Inside the Love Lives of the “Shark Tank ”Stars
Inside the Love Lives of the “Shark Tank ”Stars
Stephanie Sengwe, Emily KrauserFri, April 10, 2026 at 12:30 PM UTC
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Linda O'Leary and Kevin O'Leary in 2025; Robert Herjavec and Kym Herjavec in 2022Credit: JC Olivera/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty -
Shark Tank premiered on ABC in August 2009
Daymond John, Robert Herjavec, Kevin O'Leary and Barbara Corcoran have been investors since season 1
Corcoran and O'Leary have been married to their spouses for over 35 years
The Shark Tank investors are only as strong as the spouses supporting them.
The Emmy-nominated investors — Kevin O'Leary, Lori Greiner, Barbara Corcoran, Daymond John, Robert Herjavec, Daniel Lubetzky and previously Mark Cuban — are cheered on by their wives and husbands, many of whom have been there since the series first premiered in 2009.
Shark Tank offers some of America's most creative and innovative entrepreneurs the chance to give their businesses a financial boost by pitching their ideas to the "sharks," who not only can invest but also help mentor and bring awareness to the companies they back.
Over the years, Shark Tank has brought companies and products such as Scrub Daddy, Grace and Lace, Manscaped, Bombas Socks and Lovepop to the masses, among many others. Season 16 delivered two major shakeups: Cuban, who had been on the show since its inception, ended his run, and Lubetzky was added as a new regular investor in 2024, marking the show's first addition in over 10 years.
With season 17 underway, meet the real-life loves of the Shark Tank investors.
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Barbara Corcoran's Husband Bill Higgins
Bill Higgins and Barbara Corcoran attend the 141st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on May 2, 2015Credit: Michael Loccisano/Getty
When she's not making everyone laugh with her undeniable humor in the tank, Corcoran brings the comedy routine home to husband Bill Higgins. She met the former Navy captain and FBI agent at a conference in 1981, and they tied the knot on Feb. 14, 1988.
On Valentine's Day 2026, their 38th wedding anniversary, Corcoran revealed that they had nearly missed their wedding day because they got lost in the woods while cross-country skiing, then hit traffic on their way back.
"My parents and the minister were ready to call it a day when we finally walked in. Five minutes later, we were married," the real estate mogul wrote on Instagram. "I married a good man, a great father, and a very handsome guy."
The pair share two adult children, son Tom and daughter Kate, and Higgins also has four children from a previous marriage.
In February 2026, Corcoran told The Wall Street Journal the secret to their long marriage: separate bedrooms.
"When I got my second bedroom, I immediately loved my husband twice as much," she said.
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Daymond John's Wife Heather Taras
Heather Taras and Daymond John attend the 'Shaft' premiere at Lincoln Square Theater in N.Y.C. on June 10, 2019Credit: Roy Rochlin/FilmMagic
Like Corcoran, John has been a shark since season 1.
He proposed to longtime love Heather Taras during a live taping of the show in 2016, and though it never aired on television, John said it was still nerve-wracking.
"I was nervous I was proposing on set, but, really, because, you know, my fiancée [and I had] been together for many years, and she knows all the sharks. So I saw Kevin in the corner whispering to her about royalties and all kinds of stuff when I proposed," John told Harry Connick Jr. in February 2017 on Connick's eponymous daytime talk show, adding, "She said, 'Yes,' and I'm very happy about that."
The couple wed in front of family and friends at John's childhood church in Queens, N.Y., in 2018.
In February 2024, John gave his "best friend, advisor, dealmaker, bodyguard, better half" a sweet shout-out on her birthday, writing in part on Instagram, "I am proud to be able to spend this life with you."
John and Taras share daughter Minka Jagger, whom they welcomed on March 2, 2016. John also has two older daughters, Yasmeen and Destiny, from a previous relationship.
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Kevin O'Leary's Wife Linda O'Leary
Kevin O'Leary and Linda O'Leary attend the Canadian Screen Awards at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto on March 3, 2013Credit: George Pimentel/Getty
Long before we knew Kevin as Mr. Wonderful, he had already found his Mrs. Wonderful, businesswoman Linda O'Leary.
The pair wed on March 17, 1990.
While Kevin is known for his love of the finer things in life, the couple's wedding was a low-key affair at their home.
"I said to my wife, 'Why go in debt?' Let's invite our friends over, let's buy a few cases of beer, and I'll order some pizza," he told CNBC Make It in January 2018. "We saved a fortune. I was able to put it in my business to start growing it."
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Kevin and Linda welcomed their first child, daughter Savannah, on Feb. 18, 1993. Three years later, they welcomed son Trevor on Sept. 22, 1996.
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Lori Greiner's Husband Dan Greiner
Lori Greiner attends the 76th Creative Arts Emmys Winner's Walk at Peacock Theater in L.A. on Sept. 7, 2024Credit: Amy Sussman/Getty
Lori keeps her marriage to husband Dan Greiner so under lock and key that there aren't any publicly available pictures of the pair.
The couple met at a Chicago sports bar called Kincade's in the 1990s, and Dan has stood firmly by his entrepreneurial wife throughout their marriage.
Not only did he support Lori's first invention, a jewelry organizer, but he was an active partner in its success, sketching it out, partnering with her to take out a loan to create it and helping her market it.
"He's cautious — not at all the type to push the envelope," Lori wrote in her book, per Country Living. "And yet, in this instance, he was on board from the minute I told him about my idea."
Once her first invention gained success around 1996, Dan left his accounting job and began working for her company, For Your Ease Only, Inc. Since 1997, Dan has been the "CFO, COO, Co-Founder" of Lori Greiner Companies, according to his LinkedIn profile.
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Robert Herjavec's Wife Kym Johnson
Kym Johnson and Robert Herjavec attend the G'Day USA 2020 Standing Together Dinner at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Jan. 25, 2020Credit: Rodin Eckenroth/Getty
Beloved for his adventurous spirit and the fact that he will try anything in the tank — scooters, ice baths, silly costumes, you name it — Herjavec was already well-established when he met former Dancing with the Stars pro Kym Johnson.
The pair fell in love when they were partnered during season 20 of the dance competition in 2015, then got engaged in February 2016 and wed in L.A. in July 2016.
"We were friends first, and we got to know each other on a friendship level; I think that's really important," the Australian dancer told PEOPLE in 2016, several months after the two began dating. "That developed into something else, and it's really great. We're both each other's No. 1 fans, and have respect for each other."
The couple welcomed twins Haven Mae and Hudson Robert Herjavec on April 23, 2018. The Shark Tank star also has three children from a previous marriage.
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Daniel Lubetzky's Wife Michelle Lieberman Lubetzky
Michelle Lynn Liebermann and Daniel Lubetzky in Texas on Nov. 1, 2025Credit: Daniel Lubetzky/Instagram
Lubetzky — who joined Shark Tank as a full-time shark in 2024, at the start of season 16 — married Michelle Lieberman in March 2008. According to The New York Times, the couple tied the knot in a civil service in San Antonio before holding a religious ceremony in Mexico.
At the time, Lieberman was completing her residency in internal medicine at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Hospital. As of 2022, the Maryland native was a practicing physician and an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology at the University of Texas's Dell Seton Medical Center, per Penn Engineering Magazine.
The couple shares four children, but they keep their identities private.
In honor of Valentine's Day 2026, Lubetzky shared a video on Instagram about the biggest key to success, which he believed was "finding someone who supports you."
"When I was building KIND, my wife Michelle stood by me every step of the way. From interrupted date nights, organizing shelves of product in bodegas we passed, to our apartment overflowing with boxes of inventory, she understood my love for entrepreneurship and supported me through it all," Lubetzky wrote in the caption. "I couldn't have done it without you, Michelle. I love you!"
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Mark Cuban's Wife Tiffany Stewart
Mark Cuban and Tiffany Cuban arrive at the State Dinner for China's President President Xi and Madame Peng Liyuan at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 25, 2015Credit: Chris Kleponis/WHITE HOUSE POOL
Though Cuban is no longer a shark, he was an integral part of the show from its beginning through season 16.
In his personal life, the billionaire has been married to Tiffany Stewart since September 2002. The pair met at a gym in Dallas in 1997, and before they tied the knot, Stewart worked in sales at an advertising agency, according to Forbes.
Cuban has long been tight-lipped about his family life, and while his profile has risen significantly since the 1990s, Stewart stays out of the spotlight, as do their three children: daughters Alexis and Alyssa and son Jake.
They have, however, been photographed together at a few major events, including a White House state dinner for China's President Xi Jinping in 2015 (shown above) and Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards in 2017, bringing their children with them to the latter.
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