- Holden filed the paperwork at a courthouse on Wednesday, citing “irreconcilable differences,” according to TMZ
- The Hollywood director – who married 60-year-old McCormack in 1997 – has not given a divorce date
- The couple share one child together, 21-year-old son Finnigan Holden McCormack
Will & Grace star Eric McCormack’s wife, Janet Holden, has filed for divorce after more than 26 years of marriage.
The 60-year-old actor’s estranged husband filed the paperwork at a courthouse on Wednesday. TMZciting ‘irreconcilable differences.’
The Hollywood director – who married McCormack in 1997 – did not mention a divorce date.
Janet is seeking spousal support and reportedly wants to “end the court’s ability to award spousal support to Eric,” according to the release.
Eric – known for his role as Will Truman in the popular NBC sitcom – and Janet share one child together: 21-year-old son Finnigan Holden McCormack.
Divide! Will & Grace star Eric McCormack’s wife, Janet Holden, has filed for divorce after more than 26 years of marriage; seen in March 2023
In 2018, Janet supported the actor as he accepted a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
The duo first met in 1994 on the set of the Lonesome Dove TV show in Canada, on which he starred and she was an assistant director.
After falling in love, they kept their romance a secret for a while.
“There was a bit of mystery and danger, which was fun,” Holden previously said People.
However, after she moved on to another role after the first season, they made their romance public and appeared together at the 1995 wrap party.
The couple married in August 1997.
Five months after they said yes, McCormack landed the role of his iconic TV character on Will & Grace.
The beloved show, which premiered in 1998, was rebooted in September 2017.
On April 23, 2020, after 11 seasons, it finally came to an end.