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Oct 24, 2020 · Although Ric Ocasek and Paulina Porizkova were still married -- and lived together -- at the time of his death on Sept. 15, 2019, the rocker cut the model out of his will, shocking their...
Oct 25, 2021 · Paulina Porizkova settled her dispute with late ex-husband Rick Ocasek’s estate after the supermodel was written out of The Cars frontman’s will prior to his death in 2019.
- Love Before First Sight
- Intimate St. Barts Wedding
- Growing Family
- Porizkova Calls Ocasek ‘Sexier’ Than George Clooney
- No Longer Pedaling ‘In Unison’
The celebrity power couple first met in 1984 on set of the music video for The Cars’ new single, “Drive.” Then 18 years old, Porizkova was featured in the video and had already developed a crush on Ocasek before officially meeting him. She had seen him on MTV and called it “love before first sight,” according to EW.
After five years of dating, the model and rocker tied the knot on Aug. 23, 1989, in a private ceremony on the Caribbean island of St. Barts. Porizkova described the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer as “a combination of Mr. Spock, David Bowie, Jesus Christ, and Chopin” — her “perfect man,” according to Entertainment Weekly.
In 1993, the celebrity couple welcomed their first son together, Jonathan. They later welcomed their second son, Oliver, in 1999. Ocasek also has four children, Christopher, Adam, Eron and Derek Ocasek, from previous relationships. “It used to be fun to show my kids how to use them, how to put the needle on the tracks, and how to pick it up and mov...
Regardless of sometimes being dubbed “The Beauty and the Beast,”, Porizkova felt there was no one quite as eye-catching as Ocasek. “Well, I guess I have a different kind of taste. I don’t go for pretty boys — they don’t age well. Have you noticed this?” Paulina toldThe Huffington Post in 2017.“But the reason I may take George Clooney is not for his...
Last May, Ocasek and Porizkovaannounced that they had split after 28 years of marriage. “Our family always has been — and still is — a well-built car,” Porizkova wrote in an Instagram postat the time. “When the four of us are together, we can go wherever the road takes us. But as a bicycle, my husband and I no longer pedal in unison. So we’re ditch...
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Porizkova holds dual Swedish and U.S. citizenship. In 1984, she met Ric Ocasek, lead singer of the rock band the Cars, during the filming of their music video "Drive". The two married on 23 August 1989. They had two sons, Jonathan Raven Ocasek (born 4 November 1993) and Oliver Ocasek (born 1999).
Sep 17, 2019 · How Ric Ocasek Met Paulina Porizkova, and Helped Define the ’80s, With the Cars’ Weird Music Videos. With his gawky frame and indeterminate age, the late singer-songwriter was the unlikeliest...
Nov 16, 2022 · Paulina Porizkova is setting the record straight about the biggest misconception when it came to her longtime marriage to the late Cars frontman Ric Ocasek, and the rush of emotions she...
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Apr 29, 2021 · Supermodel Paulina Porizkova and Cars front man Ric Ocasek met in 1984 on the set of the band's music video for "Drive." It was reportedly love at first sight; Porizkova already had a crush on the singer and Osasek was separated from his wife at the time, (via Entertainment Weekly ).
