Law & Order Svu star Mariska Hargitay felt it was love at first sight when she met Peter Hermann. But her Svu co-star Chris Meloni also saw sparks between the two — so much so that he knew they would end up together even when they didn’t.
Chris Meloni felt like he was in high school watching Mariska Hargitay’s romance with Peter Hermann Mariska Hargitay and Chris Meloni | Chris Delmas / Getty Images
It was obvious to Meloni that Hargitay and Hermann would become an item. Hermann made an appearance in the season 3 Svu episode “Monogamy.” The title of the episode might’ve been heavy foreshadowing for Hargitay and Hermann at the time, who seemed to fall for each other pretty quickly. Meloni, who watched the pair interact from afar, knew he was watching a relationship in the making despite Hargitay’s denial.
“This is the Peter story, from my perspective,...
Chris Meloni felt like he was in high school watching Mariska Hargitay’s romance with Peter Hermann Mariska Hargitay and Chris Meloni | Chris Delmas / Getty Images
It was obvious to Meloni that Hargitay and Hermann would become an item. Hermann made an appearance in the season 3 Svu episode “Monogamy.” The title of the episode might’ve been heavy foreshadowing for Hargitay and Hermann at the time, who seemed to fall for each other pretty quickly. Meloni, who watched the pair interact from afar, knew he was watching a relationship in the making despite Hargitay’s denial.
“This is the Peter story, from my perspective,...
- 10/8/2024
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Law & Order Svu stars Mariska Hargitay and Chris Meloni have been shipped by fans for years. But in real life, Hargitay’s already been paired with her husband for 19 years Peter Hermann. But Hermann has been well aware of the bond between Hargitay and Meloni, and had a very understandable reaction to it.
Peter Hermann quipped he needed to negotiate with Chris Meloni when it came to his wife Mariska Hargitay and Chris Meloni | Jim Spellman/WireImage
Meloni and Hargitay have known each other far longer than she and Hermann have. The two signed on to Law & Order Svu in 1999 after screen testing together. They would grow closer over the years before Meloni’s departure from the show in 2011, but still seemed to remain good friends. Given their closeness, some have wondered if Hargitay and Meloni ever dated in real life.
“For four years, and we just broke up two months ago,...
Peter Hermann quipped he needed to negotiate with Chris Meloni when it came to his wife Mariska Hargitay and Chris Meloni | Jim Spellman/WireImage
Meloni and Hargitay have known each other far longer than she and Hermann have. The two signed on to Law & Order Svu in 1999 after screen testing together. They would grow closer over the years before Meloni’s departure from the show in 2011, but still seemed to remain good friends. Given their closeness, some have wondered if Hargitay and Meloni ever dated in real life.
“For four years, and we just broke up two months ago,...
- 4/5/2024
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Law & Order Svu stars Mariska Hargitay and Chris Meloni have been linked together ever since they were cast in the show. Because of their bond, Hargitay was once called Meloni’s second wife, and Hargitay eventually caught wind of the title.
Mariska Hargitay felt being Chris Meloni’s ‘second wife’ was accurate Mariska Hargitay and Chris Meloni | NBC/Getty Images
Hargitay and Meloni seemed almost inseparable as Svu partners Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler. Their authenticity as these characters stemmed from their natural chemistry, which Hargitay felt as soon as they auditioned. Hargitay already clinched her Svu role, and she had no doubt in her mind that Meloni was the one.
“I walked in, saw him, and I went, ‘That guy. That’s the guy.’ It went deep, very fast. We both knew that it was something big,” she recalled in an interview with People. “I won’t say that I fully understood it,...
Mariska Hargitay felt being Chris Meloni’s ‘second wife’ was accurate Mariska Hargitay and Chris Meloni | NBC/Getty Images
Hargitay and Meloni seemed almost inseparable as Svu partners Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler. Their authenticity as these characters stemmed from their natural chemistry, which Hargitay felt as soon as they auditioned. Hargitay already clinched her Svu role, and she had no doubt in her mind that Meloni was the one.
“I walked in, saw him, and I went, ‘That guy. That’s the guy.’ It went deep, very fast. We both knew that it was something big,” she recalled in an interview with People. “I won’t say that I fully understood it,...
- 3/3/2024
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The stars are stepping out to celebrate 25 seasons of Law & Order: Svu!
Mariska Hargitay and Ice-t posed for photos together while arriving at the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 25th Anniversary Celebration on Tuesday night (January 16) in New York City.
Fellow cast members in attendance included Christopher Meloni and wife Sherman Williams, Peter Scanavino, Kelli Giddish and husband Beau Richards, Tamara Tunie, Stephanie March, Ainsley Seiger, David Krumholtz, and Dann Florek.
Mariska‘s husband Peter Hermann and Ice-t‘s wife Coco Austin were also in attendance.
Keep reading to find out more…
Mariska recently talked to People about Svu‘s big milestone.
“I have two diametrically opposed answers. One is I can’t believe it’s been 25 years, a quarter of a century!” Mariska shared. “And the other is, I can’t see it any other way. I can’t imagine the show ending, and can’t imagine not going...
Mariska Hargitay and Ice-t posed for photos together while arriving at the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 25th Anniversary Celebration on Tuesday night (January 16) in New York City.
Fellow cast members in attendance included Christopher Meloni and wife Sherman Williams, Peter Scanavino, Kelli Giddish and husband Beau Richards, Tamara Tunie, Stephanie March, Ainsley Seiger, David Krumholtz, and Dann Florek.
Mariska‘s husband Peter Hermann and Ice-t‘s wife Coco Austin were also in attendance.
Keep reading to find out more…
Mariska recently talked to People about Svu‘s big milestone.
“I have two diametrically opposed answers. One is I can’t believe it’s been 25 years, a quarter of a century!” Mariska shared. “And the other is, I can’t see it any other way. I can’t imagine the show ending, and can’t imagine not going...
- 1/17/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
The family that go clubbing together, stay together . . . at least in the Meloni household. During a Jan. 30 appearance on "Late Night With Seth Meyers," Christopher Meloni revealed he and his wife, Sherman Williams, went clubbing with their kids, 21-year-old Sophia and 19-year-old Dante, in honor of his wife's birthday. However, the outing wasn't his idea.
"My daughter was the instigator," he told Meyers. "She's got her finger on the pulse, and I pretend that I have the same finger." Meloni went on to reveal that when he entered the club, the woman at the door gave him praise hands, which he reciprocated with a bow. "And I entered. And I partied. And I danced," the 61-year-old "Law & Order: Organized Crime" actor said as the crowd cheered.
Meloni previously shared photos from his unconventional family outing on Instagram. On Jan. 22, he posted a carousel of photos from Williams's 63rd birthday...
"My daughter was the instigator," he told Meyers. "She's got her finger on the pulse, and I pretend that I have the same finger." Meloni went on to reveal that when he entered the club, the woman at the door gave him praise hands, which he reciprocated with a bow. "And I entered. And I partied. And I danced," the 61-year-old "Law & Order: Organized Crime" actor said as the crowd cheered.
Meloni previously shared photos from his unconventional family outing on Instagram. On Jan. 22, he posted a carousel of photos from Williams's 63rd birthday...
- 1/31/2023
- by Sabienna Bowman
- Popsugar.com
Christopher Meloni's second act comes with a new title: "Zaddy." The 61-year-old actor, who famously played Detective Elliot Stabler for over a decade on "Law & Order: Special Victim's Unit," has become a sex symbol, and he's embracing it. In an Oct. 12 interview with People, Meloni said this new facet of his identity is just a part of the "lucky train of his career."
Meloni made waves when he appeared naked in a Peloton advertisement in July, months after he delighted fans by rejoining the Law & Order franchise for its "Organized Crime" spinoff. It turns out, the internet appreciated his comeback so much, they labeled him "zaddy." And Meloni doesn't mind one bit: "It's a gas. It's fun. I don't know, has anyone else been crowned Zaddy? Once it's bestowed upon you, you have to just ride that horse as long as you can."
Meloni's wife of 27 years, Sherman Williams,...
Meloni made waves when he appeared naked in a Peloton advertisement in July, months after he delighted fans by rejoining the Law & Order franchise for its "Organized Crime" spinoff. It turns out, the internet appreciated his comeback so much, they labeled him "zaddy." And Meloni doesn't mind one bit: "It's a gas. It's fun. I don't know, has anyone else been crowned Zaddy? Once it's bestowed upon you, you have to just ride that horse as long as you can."
Meloni's wife of 27 years, Sherman Williams,...
- 10/13/2022
- by Emily Oldenquist
- Popsugar.com
Christopher Meloni is loving being a “zaddy” at age 61.
The “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” star recently sparked an online frenzy after stripping naked for a Peloton ad, after revealing that he liked to work out in the nude at home without blinds on his windows.
Meloni told People of his intergenerational sex symbol status, “It’s a second act to a certain degree.
“It’s a gas. It’s fun. I don’t know, has anyone else been crowned zaddy? Once it’s bestowed upon you, you have to just ride that horse as long as you can,” the star joked.
Meloni, who shares daughter Sophia, 21, and son Dante, 18, with wife of 27 years Sherman Williams, said of his family’s reaction to the whole thing: “My wife, she’s lovely, she gets it. Meaning she’s like, ‘Eh, whatever.’ My kids, on the other hand, invariably once a month,...
The “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” star recently sparked an online frenzy after stripping naked for a Peloton ad, after revealing that he liked to work out in the nude at home without blinds on his windows.
Meloni told People of his intergenerational sex symbol status, “It’s a second act to a certain degree.
“It’s a gas. It’s fun. I don’t know, has anyone else been crowned zaddy? Once it’s bestowed upon you, you have to just ride that horse as long as you can,” the star joked.
Meloni, who shares daughter Sophia, 21, and son Dante, 18, with wife of 27 years Sherman Williams, said of his family’s reaction to the whole thing: “My wife, she’s lovely, she gets it. Meaning she’s like, ‘Eh, whatever.’ My kids, on the other hand, invariably once a month,...
- 10/12/2022
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Ice-t as Detective Fin Tutuola on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Pic credit: NBC
Ice-t is weighing in on the possibility of a major Law & Order romance.
The Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star shared his thoughts on a possible romance between Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and former partner Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni).
His words indicated he might be open to finally seeing a relationship between the detectives occur but couldn’t say whether the writers would be serious about it.
The actor also mentioned how long he hopes to continue on the hit drama.
Meanwhile, Hargitay joked about a recent Wikipedia post that had listed her as Meloni’s “wife” and how she feels about that.
As the Law & Order teams come together for a big crossover event, this adds to the fan speculation on whether this long-awaited coupling can happen, and some stars are more open to it.
Ice-t is weighing in on the possibility of a major Law & Order romance.
The Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star shared his thoughts on a possible romance between Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and former partner Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni).
His words indicated he might be open to finally seeing a relationship between the detectives occur but couldn’t say whether the writers would be serious about it.
The actor also mentioned how long he hopes to continue on the hit drama.
Meanwhile, Hargitay joked about a recent Wikipedia post that had listed her as Meloni’s “wife” and how she feels about that.
As the Law & Order teams come together for a big crossover event, this adds to the fan speculation on whether this long-awaited coupling can happen, and some stars are more open to it.
- 9/20/2022
- by Michael Weyer
- Monsters and Critics
Could we see Stabler and Benson together again?
Et's Lauren Zima caught up with Chris Meloni at the Nrdc Stand Up for the Planet Benefit in Los Angeles on Tuesday, where he answered the question every fan wants to know: would he ever return to Law & Order: Svu?
Watch: 'Law & Order: Svu' Reunion! Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay Reunite for Sweet Selfie
"I have always said I would be open to it," said Meloni, who left the series after season 12. "[The] circumstances have to be right, that is all."
"We will see [if I return for the series finale]," he added. "It has never been brought up to me, so that is the kind of question that's kind of out of my hands."
In the meantime, the 56-year-old actor enjoys seeing fans' reactions to reunion pics with former co-star Mariska Hargitay.
"You know, we don't live under a rock. We do it one time and suddenly, you know, she called...
Et's Lauren Zima caught up with Chris Meloni at the Nrdc Stand Up for the Planet Benefit in Los Angeles on Tuesday, where he answered the question every fan wants to know: would he ever return to Law & Order: Svu?
Watch: 'Law & Order: Svu' Reunion! Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay Reunite for Sweet Selfie
"I have always said I would be open to it," said Meloni, who left the series after season 12. "[The] circumstances have to be right, that is all."
"We will see [if I return for the series finale]," he added. "It has never been brought up to me, so that is the kind of question that's kind of out of my hands."
In the meantime, the 56-year-old actor enjoys seeing fans' reactions to reunion pics with former co-star Mariska Hargitay.
"You know, we don't live under a rock. We do it one time and suddenly, you know, she called...
- 4/27/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Actor Christopher Meloni, best-known for his decade-long role as Detective Elliot Stabler on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit has put his New Canaan, Ct home on the market for $4,750,000.
He and his wife, decorator and set designer Sherman Williams Meloni, had purchased the palatial estate just last August for $4,381,000 and have decided to let it go after only eight months. According to Realestalker, when they purchased the 8,063-square-foot, five bedroom and eight bathroom house which was built in 1987, it had underwhelming architecture and design features.
But, the current listing reports that the house has "undergone a complete interior transformation," which includes fresh paint, newly stained hardwood floors and a backup generator. Other notable features include a three-car garage, four fireplaces, a butler's pantry, a wine room off the kitchen and a fully finished basement. And our favorite part? A two-level barn on the property's lush four-acre lawn that has rooms...
He and his wife, decorator and set designer Sherman Williams Meloni, had purchased the palatial estate just last August for $4,381,000 and have decided to let it go after only eight months. According to Realestalker, when they purchased the 8,063-square-foot, five bedroom and eight bathroom house which was built in 1987, it had underwhelming architecture and design features.
But, the current listing reports that the house has "undergone a complete interior transformation," which includes fresh paint, newly stained hardwood floors and a backup generator. Other notable features include a three-car garage, four fireplaces, a butler's pantry, a wine room off the kitchen and a fully finished basement. And our favorite part? A two-level barn on the property's lush four-acre lawn that has rooms...
- 4/17/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Film review:'The Locusts'
A heavy serving of period melodrama, John Patrick Kelley's "The Locusts" is an oppressive tale of temptation and redemption in rural Kansas.
Bordering perilously on camp, the material -- about a mysterious Young Buck (Vince Vaughn) who wanders onto the cattle ranch of an insatiable widow (Kate Capshaw) -- could have benefited from a lighter, less purposeful directorial touch.
As it is, with a determined, languorous pace that feels all of its 124-minute running time and then some, "Locusts" won't be drawing any swarms at the boxoffice. The sound of crickets is probably a more apt situation.
Drifting into the early 1960s farming town with the nonchalant bravado of a guy who's seen "Giant" too many times, Clay Hewitt (Vaughn), quickly raises the ire of the local bully (Daniel Meyer), not to mention the eyebrows of his intrigued girlfriend, the free-spirited Kitty (Ashley Judd).
With a mysterious past and few prospects, Clay manages to secure lodging and work at the feed ranch owned by the predatory Mrs. Potts (Capshaw), a boozy manipulator who's a sucker for a sweaty T-shirt.
In between warding off her persistent advances, Clay cottons to Mrs. Potts' neglected, emotionally traumatized son, Flyboy (Jeremy Davies), who has been in something of a semi-catatonic trance since the suicide of his father years earlier.
The two form a fast friendship, enabling Flyboy to partially emerge from his crippling shell while Clay latches on to a little nurturing purpose in his own aimless existence.
Fresh from "The Lost World" and "Swingers", Vaughn plays it all with a pout and a swagger; Capshaw seldom strays from a gin-soaked weariness. Only Davies ("Spanking the Monkey") manages to create something more three-dimensionally affecting as the emotionally damaged Flyboy, bringing to mind a young, pre-"Psycho" Anthony Perkins. Judd, too, given a much smaller role, generates a spirited spark as the supportive Kitty.
As a writer, Kelley is unafraid to pour on all the intrigue in generous, incest-tinged dollops, but he then attempts to balance the dirt with equal servings of heart-tugging poignance.
It's a daunting equation that never adds up.
As a director, it's clear Kelley has seen Terrence Malick's "Days of Heaven" more than once, judging by the attention he pays to measured pacing and sun-kissed vistas.
Kelley is ably assisted in that end by director of photography Phedon Papamichael's vivid outdoor photography and Sherman Williams' artful, peeled-paint production design, not to mention the unhurried editing
THE LOCUSTS
MGM
Orion Pictures presents
A Brad Krevoy & Steve Stabler production
A film by John Patrick Kelley
Director-screenwriter John Patrick Kelley
Producers Brad Krevoy,
Steve Stabler,
Bradley Thomas
Director of photography Phedon Papamichael
Production designer Sherman Williams
Editors Kathryn Himoff,
Erica Flaum
Executive producers Adam Duritz,
Beth Holden,
Charles B. Wessler,
Cynthia Guidry
Costume designer Gail McMullen
Music Carter Burwell
Music supervisor Happy Walters
Color/stereo
Cast:
Mrs. Potts Kate Capshaw
Flyboy Jeremy Davies
Clay Hewitt Vince Vaughn
Kitty Ashley Judd
Earl Paul Rudd
Joel Daniel Meyer
Patsy Jessica Capshaw
Running time - 124 minutes
MPAA Rating: R...
Bordering perilously on camp, the material -- about a mysterious Young Buck (Vince Vaughn) who wanders onto the cattle ranch of an insatiable widow (Kate Capshaw) -- could have benefited from a lighter, less purposeful directorial touch.
As it is, with a determined, languorous pace that feels all of its 124-minute running time and then some, "Locusts" won't be drawing any swarms at the boxoffice. The sound of crickets is probably a more apt situation.
Drifting into the early 1960s farming town with the nonchalant bravado of a guy who's seen "Giant" too many times, Clay Hewitt (Vaughn), quickly raises the ire of the local bully (Daniel Meyer), not to mention the eyebrows of his intrigued girlfriend, the free-spirited Kitty (Ashley Judd).
With a mysterious past and few prospects, Clay manages to secure lodging and work at the feed ranch owned by the predatory Mrs. Potts (Capshaw), a boozy manipulator who's a sucker for a sweaty T-shirt.
In between warding off her persistent advances, Clay cottons to Mrs. Potts' neglected, emotionally traumatized son, Flyboy (Jeremy Davies), who has been in something of a semi-catatonic trance since the suicide of his father years earlier.
The two form a fast friendship, enabling Flyboy to partially emerge from his crippling shell while Clay latches on to a little nurturing purpose in his own aimless existence.
Fresh from "The Lost World" and "Swingers", Vaughn plays it all with a pout and a swagger; Capshaw seldom strays from a gin-soaked weariness. Only Davies ("Spanking the Monkey") manages to create something more three-dimensionally affecting as the emotionally damaged Flyboy, bringing to mind a young, pre-"Psycho" Anthony Perkins. Judd, too, given a much smaller role, generates a spirited spark as the supportive Kitty.
As a writer, Kelley is unafraid to pour on all the intrigue in generous, incest-tinged dollops, but he then attempts to balance the dirt with equal servings of heart-tugging poignance.
It's a daunting equation that never adds up.
As a director, it's clear Kelley has seen Terrence Malick's "Days of Heaven" more than once, judging by the attention he pays to measured pacing and sun-kissed vistas.
Kelley is ably assisted in that end by director of photography Phedon Papamichael's vivid outdoor photography and Sherman Williams' artful, peeled-paint production design, not to mention the unhurried editing
THE LOCUSTS
MGM
Orion Pictures presents
A Brad Krevoy & Steve Stabler production
A film by John Patrick Kelley
Director-screenwriter John Patrick Kelley
Producers Brad Krevoy,
Steve Stabler,
Bradley Thomas
Director of photography Phedon Papamichael
Production designer Sherman Williams
Editors Kathryn Himoff,
Erica Flaum
Executive producers Adam Duritz,
Beth Holden,
Charles B. Wessler,
Cynthia Guidry
Costume designer Gail McMullen
Music Carter Burwell
Music supervisor Happy Walters
Color/stereo
Cast:
Mrs. Potts Kate Capshaw
Flyboy Jeremy Davies
Clay Hewitt Vince Vaughn
Kitty Ashley Judd
Earl Paul Rudd
Joel Daniel Meyer
Patsy Jessica Capshaw
Running time - 124 minutes
MPAA Rating: R...
- 10/3/1997
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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