Did you know that Jennifer Lawrence is married to Cooke Maroney (and they’ve actually been married since 2019)?
The couple has been super under the radar about their whirlwind romance and private lives, which is why we’ve known very little about the 39-year-old art dealer…until now.
“He’s just the best person I’ve ever met in my whole life,” Lawrence told Entertainment Tonight.
The pair were introduced by a mutual friend and they started dating sometime in 2018. Then, after getting engaged in February 2019, they tied the knot in October of that year.
Oh, and the pair welcomed their first child—a son, named Cy—in 2022. “Fortunately, my husband is the greatest father in the entire world,” Lawrence said in a cover story for Interview Magazine.
So, who is Jennifer Lawrence’s husband? Here’s everything we know about the 33-year-old actress’s relationship with Maroney, from when they were first spotted together to their life as parents now.
Jennifer Lawrence and Cooke Maroney.
1. He Works as an Art Gallery Director in NYC
Born and raised in Vermont, Maroney studied art history at New York University and even worked at the prestigious Gagosian gallery, according to The Cut.
He’s currently an art gallery director at Gladstone 64, which is located on the Upper East Side.
According to the list of staff members on the Gladstone website, his assistant’s name is Shelby Nelson.
The Gladstone Gallery is a contemporary art gallery that has locations in New York City, Brussels and Seoul.
2. He Has an Instagram (But It’s Private)
Unfortunately, Maroney doesn’t have personal Twitter or Facebook accounts.
However, he does have a private Instagram page, which has a little over 2,000 followers. *Sends follow request*
On his Instagram, the only thing he has in his bio is a link to an article from the Gladstone website, which shows the gallery’s support for the Black Lives Matter movement.
3. He Met Jennifer Through a Mutual Friend
The pair were introduced by a mutual friend, Laura Simpson, according to E! News.
Simpson is not only a longtime friend of the actress, but she was also J-Law’s date to the 2014 Academy Awards. NBD.
After attending the Oscars with Lawrence, Simpson posted a tell-all to Myspace, where she wrote, “I met her [Jennifer Lawrence] seven years ago at an event where we both didn’t know a single person.
We hit it off over a mutual respect for Chandler Bing, and we’ve been eating pizza together ever since.”
4. They Started Dating in 2018
Although we don’t have an exact date, several reports claim that Lawrence and Maroney started dating in May 2018.
They were first reported to be together in June 2018, when a source told Page Six, “They met through Jen’s friend Laura …
The relationship has been going on a few weeks. But they have been very private and careful not to be seen together.”
5. Then, They Got Engaged in 2019
In February 2019, the couple confirmed that Maroney had popped the question.
That same month, Lawrence debuted her massive engagement ring, which features a rectangular cushion cut diamond set on a white gold band.
On an episode of the YouTube series Chicken Shop Date, Lawrence discussed what it was like to be proposed to.
“[It was] terrifying, but very, very exciting,” she said. “I didn’t say what I wanted to. I imagined it a million times, and then I ended up just going, ‘What? What? What?’ And then going, ‘Thank you, thank you, thank you.’”
Host Amelia Dimoldenberg joked, “Like a competition winner.” To which Lawrence responded, “Exactly.”
