Who Was Bruce Springsteen’s Famous First Wife?

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Though you’re likely quite familiar with Bruce Springsteen‘s 30+ year relationship with life partner and E Street Band member Patti Scialfa, odds are, you’re less familiar with  first wife, Julianne Phillips, 65.

Though she doesn’t appear as a character in the new Springsteen biopic, Deliver Me From Nowhere, she was a big part of the Boss’ life in the ’80s; after meeting in 1984, they married in 1985; their 1989 divorce was supposedly the inspiration for his 1987 album Tunnel of Love.