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Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman were once Hollywood's 'It couple' in the 1990s and early 2000s. Though the pair officially split in 2005, they recently reunited to celebrate a major family milestone: the wedding of their daughter, Maya Hawke.

Maya tied the knot with musician Christian Lee Hutson in a surprise Valentine's Day ceremony in New York City, bringing her famous parents together to share in the special day.

Watch: Ethan and Maya Hawke interview. Article continues after video.

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Thurman is best known for her roles in the Kill Bill movies, Pulp Fiction and Batman & Robin. As for Hawke, his big '90s hits were Dead Poets Society, Before Sunrise and later Boyhood.

Here's what we know about the couple's relationship.

Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman's relationship.

Hawke and Thurman first met on the set of sci-fi film Gattaca in 1996. By 1998, they were married and had welcomed daughter Maya Hawke. Four years later in 2002, they welcomed their son Levon.

But by 2003, the pair announced their separation, later divorcing in 2005.

When Hawke and Thurman announced their split, they didn't give a specific reason for the relationship breakdown — but the tabloid press had their suspicions. For years, there were rumours Hawke cheated on Thurman with their children's nanny Ryan Shawhughes.

However, Hawke blamed the stardom that surrounded Thurman for their demise.

"Uma and I did not split up over anybody's infidelity. We had a lot of problems before," he told 20/20 in 2004.

"It's tough. You know you'd come up with these rules: 'One person works, the other person doesn't.' Well, then somebody's always out of town… 'OK, we'll all go away together.' Then I'm living in a hotel room taking care of my kids while you're off on a film set six hours a day doing what you love. Do that for nine months and see what a good mood you're in."

Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman in 2002. Image: Getty.

Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman's children.

Hawke and Thurman's eldest daughter Maya is now an actor, who is well known for starring as Robin Buckley in Stranger Things and also as Jo March in the 2017 BBC adaptation of Little Women. Most recently, she took on roles in Inside Out 2 and Asteroid City. She'll also be bringing the character of Wiress to screen in the upcoming The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.

Maya Hawke and Ethan Hawke
Image: Instagram/ethanhawke

Reflecting on his daughter's success, Hawke said on The View that he's excited about what her future holds.

"I'm so proud of her. She's a really talented, serious young woman," he told the TV show.

Their son, Levon, like his award-winning parents Thurman and Hawke, has taken up acting — snagging roles in Stranger Things and the 2023 film production Blink Twice directed by Zoë Kravitz.

Mother-son date Image: Getty

In 2023, Thurman and Levon hit the red carpet together for the premiere of Jeanne du Barry. It was the first time in three years that Hawke and Thurman's youngest son had attended a public event.

As for Hawke's two youngest daughters from his new marriage, they're in their teens and at that stage where they haven't cottoned on to Hawke's fame just yet, he said.

"My 13-year-old saw the Moon Knight trailer and all of the sudden my being an actor was real to her," he told People in 2022.

"She watched it on her phone, she's like 'Dad, this looks really good.' I mean her eyes just went [wide]; she couldn't believe it. 'That's what the kids at school are talking about.' So this is the first one that [impressed] her."

Feature Image: Getty.

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