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Mariska Hargitay celebrated her birthday on Monday and at least one of her Law & Order: Special Victims Unit The co-stars couldn’t pass up this opportunity.
In a quirky tribute posted on Instagram, Christopher Meloni got so close to the camera that only his eyes and forehead were visible, sending a message to Hargitay, 59.
“Masha,” he hissed, referring to the actress by the nickname he uses. “Do you know what today is?”
He then leaned over for the camera and whispered, “I do.”
In the post’s caption, Meloni, 61, added, “Congratulations to Marsha.”
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Hargitay previously explained during a joint appearance with Meloni. Late night with Seth Meyers Last March, “Masha” was “one of many names” her co-stars dubbed her.
The duo also use “Marshmelon”, a combination of Masha and Meloni, and “Bensler”, a combination of her. SVUs Character surname, Benson, and Meloni’s character surname, Stabler.
Hargitay played Law & Order: Special Victims Unit As Detective Olivia Benson since the 1999 premiere. Law and Order: Organized Crime.
The two actors share a brief friendship that has captivated fans on and off screen, with Hargitay listed as Meloni’s wife on the Wikipedia page despite being married to someone else. There was even something.
“I mean, I don’t think I’m going to marry him anytime soon, but I’m kind of like his second wife,” Hargitay explained to PEOPLE in September. mother.”
Meloni similarly sarcastically deadpanned after admitting that “fandom goes wild” about his and Hargitay’s onscreen chemistry.
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In July, Meloni celebrated his 27th wedding anniversary with wife Sherman Williams. Meanwhile, Hargitay met her husband Peter Herrmann on the set of her movie. Law and Order: SVU In the early 2000s, they celebrated their 18th wedding anniversary in August.
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Hartigey’s birthday comes just one day after Meloni celebrated his wife’s 63rd birthday. To mark the occasion, the actor shared an Instagram post of Williams dancing through the night in celebration.
“So… this happened. My girlfriend. Ageless. Timeless. With young people, we’ll show you how it’s done.”
