John Mulaney and Ex-Wife Anna Marie Tendler’s Relationship Timeline: The Way They Were

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John Mulaney and Ex-Wife Anna Marie Tendler's Relationship Timeline: The Way They Were

Closing their chapter. After six years, John Mulaney and Anna Marie Tendler pulled the plug on their marriage, but their relationship appeared picture-perfect to plenty of fans. The duo tied the knot in July 2014 in upstate New York with several of Mulaney's former Saturday Night Live coworkers in attendance. "On a beautiful and perfect day, I married a beautiful and perfect woman," Mulaney gushed via Instagram one day after the nuptials. "I wish I could live it over and over again." Three months later, the Big Mouth star went into detail about life at home with Tendler and the pair's puppy, Petunia. "That's my wife and daughter," he teased during an October 2014 appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show as a photo of the makeup guru and the dog flashed on the screen. "It's fun to have a French bulldog puppy. It's like having a baby that's also a grandma." The following year, during his Comeback Kid tour, Mulaney got honest about the pressures he and Tendler both felt to start a family. He continued to discuss his opinion on having children while promoting his kids' special, John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch. "When I see people interact with kids, I was always like, 'Why are you talking down to them?'" Mulaney told Entertainment Weekly in December 2019. "'Why are you crouching on the floor talking in a high voice?' I don't recall needing that as a kid." At the time, he noted that he and Tendler both wanted to focus on their careers before thinking about expanding their family. "I get to travel, do stand-up, and our relationship is so wonderful," he said. "It's just something I wouldn't want to change." [jwplayer DFg5aZsI-zhNYySv2] One year later, news broke that the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse actor voluntarily checked into a rehab facility seeking help for drug and alcohol addiction. Prior to relapsing, Mulaney was sober for over a decade. "It was a relief to his wife and family that he checked in," an insider told Us Weekly exclusively in December 2020. "It was John's decision. Plain and simple, John had too much downtime. He had too much time in his own head." Mulaney left the Pennsylvania treatment center after 60 days, continuing recovery in an outpatient program. In May 2021, Us confirmed he and Tendler called it quits. He officially filed for divorce two months later. As news of his breakup made headlines, the Documentary Now! writer moved on with Olivia Munn. He announced in September 2021 that they had a baby on the way. "Olivia and this baby have helped save me from myself in this early journey out of recovery," he said on Late Night With Seth Meyers. Scroll down for a look back at Mulaney's relationship with Tendler before their split: [podcast_block]

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February 2010

The twosome were first linked in early 2010. In a since-deleted Instagram tribute celebrating their fourth anniversary, Mulaney shared a note from Tendler dated February 16, 2010. "John is the man I'm going to marry," it read.

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January 2012

While speaking with New York Magazine's Intelligencer, the comedian, who tended not to discuss his private life often, joked about the perks of dating a talented makeup artist and hair stylist. "My girlfriend is a makeup artist and hairstylist, and cuts my hair for free," he said. "I would promote her here but I totally forgot her name."

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December 2013

After getting down on one knee, Mulaney playfully accused Pete Holmes of meddling in the romantic moment. "You're directly involved with ruining the surprise of my engagement," the Chicago native joked on The Pete Holmes Show at the time, noting that he spent "multiple days" trying to find the perfect ring for Tendler.

Though he'd used Holmes as his cover while planning the proposal, Tendler quickly caught on. "That day you said you were with Pete Holmes, you weren't," Mulaney recalled her saying. "He Instagrammed a photo of himself recording a podcast."

He popped the question on a beach in Malibu. "It was really funny, it was so tense," Mulaney said of the buildup to the moment. "And then when I proposed, it was really worth it, so all of it was great."

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July 2014

Us exclusively confirmed that the duo wed at the Onteora Mountain House in Boiceville, New York. Seth Meyers, Amy Poehler and Nick Kroll were among those in attendance. The ceremony was officiated by comedian Dan Levy.

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October 2014

Several months after tying the knot, the Mulaney alum shared his best wedding planning advice with Late Night With Seth Meyers fans. When one viewer asked what the "best way to stay sane" is throughout the process, he replied, "Klonopin."

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November 2015

"I love saying 'my wife,'" Mulaney said during his Netflix special The Comeback Kid. "It sounds so adult. 'That's my wife.' It's great, you sound like a person. I said it even before we were married."

In the same standup set, he admitted he and Tendler weren't sold on having kids, but noted how much his relationship has helped him bloom. "Being married is so nice. I never knew relationships were supposed to make you feel better about yourself," he said. "That's not really a joke, that's just a little sweet thing I like to say."

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January 2017

Throughout their relationship, Tendler collaborated with Mulaney several times, most notably on his Broadway show, Oh, Hello. It closed in January 2017 after 15 weeks of performances.

During a 2019 interview with Nylon, the artist said the project was "hands down the most rewarding thing that I did in makeup in my entire makeup career."

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May 2018

Throughout his fourth standup tour, Kid Gorgeous, Mulaney revealed how he asked his then-wife if he could mention her in his jokes. "[She goes], 'Just don't say that I'm a bitch and that you don't like me.'"

The bit continued, "I would never say that — not even as a joke — that my wife is a bitch and I don't like her. That is not true. My wife is a bitch and I like her so much. She is a dynamite, 5-foot, Jewish bitch and she's the best."

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December 2019

When his children's variety special, John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch, hit Netflix, fans caught a glimpse of Tendler during a segment about the cast's hopes, dreams and fears. 

"My biggest fear is someone that I love dying a violent death, myself dying a violent death and snakes," she shared.

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April 2020

Mulaney, who had previously expressed on several occasions that he wasn't interested in having children, shut down speculation about Tendler while live-tweeting the Sack Lunch Bunch special.

"Anna wants you to know that someone online asked if she was pregnant after seeing her in 'Pay Attention' and that's why she left social media," he teased. "She has not looked back once."

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May 2021

Us confirmed that the pair called it quits after six years of marriage. Soon after, Mulaney moved on with Munn.

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July 2021

The comic officially filed for divorce in New York as Tendler moved out of their shared California home. Nearly two months later, he confirmed Munn's pregnancy.

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December 2021

Mulaney and Munn welcomed their baby boy in November 2021. When news broke the following month, Tendler appeared to shade her ex when she posted a photo captioned, “Norman F--king Rockwell,” referencing a Lana Del Rey song. “Godamn, man child,” the 2019 lyrics read. “You f—ked me so good that I almost said, ‘I love you’ / You're fun and you're wild / But you don't know the half of the s--t that you put me through.”

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January 2022

Us confirmed that Mulaney and Tendler finalized their divorce in New York City on January 6, 2022.