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Where is Angelina Jolie’s first husband Jonny Lee Miller now? Before Brad Pitt, the Maleficent star tied the knot with the British actor from Trainspotting – and asked him to jump out of a plane

Angelina Jolie and her ex-husband Jonny Lee Miller pictured together in 2005 – the pair have remained good friends. Photo: Getty Images
Angelina Jolie and her ex-husband Jonny Lee Miller pictured together in 2005 – the pair have remained good friends. Photo: Getty Images

  • It’s hardly surprising to hear that Angelina Jolie – a daredevil herself – has asked her partners to do extreme things to impress her – including first husband Jonny Lee Miller, he has just revealed
  • Lee Miller was married to Jolie from 1996 to 2000 after they met on the set of Hackers, and the ‘fearless’ actress asked him to go skydiving after they’d just started dating

We always suspected that Angelina Jolie would be a tough woman to impress. But who would’ve thought it would take jumping out of a plane to win her over? According to her first husband Jonny Lee Miller’s recent interview on Radio X, he literally took a leap of faith to express his devotion to the Mr. & Mrs. Smith actress while they were still dating.

Angelina Jolie asked Jonny Lee Miller to go skydiving with her. Photo: @iconic__beauties/Instagram
Angelina Jolie asked Jonny Lee Miller to go skydiving with her. Photo: @iconic__beauties/Instagram

“How have you ever tried to impress the object of your affection?” the show’s host asked the actor. Miller replied: “I jumped out of an aeroplane. Well, it wasn’t my idea.”

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“I was dating a young lady called Angelina [Jolie], and she said, ‘Let’s do something exciting this weekend.’”

“She is cool as a cucumber. Fearless, that woman,” he added.

Miller and Angelina Jolie were married from 1996 to 2000, and ended their relationship on good terms, according to People. Here’s what we know about Angelina Jolie’s first husband:

What is Jonny Lee Miller famous for?

Jonny Lee Miller has starred in numerous films since his breakthrough role as Sick Boy in Trainspotting. Photo: @jonnylmiller/Instagram
Jonny Lee Miller has starred in numerous films since his breakthrough role as Sick Boy in Trainspotting. Photo: @jonnylmiller/Instagram
Jonny Lee Miller, 51, is an English actor best known for his roles in films Hackers (with Angelina Jolie), Danny Boyle’s Trainspotting, Mansfield Park, and his role as Sherlock Holmes in Elementary with Lucy Liu. He also played former UK prime minister John Major in The Crown, and starred in Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant, per his IMDB.