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'Roseanne's' Laurie Metcalf files for divorce

Laurie Metcalf, who played Roseanne's sister Jackie on "Roseanne" and the husband she met while filming that show, Matt Roth, are calling it quits after six and a half years of marriage.
/ Source: Us Weekly

And thats a wrap for Laurie Metcalf and husband Matt Roth. The "Roseanne" actress, 56, is divorcing her husband of six and a half years, documents at E! News confirm.

Citing irreconcilable differences, Roth filed for divorce; the papers reveal that the couple have been separated for the past three years.

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The duo met on the set of "Roseanne" back in 1992, when Roth played Fisher, the abusive younger boyfriend of Metcalf's character Jackie (Roseanne Barr's younger sister on the show).

The couple share three kids together: sons Will, 18, and Donovan, 11, and daughter Mae, 6. Roth is requesting joint legal and physical custody of the kids.

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Among her many other film and TV stints post-"Roseanne", three-time Emmy winner Metcalf recently played Jim Parsons' mom on "The Big Bang Theory."