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* In ''[[Private Practice]]'', [[Wicked (theatre)|Idina Menzel]] plays a patient's mother and a potential love interest. Menzel is the real-life wife of [[Rent|Taye Diggs]], who plays Dr. Sam Bennett.

* In ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]'', Charlie Day's character has an unrequited crush on a waitress played by his real-life wife, Mary Elizabeth Ellis. Also, Rob McElhenney (Mac) is married to Kaitlan Olson (Sweet Dee); they met when she auditioned for her part. In another episode with a [[Shout-Out]] to [[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]], the person who was playing the role of "Chief" was actually Will Sampson's son.

* In ''[[Family Ties]]'', Tracy Pollan played the girlfriend of Michael J. Fox's character. In ''Bright Lights Big City'', Tracy Pollan played the cousin of Michael J. Fox's character. The two of them married later that year, and are still married to this day. Tracy Pollan has also made a guest appearance on ''[[Spin City]]'', as the high school flame of Michael J. Fox's character.

** Before Tracy Pollan, Michael J. Fox had dated Nancy McKeon. The two of them played love interests on two [[Made for TV Movie|made-for-TV movies]], ''High School USA'' and ''[[Poison Ivy]]''.