Even though Riz and Fatima technically tied the knot in 2020, it wasn't until January 2021 that the actor confirmed the exciting news during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. "We met so randomly while I was preparing for this role, for Sound of Metal, when I was in New York," Riz explained, adding that they "struck up a friendship and reconnected down the line. But it's weirdly like one of the many things about preparing for this role that was so special — it just brought a lot of goodness into my life." Three months later, Riz and Fatima made their red carpet debut as a married couple at the Oscars.