Meet the Real-Life Loves of theOnly Murders in the BuildingSeason 4 Cast

Mar. 15, 2025

Steve Martin as Charles, Selena Gomez as Mabel and Martin Short as Oliver in ‘Only Murders in the Building’.Photo: Craig Blankenhorn/Hulu

Many of the characters onOnly Murders in the Buildingmay be unlucky in love, but many of their real-life counterparts have cracked the mystery on lasting relationships.TheEmmy-winning series, which premieres itsfourth seasonon Aug. 31, 2024, featuresSelena Gomezas Mabel,Steve Martinas Charles andMartin Shortas Oliver. The sleuthing trio collaborate to solve murders throughout the series, all while managing their interpersonal and private lives.The Hulu series is not short on romantic plotlines. Mabel has had three love interests, includingCara Delevingne’s Alice Banks in season 2, while Oliver romancesMeryl Streep’s Loretta Durkin in season 3.Off-screen, many of the actors are in fulfilling long-term relationships. Read on to learn all about the real-life partners of theOnly Murders in the Buildingseason 4 cast members.

Many of the characters onOnly Murders in the Buildingmay be unlucky in love, but many of their real-life counterparts have cracked the mystery on lasting relationships.

TheEmmy-winning series, which premieres itsfourth seasonon Aug. 31, 2024, featuresSelena Gomezas Mabel,Steve Martinas Charles andMartin Shortas Oliver. The sleuthing trio collaborate to solve murders throughout the series, all while managing their interpersonal and private lives.

The Hulu series is not short on romantic plotlines. Mabel has had three love interests, includingCara Delevingne’s Alice Banks in season 2, while Oliver romancesMeryl Streep’s Loretta Durkin in season 3.

Off-screen, many of the actors are in fulfilling long-term relationships. Read on to learn all about the real-life partners of theOnly Murders in the Buildingseason 4 cast members.

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Selena Gomez’s Boyfriend, Benny Blanco

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco in January 2024.Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty

Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty

Selena Gomez is blissfully happy with producer and songwriterBenny Blanco.

At the 2024Primetime Emmysin January, the couple made their award show debut and werephotographedbeing lovey-dovey in their seats.

While onThe Howard Stern Showin May, Blanco told the radio jockey thathe could envision marriageto Gomez but hadn’t purchased a ring. He called her his “best friend” and couldn’t imagine a world “where it could be better than this.”

Gomez, celebrating her 32nd birthday on July 22, 2024, shared a sweet photo of the pair on her Instagram Stories with the caption,“Love of my life.”

02of 14Steve Martin’s Wife, Anne StringfieldAnne Stringfield and Steve Martin in June 2015.Michael Kovac/GettySteve Martin and his wifeAnne Stringfieldhave been married since 2007.The couple met in the mid-2000s while Stringfield worked as a fact-checker forThe New Yorker. She first got in touch with Martin, who regularly contributed to the magazine’s Shouts & Murmurs section, while checking one of his pieces. The actor toldAARPin 2017 that he talked to Stringfield over the phone for a year before they ever met face-to-face.On July 28, 2007, Martin and Stringfieldwed at their L.A. homein front of 75 guests, includingEugene Levy,Tom Hanks,Diane Keatonand best manLorne Michaels. Former Nebraska Sen. Bob Kerrey, a friend of Martin, officiated the ceremony.In 2012, they welcomed a daughter namedMary. At the Governors Awards the next year, Martin said in his honorary award speech, “My wife alone would have been enough reward for my life … but now she’s brought me a wonderful child.”Stringfield has never walked a red carpet with her husband but has accompanied him to a few industry events likeVanity Fair’s 2013 and 2015Oscarparties and the 2021 American Museum of Natural History Gala.

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Steve Martin’s Wife, Anne Stringfield

Anne Stringfield and Steve Martin in June 2015.Michael Kovac/Getty

Michael Kovac/Getty

Steve Martin and his wifeAnne Stringfieldhave been married since 2007.

The couple met in the mid-2000s while Stringfield worked as a fact-checker forThe New Yorker. She first got in touch with Martin, who regularly contributed to the magazine’s Shouts & Murmurs section, while checking one of his pieces. The actor toldAARPin 2017 that he talked to Stringfield over the phone for a year before they ever met face-to-face.

On July 28, 2007, Martin and Stringfieldwed at their L.A. homein front of 75 guests, includingEugene Levy,Tom Hanks,Diane Keatonand best manLorne Michaels. Former Nebraska Sen. Bob Kerrey, a friend of Martin, officiated the ceremony.

In 2012, they welcomed a daughter namedMary. At the Governors Awards the next year, Martin said in his honorary award speech, “My wife alone would have been enough reward for my life … but now she’s brought me a wonderful child.”

Stringfield has never walked a red carpet with her husband but has accompanied him to a few industry events likeVanity Fair’s 2013 and 2015Oscarparties and the 2021 American Museum of Natural History Gala.

03of 14Tina Fey’s Husband, Jeff RichmondTina Fey and Jeff Richmond in May 2023.Jamie McCarthy/GettyTina FeyandJeff Richmondare a Hollywood power couple.The comedienne, who plays true crime podcast host Cinda Canning inOnly Murders, met pianist Richmond when she joined Chicago’s Second City improv theater troupe in the mid-’90s. Two years later, they began dating; Richmond proposed to Fey while they were vacationing on Lake Michigan, toasting the occasion with champagne and a ring.Of the proposal, Feytold PEOPLE in 2004, “​​My husband always said, ‘If I’d known so many people would ask me how I proposed, I would have done it in some more theatrical way.’ “They wed in a 2001 Greek Orthodox ceremony and moved from Chicago to N.Y.C. to further their careers. Richmond has composed music for several of Fey’s high-profile projects, including30 Rock,Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidtand theMean Girlsmusical.Fey and Richmond sharetwo daughters: Alice, born in 2005, and Penelope, born in 2011.

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Tina Fey’s Husband, Jeff Richmond

Tina Fey and Jeff Richmond in May 2023.Jamie McCarthy/Getty

Jamie McCarthy/Getty

Tina FeyandJeff Richmondare a Hollywood power couple.

The comedienne, who plays true crime podcast host Cinda Canning inOnly Murders, met pianist Richmond when she joined Chicago’s Second City improv theater troupe in the mid-’90s. Two years later, they began dating; Richmond proposed to Fey while they were vacationing on Lake Michigan, toasting the occasion with champagne and a ring.

Of the proposal, Feytold PEOPLE in 2004, “​​My husband always said, ‘If I’d known so many people would ask me how I proposed, I would have done it in some more theatrical way.’ “

They wed in a 2001 Greek Orthodox ceremony and moved from Chicago to N.Y.C. to further their careers. Richmond has composed music for several of Fey’s high-profile projects, including30 Rock,Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidtand theMean Girlsmusical.

Fey and Richmond sharetwo daughters: Alice, born in 2005, and Penelope, born in 2011.

04of 14Jane Lynch’s Wife, Jennifer CheyneJennifer Cheyne and Jane Lynch in October 2019.LISA O’CONNOR/AFP via GettyJane Lynchmarried her longtime loveJennifer Cheynein 2021.Lynch, who portrays Charles’ body double Sazz Pataki, dated Cheyne for a few years in the early 2000s and rekindled their relationship a decade later.“[We] fell back together so easily and lovingly," Lynch toldParadein 2019. “We’re very different people now — we don’t have the same insecurities we used to have.”TheGleealumna opened up about her relationshipto PEOPLE in 2020, explaining why Cheyne makes her “thankful all day long.”“She figures out how to deal with [everything],” said Lynch. “ That’s the greatest thing about her, because I get overwhelmed, and I have no patience with details. She’s very methodical and she takes things very slowly."

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Jane Lynch’s Wife, Jennifer Cheyne

Jennifer Cheyne and Jane Lynch in October 2019.LISA O’CONNOR/AFP via Getty

Jane Lynchmarried her longtime loveJennifer Cheynein 2021.

Lynch, who portrays Charles’ body double Sazz Pataki, dated Cheyne for a few years in the early 2000s and rekindled their relationship a decade later.

“[We] fell back together so easily and lovingly," Lynch toldParadein 2019. “We’re very different people now — we don’t have the same insecurities we used to have.”

TheGleealumna opened up about her relationshipto PEOPLE in 2020, explaining why Cheyne makes her “thankful all day long.”

“She figures out how to deal with [everything],” said Lynch. “ That’s the greatest thing about her, because I get overwhelmed, and I have no patience with details. She’s very methodical and she takes things very slowly."

05of 14Michael Cyril Creighton’s Husband, Brian MullanMichael Cyril Creighton and Brian Mullan in September 2015.Stefanie Keenan/GettyIt’s been 20 years since Michael Cyril Creighton and Brian Mullan began dating.The actor, who plays the lead trio’s cat-loving neighbor Howard, went on his first date with Mullan on May 14, 2004, and married him on the same day 12 years later. In anInstagramtribute to his husband for their 19th anniversary, Creighton wrote, “I am so glad I sent that Friendster message and then stalked him and convinced him to go on a date. … Thank goodness for you. Truly.”

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Michael Cyril Creighton’s Husband, Brian Mullan

Michael Cyril Creighton and Brian Mullan in September 2015.Stefanie Keenan/Getty

Stefanie Keenan/Getty

It’s been 20 years since Michael Cyril Creighton and Brian Mullan began dating.

The actor, who plays the lead trio’s cat-loving neighbor Howard, went on his first date with Mullan on May 14, 2004, and married him on the same day 12 years later. In anInstagramtribute to his husband for their 19th anniversary, Creighton wrote, “I am so glad I sent that Friendster message and then stalked him and convinced him to go on a date. … Thank goodness for you. Truly.”

06of 14Zach Galifianakis' Wife, Quinn LundbergZach Galifianakis and Quinn Lundberg in February 2015.Kevork Djansezian/GettyZach Galifianakis, who plays himself in season 4, wed philanthropistQuinn Lundbergin a 2012 private ceremony on a farm in Vancouver, Canada.The Hangoverstar has kept his family life private, only offering the occasional tidbit about his longtime partner. In a 2011 cover story forRolling Stone, he called Lundberg “the coolest.”The pair share two sons, born in 2013 and 2016. When their eldest was born, Galifianakis skipped the Toronto Film Festival premiere of his filmYou Are Hereto meet their new arrival.

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Zach Galifianakis' Wife, Quinn Lundberg

Zach Galifianakis and Quinn Lundberg in February 2015.Kevork Djansezian/Getty

Kevork Djansezian/Getty

Zach Galifianakis, who plays himself in season 4, wed philanthropistQuinn Lundbergin a 2012 private ceremony on a farm in Vancouver, Canada.

The Hangoverstar has kept his family life private, only offering the occasional tidbit about his longtime partner. In a 2011 cover story forRolling Stone, he called Lundberg “the coolest.”

The pair share two sons, born in 2013 and 2016. When their eldest was born, Galifianakis skipped the Toronto Film Festival premiere of his filmYou Are Hereto meet their new arrival.

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Eva Longoria’s Husband, José Bastón

José Bastón and Eva Longoria in May 2019.Gisela Schober/Getty

Eva Longoria, who plays a version of herself playing a version of Selena Gomez’s character when the podcast goes to Hollywood, has been married to Mexican businessmanJosé Bastónfor nearly a decade.

“He was the most handsome man I’d ever seen,” she recalled to PEOPLE in 2017. “He was so charismatic, charming, sweet and funny. I thought, ‘Who is this guy?!’ ”

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Eugene Levy’s Wife, Deborah Divine

Deborah Divine and Eugene Levy in September 2019.Paul Archuleta/WireImage

Nearly 50 years ago, Eugene Levy andDeborah Divinewed and launched a comedic dynasty. Levy, who appears as himself inOnly Murdersseason 4, tied the knot with the producer and screenwriter in 1977.

Although Divine prefers to stay behind the screen, the rest of her family is no stranger to the spotlight. Levy and theirtwo children, Dan and Sarah, starred in the Emmy Award-winning comedySchitt’s Creek. In his 2020 Emmy acceptance speech for outstanding lead actor in a comedy series, Levy thanked his wife “for all the love, support and sage counsel over the years.”

“I wouldn’t be up here without you, Deb. I love you,” theAmerican Pieactor continued.

09of 14Kumail Nanjiani’s Wife, Emily GordonEmily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani in January 2024.JC Olivera/GettyKumail Nanjianimet his wife of 17 years, writerEmily Gordon, at one of his comedy shows.Days after Gordon heckled him at a 2006 show, the two ran into each other and hit it off. Though they started dating, Nanjiani was hesitant to commit to anything long-term, as he knew his parents were still hoping to find him an arranged marriage. However, when Gordon was put in a medically induced coma for Still’s disease, Nanjiani decided to reveal their relationship to his parents. Looking back on the health scare in 2017, theEternalsstar told PEOPLE that he knew he wanted to marry Gordon after she went under.“I remember thinking, ‘Oh, I love this woman, and I want to spend the rest of my life with her. If she comes out of this I’m going to marry her.’ ” Nanjiani said.They married a few months after Gordon recovered, tying the knot in a Pakistani-style wedding at Chicago’s City Hall.The couple wrote the 2017 romantic comedyThe Big Sickabout their love story, which earned them an Oscar nod for Best Original Screenplay. They have also collaborated on the television seriesLittle Americaas co-writers and executive producers. In 2022, Nanjiani starred in the comedy seriesWelcome to Chippendales, and Gordon served as a producer.

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Kumail Nanjiani’s Wife, Emily Gordon

Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani in January 2024.JC Olivera/Getty

JC Olivera/Getty

Kumail Nanjianimet his wife of 17 years, writerEmily Gordon, at one of his comedy shows.

Days after Gordon heckled him at a 2006 show, the two ran into each other and hit it off. Though they started dating, Nanjiani was hesitant to commit to anything long-term, as he knew his parents were still hoping to find him an arranged marriage. However, when Gordon was put in a medically induced coma for Still’s disease, Nanjiani decided to reveal their relationship to his parents. Looking back on the health scare in 2017, theEternalsstar told PEOPLE that he knew he wanted to marry Gordon after she went under.

“I remember thinking, ‘Oh, I love this woman, and I want to spend the rest of my life with her. If she comes out of this I’m going to marry her.’ ” Nanjiani said.

They married a few months after Gordon recovered, tying the knot in a Pakistani-style wedding at Chicago’s City Hall.

The couple wrote the 2017 romantic comedyThe Big Sickabout their love story, which earned them an Oscar nod for Best Original Screenplay. They have also collaborated on the television seriesLittle Americaas co-writers and executive producers. In 2022, Nanjiani starred in the comedy seriesWelcome to Chippendales, and Gordon served as a producer.

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Molly Shannon’s Husband, Fritz Chesnut

Fritz Chesnut and Molly Shannon in September 2021.Stefanie Keenan/Getty

Molly Shannonand her husband, artistFritz Chesnut, recently celebrated their 20th anniversary.

Though they’ve never collaborated professionally, Chesnut told theSwell Season Surf Radiopodcast that the pair exchange opinions on each other’s projects.

“I look to her, and she has a good instinct as to what’s really catching her attention,” he explained. “And then vice versa you know, she’ll show me scripts or things that I’ll read and I’ll say ‘This looks really good.’ “

The longtime couple have two children: daughter Stella, born in 2003, and son Nolan, born in 2005.

11of 14Melissa McCarthy’s Husband, Ben FalconeMelissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone in March 2024.Taylor Hill/GettyMelissa McCarthyfound her match made in heaven with fellow comedianBen Falcone, whom she married in 2005.After briefly crossing paths as students, the two formally met in 1998 during a comedy writing class in Los Angeles. In a 2018 interview withEllen DeGeneres, McCarthy recalled feeling drawn to her future husband “immediately” when he performed a skit in the class.On Oct. 8, 2005, the couple said “I do” in a private ceremony. Eighteen years later, they’re still happily married and even translated their love onto the silver screen when they played love interests in the 2011 comedyBridesmaids.Speaking to PEOPLE as the cover star for the2023 Beautiful Issue, McCarthy called her husband “constantly loving and kind and funny.”“I remember thinking, ‘Maybe I’ll get married someday, but it won’t be my family.’ My family is my mom, my dad and my sister Margie, and nothing will ever feel like that. With Ben, it was the first time that I was like, ‘Oh, this can grow,’ " she added.McCarthy and Falcone havetwo daughters: Vivian, born in 2007, and Georgette, born in 2010.

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Melissa McCarthy’s Husband, Ben Falcone

Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone in March 2024.Taylor Hill/Getty

Taylor Hill/Getty

Melissa McCarthyfound her match made in heaven with fellow comedianBen Falcone, whom she married in 2005.

After briefly crossing paths as students, the two formally met in 1998 during a comedy writing class in Los Angeles. In a 2018 interview withEllen DeGeneres, McCarthy recalled feeling drawn to her future husband “immediately” when he performed a skit in the class.

On Oct. 8, 2005, the couple said “I do” in a private ceremony. Eighteen years later, they’re still happily married and even translated their love onto the silver screen when they played love interests in the 2011 comedyBridesmaids.

Speaking to PEOPLE as the cover star for the2023 Beautiful Issue, McCarthy called her husband “constantly loving and kind and funny.”

“I remember thinking, ‘Maybe I’ll get married someday, but it won’t be my family.’ My family is my mom, my dad and my sister Margie, and nothing will ever feel like that. With Ben, it was the first time that I was like, ‘Oh, this can grow,’ " she added.

McCarthy and Falcone havetwo daughters: Vivian, born in 2007, and Georgette, born in 2010.

12of 14Jackie Hoffman’s Husband, Steven SmythJackie Hoffman and Steven Smyth in April 2017.Bruce Glikas/FilmMagicJackie Hoffmanis happily married to jazz trumpeter Steven Smyth. The two live together in New York (in 2017,she gaveThe New York Timesa tour of their home) andhave occasionally performed together.

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Jackie Hoffman’s Husband, Steven Smyth

Jackie Hoffman and Steven Smyth in April 2017.Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic

Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic

Jackie Hoffmanis happily married to jazz trumpeter Steven Smyth. The two live together in New York (in 2017,she gaveThe New York Timesa tour of their home) andhave occasionally performed together.

13of 14Catherine Cohen’s Boyfriend, Brian MullerBrian Muller and Catherine Cohen in June 2022.Roy Rochlin/GettyCatherine Cohen is dating fellow actor Brian Muller.The comedienne met Muller around 2019, and the couple appeared alongside each other in the 2021 movieDating and New YorkstarringJaboukie Young-White. Speaking toVanity Fairabout her comedy show “Come for Me” in 2022, she revealed that Muller lets her talk about him during her sets.“He only lifts me up. It’s so rare. He’s so proud of anything I do. He’s obsessed, and I feel the same way about him,” Cohen told the magazine.

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Catherine Cohen’s Boyfriend, Brian Muller

Brian Muller and Catherine Cohen in June 2022.Roy Rochlin/Getty

Roy Rochlin/Getty

Catherine Cohen is dating fellow actor Brian Muller.

The comedienne met Muller around 2019, and the couple appeared alongside each other in the 2021 movieDating and New YorkstarringJaboukie Young-White. Speaking toVanity Fairabout her comedy show “Come for Me” in 2022, she revealed that Muller lets her talk about him during her sets.

“He only lifts me up. It’s so rare. He’s so proud of anything I do. He’s obsessed, and I feel the same way about him,” Cohen told the magazine.

14of 14Daphne Rubin-Vega’s Husband, Thomas CostanzoDaphne Rubin-Vega and Thomas Costanzo in June 2018.Cindy Ord/GettyDaphne Rubin-Vega and businessman Thomas Costanzo tied the knot more than two decades ago, on Sept. 14, 2002. TheIn the Heightsactress hasn’t spoken much about her marriage to Costanzo, but in 2019, she shared an anecdote withGlamourabout making sofrito for her husband near the start of their relationship.“His response was, ‘We need to put this in everything,’ ” Rubin-Vega recalled. “He was like, ‘We have to have a jar of this stuff handy for all kinds of different things!’ ”

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Daphne Rubin-Vega’s Husband, Thomas Costanzo

Daphne Rubin-Vega and Thomas Costanzo in June 2018.Cindy Ord/Getty

Cindy Ord/Getty

Daphne Rubin-Vega and businessman Thomas Costanzo tied the knot more than two decades ago, on Sept. 14, 2002. TheIn the Heightsactress hasn’t spoken much about her marriage to Costanzo, but in 2019, she shared an anecdote withGlamourabout making sofrito for her husband near the start of their relationship.“His response was, ‘We need to put this in everything,’ ” Rubin-Vega recalled. “He was like, ‘We have to have a jar of this stuff handy for all kinds of different things!’ ”

source: people.com