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    25 Celebrity Couples with Big Age Differences

    Beyoncé and Jay Z are more than a decade apart.

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    If you know Hollywood, then you know that Amal Clooney is not the first to marry someone born in another decade. Love in Tinseltown doesn't see numbers, just all the feel-good, bubbly things that come with being in a relationship with someone as wonderful as you. Here are 25 famous couples who chose to love each other for who they are and not whether the same song gives them middle-school nostalgia.

    1. Dennis Quaid and Laura Savoie

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    2. Eddie Murphy and Paige Butcher

    Age difference: 18 years

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    3. Brian Austin and Megan Fox

    Age difference: 13 years

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    4. Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas

    Age difference: 25 years

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    5. Viola Davis and Julius Tennon

    Age difference: 12 years

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    Age difference: 26 years

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    8. Solange Knowles and Alan Ferguson

    Age difference: 22 years

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    Age difference: 40 years

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    Age difference: 20 years.

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    Age difference: 12 years.

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    Age difference: 10 years.

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    Age difference: 13 years.

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    Age difference: 15 years.

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