Neal McDonough: “Family is the most important thing. I will never kiss another woman”
People say that popularity changes people, but Neal McDonough is one celebrity who hasn’t lost touch with who they really are. He loves his family more than anything else, and even though he’s a big star, he never misses a chance to spoil his kids or make his wife feel loved.
Neal’s ability to balance his family and work-life really impressed us at Bright Side, that’s why we conducted an investigation, so you could learn more about this couple’s unique experience.
1. Neal McDonough comes from a non-show-business family.
His father met his mother when he worked at the local Ford plant. He subsequently went into real estate and purchased a little hotel on Cape Cod, where Neal grew up. Neal’s father instilled in him an honorable work ethic and told him, If you work hard, you will achieve enormous success.
As the youngest of 6 children, it was always a joy for him o make his older siblings laugh. He said, “I was the school’s prankster and the center of attention.” Because of his dyslexia, he was terrible at math and reading, but he was fantastic at making others laugh.
2. How it all started: Neal’s journey to becoming an actor
“I Won’t Kiss Any Other Woman Because These Lips Are Meant for One” Neal McDonough Puts His Family First, Over His Career
He went to Barnstable High School and graduated. He then went to Syracuse University, where he joined the Sigma Chi fraternity and got his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1988. He was offered a huge scholarship to play baseball in college, but he chose to go for acting.
He won the Best Actor Dramalogue award in 1991 for his role in Away Alone. His first movie Darkman aired in 1990, with the success of many TV shows and movies like Boomtown, Star Trek: First Contact, Minority Report, Walking Tall, and The Hitcher.
“I Won’t Kiss Any Other Woman Because These Lips Are Meant for One” Neal McDonough Puts His Family First, Over His Career
Moreover, he received positive feedback on his famous character, villain Damien Darhk, from the series Arrow where he played a character who had mystical powers, but reflects how really he’s a good person in real life.
In addition, before meeting his wife he intended to end his Hollywood career, he revealed. He planned to return to Cape Cod, work at his parents’ motel, and participate in community theater. Then he received a call from Steven Spielberg requesting an audition for Band of Brothers, and it was game on.
3. Neal McDonough and Ruvé Robertson met in 2000.
“I Won’t Kiss Any Other Woman Because These Lips Are Meant for One” Neal McDonough Puts His Family First, Over His Career
In 2000, when Neal was making Band of Brothers, the 2 lovers met by accident. He says that he fell in love with his wife, Ruvé, the first time he saw her. Additionally, he says that they ran into each other on St. Patrick’s Day during an interview in 2004.
In the same way, he claimed that the first time he saw her, he accidentally commented, “You’re tall.” At the time they met, he was already seeing someone else when he called his then-girlfriend and told her, “I’m sorry, but it’s not going to work out between us anymore. I just met the woman I’m going to marry.”
4. In 2003, the McDonough’s got hitched.
Ruvé and Neal got married on December 1, 2003, 3 years after they first met. Their wedding was beautiful, and their honeymoon was a lot of fun. It took place in Cape Cod, London, South Africa, Santa Barbara, and other places for 7 weeks.
He still shows how much he loves his wife through his Instagram posts. On their 13th wedding anniversary, he posted a lovely message saying that he had married his best friend, love, and life partner. He expressed gratitude again for the best thing that could ever happen to a man.
The McDonoughs have marked 19 years of marriage thus far, and are still going on with their wonderful life with 2 boys and 3 girls.
