry events and award shows in the years since. Meryl may have been mentioned more than God in Oscars acceptance speeches over the last decade, but at the 2012 Academy Awards, it was her husband who received a sweet shout-out. When Meryl won best actress for The Iron Lady, she said, "First I'm going to thank Don because when you thank your husband at the end of the speech they play him out with the music, and I want him to know that everything I value most in our lives you've given me." The pair first met after her partner John Cazale — of The Godfather and The Deer Hunter — died of bone cancer. She was invited to move into the vacant apartment of her brother's friend Don, who was travelling abroad, and when Don returned, she ended up staying, and they were married within six months. The couple now have four kids together, including one son and Meryl's three look-alike daughters. Look back at the pair's sweet relationship through the years. Image Source: Getty / Tom Wargacki Two years after tying the knot, Meryl and Don made a glamorous appearance in London. 1 / 15 Image Source: Getty / Barry King The pair was all smiles backstage at the Oscars in 1983 after Meryl won best actress for her role in Sophie's Choice. 2 / 15 Image Source: Getty / Barry King She was all smiles alongside her husband at the 1989 Oscars. 3 / 15 Image Source: Getty / Jim Spellman In 2002, Don and Meryl stepped out for the NYC premiere of The Hours. 4 / 15 Image Source: Getty / Barry King The couple sported coordinating shades for the 2004 AFI Lifetime Achievement Award event dedicated to Meryl. 5 / 15 Image Source: Getty / Elisabetta A. Villa She and Don were in step while walking the red carpet at the Rome Film Festival in 2009. 6 / 15 Image Source: Getty / Paul Morigi Don kept his arm around her at the Kennedy Center Honors in 2011, where Meryl was honored by President Obama. 7 / 15 Image Source: Getty / Larry Busacca They shared a look of love at the NYC premiere of The Iron Lady in 2011. 8 / 15 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Vespa Meryl posed with Don and her Golden Globe at The Weinstein Company's afterparty in 2012. 9 / 15 Image Source: Getty / Mark Davis In 2012, she gave Don a big kiss when she won the Academy Award for best actress for her role in The Iron Lady. 10 / 15 Image Source: Getty / Taylor Hill The couple made a more casual NYC appearance at the 2012 Made in NY Awards. 11 / 15 Image Source: Getty / Pool They traveled to Washington DC again in 2012 for the Kennedy Center Honors gala dinner. 12 / 15 Image Source: Getty / James Devaney When Meryl sat with 50 Cent at a Knicks game in 2014, her actual date was Don, who cheered with her courtside. 13 / 15 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur The couple kept close while attending the December 2014 Kennedy Center Honors in Washington DC. 14 / 15 Image Source: Getty / VALERIE MACON Meryl only had eyes for Don during the 2015 Oscars. 15 / 15 Don GummerCelebrity CouplesMeryl StreepMusic