It was always planned that Hamm would star in the movie, but in a role where he would not be paired-up with his real-life partner.

The film stars Waititi's then real-life partner, Loren Horsley, as Lily.

Rathborne cast Rossellini's real-life partner David Lynch in a small role in the film, as Rossellini's character's lover.

Mary Ellen is the willing victim in an episode on how to care for an invalid, taped while Mr. Hansen's real-life partner was dying of lung cancer.

Cybersex allows real-life partners who are physically separated to continue to be sexually intimate.

The new series features celebrities and their real-life partners playing to win money for their chosen charity.

None of that glamour or resonance clings to couples today, even when real-life partners such as Woody Allen and Mia Farrow appear together often on screen.

In Mr. and Mrs., the celebrities invited their real-life partners to play along.

The Penn and Teller in the movie are practical jokesters who, unlike the real-life partners, play an escalating series of tricks on each other.

The real-life partners will be prominently featured in live webcasts, DVDs and other content.