Dane Cook is married! The actor, 51, weds fitness instructor Kelsi Taylor, 24, at a private seaside estate in Hawaii in front of 20 people
Dane Cook is a married man.
The 51-year-old actor has tied the knot with his much younger fiancée Kelsi Taylor People.
The wedding took place on Saturday at a private estate in O’ahu, Hawaii.
There were only 20 guests at the outdoor ceremony.
Fitness instructor Kelsi looked elegant in a white dress and veil as she held a bouquet. And Dane was neatly dressed in a dark blue suit and tie.
“We chose Hawaii because it holds such a special place in our hearts and our relationship,” Cook told People.
‘It was one of the first trips we ever took together and we still go back often. It’s such an oasis, and we couldn’t be happier that we spent our wedding week surrounded by the beauty of Oahu.”
Marital Happiness: Dane Cook is a married man. According to People, the 51-year-old actor has tied the knot with his much younger fiancée Kelsi Taylor; seen together in 2019
“We envisioned something more akin to a gathering of our closest family and friends,” he said.
“Something intimate, connected and full of fun.
‘We decided to go on holiday for a whole week with a wedding in the middle of it, and we wouldn’t have it any other way! There’s nothing better than spending this special time with all our favorite people,” Cook said.
Last year, he said during an interview that their upcoming wedding had added a new marital dimension to his popular shows E! News at the premiere of his new special Dane Cook: Above It All.
The actor and comedian revealed that Kelsi was the first person to hear and respond to some of his latest jokes.
“She saw everything I was working on for the show,” he explained. “And she said, ‘Keep that in. I think that part will be great.’ There’s even some fun at our own expense.’
He referenced the 27-year age gap between the two lovebirds, which comes to the fore over the course of his final set.
“We have a little age difference, so it’s in the show, it’s in the show,” he admitted. “If we can’t laugh about it, no one else can.”
Kelsi is only 23 now, but the two had been together for five years when he popped the question.
Biggest Fan: Dane said Kelsi sees it and gives feedback before the audience ever hears his jokes. “She saw everything I was working on for the show. And she said, “Keep that in. I think that part will be great.” There is even some fun at your own expense’; seen in May 2021
Big day: Dane and Kelsi were making a return trip to York Beach in Maine in July this year, the site of their first trip together as a couple in 2017, when he popped the question
Dane and Kelsi were making a return trip to York Beach in Maine in July this year, the location of their first trip together as a couple in 2017, when he took the opportunity to pop the question.
Although the Mr. Brooks actor made a name for himself with a particularly raunchy style of humor, he said he thought married life would change his stand-up shows.
“I was trying out some material on her the other day and I thought, ‘Hey, I think I might have my first joke about what it’s like to be married,'” he said. “So she got the exclusive. We tried it out and she said, ‘I’m fine with that. That’s a good one.’
He added that he expected the new material to be suitable for the new generations of fans who would come to his concerts.
“I think it will change the world in the way I always hoped growing up with a generation of comedy fans. I was a student talking to college-age students. And to grow up with a generation of comedy fans, their kids now come to my show. I’m family-oriented and to look at that with Kelsey and our future and family, it feels like it’s all the right timing.”
Dane said married life would change his material. “I was trying out some material on her the other day and I thought, ‘Hey, I think I might have my first joke about what it’s like to be married,’” he said; seen in 2019
Daan told me earlier People that he was “so ready to ask Kelsi to marry him.”
“I was completely zen about it,” he said. ‘The evening of the proposal was incredibly beautiful, the weather was perfect, the sunset was spectacular and I was just very happy.’
The stand-up star has previously been linked to high-profile women closer in age to him, including Jessica Simpson, 42, and Nicole Scherzinger, 44.
Dane’s latest special, Above It All, which was filmed from the porch of his Los Angeles home, begins on October 5 at 9pm ET/6pm PT, with a replay available for viewing for 14 days.