Neve Campbell's Husband Files for Divorce

Party of Five star's marriage ends after four-month separation

By Daniel Frankel Nov 07, 1997 2:35 AMTags
Jeffrey Colt, husband of Party of Five and Scream star Neve Campbell, filed for divorce in Los Angeles Superior Court Thursday. The couple has been separated since July.

Colt, a 33-year-old aspiring actor, cited irreconcilable differences for ending the two-and-a-half-year-old marriage to Campbell, 23.

Campbell and Colt met eight years ago in Toronto. Colt was tending bar in the theater housing a production of Phantom of the Opera; Campbell was a performer in the company. They married hastily in April 1994--Campbell was forced to move to L.A. to start work on Party of Five, and since Colt was a Canadian citizen sans green card, a quickie wedding was necessary for the couple to remain together.

Campbell seemed prescient in a People magazine article last year. "If we grow apart, that's a circumstance we'll deal with." One reason for the couple's marital woes: disparate career success. Campbell's a budding superstar in Tinseltown; Colt's still looking for a steady acting gig.

Campbell has recently been spotted in Hollywood with Scream costar Matthew Lillard (Skeet Ulrich's insane stabbing buddy in the film).