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Who is Cheryl Hines’s husband, Robert Kennedy Jr?

CHERYL Hines is an American actress, well known for her role in HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, in which she plays opposite Larry David.

The Curb Your Enthusiasm star's personal life often makes media headlines due to her marriage to the late John F. Kennedy's nephew, Robert Kennedy Jr.

Actress Cheryl Hines and Robert Kennedy Jr have been married since 2014
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Actress Cheryl Hines and Robert Kennedy Jr have been married since 2014Credit: Getty

Who is Cheryl Hines's husband, Robert Kennedy Jr.?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the son of the late United States Senator, Robert F. Kennedy, and nephew of the late former President John F. Kennedy.

The 69-year-old is an environmental lawyer and has worked with many organizations for the purpose of environmental conservation.

He assisted with the founding of the Waterkeeper Alliance, a non-profit environmental group that combats pollution.

Robert Kennedy Jr. is also a two-time New York Times bestselling author.

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How long have Cheryl Hines and Robert Kennedy Jr. been together?

Hines and Kennedy Jr. started dating in December 2011.

The pair went public with their engagement in April 2014.

Months later, the couple tied the knot on August 2, 2014.

Prior to Hines's marriage to Kennedy Jr., she was married for eight years to Paul Young, with whom she shares one daughter.

Is Kennedy Jr. running for President in 2024?

In April 2023, it was announced that Kennedy Jr. had filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to run for president in 2024 as a Democrat.

On Wednesday, April 19, Kennedy Jr. announced he was running for president.

Cheryl Hines and Robert Kennedy Jr. at the 2017 Art For Water To Benefit Waterkeeper Alliance in February 2017
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Cheryl Hines and Robert Kennedy Jr. at the 2017 Art For Water To Benefit Waterkeeper Alliance in February 2017Credit: Getty Images

He made the announcement in Boston, Massachusetts.

"I've come here today to announce my candidacy for Democratic nomination for president of the United States," he said.

 "My mission over the next 18 months of this campaign, and throughout my presidency, will be to end the corrupt merger of state and corporate power that is threatening now to impose a new kind of corporate feudalism on our country," he continued.

On Monday, October 9, Kennedy Jr. announced he will run for president on the independent ticket and will drop his Democratic bid.

His sister, Kerry Kennedy, released this statement after he announced he was running as an independent.

"The decision of our brother Bobby to run as a third party candidate against Joe Biden is dangerous to our country," the statement read.

"Bobby might share the same name as our father but he does not share the same values, vision or judgment.

"We denounce his candidacy and believe it to be perilous for our country," it concluded.

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The was signed by Kerry and her other siblings, Rory, Joseph P Kennedy II and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend.

On August 23, 2024, Kennedy Jr. announced that he will suspend his presidential campaign to endorse former President Donald Trump in the race.

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