After a decade in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Anthony Mackie is finally gearing up for his leading role as the titular hero in Captain America: Brave New World. The character actor has popped up in movies and TV shows for over 20 years, with appearances in Million Dollar Baby, The Hurt Locker and Altered Carbon. However, it’s playing Sam Wilson—aka Falcon aka the newest iteration of Captain America—that has finally put him directly in the spotlight.
Similar to his character Sam Wilson, Mackie likes to keep his personal life private. While we do know that Mackie was previously married to his childhood sweetheart Sheletta Chapital, the actor has been fairly tightlipped about his love life since their divorce in 2018. As Mackie enters the limelight in a larger way, people are sure to be asking if the latest Marvel star is taken.
Here is everything we know about Anthony Mackie’s romantic life, including his marriage with ex-wife Sheletta Chapital.
Is Anthony Mackie single?
Yes, the actor told People ahead of the release of Captain America: Brave New World that “the idea of dating is really hard” as a celebrity. The 46-year-old continued, “How do you trust someone? How do you put yourself in a position to be vulnerable? How do you know what someone really [wants] from you when all you want is to just be loved and appreciated? What does that look like?”
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Who is Anthony Mackie married to?
The Captain America: Brave New World star is currently single but was once married to Sheletta Chapital, whom he’d known since he was 7 years old.
How did Anthony Mackie meet his ex-wife, Sheletta Chapital?
The Pain & Gain star revealed that he and Chapital met when they were both seven-year-olds growing up in New Orleans, Louisiana. Chapital used to bully Mackie in elementary school where Mackie was a transfer student. Mackie explained in an interview on The Queen Latifah Show, “When I walked into second grade, it was Dr. Seuss Day, and we had the little hot plate out and the teacher was making green eggs and ham. So I walk in and I looked and I see this little girl with these ratty pigtails and skinny legs, and I was like, ‘Wow!’”
During their adolescence, the two were on and off as a couple. When they were in their late 20s, the two reconnected at a Hurricane Katrina benefit rock concert when Mackie was there to help rebuild homes in New Orleans. Mackie had his first cell phone and told her to put her number in the phone. In a Late Late Show with James Cordon interview, he recalled, “She put her number in my phone, and it’s been dope ever since.”
What is Sheletta Chapital’s occupation?
Chapital is a business development director at Favor International.
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When did Anthony Mackie and Sheletta Chapital get engaged?
There’s no information about The Falcon and the Winter Soldier star and Chapital’s engagement. They are very private people. “I’ve always kept my personal life out of the business,” Mackie stated in the Esquire interview, referring to keeping his personal life private.
When did Anthony Mackie and Sheletta Chapital get married?
The couple were married on Dec. 17, 2014, in a relatively private ceremony at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, surrounded by 130 of their closest friends and family.
How many kids do Anthony Mackie and Sheletta Chapital have?
The Twisted Metal actor and Chapital share four sons. The first two were born before the couple married, and the second two after they were married. Their ages range between 8 and 15, according to Mackie, even though they have not disclosed their sons’ names or birthdays.
When did Anthony Mackie and Sheletta Chapital divorce?
After three years of marriage, the couple amicably split in 2017. Their divorce was finalized in 2018. They share joint custody of their four sons.
How are things between them now?
In the Esquire interview Mackie responded, “Haaaaarrrrd pass!” when the reporter attempted to approach the subject. People may never know, and that’s how the new Captain America likes it.
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