Emma Stone Turns 36: Inside Her 'Great Life' with Husband Dave McCary

Mar. 15, 2025

Dave McCary and Emma Stone at the Oscars in March 2024.Photo:Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty

Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty

Happy birthday,Emma Stone!

Though Stone and McCary, 39, don’t make many public appearances —besides the occasional baseball gamefor the Sad Diego Padres superfans — the actress always thanks her longtime love while accepting awards, giving fans a rare glimpse into the private couple’s life together.

While accepting the Golden Globe for best film actress in a comedy or musical for her work inPoor Thingsin January, she dedicated the award to McCary — andmentioned him first in her speech.

“This is amazing, thank you. Dave, I have to start with you really quickly,” she said at the ceremony. “I love you very much. Thank you for everything!”

Emma Stone at the 2024 Golden Globes.Rich Polk/Golden Globes 2024/Golden Globes 2024 via Getty Images

Rich Polk/Golden Globes 2024/Golden Globes 2024 via Getty Images

Later this year, as Stone took home a Best Actress Oscar forher role in the Yorgos Lanthimos-directed film — her second career Academy Award — she was quick to thank not only her husband, but also their 3-year-old daughter,Louise Jean McCary.

After thanking thePoor Thingscast and crew, the actress said, “I know I have to wrap up, but I really just want to thank my family. My mom, my brother Spencer, my dad, my husband Dave, I love you so much.”

“And, most importantly, my daughter, who’s gonna be 3 in three days and has turned our lives technicolor,” the star added before addressing Louise with a quote from palTaylor Swift’s song “Bigger Than the Whole Sky.”

“I love you bigger than the whole sky, my girl,” she told the toddler.

Emma Stone and husband Dave McCary at the 2024 Oscars.Mike Coppola/Getty Images

Mike Coppola/Getty Images

The longtime couple — who alsoshared a rare PDA moment after the 2024 Oscars— first met while Stone hostedSaturday Night Livean episode of in December 2016.

A source laterconfirmed to PEOPLEin October 2017 that the actress and McCary, who was a writer on the show at the time, were officially dating. The couplemade their award show debutat the 2019 SAG Awards and latertied the knotin September 2020.

The following March, the pair welcomed Louise. Shortly after she was born, a source told PEOPLE thatStone was thrilled to be a mom.

“Emma and Dave have a great marriage and both wanted a child,” a source close to Stone told PEOPLE at the time. “They are a very grounded and private couple and were ready for a family.”

The Oscar winner “is close to her family and good friends but not the type to flaunt her personal life,” added the Stone source. “Dave respects that about her and is the same way. They have a great life together and support each other.”

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Dave McCary and Emma Stone.Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty

Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty

Now, the couple is also in talks to take their professional relationship to the next level,teaming up with Universal for a new, McCary-directed project starring Stone,The Hollywood Reporterreported in April.

The move makes sense for the duo, whose strength as a couple — both in and outside of their work lives —lies in their ability to let each other shine, an industry source previously told PEOPLE.

“She is professional in every way, very talented and focused on her work, and Dave respects that,” the source said of Stone in 2019. “He totally supports her and is unselfish in his desire for her success. Those are great qualities in a man for someone like Emma.”

source: people.com