Who Is Frankie Valli’s Wife? All About Jackie Jacobs

Frankie Valli has found love again!

The iconic singer, who is 89 years old, married his wife Jackie Jacobs in Las Vegas on June 26, 2023. Valli first met the former CBS marketing executive in 2007, but the couple didn’t start dating until 2015.

“It’s great to have found love once again at this stage of my life,” Valli told PEOPLE after the private ceremony.

The Four Seasons frontman married his first wife, Mary Mandel, in 1957 before splitting up 13 years later. He later married Mary Ann Hannigan in 1974, but they separated in 1982. She married Randy Clohessy in 1984. Valli was married to Clohessy for twenty years before filing for divorce in 2004.

Between his four marriages, Valli had six children, two daughters, a stepdaughter, and three sons. Two of her daughters died young, Celia died in an accident in 1980 and Francine died of a drug overdose six months later.

Before her 89th birthday in May 2023, Valli spoke with PEOPLE about how she stays young and thinks about her new age.

“Just one more year as I look. So far, my health has been good enough so I can drive – I have all the marbles and I’m always interested in learning,” he said. “I love scripting and I always review new music and listen to other people’s music for inspiration.”

He added that the secret to staying young is to keep working and keeping busy.

So who is Frankie Valli’s new wife? Here’s everything you need to know about Jackie Jacobs.

He’s from Maryland

Jacobs grew up in a suburb of Maryland. He did not stray too far from home for college, attending the University of Maryland, where he studied radio, television, and film.

He is a former CBS Marketing Executive.

According to LinkedIn, Jacobs started working at CBS in April 1998. He eventually became senior marketing manager at the company.

He married Valli in June 2023.

Although Jacobs and Valli first met in 2007, they didn’t start dating until 2015, the Maryland native told PEOPLE.

“We met at a restaurant in Los Angeles where he joined my friends and me for dinner,” he said. “We kept in touch on the phone until he called me in late 2015 and asked for an appointment, and we’ve been together ever since.”

Eight years later, Jacobs and Valli were married in an intimate ceremony at the Westgate Hotel in Las Vegas. Valli has a residence nearby and the two have decided to hook up in the same place.

They were sworn in at a private ceremony with Valli’s hit song “Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You” playing in the background. Valli wore a navy blue suit while Jacobs wore a white wedding dress.

She is Valli’s fourth wife.

Valli married his first wife, Mary Mandel, also known as Mary Delgado, in 1957. At that time, Mary had a 2-year-old daughter named Celia, and Valli became her stepfather. The couple welcomed two more daughters – Antonia and Francine – who died of a drug overdose in 1980.

“It lives with you forever,” Valli told PEOPLE in 2008. “She died a long time ago, but I often imagine what she would have been like if she were alive. She had a wonderful voice.”

At that time, Valli had already broken up with the girls’ mother in 1971 and remarried to Mary Ann Hannigan in 1974. However, Valli and Hannigan ended their marriage in 1982.

Two years later Valli married Randy Clohessy for the third time. The two went on to welcome their three sons together: Francesco and twins Brando and Emilio. They stayed together for 20 years before breaking up in 2004.

“It was a tough breakup because of the kids,” Valli’s friend Stewie Stone told PEOPLE about the breakup. “She doesn’t get them as often as she wants. It’s tough when you have kids and they’re not home anymore. You don’t hear that voice.”

Walked the red carpet with Valli

Although they mostly keep their relationship secret, Jacobs and Valli have been on a number of red carpets together since they started dating. Their first time together was in October 2016 when they attended the opening night of Valli’s Broadway show. Since then, they’ve been involved in everything from 2019’s premiere. Astra flyer to a number of Marvel movies, including Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Ant-Man and the Wasp And Avengers: Endgame.

In the second, Jacobs talked about how proud she is of her current husband and how much she loves his music. When a reporter from FabTV asked him if he ever got tired of hearing Valli’s iconic hit “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” he said he “never” did.

“His shows are so fantastic,” he added. “He did a show at the Saban Theater a few weeks ago, and people said it might be one of the best shows he’s ever done. It was incredible.”

Supports Valli

In addition to accompanying her on the red carpets, Jacobs also stood by Valli in other important moments of her life. In May 2023, a street in Newark, New Jersey, where Valli grew up on a housing project, was named after him. Jacobs stood proudly beside her as they held the new street sign together.

“It was pretty exciting. It really was,” Valli told PEOPLE of the event. “My entire youth was spent there and I was successful while living there. [it’s] very special place.”