Jennifer Lawrence and Cooke Maroney followed very different career paths. Lawrence became a huge Hollywood star, telling W magazine that her very first audition resulted in a call-back. However, success came slower for Maroney. According to The Cut, the fine arts dealer worked at the Gagosian gallery after graduating from New York University. From there, Maroney became director-at-large of the Gladstone Gallery, which represents high-profile artists including Lena Dunham’s father, Carroll Dunham. “He’s definitely respected,” a source said of Maroney. “He’s not a big player, but he’s a player.”
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Maroney’s obviously a big player in the romance world, though, bagging himself an A-lister wife. He and Lawrence were introduced to each other while Lawrence was in New York during a three-year hiatus from work. “They met through Jen’s friend Laura,” a source told Page Six in 2018. “They have been very private and careful not to be seen together.” Despite keeping it on the down low, in a matter of months, Lawrence and Maroney’s relationship went from A-Z without passing go. E! News reported the couple was first officially linked in June 2018, after they were spotted out and about holding hands. The same month, they were snapped enjoying a romantic candlelit dinner together.
