Business And Bedroom Partners: Celeb Couples Who Work Together

Once he married into the Kardashian clan, Lamar Odom joined the family business of reality television. After the success of “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” starring sisters Kim, Khloe and Kourtney, the NBA star and his wife snagged their own spin-off show. “Khloe & Lamar” aired for two seasons before the couple reportedly pulled the plug on their own show so Odom could focus on his basketball career. The husband and wife also released the unisex cologne Unbreakable.

Jay-Z dominates the rap game while Beyonce rules the R&B/pop world so it was only right that the couple has occasionally teamed up together for a few songs, including the smash hit “Crazy In Love.” Outside of the music realm, both Jay-Z and Beyonce have separately made their presence known in the business world. Among other things, the Brooklyn rapper has a chain of nightclubs, part owner of an NBA team and just recently announced his foray into sports management. Beyonce has signed on to be the face of Pepsi and made her directorial debut with her HBO documentary. In addition to their music collaborations, the power couple is also the proud parents of Blue Ivy, which may prove to be their biggest partnership yet since they applied to trademark their daughter’s name in connection to everything from entertainment to retail.

Jennifer Lopez proves time and time again that it is possible to mix business with pleasure. The singer/actress teamed up with then-husband Marc Anthony for several joint business ventures including a Spanish competition show. Lopez and Anthony have continued their professional relationship after the marriage was over so it came as no surprise that Lopez would want to work with her new boyfriend. Back-up dancer Casper Smart was promoted to lead choreographer for her upcoming tour. The former “American Idol” judge also scored a reality show for her sweetheart that is slated to premiere on the Oxygen network.

Although they never married, Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn have been together longer than most married Hollywood couples. Meeting on the set of The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band and then reconnecting again with the film Swing Shift, Russell and Hawn officially began dating before starring together in the 1987 comedy Overboard. They have one son together. Hawn has two children from a previous marriage; Russell has one other son as well.
Russell and Hawn

Talk show host Wendy Williams began her reign on the radio back in the 80’s. Dubbed the gossip queen, Williams became known for drilling her guests during interviews, asking questions she knows her audience would ask, even if it made the artist uncomfortable. Williams has made the transition from radio to television with the successful run of “The Wendy Williams Show,” currently in its fourth season. Helping her through her rise to the top is husband and manager Kevin Hunter, Sr. The couple has been married since 1998 and has one child together.

Mara Brock Akil and her husband Salim Akil are the creative minds behind one of television’s most successful sitcoms, “Girlfriends.” The writer/director duo founded Akil Productions company back in 2000 and are also responsible for the spin-off “The Game” as well as the remake of the movie Sparkle. Up next for the couple is BET’s “Being Mary Jane,” starring Gabrielle Union. In addition to their business partnership, Mara and Salim are also the proud parents of two sons Yasin Brock Akil and Nasir Brock Akil.

Ice-T made his mark originally as a gangsta rapper in the 80’s but the former pimp turned emcee turned actor has shown his softer side by starring opposite his wife of more than a decade in “Ice Loves Coco.” The “Law & Order: SVU” actor and his buxom beauty have always been very public about their love for each other and decided to capitalize off of that love with their reality show. Unfortunately, the couple recently went through a rough patch in their marriage when inappropriate photos of Coco posed with unknown rapper AP.9 surfaced online.

Russell Simmons first made his money in the hip-hop game by helping Def Jam Records become a powerhouse in the music industry. Stepping into the world of apparel, Simmons’ label Phat Farm became so successful he decided to launch a ladies version and placed his lady Kimora Lee Simmons at the helm of Baby Phat. After 11 years of marriage, Russell and his wife called it quits but the two remain close friends for the sake of their shared mutual interests, including daughters Ming Lee and Aoki Lee.

Although Will and Jada Pinkett Smith haven’t shared the silver screen together since 2001’s Ali, they are still business partners. One of Hollywood’s most powerful couples, the husband and wife team own multiple real estate properties, restaurants and even a school. The Smiths are also the proud parents of children Jaden and Willow, who have gotten an early start in show biz. Groomed by their parents to follow in their footsteps, the Smith offspring hope to c

Being funny runs in Ben Stiller’s family. Son of legendary actor Jerry, the younger Stiller proved that he could hold his own at the box office. So it was only natural that the successful actor/director married funny actress Christine Taylor. After meeting on the set of a never-released pilot, Stiller and Taylor would go on to star in several smash comedy hit movies including Zoolander, Dodgeball and Tropic Thunder. However, this married couple doesn’t play one on the big screen; they are often paired as adversaries. Stiller and Taylor have two children together, daughters Ella and Quinlin.

Funny man and actor David Arquette met his future wife Courteney Cox on the set of 1996’s Scream. After dating for a few years, the couple wed in June of 1999 before reprising their roles in the Scream 2 and Scream 3. After over a decade of marriage, the couple went their separate ways but still returned to the set together one last time for the fourth installment of Scream. Arquette and Cox remain friends for the sake of their daughter Coco and continue to run their Coquette Productions company together.

Sarah Michelle Gellar met her husband Freddy Prinze, Jr. on the set of the 1996 classic I Know What You Did Last Summer and the chemistry was obvious. After getting hitched in 2002, the happy couple once again decided to share the silver screen by co-starring in the live-action films Scooby-Doo and Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed as Mystery Inc. members Daphne Blake and Fred Jones. Gellar and Prinze are also parents to children Grace and James.

Deion Sanders has been going through a very narsty and public divorce and child custody case with soon-to-be ex-wife Pilar but that hasn’t stopped the former NFL star from finding love with another. Sanders has been romantically linked to executive producer Tracey Edmonds, who used to be married to R&B singer/producer Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds. Sanders and his new boo are ready to make some money together with “Sports Dads.” Sanders will host the reality show which premieres on Edmonds’ faith-based YouTube channel Alright TV.

Wiz Khalifa has never hid his love and admiration for girlfriend and baby mama Amber Rose. The stripper turned model has been a fixture on the hip-hop scene for a while, thanks in large part to her relationship with former boyfriend Kanye West. So when she got the itch to record some music of her own, Wiz Khalifa was more than ready to help his boo. Amber Rose partnered with the Pittsburgh rapper for her first single titled ‘Fame.’ The couple has a new collaboration on their hands: newborn son Sebastian Taylor.