going on to become the quintessential romantic comedy of the era, and influencing every film in the genre since. Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson’s Decades-Long Marriage Started on the Set of an ‘80s Sitcom. Luckily his gut instinct paid off, with When Harry Met Sally. Wilson and Hanks first met on the set of ABC sitcom 'Bosom Buddies' in 1981. Getty/Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Rita Wilson shared a touching photo with Tom Hanks to mark their 35th wedding anniversary. They had instant chemistry and I thought, “OK, this is great." Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks in February 2023. "But I crossed that bridge and we agreed to do it, and then we held auditions and Meg read with Billy. She has two sons of her own with Hanks, Chet and Truman. "It was a tricky thing because he was my best friend, so I had to be sure he was right for it because if it didn’t work, it could get really uncomfortable and awkward." Hanks already had two children, Colin and Elizabeth Hanks, and Wilson became their stepmother. Rita Wilson says her husband Tom Hanks turned down a lead role in 1989’s When Harry Met Sally due to the state of his own love life at the time. "Billy was my best friend at the time, so I thought he would be good in this part and I didn’t have to worry about the studio because I was the studio-we were financing our own film." "I'm not telling anything Billy doesn’t know, but Billy was not a movie star at that point, and Meg, people didn’t even know. But Meg and Billy hit it off right away" he confirmed. The Meg role… We saw Molly Ringwald, but I can’t remember how many people we saw there. I talked to Richard Dreyfuss and Michael Keaton about it. Wilson shared a shot of the pair celebrating their anniversary with a cake. Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have achieved major success in Hollywood and now they have their sights set on being award-winning grandparents. Talking on the film's 25th anniversary in 2014 however, Reiner had no doubt in his mind once seeing Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal together on camera. Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson celebrated a milestone together 35 years married.
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