Dolly Parton and Carl Dean
Courtesy of Dolly Parton/InstagramDolly parton It is one of the most beloved stars on the planet. As a singer, actress and philanthropist, she is older than life; As a woman, she kept a veil of privacy about her marriage to late husband Carl Deanwho died in March 2025 at the age of 82.
Parton and Dean tied the knot in 1966, just as their musical career went down from the ground. As he increased fame, making his mark both Nashville and Hollywood, Dean got Keep —ye out of public view. Its union was a test of time, perhaps because it was famous and not, for an easy balance of Yin-Yang.
“We are the perfect partners,” Parton Explained exclusively Use weekly In January 2022: “Both have a great sense of humor. … we can solve any problem and any situation, joking about it and not leaving -too heavy, but we respect each other and we like each other. We were lucky, let’s put it that way. “
She continued: “You know, most people can maintain a marriage (it is strong) if you make a little effort. There are those who only get damaged and lazy and about things that are not important, such as leaving the toilet seat. And if that’s the worst thing you have to worry about, you already have trouble. “”
Here is everything Parton said about his late husband over the years:
Why Dean stayed out of the spotlight
The singer “Jolene” directed Dean’s aversion to The Limelight in a 2020 interview with Entertainment tonight.
“Many people have thought that (does not exist) over the years, because they do not want to be in the spotlight,” Parton told The Outlet. “It’s not who he is. It is, like, a quiet and reserved person. “”
He explained at that moment that Dean “thought if he was ever out there, he would never have a one -minute peace, and he is right of that,” adding that she is “always respected and appreciated” this side and honored her desire for privacy.
“He said, ‘I did not choose this world, I chose you and you chose this world. But we can keep our lives separate and together. And we do and we have it,’ ‘said Parton.” We have been together 56 years, married 54. “
Parton and Dean had a shared sense of humor
“When people ask me why they lasted a lot, I say,” Because I stay. ” But we have great respect and admiration for each other.
Despite its different levels of comfort with fame, the Magnolies of steel Star has said that she and Dean traveled well together.
“We have very similar tastes,” he said. “We love traveling around our little RV and we don’t like parties and all these things.”
Parton and Dean rarely struck during the marriage of 60 years
“At any time (there are) too much tension, any of us can, such as said to the podcast “dumb blonde” In December 2024. “We never struggled forward and back, and I’m glad we have never done so.”
Parton and Dean had compatible zodiac signs
According to Parton, she and Dean combined astrologically.
Many stars have golden relationships that have lasted at least 50 years. For example, Dolly Parton married Carl Dean from 1966 to 2025, when he died at the age of 82. “We are the perfect partners,” said parton exclusively to US Weekly in January 2022 of his partner. “We both have a great feeling of (…)
“Well, he was a home man and that worked well for us,” he said in his “dumb blonde” interview. “I was in asphalt paving, but its sign is cancer and I am a whim, and these are compatible signs. The whim is the mountain goat because it always goes up and the cancer is more than a man. I really was. I wanted to be at home. I loved going to see what is more, but I think it worked well.”
As they met
The couple were found outside a Washy Washy Laugh of Nashville in 1964.
“ I left two boyfriends who wanted to marry, ” and I kept saying, “ No, I will move to Nashville, ” said Parton in 2024, the year they celebrated their 60th anniversary of the wedding. “I thought,” The last I want is a boyfriend “, and so I came here … The same day I arrived in Nashville, I met Carl Dean. And 60 years later, I’m still with Carl Dean! ”
When Dean put his eyes on Parton, “my first thought was that I am going to marry that girl,” he revealed a statement In its 50th anniversary of 2016. “My second thought was:” Lord is a good look. “
As for Dolly, “I was surprised and I loved that, as I was talking, I was looking at my face (a rare thing for me). It seemed that I was really interested in finding out who he was and what he was.”
Dean’s Different for Industry Events
Parton asked Dean to attend his 1967 BMI Song of the Year Award ceremony.
“I rented a tup to him and begged him to go and, oh, I was so uncomfortable all night,” he recalled “Blonde“Host Bunnie xo. “As soon as we arrived at the door, he began to remove things. He said,” Look, now, I want you to do everything you want to do and I wish you the best, but do not ask myself that I go to another of these cursed things because I do not go there. And he never did it! ”
Despite his upset to attend industry events, Dean would continue to celebrate the couple’s personal milestones, far from the devout Fanbase de Parton.
“He doesn’t even like to go out for dinner, so even on birthdays we usually stay home and do something special,” he recalled two months before Dean’s death. “Now, we will go to Mexican restaurants and sit in a booth. He loves that! We will sit in a booth … We know where to go before the big crowds come, but it is only special to me. “”
As they felt for not having children
Parton and Dean never become parents, which did not seem to regret.
“Now that Carl and I are older, we often say,” Don’t you be glad we have no children? “We have no children now to worry about us,” Parton I talked to Billboard In 2014.
They kept the romance alive
The song of “Here You Come Again” celebrated Valentine’s Day with Dean in a “a little fun” dress and showering Dean in gifts.
Jeff Kravitz/Filmmagic Dolly Parton and her husband, Carl Dean, are still in love after 58 years of marriage, provided he does not have to add to her on the red carpet. “He’s a good guy. It is calm and I am strong, and we are grace. He is hilarious, “Parton, 78, set aside on Monday, December 9, (…)
“I always carry something in the form of a heart and I always bring you several Valentine’s letters,” Parton revealed to Use weekly In 2022.
At that moment she was filled Us In his secret to keeping his spark with his partner.
“You You find small ways, “said Parton, who was then 76 years old.” Like last year his birthday I dressed My playboy rabbit dressShe made her breakfast and (ran) for a while. “”
The couple who cook together, stays together
“I am the best cook but (Carl) can cook quite well,” said Parton UsAdding that “from time to time” she had let her husband give a hand to the kitchen. “I have gone so much (that) that I had to (learn a) cook, but it really does quite well. He knows how to cook the things he likes, but he loves my kitchen better.”