Hargitay & Meloni: 25 Years of Friendship & Chemistry

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Mariska Hargote and Christopher Maloney kicked off their iconic partnership as Olivia

Benson and Elliott Stabler on Law and Order Special Victims Unit.

Back in 1999.

Over 25 years later, they're still tight off screen too.

Hargote's even Godmother to Maloney's daughter.

To mark his 65th birthday on April 2nd, fans are reminiscing about their endless buddy

moments from Red Carpets to crossovers with his.

Organized crime spinoff.

Lately, they've been spotted hugging it out at the ACE Eddie Awards, sharing selfies on

set and holding hands court side at a New York Knicks game, with family.

They hit the 2025 Emmys together for the franchise's 35th anniversary, presenting awards alongside

iced tea and others, with Maloney.

Giving Hargote a lift out of the venue afterward.

Their chemistry clicked from day one during auditions, where they finished a story mid-room

before testing.

Hargote called it effortless and fun, like finding a brother.

Fans love how it fueled the show's dynamic.

Her steady Benson balancing his fiery stabler, though she was devastated when he left in 2011

over.

Contract issues.

Maloney says they pick up right where they left off, full of laughter and trust.

No one else matches in.

Reunions hit emotional notes, like their organized crime crossovers, where shorthand and backwatching

made it Pavlovian magic.

Hargote trusts him to catch her every leap, enacting or life.

These two proved partnerships last beyond the squad room, still goofing at the US open

or Emmys, fighting off thieves like pros.

Their bond keeps evolving, lighting up screens and feeds, a real life win for fans everywhere.