James Brolin shared the bedroom secret to his nearly 27-year marriage with his wife, Barbra Streisand.
âThe best investment weâve ever made is our mattress,â the actor divulged on the âTodayâ show Tuesday.
âAnd donât misunderstand me! Weâre both lazy,â he clarified. âWe love to sleep late. We do a lot of our work on the phone, on paper, reading, right next to each other.â
James Brolin shared the bedroom secret to his nearly 27-year marriage with his wife, Barbra Streisand.
âThe best investment weâve ever made is our mattress,â the actor divulged on the âTodayâ show Tuesday.
Brolin, 84, also shared insight on how he and Streisand, 82, handle disagreements.
âYou learn to take a walk,â he quipped. âBoth of us, not just me! I just think you gotta say, âOK, take a deep breath, take a walk.ââ
The âRansom Canyonâ star continued, âBecause, you know, animals do the same thing, you know? Humans do it to each other, animals do it to each other.â
âAnd donât misunderstand me! Weâre both lazy,â Brolin clarified.
âWe love to sleep late. We do a lot of our work on the phone, on paper, reading, right next to each other,â he added.
The couple tied the knot on July 1, 1998, after being set up on a blind date exactly two years before.
The âFunny Girlâ actress was previously married to Elliot Gould from 1963 to 1971. They share a son named Jason.
Brolin, meanwhile, was married twice previously to Jane Agee from 1966 to 1984 and Jan Smithers from 1986 to 1995.
Brolin also shared insight on how he and Streisand handle disagreements.
Brolin is dad to three children, sons Josh and Jess and daughter Molly, from his previous marriages. He and Streisand do not have any kids together.
In 2023, the Golden Globe winner revealed he had been celibate for three years before meeting Streisand, confessing they didnât have sex until their wedding night.
âI had been â literally itâs a wild word â but I had been celibate for three years, saying, âWho needs this?ââ Brolin said on âCBS Mornings.â
The âWestworldâ actor explained that he didnât âhave any interest in getting involved in a lousy situationâ due to his past failed marriages.
Brolin also shared that he asked Streisand to marry him âa minimum of three timesâ before she finally agreed.
He said marrying the Grammy-winning singer was âthe best thing [heâs] ever done.â