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Steve Guttenberg and estranged wife Emily Guttenberg’s romance began with a blind date.

The pair were set up by Emily’s colleague at WCBS-TV, Scott Rapoport, in 2014. After attempting to arrange the outing for a couple months, Steve and Emily finally met up and clicked instantly.

“I don’t want to give these things a jinx, but she makes me a better person, which I really like. I have to up my game around her,” the Three Men and a Baby actor gushed about his partner during a 2017 interview with the Daily Beast. “She’s a very classy lady. She creates a wonderful home, her value system is terrific, and her character and integrity, and sense of humor … she’s a really nice lady.”

Five years after their blind date, Steve and Emily tied the knot. (Before his nuptials to Emily, the Police Academy star was previously married to model Denise Bixler from 1988 to 1992.)

In April 2025, Us Weekly confirmed that Steve filed for divorce from Emily after six years of marriage. Their split was finalized in May 2026.

Keep scrolling to relive Steve and Emily’s relationship timeline:

2014

Steve Guttenberg and Estranged Wife Emilys Relationship Timeline
Steve Guttenberg (R) and Emily Smith (L) Walter McBride/WireImage/Getty Images

Scott and Emily grabbed drinks after being set up by Rapoport. After an hour of chatting, the twosome hit it off.

2015

The pair moved in together after a year of dating.

December 2016

Steve Guttenberg and Estranged Wife Emilys Relationship Timeline
Steve Guttenberg and Emily Smith John Parra/Getty Images for Sarasota Film Festival

Steve proposed to Emily after they celebrated Christmas together.

“Yes, yes, yes,” Emily wrote via Facebook at the time alongside a series of snaps from the couple’s engagement.

May 2019

Steve and Emily exchanged vows during an intimate ceremony in Malibu after dating for five years. Rapoport was in attendance for the pair’s special day.

“Here Comes The Bride #SweetStunningEm,” the journalist tweeted at the time, sharing a photo of Emily in a white gown.

April 2022

Steve Guttenberg and Estranged Wife Emilys Relationship Timeline
Steve Guttenberg and Emily Smith Presley Ann/Getty Images for TCM

The twosome enjoyed a date night at the 2022 TCM Classic Film Festival. Steve and Emily attended a screening of the movie Diner.

May 2023

Steve and Emily enjoyed a night out in New York City for the About My Father premiere.

April 2025

Us confirmed that Steve filed for divorce after six years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for their split. According to the filing, the actor didn’t identify the date of their separation and wrote “TBD” under the date section. Steve and Emily have a prenuptial agreement, which will dictate how “the community property assets and debts of the community, if any, should be divided,” per the docs.

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May 2026 

Steve and Emily finalized their divorce a year after their split was confirmed.

According to court documents exclusively obtained by Us Weekly on May 29, the exes entered into a settlement agreement on March 17.

As part of the agreement, Steve agreed to a $700,000 spousal support buyout paid to his ex. Any joint accounts will be split equally between both parties.

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