Ben Falcone and Melissa McCarthy at the world premiere ofThe Little Mermaidin Los Angeles on May 8, 2023.Photo:Jesse Grant/Getty
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Happy 50th birthday,Ben Falcone!
Melissa McCarthypaid tribute to her husband in honor of his birthday Friday, sharinga throwback photothat appeared to be from Falcone’s teen years, were he sported a denim jacket that included aU2button affixed to the lapel.
“Nifty nifty look whose FIFTY!!” McCarthy, 52, wrote alongside the photo on Instagram. “Happy 50th @benjyfalcone. When this picture was taken 50 seemed like 100 years away.”
“I’d marry this guy all over again, acid washed denim and U2 lapel button and all 🎉🥰❤️ !!!!!” theLittle Mermaidactress added.
“Awwwww! Happy birthday @benjyfalcone. You make 50 look good!!!” Octavia Spencer wrote in a comment, while Amy Sedaris chimed in with, “HB He is cute!!!”
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The actor and director posteda snapshot of his wifeplaying with a puppy while lying on the floor, looking at the camera with a smile.
“Happy Birthday Mooch ❤️ so thankful I get to lay on kitchen floors with you + dogs (and kids) for the rest of our lives 🎉🎉🎉,” he wrote at the time.
McCarthy and Falcone,who met in 1998, tied the knotin October 2005. Theyshare two kids: daughtersVivian, 16, andGeorgie, 13.
Ahead of celebrating her15th wedding anniversarywith Falcone back in 2020, the actress told PEOPLE that her husband still makes her giddy.
“It’s [about] finding someone who you just absolutely are better with. He’s nothing but supportive, and he’s super smart,” she said of her husband. “He makes me gut-laugh, like crazy gut-laugh, four or five times a day. Ihit the jackpot!”
Noting that Falcone “leads with nothing but kindness,” McCarthy said she is also thankful forhis strong presencein their daughters’ lives.
“I just think if they ever meet somebody and that little red flag goes off, the bell is gonna sound even louder because they have Ben as their baseline,” she said. “They’re gonna pick well, whoever they end up with, you know? I want them to have someone utterly kind who roots them on.”
source: people.com
