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{{trope}}
People who are creators, whether it be music, film, TV or whatever, are human, and most humans meet their partner through work. This means they will at some point inevitably end up in a romantic relationship with - or sometimes get married to - someone in their creative business. Sadly, these boyfriends/husbands/girlfriends/wives (the latter two are more common for [[Most Writers Are Male|some reason]]) will sometimes attract that insidious form of [[Die for Our Ship]] [[Fan Dumb
A '''Creator Couple''', on the other hand, is the nice, happy opposite to the [[Yoko Oh No]] - a trope for the times the opposite happens, when said love interest has something good to contribute to the entertainer's work, and sometimes becomes a key part of said work (but this is not strictly necessary all of the time for the trope), said love interest has his/her own talents and isn't just a useless [[Dungeonmaster's Girlfriend]], and cooler heads prevail and the fandom embraces said love interest without the whole [[Die for Our Ship]] bitching.
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== Cross-Category ==
* Author [[Neil Gaiman]] and musician [[Amanda Palmer]].
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* Phil and Kaja Foglio, creators of ''[[XXXenophile]]'', ''[[Buck Godot: Zap Gun for Hire|Buck Godot Zap Gun for Hire]]'', ''What's New with Phil and Dixie'', and ''[[Girl Genius]]'', among others.
* Writer [[Shigesato Itoi]] is married to actress Kanako Higuchi.
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
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* ''[[Detective Conan]]'' creator Gosho Aoyama used to be married to Detective Conan voice-actress [[Minami Takayama]].
** Similarly, ''[[The Five Star Stories]]'' creator Mamoru Nagano is married to voice actress [[Maria Kawamura]] and ''[[Captain Tsubasa]]'' creator Yoichi Takahashi was once married to [[Yoko Ogai]].
== [[Art]] ==
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* Adam Hughes and Alison Sohn.
== [[Comics]] ==▼
* The ''[[Elf Quest]]'' creators, Wendy and Richard Pini, are a married couple.
* Marian Churchland, creator of Beast and one of the artists for ''[[Elephantmen]]'', and Brandon Graham, creator of Multiple Warheadz and King City. They will sometimes make covers and backup material for each other's comics.
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* Karl and Barbara Kesel (now divorced) wrote ''[[Hawk And Dove]]'' togerher.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120529031931/http://www.angelfire.com/anime2/superhighway/Staik/staik.html Jack Staik and Lady Tesser], who burned very brightly for a very short time in the late 1990s and early 2000s. After posting many, many kilobytes of excellent work between them, including their large ([[Dead Fic|but incomplete]]) ''[[Ranma ½]]'' cycle ''[https://archives.eyrie.org/anime/Ranma/Tales-of-Ranma-and-Ranko The Tales of Ranma and Ranko]'', they abruptly vanished some time around Spring 2002.
* [https://www.fanfiction.net/u/777540/Bobmin356 Bob and Alyx], AKA [https://bobmin.fanficauthors.net/ Bobmin356]. This couple were writing actively up until Bob passed away from cancer in early 2016.
* [https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1013852/GenkaiFan GenkaiFan and the Frau]. Although GenkaiFan seemed to be the primary writer and voice, all their fics were credited to both. With the death of the Frau in 2017, GenkaiFan briefly stopped writing, but has since resumed.
== [[Film]] ==
* Marcia Lucas, [[George Lucas]]' former wife, was a film editor who [https://web.archive.org/web/20100131135422/http://secrethistoryofstarwars.com/marcialucas.html played a significant role] in the production of the first three ''[[Star Wars]]'' films. To summarise: She edited ''[[A New Hope]]'', advised George during the script-writing stage of all three films, was present throughout production and generally acted as [[The Heart]], emphasising characters and emotions and nicely balancing George's fixation on the technical and visual. [[Mark Hamill]] himself admitted that Marcia was the only person who could get George to listen to suggestions or drop an idea. Not for nothing did one biographer call her "George Lucas' secret weapon". After their divorce, George suffered the same fate as Ray Davies. Maybe George Lucas, Marvin Gaye and [[Phil Collins]] could get together and start a club sometime...
* Gale Anne Hurd, [[James Cameron]]'s first wife, was the producer for ''[[The Terminator]]'', ''[[Alien (franchise)|Aliens]]'', ''[[The Abyss]]'', and ''Terminator 2''.
** Then he was briefly married to ''Terminator 2'' star Linda Hamilton.
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* Married couple [[Milla Jovovich]] and [[Paul W. S. Anderson]] often work together, with her starring and him directing and/or producing.
** Same goes for [[Len Wiseman]] and his wife, [[Kate Beckinsale]].
== [[Literature]] ==
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* An unusual example is [[Nicci French]], who is/are actually a husband and wife writing team (real names: Nicci Gerrard and Sean French). They write alternate chapters and then rewrite each other's texts.
* ''[[Frankenstein (novel)|Frankenstein]]'' by [[Mary Shelley]] was edited by her husband, renowned poet [[Percy Bysshe Shelley]].
* [[F. Scott Fitzgerald|F. Scott]] and Zelda Fitzgerald were each [[The Roaring Twenties|Jazz Age]] authors, though not at the same time. As [http://harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=197 Kate Beaton notes], they each contributed to one another's [[Creator Breakdown
* [[Gone (novel)|Michael Grant]] and [[K. A. Applegate]] developed and wrote the ''[[Animorphs]]'', ''[[Everworld]]'', and ''[[Remnants]]'' series together, though Applegate's name appears on the covers alone for simplicity reasons. They now mostly work on their own separate YA series.
== [[Live
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica
* [[Gene Roddenberry]]'s second wife, Majel Barrett, played several roles in the various ''[[Star Trek]]'' series, most notably Nurse Christine Chapel in ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|The Original Series]]'' and Lwaxana Troi in ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|The Next Generation]]'', and provided the voice of the onboard computers in all series and movies until her death in 2008 - she also provided the computer's voice in [[Star Trek (film)|the 2009 movie]], having recorded her lines before dying. Notably, she was cast as first officer Number One in the original pilot, but NBC torpedoed the entire idea - they weren't really enthusiastic about the idea of having a woman in an important role, but were mostly pissed at Roddenberry for casting his girlfriend in the role.
* Francesca Buller, Ben Browder's wife, played four different characters on ''[[Farscape]]''.
* [[John Cleese]] and his then-wife Connie Booth created and wrote ''[[Fawlty Towers]]'' together. By the time of the second season, they divorced, but still could work together effectively.
* Gerry and Sylvia Anderson married and then divorced during the decade-and-a-bit they were producing shows together.
* Jed Whedon (younger brother to [[Joss Whedon]]) and his wife Maurissa Tancharoen not only co-wrote ''[[Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog]]'' with Joss, but also wrote several episodes of ''[[Dollhouse]]'' together (which are considered by fandom to be some of the best) and are currently{{when}} writing season 2 episodes of ''[[
** Similarly, Joss' wife Kai Cole did female vocals for the [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|"Once More With Feeling"]] demo.
* Sue Vertue has served as producer on several of [[Steven Moffat|her husband's]] shows. Their courtship was of course [[Life Embellished|fictionalized]] in the show ''[[Coupling]]''.
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* Christa Miller has had roles in two of her husband Bill Lawrence's shows: a guest role that became recurring on ''[[Scrubs]]'' and a starring role on ''[[Cougar Town]]''.
** Also, ''[[Clone High]]''.
* Will Arnett and [[Amy Poehler]] frequently end up working on the same projects, frequently in a romantic pairing. Their first appearance together was on ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]'' (where she played the girl that GOB married while drunk), and the most recent in the American dub of ''[[The Secret
* [[Tina Fey]] met her husband when they were both at Second City, she as an improv-er and he as a pianist. Since then they've worked together in some capacity at both ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' and ''[[30 Rock]]''.
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* [[Marvin Gaye]]'s first, and famously troubled, marriage was to Anna Gordy, the elder sister of Motown Records' founder Berry Gordy. While it was a reasonable assumption that Gaye did it in order to get signed as a recording artist, especially considering Anna was 17 years older than him when they married, Anna did help him gain a contract with Motown and helped him work in the studio when he was "[[Brilliant but Lazy|too lazy]]". So, what did Marvin do next? [[Jerkass|Openly had an affair with a woman 17 years younger than him which resulted in two children, dragged out the divorce proceedings for two years and proceeded to whine and bitch about how his wife was evil and shit on]] ''[[Jerkass|Here, My Dear]]'' (note: this doesn't necessarily mean that ''Here, My Dear'' is a bad album). [[What the Hell, Hero?|What the fuck, hero?]]
* [[Sonic Youth]]'s Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon got married in 1984, and have been [[Happily Married]] ever since.
** Sadly, they've [
* Eric Rosse produced [[Tori Amos]]' albums ''Little Earthquakes'' and ''Under the Pink'', coincidentally her most critically acclaimed albums.
** When they broke up, Tori released ''[[Creator Breakdown|Boys for Pele]]'', which is considered one of her best works by fans.
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* Celine Dion is married to the man who discovered her and later became her manager.
* Little Jimmy Urine of Mindless Self Indulgence is married to Chantal Claret of Morningwood, who shows up on a few tracks on MSI's album ''If''.
* [[Jay
* [[Judie Tzuke]] romanced and later married band member Paul Muggleton (formerly of the band Omaha Sheriff), who wrote/co-wrote some songs for her over the years.
* Blackmore's Night consist of Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night, a long-term couple although only recently married.
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* Jim "#4" Root of [[Slipknot]] and Cristina Scabbia of [[Lacuna Coil]] have been dating since 2008.
* [[Low]]'s only constant members have been married couple Alan Sparhawk (guitar and vocals) and Mimi Parker (drums and vocals).
* Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson, known as Ashford & Simpson, wrote many [[R
* Subverted by the [[Silversun Pickups]]. They ''used'' to be this, as indicated by the original name "A Couple of Couples," but a lineup change made the monicker a [[Non-Indicative Name]].
* [[The Pixies|Frank Black]] and his wife Violet Clark have made music as a duo under the name Grand Duchy, where they act as a [[Vocal Tag Team]]. She's also contributed bass and backing vocals on Frank Black solo material, and designed the cover of his album ''Honeycomb''.
* [[Elvis Costello]]'s second wife Cait O'Riordan, formerly of [[The Pogues]], also appears on some of his records. His third wife, jazz singer/pianist Diana Krall, has covered his song "Almost Blue."
== [[Professional Wrestling]] ==
* In the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]], there's [[Triple H]] and Stephanie McMahon, the current{{when}} head writer. Despite Triple H having a lot of influence on his bookings, [[Vince McMahon]] still has the final word on everything.
* In Japan, Kensuke Sasaki and Akira Hokuto.
* A historical example from Japan, Shohei "Giant" Baba and his wife Motoko. She spent most of her adult life playing his "bad cop." This came back to bite her after his death, with almost all of Baba's Japanese roster joining an untested startup led by top draw Mitsuharu Misawa.
== [[Video Games]] ==▼
* [[Tropes Are Not Good|On a bit darker]] [[A Worldwide Punomenon|case]], Stevie "KillCreek" Case did some level design for [[John Romero|her then-husband's]] ''[[Daikatana]]''.▼
▲== [[Real Life]] ==
* Designers/writers Tetsuya Takahashi and Kaori Tanaka (better known as Soraya Saga) got married while working at [[Square Soft]] in the 90s and have since collaborated on ''[[Xenogears]]'', the first two episodes of ''[[Xenosaga]]'' and the [[No Export for You]] DS game ''[[Soma Bringer]]''.▼
* First ladies up until the modern age would usually be "seen and not heard", staying completely out of the limelight and concentrating on private matters while their husbands would govern the country/the state. However, this trend began to reverse and resulted in some notable examples:▼
* Corey and Lori Ann Cole, the creators of the ''[[Quest for Glory]]'' adventure game/RPG series.▼
** [[Woodrow Wilson|Edith Wilson]] played a significant role after her husband suffered a debilitating stroke in October 1919, taking over numerous routine duties and, most importantly, decided which matters of state were more important and should be brought to her husband's attention. This caused a moderate constitutional crisis (since First ladies aren't ''elected'') and helped lead to the 25th Amendment several decades later.▼
* Ken and Roberta Williams, the founders of ''[[Sierra]]''.▼
** [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Eleanor Roosevelt]] was a prominent author, politician and activist both during her husband's presidency and after his death. She was an activist for civil rights, worked to enhance the status of working women (notably chairing the groundbreaking Presidential Commission on the Status of Women), traveled heavily and was one of the people who drafted the UN Declaration of Human Rights.▼
** [[Lyndon B. Johnson|Lady Bird Johnson]] was a public supporter of environmental protection.▼
** [[Gerald Ford|Betty Ford]] supported women's rights and was one of the first public figures to raise awareness of breast cancer and alcoholism. Her candid comments on [[Flame Bait]] topics such as drugs, abortion and gun control also set a precedent. Notably, she had a bigger approval rating than her husband.▼
** [[Ronald Reagan|Nancy Reagan]] is famous for her "just say no" message in the anti-drug movement.▼
** [[Bill Clinton|Hillary Clinton]] was often viewed as her husband's second-in-command, was largely responsible for creating and pushing for his health care plan, and has become such a major national and international figure and in her own right that she has [[Hillary Rodham Clinton|her own page]]. She was also the first - and so far only - First Lady to have offices located in the West Wing, as opposed to the traditional East Wing. Her staff was collectively known as "Hillaryland." She even was in a position to become a Presidential candidate for the Democratic Party, but lost in the primaries to [[Barack Obama]].▼
** [[Barack Obama|Michelle Obama]] has spearheaded campaigns for organic gardening and against childhood obesity.▼
* Emperor Justinian I and Theodora ruled the Byzantine Empire together. He's regarded as one of the empire's best rulers.▼
* Marie and Pierre Curie shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics (with Antoine Henri Becquerel) for their work on radioactivity. Their daughter Irene Joliot-Curie later won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1935, shared with her husband, Frédéric Joliot-Curie, making this a Creator Family.▼
== [[Web Comics]] ==
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* Yuko and Ananth of [[Johnny Wander]], though their relationship seems so downplayed you'd think they were [[Platonic Life Partners]]
* ''[[Questionable Content]]'''s Jeph Jacques' business manager is his wife, Cristi.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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* [[Lauren Faust]] and [[Craig McCracken]], who met during the production of ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' and worked together on ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]''.
** Also an interesting note, while Craig wasn't officially involved with Lauren's mega-popular ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', he did help design the Season 2 villain Discord and was there for her to bounce ideas off of.
* [[Klasky
* Some of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episodes were written by wives of the showrunners
* The late Wayne Allwine, who provided the voice for [[Mickey Mouse]] for 32 years, was married to Russi Taylor, who provided the voice for Minnie.
== [[Real Life]] ==
▲* First ladies up until the modern age would usually be "seen and not heard", staying completely out of the limelight and concentrating on private matters while their husbands would govern the country/the state. However, this trend began to reverse and resulted in some notable examples:
▲== [[Video Games]] ==
▲** [[Woodrow Wilson|Edith Wilson]] played a significant role after her husband suffered a debilitating stroke in October 1919, taking over numerous routine duties and, most importantly, decided which matters of state were more important and should be brought to her husband's attention. This caused a moderate constitutional crisis (since First ladies aren't ''elected'') and helped lead to the 25th Amendment several decades later.
▲* [[Tropes Are Not Good|On a bit darker]] [[A Worldwide Punomenon|case]], Stevie "KillCreek" Case did some level design for [[John Romero|her then-husband's]] ''[[Daikatana]]''.
▲** [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Eleanor Roosevelt]] was a prominent author, politician and activist both during her husband's presidency and after his death. She was an activist for civil rights, worked to enhance the status of working women (notably chairing the groundbreaking Presidential Commission on the Status of Women), traveled heavily and was one of the people who drafted the UN Declaration of Human Rights.
▲* Designers/writers Tetsuya Takahashi and Kaori Tanaka (better known as Soraya Saga) got married while working at [[Square Soft]] in the 90s and have since collaborated on ''[[Xenogears]]'', the first two episodes of ''[[Xenosaga]]'' and the [[No Export for You]] DS game ''[[Soma Bringer]]''.
▲** [[Lyndon B. Johnson|Lady Bird Johnson]] was a public supporter of environmental protection.
▲* Corey and Lori Ann Cole, the creators of the ''[[Quest for Glory]]'' adventure game/RPG series.
▲** [[Gerald Ford|Betty Ford]] supported women's rights and was one of the first public figures to raise awareness of breast cancer and alcoholism. Her candid comments on [[Flame Bait]] topics such as drugs, abortion and gun control also set a precedent. Notably, she had a bigger approval rating than her husband.
▲* Ken and Roberta Williams, the founders of ''[[Sierra]]''.
▲** [[Ronald Reagan|Nancy Reagan]] is famous for her "just say no" message in the anti-drug movement.
▲** [[Bill Clinton|Hillary Clinton]] was often viewed as her husband's second-in-command, was largely responsible for creating and pushing for his health care plan, and has become such a major national and international figure and in her own right that she has [[Hillary Rodham Clinton|her own page]]. She was also the first - and so far only - First Lady to have offices located in the West Wing, as opposed to the traditional East Wing. Her staff was collectively known as "Hillaryland." She even was in a position to become a Presidential candidate for the Democratic Party, but lost in the primaries to [[Barack Obama]].
▲** [[Barack Obama|Michelle Obama]] has spearheaded campaigns for organic gardening and against childhood obesity.
▲* Emperor Justinian I and Theodora ruled the Byzantine Empire together. He's regarded as one of the empire's best rulers.
▲* Marie and Pierre Curie shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics (with Antoine Henri Becquerel) for their work on radioactivity. Their daughter Irene Joliot-Curie later won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1935, shared with her husband, Frédéric Joliot-Curie, making this a Creator Family.
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