The Evolution of Iconic Couples

Ever get the feeling the more things change, the more they stay the same? We certainly do. Read on for our compilation of today's power couples and their counterparts in the past. Though decades or even centuries may separate them, these lovers have a decidedly uncanny resemblance . . .

BRAD PITT & ANGELINA JOLIE
RICHARD BURTON & ELIZABETH TAYLOR

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton began a romance on the set of Cleopatra while they were both married to other spouses. Sound familiar? Yet unlike Jolie, Taylor did not have to laser a Billy Bob Thornton tattoo from her arm. Taylor and Burton appeared in six more films together – they were so prolific they almost shut down Hollywood when they considered not working for three months in 1967. And today 'Brangelina' are two of the most bankable and critically acclaimed actors in the world.

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