Bradley Whitford and Amy Landecker eloped in Santa Barbara on Wednesday! I am unreasonably happy for them and I didn’t even know they were dating. That’s on me for not paying attention because they’ve been engaged for almost a year and have been dating since 2015. The pair met while working on Transparent, but didn’t couple up for almost a year after they met. Now, the two both have roles on The Handmaid’s Tale, although they have no scenes together. Bradley plays Commander Lawrence, with whom June currently lives, and Amy plays Mrs. McKenzie, the woman to whom June’s daughter Hannah (now Agnes) was placed after she was abducted. I’m only giving all that detail because here is how Bradley announced it on Twitter:
In a shocking, totally unearned plot twist, Commander Lawrence married Mrs. McKenzie today in Santa Barbara. The shark may have been jumped, but the couple is thrilled. pic.twitter.com/iPZtzCGbob
— Bradley Whitford (@WhitfordBradley) July 18, 2019
Aw, it’s such a nice photo, they look so content. And I love they included their dogs, Otis and Izzy. I’ll bet it killed Bradley not to include his new, rescued kitten in the ceremony. Have you seen his Twitter pics of that little thing? OMG – talk about your daily ounce of joy.
Amy announced it on Instagram with another Handmaid’s reference:
I think the ‘Of Bradley’ hasthag is cute but let’s not make any mistake, Amy is bad@$$ and wouldn’t be Of anyone. Maybe a wife, most likely one of the Swiss delegates.
This is a second marriage for both. Amy was married to journalist Jackson Lynch and Bradley was married to actress Jane Kaczmarek for 17 years. Both Kaiser and I remember that split, it was so surprising, and sad. Jane seemed devastated by it, but they spoke so respectfully of each other, I don’t think there was a “bad guy” in their case. Jane has since moved on, by the way. And she still says Bradley is a great guy so I hope she can be happy for his marriage as well.
There aren’t many more details from the wedding, which is why one elopes, I imagine. They look wonderful together and both are doing really quality stuff in their careers, plus they have his three kids and their fur babies so I’m sure they will have a long and happy life together.
But seriously, not that’s she’s all loved up with the commander, she needs to give Hannah back to June so we can end this nonsense and destroy Gilead.
Congrats to Bradley and Amy!
Photo credit: Twitter, Instagram and Getty Images
My West Wing fangirl heart is very happy for them, but those kitten pictures are everything.
We found a mama cat with five newborn kittens on our back patio nearly a year ago and brought them inside. We’d been thinking of getting a cat for a while, so we thought, ‘okay, we’ll keep one and find the others homes.’ Well, long story short? We have three cats now.
❤️ the West Wing. I watch The Supremes ep all the time.
@A random commenter – The West Wing is my favorite show of all-time, still. Sorkin does have his issues as a writer, especially where female characters are concerned at times, but I have loved that show since I was a nerdy preteen and I still love it now as a nerdy adult.
The Supremes is a great episode. One my favorite bits, other than all the Glenn Close, is near the end when Toby is sitting talking to the conservative judge played by William Fichtner. I remember watching commentary about the episodes and someone describing that scene as Toby being used to being one of the smartest people in any given room, if not the smartest person period, but that he quickly realizes while talking to Fichtner’s character that he’s greatly outmatched by him. Richard Schiff played that moment so well.
Well, no idea they were dating and I don’t know much of their work, but they look like a cute couple and people who like dogs always have a bonus on my part
That red suit is amazing!
He will always be the jerk Mike from “Adventures in Babysitting” to me!
And the jerk Roger Lattimore from revenge of the nerds 2.
the evil guy from “billy madison”!
Excellent throwback.
The douchebag from “Kate & Leopold”!
I LOVE the picture with the dogs. They are an adorable couple. This made my morning.
he is such a silver fox!
WILDLY attractive.
I honestly thought he and Jane were still married, I don’t know how I missed their split. They seemed so great together. But it’s good to hear they’ve both moved on happily.
Would you look at that, another 80 year old white peepaw marries a woman young enough to be his granddaughter. Congrats to the happy couple!
He’s only 10 years older than her. It’s his white hair that’s throwing you off.
He’s 59 and she’s 49. Hardly a “peepaw.” He’s just prematurely gray and doesn’t color his hair. I 💜 Josh Lyman 4-eva and hope they have a lifetime of happiness.
I’m surprised that there is no talk of Transparent here on CB. I LOVED that show. I loved the actors and Amy’s character broke my heart and revived it several times. That series was beyond anything I’d seen before. (I know that there was a scandal but the recognition of the series shouldn’t suffer from it).
Transparent was amazing. I loved how they addressed generational trauma.. the effect of trauma thata passed down thru generations. It was so profound but the drama with Jeffrey Tambor who was amazing as Maura but problematic behind the scenes really tainted that show. How can they have another season without the titular character. Ughh
I loved that show. LOVED it! I am not a tv person but I found it fascinating and beautifully done.
I was heartbroken when it was canceled. Shame on you, Mr Tambor! Look what you ruined!
Personally, I thought they could have just killed off Maura and kept going – a big Jewish funeral to bookend the big Jewish wedding episode. But, no.
One of these days I’m going to finish the series. Amy was great on it. Judith Light, too. Really I loved nearly all of the characters.
DAMMIT, TAMBOR!!!
Both announcements are really cute! Congrats!
They got married at the Santa Barbara Courthouse, truly one of the most beautiful buildings in the country.