Top 10 Celebrities Who Played Matchmaker

A pair of good friends that worked together on “Supernatural” made their already solid friendship even stronger thanks to a little matchmaking. Jensen Ackles star set up his buddy Jeffrey Dean Morgan with actress Hilarie Burton during a blind double date. The unexpected meeting ended with Morgan and Burton sharing mutual interest and some tequila. Over the following years, they took their budding romance public and went on to marry and raise a family. They even played husband and wife on an emotional episode of “The Walking Dead”! Of course, none of it would have been impossible without Ackles' special knack for finding perfect pairings.

After dating for a while, "Frozen" director Jennifer Lee and stage and screen star Alfred Molina made things official in 2021. The couple was seemingly married by the extremely talented Jonathan Groff. His presence at the wedding is pretty appropriate since he was the one that he set the two up. Although we’re not sure if Groff got the ball rolling when they were all making “Frozen II”, his matchmaking efforts definitely didn't go unnoticed. Jennifer was quoted as saying that they "owe him the world" on her social media. Guess this pairing was too good to just "let it go."

Courtney Cox has Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles and Sacha Baron Cohen to thank for introducing her to longtime love, Johnny McDaid. The actress and hitmaker Ed Sheeran became close friends when the singer would often stay at Cox's home during his State-side travels. On one faithful Sunday morning hangout, he invited a bunch of famous names like Styles and Cohen. Cox ultimately found herself crushing on Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid. Upon seeing she was a little nervous about approaching, Cohen broke the ice with a joke while Styles pushed McDaid to follow through. Their direct actions and Sheeran’s invitation led to McDaid and Cox going out and starting a strong relationship.

Longtime pals Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon go way back. A definite high point in their friendship came when she stepped in as a host for an episode of "Saturday Night Live." During the episode, she brought along her friend and Flower Films colleague, Nancy Juvonen. Barrymore took time backstage to introduce Juvovnen to the comedian and future late night host Fallon. All three would come together again for the movie “Fever Pitch”. Ironically enough, Barrymore and Fallon were playing a couple. But Juvoovnen was still close by because her production company was fittingly producing the movie. After the sparks started flying between her and Fallon, the two went on to marry and have two kids.

After former "The Simple Life" star turned fashion designer Nicole Richie married "Good Charlotte’s" Joel Madden, she helped her brother in law Benji Madden find his soulmate. Sometime around 2014, she introduced him to the one-and-only Cameron Diaz. Eventually, the couple said their "I Dos" in 2015. When Diaz retired from acting, she split her time between various projects and raising the couple's daughter, Raddix. Richie has gone on record saying that she is totally "responsible" for matching up the couple. We're sure Cameron and Benji are deeply grateful she did.

When singer Meghan Trainor was single, she never shied away from asking to be set up. Little did she know that one meeting with an actress would lead her to find the love of her life. Chloë Grace Moretz thought that her longtime friend Daryl Sabara would be the perfect match for Meghan Trainor. It turned out that this instinct was 100 percent correct. After Trainor and Sabara went bowling together, their romance took off. The former “Spy Kids" actor and "All About The Bass" musician went on to marry in 2018. A few years later, the couple had a son, Riley. The next time you hear Trainor’s song “Marry Me”, you may think of the time Moretz introduced the singer to Sabara.

It was a match that was made in Broadway heaven! While future "Hamilton" Tony-winning actor Leslie Odom Jr. attended the prestigious Carnegie Mellon University, he met "Kinky Boots" alum Billy Porter. At the time, Porter was working as a professor and gave Odom Jr. the opportunity to be the assistant director for a production of “Once on This Island”. Eventually, future “Waitress star” Nicolette Robinson joined the cast. Her working relationship with Odom Jr. soon became something more. After dating for a time, the two got married and started raising a theatrical family. These two Broadway stars might not have gotten together if it wasn’t for Porter’s keen eye for talent.

For Sophia Vergara, a heartbreaking breakup eventually resulted in a much happier turn of events. Soon after publicly announcing that things between her and ex Nick Loeb were over, her "Modern Family '' co-star Jesse Tyler Ferguson got a very special call. It turned out Joe Manganiello was calling to request Vergara's info. At first, the TV starlet was hesitant to jump back into things. But after getting some encouragement from Ferguson, she gave in and passed along her number. Before they knew it, she and Manganiello were a hot item. The two tied the knot for an adorable and joyful wedding ceremony in 2015.

"The Devil Wears Prada" unintentionally led to the formation of a very strong Hollywood couple. Emily Blunt shared the screen with the fantastic Stanley Tucci. At some point, the actress introduced him to her sister Felicity. But nothing moved forward at the time because Tucci was married. Unfortunately, he lost his wife Kate Tucci. But after grieving his loss, the actor reunited with Felicity Blunt at her sister’s wedding. This chance meeting developed into a strong and heartwarming pair. While together, Tucci and Felicity Blunt have overcome health struggles and raised children. Their strength of theri powerful bond might even make Miranda Priestly shed a tear.

After collaborating with Joe Jonas and his band, DNCE, Hailee Steinfeld got an interesting text from her good friend, Sophie Turner. The "Game of Thrones" actor was intrigued by the musician. Steinfeld would later admit that she wasn’t the one who introduced the two. However, she did encourage her friend Turner to keep meeting with Jonas. In 2019, the pair got hitched in a spontaneous Las Vegas ceremony attended by famous pals like Diplo and the Jonas brothers. They followed that event with a full wedding ceremony a few months later and welcomed their first child in 2020. Who knows what would have happened if Steinfeld didn’t put a good word in for Jonas.