Celebrity Celebrity Weddings John Schneider Marries Paul Sorvino's Widow Dee Dee 17 Months After Wife Alicia's Death The Dukes of Hazzard actor, 64, and television personality tied the knot in Las Vegas on Tuesday, July 23, according to a press release By Bailey Richards Bailey Richards Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 and interned with the brand in 2022. Her work has previously appeared in digital publications like Paper Magazine and TV Insider. People Editorial Guidelines Published on July 24, 2024 03:38PM EDT John Schneider (L) and Dee Dee Sorvino (R) attend the opening of the Hollywood Museum's new exhibit honoring Abbott and Costello at The Hollywood Museum on July 20, 2023 in Hollywood, California. Photo: Paul Archuleta/Getty John Schneider and Dee Dee Sorvino are married. The Dukes of Hazzard actor, 64, and television personality tied the knot in Las Vegas on Tuesday, July 23, according to a press release. Their union comes after both stars lost their spouses in the past two years. John’s late wife, Alicia Allain Schneider, died from breast cancer in February 2023. In a conversation with PEOPLE in August 2023, the star said he missed "every damn thing" about Alicia "every day." Dee Dee Sorvino and John Schneider got married on July 23, 2024. Courtesy of John Schneider and Dee Dee Sorvino "I have to get to the point where I look around and see where she is, not where she's not," he told PEOPLE at the time. "And I'm trying to do that, but that's hard. Somehow I love her more every minute, but with that, somehow I miss her more every minute." John Schneider Shares the 'Lie I Had to Tell' in His Last Words to Wife Alicia Before Her Death (Exclusive) Dee Dee’s late husband, Paul Sorvino, died the year prior, in July 2022. The Goodfellas actor "passed from natural causes and had dealt with health issues over the past few years," a release stated at the time. "Our hearts are broken," Dee Dee said in a statement at the time. "There will never be another Paul Sorvino, he was the love of my life, and one of the greatest performers to ever grace the screen and stage." John Schneider with wife Alicia Allain Schneider in 2017 prior to Alicia's death. Jason Wise/Getty In addition to their Vegas nuptials, John and Dee Dee plan to have an official wedding celebration on Aug. 1 at The Hollywood Museum, where they first met. News of the couple’s union also comes seven months after John made headlines for writing that President Joe Biden should be "publicly hung." 'Dukes of Hazzard' Star John Schneider Gets Emotional While Speaking About Late Wife Alicia Allain Last December, the actor replied to a post Biden made on X (formerly Twitter) expressing that former President Donald Trump "poses many threats to our country." "Mr. President, I believe you are guilty of treason and should be publicly hung. Your son, too,” John wrote in a since-deleted reply to the post. “Your response is..? Sincerely, John Schneider." Dee Dee Sorvino and Paul Sorvino in 2017 prior to Paul's death. Matthew Eisman/Getty Following his post, the Secret Service opened a probe into the star’s comments. He later denied that he had threatened the president in a statement shared with PEOPLE. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. John first announced that he was dating Dee Dee five months after his controversial statements, and called their relationship “a miracle.” "God sent a widower to a widow and a widow to a widower who [gets] it, who understands. Because I tell you what, I was ready to give it up, all of it — everything," he explained on Grace Begins, The Podcast, before gesturing to his new partner off camera. "Then just when I thought the very notion of dating or holding another hand was repulsive, I met this one, that crazy Dame over there,” he added. Close