The Cast of The Wedding Planner: Where Are They Now? (2024)

Jennifer Lopez as Mary Fiore

Following her breakthrough performance in 1997's Selena, Jennifer Lopez played the dedicated but unlucky-in-love wedding planner Mary Fiore.

Since the beloved rom-com hit theaters in 2001, Lopez has remained in the spotlight as an actress, singer, dancer, producer and entrepreneur. Her most famous films following the release of The Wedding Planner include Enough (2002), Maid in Manhattan (2002), Shall We Dance (2004), Monster-in-Law (2005), Second Act (2018), Hustlers (2019), Marry Me (2022) and Shotgun Wedding (2022) to name a few. Lopez's next film, The Mother, is set to be released in May 2023 on Netflix.

The "Jenny from the Block" entertainer has also continued to release music, wrapping up her successful Las Vegas residency in September 2018. In 2011, Lopez joined American Idol as a judge for five seasons. A few years later, she made history for Latina representation for her co-headlining performance with Shakira at the Super Bowl LIV halftime show in 2020, which she documented in the aptly-titled 2022 Netflix documentary Halftime.

After her split from then-fiancé Alex Rodriguez in March 2021, Lopez rekindled her relationship with actor Ben Affleck, whom she previously dated from 2002 to 2004. The two announced their engagement in April 2022 and later wed in an intimate Las Vegas ceremony in July 2022. Lopez has twins Max and Emme from her previous marriage to Marc Anthony. Meanwhile, Affleck has three children — Violet, Seraphina and Samuel — he shares with ex-wife and actress Jennifer Garner.

Matthew McConaughey as Steve "Eddie" Edison

Matthew McConaughey played the leading man, Dr. Steve "Eddie" Edison, in The Wedding Planner, where he rescued and ultimately fell in love with Lopez's character, Mary. Though the film is popular among fans of the genre, McConaughey ranked it last of his trio of early 2000s rom-coms when speaking to Andy Cohen on an episode of Watch What Happens Live in January 2019.

Years later, he'd transform himself for roles in Killer Joe (2011), Magic Mike (2012), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and Dallas Buyers Club (2013), for which he won an Oscar and Golden Globe in 2014. He was also nominated for an Emmy and Golden Globe for his performance on the HBO series True Detective. In 2020, the actor released his memoir, Greenlights.

McConaughey has been married to Brazilian model Camila Alves since 2012, and the two share three children together — daughter Vida and sons Levi and Livingston.

Judy Greer as Penny Nicholson

The quintessential best friend and co-worker, Judy Greer's Penny Nicholson, attempted to keep Mary on the straight and narrow despite her feelings for Eddie.

After her appearance in The Wedding Planner, Greer went on to play the BFF in movies like 13 Going on 30 (2004), 27 Dresses (2008), Love & Other Drugs (2010), The Descendants (2011), Ant-Man (2015), Jurassic World (2015), War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) and Halloween Kills (2021).

The actress has also been featured on countless series, including Miss Guided, Mad Love, Married, Casual, Arrested Development, Kidding and Reboot. She's lent her voice to characters on shows like Archer and Let's Go Luna! as well.

Greer has been married to producer Dean E. Johnsen since 2011 and is a stepmom to his two children.

Bridgette Wilson-Sampras as Fran Donelly

Bridgette Wilson-Sampras — a former Miss Teen USA — played wealthy bride-to-be Fran Donelly, who ultimately realized she wasn't in love with Eddie before walking down the aisle.

Following The Wedding Planner, Wilson-Sampras slowly retreated from the spotlight; her last on-screen credit is from the 2008 film Phantom Punch.

The actress is married to tennis star Pete Sampras, with whom she has two sons.

Justin Chambers as Massimo

Before hitting it big on Grey's Anatomy, Justin Chambers, a former model, played the love-struck Massimo in The Wedding Planner.

Since, Chambers has starred in many films, including The Zodiac (2005), Southern Belles (2005), Lakeview Terrace (2008) and Broken City (2013).

In 2020, Chambers announced he was leaving Grey's Anatomy after 15 years of playing Dr. Alex Karev. In 2022, he appeared on the Paramount+ miniseries The Offer in the role of Marlon Brando.

He and his wife Keisha, a former model agency booker, married in 1993 and have five children together.

Charles Kimbrough as Mr. Donelly

Charles Kimbrough, a.k.a. Fran's father, was well-known for his Emmy-winning role on Murphy Brown when The Wedding Planner premiered.

Kimbrough is also known for voice work and Broadway roles. In 2012, Kimbrough was cast in Roundabout Theater Company's Broadway revival of Harvey. In 2018, he returned for the Murphy Brown and has largely stayed out of the spotlight.

He was married to late Alice star Beth Howland until her death in 2015, and he has one son, John, from his previous marriage to Mary Jane Wilson.

Joanna Gleason as Mrs. Donelly

TV and Broadway veteran Joanna Gleason played Fran's mother in The Wedding Planner. By the time the film was released, she had roles on Friends and The West Wing under her belt and dozens of other credits. Gleason was nominated for a Tony Award three times, taking home the prize in 1988 for Into the Woods. In 2006, Gleason won the "Special Award for Achievement in Theatre," presented by the New England Theatre Conference.

In the years since, she's stayed busy with appearances on Sensitive Skin, The Affair and The Bite.

Gleason is married to actor Chris Sarandon and has one child from a previous marriage.

Kathy Najimy as Geri

As Geri, Kathy Najimy played the boss who Mary hoped to impress with her wedding plans for the ill-fated couple Fran and Eddie. A household name when The Wedding Planner hit theaters, Najimy had already appeared in films like Sister Act (1992) and Hocus Pocus (1993) and on TV's Pepper Ann and Veronica's Closet.

She's continued to work steadily since 2001, voicing Peggy Hill on King of the Hill and other roles in Disney's Descendants (2015) and Netflix's Dumplin' (2018).

In 2022, Najimy returned to the big screen for Disney's Hocus Pocus 2.

She is married to singer and actor Dan Finnerty, with whom she has one daughter, Samia.

Alex Rocco as Salvatore Fiore

Alex Rocco brought heart to The Wedding Planner as Mary's father, Salvatore Fiore. Salvatore desperately wanted to see his daughter happily married. Before the hit movie, he had countless film credits, including roles in 1972's The Godfather and on The Famous Teddy Z show. He also appeared in Smokin' Aces (2006), Find Me Guilty (2006) and The House Across the Street (2013).

The Emmy winner continued to work steadily until his death at age 79 in July 2015. Rocco's final role was on the 2010 BBC2 TV series Episodes, where he played the father of Matt LeBlanc's character.

He was married to actress Shannon Wilcox, with whom he had two children.