Meanwhile, Ken Olin and Patty Wettig were married to each other in real life but married to Mel Harris and Tim Busfield, respectively, on the show. Having to watch each other play intimate bedroom scenes with someone else’s partner wasn’t easy, but possibly added a certain charge to a union that was already tempestuous enough, given the inevitable volatility of a marriage between two actors. Peter Horton and Polly Draper played Michael and Hope’s single friends, which was no small irony since Peter’s marriage was falling apart, and Polly’s would soon follow. Tim Busfield was recently divorced
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