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.

“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.”

“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.

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.

Miller is the grandson of Bernard Lee, who was famous for playing “M” in the James Bond films of the 1950s and 1960s.

How did Angelina Jolie and Jonny Lee Miller meet?

Angelina Jolie and Jonny Lee Miller met on the set of Hackers. Photo: @pelicinema/TwitterMiller and Jolie met on the set of Hackers in 1995, per People. They must’ve hit it off straight away as the two got married in 1996. However, in 1999, Jolie filed for divorce, with their busy schedules reportedly being the thing that kept them apart.

Are Angelina Jolie and Jonny Lee Miller still friends?

Angelina Jolie and Jonny Lee Miller looking every inch the 90s couple.

While it’s been over two decades since the pair broke up, they’ve remained good friends according to E! News. “That’s where I met Jonny, who is still a great friend,” Jolie told Buzzfeed in 2014. “So I think of him when I think of that. Although, I’m sure the movie looks so ancient now, but we had a lot of fun making that.”

Did Jonny Lee Miller get married again?

Jonny Lee Miller played Sherlock Holmes in Elementary with Lucy Liu.

Miller got married again in 2008, this time to American actress Michele Hicks, per The Standard.

They had one son together, Buster, but ended their marriage in 2018, according to the paper.

Jolie tied the knot with Billy Bob Thornton in 2000, splitting from him in 2003. Then in 2014 she married Brad Pitt. They divorced in 2019.

What is Jonny Lee Miller doing now?

Jonny Lee Miller does Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in his spare time.

Although he still does some acting – including an appearance in the 2024 London West end play A Mirror – Miller focuses much of his time as a volunteer firefighter living in New York , according to The Guardian.

“Acting, we tell stories, and that serves a function and it’s important. But to respond to a medical emergency or just to be able to actually have an impact like that on somebody else’s life, it doesn’t really compare. Honestly, if I could make a living doing it, I may well just do that,” he told the publication.

Source:https://www.scmp.com