Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen don masks as they enjoy a good chat during a leisurely stroll… as they approach 25th wedding anniversary
Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary on October 7.
And on Saturday, the acting couple stepped out for a walk in their upscale Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, wearing protective masks amid the still ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Danson, who’s best known for his legendary role as Sam Malone on Cheers, pulled down his mask from time to time to get some fresh air, but only when there wasn’t any people in their vicinity.
Fresh air: Ted Danson and wife Mary Steenburgen enjoyed a leisurely stroll in their upscale Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Saturday
The television icon, 72, kept it casual in the fashion department in black jeans with a grey hoodie over a grey t-shirt and black sneakers.
Steenburgen, who’s best known for her Academy Award-winning performance as a Supporting Actress in the 1980 film Melvin and Howard, opted for sporty in black track suit pants, grey t-shirt, black sneakers and a light black jacket tied around her waist.
The couple appeared to be in good spirits as they soaked in another warm and sunny Southern California day near the ocean.
Safety first: The couple both wore masks but Danson pulled his down his mask from time to time when there wasn’t any people in their vicinity
Danson and Steenburger, who were both reeling from bitter divorces, met on the set of the adventure film Pontiac Moon in 1993.
The actors played a married couple and spent about five hours shooting a canoe scene for the movie that would end up changing their outlooks on finding love again.
‘We went out as friends and by the time we came back, we were in love,’ Danson told Closer magazine.
In hindsight Danson attributed their lasting relationship, in part, to finding each other when they were both in their forties.
‘We found each other when I was 45 and she was 40 — we had lived a bit,’ he added.
New gigs: Both Danson and Steenburgen have new projects coming out over the next year
Danson just wrapped up his four-season run on the fantasy comedy series The Good Place, that starred Kristen Bell, in January 2020.
He is set to play the lead role in the upcoming NBC sitcom Mr. Mayor that will premiere in mid-2021.
The show, which was created and written by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, will show the life of a wealthy businessman, played by Danson, who runs for mayor of Los Angeles for all the wrong reasons.
Steenburgen has two new films due: the romantic comedy Happiest Season, starring Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis, and Guillermo del Toro’s psychological thriller Nightmare Alley, with Bradley Cooper and Cate Blanchett in the lead roles.
Milestone! The couple will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary on October 7; they are pictured in December 1994, 10 months before their wedding