Night Court captured audiences through the ’80s with slapstick comedy and slow-burn romances — many of which were left unresolved when the show concluded in 1992.
The 2023 NBC revival series answered some of those lingering questions, including that Dan Fielding (John Larroquette) never married Christine Sullivan (Markie Post). It also introduced fans to a whole new set of characters with complicated love lives.
Night Court stars Melissa Rauch as the late Harry Stone’s (Harry Anderson) daughter Abby Stone, who takes over her father’s old job as magistrate for Manhattan Criminal Court’s night shift.
Though Judge Stone has had her share of romantic ups and downs, Rauch and her costars’ real-life relationships are far less dramatic.
Here’s everything to know about the real-life loves of the Night Court cast.
Melissa Rauch and Winston Rauch
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Winston Rauch and Melissa Rauch attend a screening of “The Bronze” on March 17, 2016 in New York City.
Melissa Rauch, who plays Judge Abby Stone in Night Court, is married to writer and producer Winston Rauch.
The couple met as freshmen at Marymount Manhattan College, where they quickly became writing partners and later started dating.
“He is my best friend and the love of my life,” The Big Bang Theory alum told New Jersey Monthly in 2014 of her husband, who took her last name when they wed. “The only thing I regret is not meeting him even sooner, as my life has just gotten better since he came into it.”
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Rauch and Winston now share two children, Sadie and Brooks, and have collaborated on multiple projects, including the 2015 dark comedy film The Bronze.
They also started a pediatric cancer charity in 2021 and are both co-executive producers on Night Court.
John Larroquette and Elizabeth Larroquette
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John Larroquette and Elizabeth Ann Cookson at The Adopt-A-Minefield Gala.
John Larroquette, who reprises his role as Assistant District Attorney Dan Fielding from the original Night Court series, has been married to actress Elizabeth Larroquette since 1975, per his 2023 Parade cover story.
The actor told Broadway.com in 2011 that they met while being cast in the same play and credits her “enormous amount of patience” for the success of their decades-long marriage.
“We met in 1974 in a play called Enter Laughing, which is a good philosophy for life,” Larroquette said. “I got an agent from that play, and a wife, and she’s been willing to put up with me for 35 years.”
The couple raised three children together.
Wendie Malick and Richard Erickson
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Richard Erickson and Wendie Malick attend the ‘7000 Miles’ screening on June 24, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.
Wendie Malick, who joined the main Night Court cast in season 3 as a former career criminal turned district attorney named Julianne, is married to Richard Erickson.
The Shrinking actress told AARP in 2013 that she met her future husband while on a charity trip to build houses in Mexico.
“I met my husband outside of the campfire,” Malick said. “He put his sleeping bag out near a rock somewhere. When I went out to pee late one night, I thought he was a rock and I ended up waking him up.”
The Hot in Cleveland star continued, “He was unlike any man I had ever met before or to this day … He’s a very thoughtful, quiet and contemplative human being. The shorthand when I describe our marriage is he makes me think and I make him laugh. And it works for us.”
In 2023, Malick told The Hollywood Reporter that she and her husband have lived on 50 acres of land in Topanga Canyon, Calif., since 1993.
India de Beaufort and Todd Grinnell
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Todd Grinnell and India de Beaufort attend the Premiere of “Slumberland” on November 09, 2022 in Century City, California.
India de Beaufort, who played Olivia on Night Court before leaving the cast in 2024, has been married to Todd Grinnell since 2015.
Like his wife, Grinnell is also an actor and has appeared in shows like S.W.A.T., Desperate Housewives, Grace and Frankie and How I Met Your Mother.
He is best known for playing Schneider in the Netflix sitcom One Day at a Time.
“12 years since our first date,” the actress captioned a 2021 Instagram post, going on to describe Grinell as her “loving” and “honest” best friend, among other adjectives. “I am forever yours @toddgrinnell.”
The couple welcomed a son together in 2018.
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