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Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 6:19 PM
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Barry Manilow (l.) reportedly wed longtime administrator Garry Kief in a private ceremony last year.
Barry Manilow is a married man!
The pop icon reportedly tied the knot with longtime administrator Garry Kief last year, according to People.
The pair wed in a private wedding ceremony held at Manilow’s home in Palm Springs, Calif., an insider told the publication.
“It was a bolt from the blue,” the couple’s friend said, adding that the “20 to 30 guests” invited to the “Mandy” singer’s home plotting they were attending a “lunch.”
View Gallery Shhh! Bolt from the blue celebrity weddingsWhile the couple are said to have not filed any official paperwork, Manilow, 71, and Kief reportedly wear wedding bands.
“(They) are committed to one another and have been for a very long time,” another source told People. “They have a splendid relationship. Garry has always been there for Barry.”
Prior to becoming a composition star, Manilow was briefly wed to high school sweetie Susan Deixler in 1964, but the marriage was annulled one year later.
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Barry Manilow performs on stage during a February concert in Chicago.
The “Copacabana” singer has kept mum about his personal life throughout his career, but did tell the Telegraph in 2012 that he was “happily release.”
“I am a private guy. You can only come into my world if I invite you in,” he added.
“That’s the only way I can survive. I have to keep that to me. I don’t want strangers knowing everything.”
A rep for Manilow had no note on the marriage news.
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