Biggest supporter. Mark Ruffalo and wife Sunrise Coigney have been together since the late ’90s – and the connection has only grown over time.
The couple met by chance while walking the streets of Los Angeles in 1998 with a mutual friend, who Avengers The actor is also believed to have a crush on Coigney as well. “I don’t think he wanted us to meet,” he recalled Men’s Journal met his wife in May 2013. “But I saw her and was like, ‘I’m going to marry that girl.'”
At the time of their first interaction, Ruffalo is a struggling actor living in a converted garage without a driver’s license or credit card. Despite the lack of success at the time, the native of Louisiana believed in the talent of his future partner.
“He was like, ‘I know you’re a great actor,’ and I was like, ‘You haven’t seen me act.’ And he was like, ‘I just know, I can tell,'” he recalled in a 2013 interview.
After dating for two years, the two got married in 2000. A year into their marriage, the 13 Continue 30 The actor was diagnosed with a brain tumor that required surgery. At the time, Coigney was pregnant with her first child.
“When that happens, you remember your religion,” Ruffalo said of his health scare to the Acoustic Neuroma Association in 2013. can really support the family, and [without] my life, I will definitely not be able to provide for my family.’”
The operation was a success, and the couple welcomed their first child, Keen, in 2001. Ruffalo and Coigney later expanded their family with daughters Bella in 2005 and Odette in 2007.
When his children were older, Ruffalo told them Us Weekly that his children think his job is “cool” – but that doesn’t translate to dad’s job.
“They were like, ‘You’re not cool,'” he said Glare the actor said in 2015 “‘He was like, ‘Big woop, dad. I want to see you angry.’ That’s what he said to me. ‘I’m going to make you angry.’
Twenty years after they wed, the He’s the Hulk star penned a touching tribute to his wife and mother of three children. “For my Hero. Always holding on to everything,” Ruffalo wrote via Instagram in May 2020. “He’s a fierce advocate for his kids, no matter how hard it gets. Happy Mother’s Day, Sunny. It’s not easy being a Mom and one day a year isn’t enough to celebrate how much work you do and how much you should be thankful for. We love you, SunnyMom. Thank you for everything you do. Happy Mother’s Day.”
The following year, Ruffalo’s family was by his side as he nearly won a Golden Globe for his role in the mini-series. I Know This Is Much True. During the speech, the Marvel actor thanked his family.
“[They] Let me go and bring these crazy people home and let them live [them] all this year,” Ruffalo gushed. “Thanks, man.”
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