Star Trek star George Takei celebrates 18th wedding anniversary with husband Brad
He and Brad have been together for 40 years, having first met through the Los Angeles Frontrunners running club in the early 1980s
By Callum Wells
George Takei and his husband Brad have marked 18 years of marriage, with the couple celebrating their anniversary in New York City.
The Star Trek actor shared a photo of the pair on Threads on Monday (14 September), writing, “Brad and I are celebrating our 18th wedding anniversary today, September 14, 2026, in New York City.”
Takei, 89, also used the post to reflect on the length of their relationship. He and Brad have been together for 40 years, having first met through the Los Angeles Frontrunners running club in the early 1980s.
“We have been together for 40 years, but we couldn’t get married legally as ‘husband & husband’ until 2008” – George Takei on Threads
The couple married at the Democracy Forum of the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles on 14 September 2008, after California’s Supreme Court struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.
“Brad and I were married on Sept 14, 2008, at the Democracy Forum of the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles. We have been together for 40 years, but we couldn’t get married legally as ‘husband & husband’ until 2008, thanks to a ruling by the California Supreme Court that found the state ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.”
Their anniversary post was met with messages from friends and fellow actors. Star Trek: The Next Generation actor Wil Wheaton wrote: “Happy anniversary, you guys! Love to you both.”
Star Wars actor Mark Hamill also congratulated the couple in a post on Bluesky.
How did George and Brad Takei meet?
Brad was a member of the Los Angeles Frontrunners running club when the pair met, and later became Takei’s business manager.
Takei joined the cast of Star Trek as Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu in the 1960s, appearing in the original television series and subsequently reprising the role in six feature films.
He publicly came out as gay in 2005, discussing his sexuality and relationship with Brad in an interview with the now-defunct Frontiers magazine.