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Jane Kaczmarek Marries Childhood Love After 50 Years
20 Mar
Summary
- Actress Jane Kaczmarek rekindled romance with high school sweetheart Rusty Long.
- They reconnected at a 50th high school reunion and announced their engagement.
- The couple married on July 5, 2025, in a barn in Wisconsin.
Jane Kaczmarek, beloved for her role as Lois on "Malcolm in the Middle," has remarried her childhood sweetheart, Rusty Long. The couple first met at Greendale High School in Wisconsin, where Kaczmarek had a crush on Long, who was a tennis star. Their romance fizzled after graduation, with both pursuing separate lives, marriages, and careers. Kaczmarek became a renowned actress, while Long became a lawyer.
Decades later, a chance encounter at a 50th high school reunion in 2025 sparked their rekindled connection. The sparks flew immediately, leading to nightly phone calls and a deepening of their bond. Long proposed to Kaczmarek in February 2025 at a gathering in Pasadena, California.
The pair celebrated their union with a wedding on July 5, 2025, in a Wisconsin barn. The celebration included a string quartet, the University of Wisconsin Marching Band, and classic Wisconsin fare, marking a joyful culmination of their enduring love story.
