‘Arrested Development’ Star, 56, Gushes Over Heiress Girlfriend, 28
The actor is dating a much younger fashion designer.
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Will Arnett is sharing details of his new relationship with a much younger designer and heiress.
Arnett, 56, said he is “very happy” with his new girlfriend, 28-year-old fashion heiress Emma Marciano, during Monday’s episode of the Smartless podcast.
“It’s going really well,” Arnett said of his relationship. “I’m very happy, very, very happy. Things are going great.”
Sean Hayes, Will Arnett, and Jason Bateman co-host the "Smartless" podcast.
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Co-host Jason Bateman asked Arnett, “In a perfect world, in five years, what does this relationship look like?”
“Can I be honest with you?” Arnett replied. “If I f---ing knew what five years....now, at 56, I have learned a little bit—in the last two years especially—to let go of whatever ideas of whatever I think [is] gonna happen.”
“As you know, you get dealt so many f---ing curveballs. I’m in a place now where I’m really trying my best to just deal with what’s in front of me,” the actor said.
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People first confirmed that Arnett is dating Emma Marciano, the co-founder of Los Angeles womenswear brand Mimchik, whose father is Guess founder Maurice Marciano.
Emma Marciano attends the Elton John AIDS Foundation's 33rd Annual Academy Awards Viewing Party on March 02, 2025 in West Hollywood, California.
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Maurice and his co-founder brothers—Georges, Armand, and Paul—are worth an estimated $1.2 billion. (Georges and Armand are no longer involved with Guess, but the Marciano family still owns 51 percent of the brand’s intellectual property.)
Guess co-founders Armand Marciano, Maurice Marciano, and Paul Marciano in Paris, France, circa 1995.
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Arnett has been married twice. In late 1994, the actor wed Awakenings actress Penelope Ann Miller for just 23 days.
He later married Parks & Recreation star Amy Poehler in 2003. Arnett and Poehler—who were together for 13 years prior to their separation in 2012 and divorce in 2013—share two teenage sons: Archie, 17, and Abel, 16.
Amy Poehler and Will Arnett at the NBCUniversal and Focus Features Golden Globes after-party on January 17, 2010, in Beverly Hills, California.
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The Arrested Development star also shares a 6-year-old son, Alexander “Denny,” with businesswoman Alessandra Brown. The couple dated for five years and quietly split in 2024.
Arnett was last romantically linked to 53-year-old supermodel Carolyn Murphy.
Will Arnett attends the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group B match between Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina at Toronto Stadium on June 12, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario.
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Arnett said on the podcast that he’s spent the last couple of years building a good foundation in his life.
“I surround myself with great people, I’m in great programs with people,” he said. “I’ve done some work on myself to try to do it in a way so that whatever does come my way, I handle it hopefully better than I have historically.”
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