Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep and Tony Award-winning actor and comic Martin Brief have been shut buddies for practically a decade.
The 2 first known as public consideration to their friendship backstage of the Broadway manufacturing of It’s Solely a Play in 2015. Brief had joined the solid to play James Wicker, and Streep confirmed her assist by attending a efficiency in February of that yr. Since then, the 2 have had their fair proportion of awards present interactions, dinner dates and much more Broadway viewings collectively.
Streep and Brief appeared to get even nearer when Streep joined the solid for season 3 of Solely Murders within the Constructing starring Brief, Steve Martin and Selena Gomez. She portrayed Brief’s onscreen lover and struggling actress, Loretta Durkin. Regardless of his lengthy profession in Hollywood and shut friendship with the Satan Wears Prada star, Brief admitted he was nervous to work with Streep.
“It was one of many nice thrills of my life,” Brief stated at a “For Your Consideration” occasion captured by The Hollywood Reporter in March 2024. “In actual fact, the primary day of taking pictures — which was uncommon as a result of I’m not model new — I used to be driving to work and I assumed, ‘I’m nervous at the moment. I’m working with Meryl Streep.’”
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Streep and Brief’s onscreen chemistry and interactions on the 2024 Golden Globes and AFI Awards sparked romance rumors which had been shortly denied by Brief.
“We’re not a pair. We’re simply very shut buddies,” Brief acknowledged throughout an look on the “Membership Random with Invoice Maher” podcast in January 2024.
Hold scrolling to see Streep and Brief’s friendship by way of the years:
February 2015
Brief joined the Broadway solid of It’s Solely a Play as James Wicker and Streep supported him by attending the February 3 efficiency. The 2 posed for a photograph collectively backstage.
June 2017
Brief and Streep sat subsequent to one another on the AFI’s forty fifth Life Achievement Award Gala to honor Diane Keaton. They had been additionally joined by Martin, longtime pal to Brief and costar on Solely Murders within the Constructing.
February 2023
Streep, Brief and Martin partied collectively on the opening evening after-party for Broadway’s Footage From Residence.
August to October 2023
Streep joined season 3 of OMITB portraying Loretta Durkin, Brief’s onscreen lover. Following the season 3 finale, it was confirmed the collection was renewed for a fourth season, and later confirmed in February 2024 that Streep would return to reprise her position.
January 2024
Streep and Brief had been seated subsequent to one another on the 2024 Golden Globe Awards on January 7. Their shut interactions sparked courting rumors as images had been shared of the 2 laughing collectively and having enjoyable. The OMITB solid members reunited on the purple carpet on the AFI Awards collectively on January 12. Streep and Brief sat subsequent to one another once more and had been captured sharing smiles.
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Brief made an look on the “Membership Random with Invoice Maher” podcast later that month and cleared up the romance rumors.
“We’re not a pair. We’re simply very shut buddies,” he acknowledged on the time.
February 2024
After debunking the rumors, Brief and Streep had been seen having dinner with a bunch of buddies at Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica.
March 2024
The 2 stepped out into the streets of New York Metropolis and attended a efficiency of Merrily We Roll Alongside on Broadway. Streep and Brief posed with Krystal Pleasure Brown, who stars as Gussie within the manufacturing, for Instagram.
“I feel I can safely converse for the whole solid and firm by saying that performing for Meryl Streep and Martin Brief is a dream come true!” Brown captioned her put up.
August 2024
The pair stepped out for the Solely Murders within the Constructing season 4 premiere occasion in Los Angeles, the place they had been noticed holding arms upon arrival. Streep and Brief additionally posed along with costars Gomez and Martin.
September 2024
The duo had been noticed sitting subsequent to one another on the 2024 Emmy Awards on the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. They had been each nominated for his or her roles on Solely Murders within the Constructing (and misplaced to solid members of The Bear). They had been noticed smiling and whispering to one another.