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Hacks actress showed off her new boyfriend on Monday evening.
He is Joe Pacheco, who has played Bart Daley alongside and on The Morning Show.
The Boston-based actor has also appeared in Major Crimes, Bent and 100 Code.
They looked happy as they smiled at each other while arm-in-arm at the 2026 Roundabout Theatre Company Gala in New York.
They wore matching black: she was in a round-neck floor-length gown with ruffles on the waistline, hem and sleeves while he had on a black suit and tie with a crisp white shirt.
The 74-year-old blonde star was
Hacks actress Jean Smart showed off her new boyfriend on Monday evening. He is Joe Pacheco who has played Bart Daley alongside Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon on The Morning Show
The Boston-based actor has also appeared in Major Crimes, Bent and 100 Code. They looked happy as they smiled at each other while arm-in-arm at the 2026 Roundabout Theatre Company Gala in New York
The couple seems to have been dating since at least late 2024, according to Instagram posts of them together.
And Pacheco has marked his status as 'in a relationship.'
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In January, she gave a big shoutout to her boyfriend when she accepted her second Golden Globe award for Hacks.
Smart walked the red carpet before the awards with Pacheco before winning Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series.
She thanked 'Joe' for being part of the 'support' surrounding her.
'I'm one of the luckiest people in—not this room—in this entire business, and it does not go unappreciated,' Smart said as she accepted the award. 'I have the best bosses, I have the best showrunners, I have the best cast, led by the brilliant Hannah Einbinder, and I have… my kids, Joe, I mean, I am just surrounded by so much support,' she said.
The Hacks star was married to actor Richard Gilliland for 35 years before his sudden death from a heart condition in 2021.
The blonde star was married to actor Richard Gilliland for 35 years before his sudden death from a heart condition in 2021. Seen in Audrey's Rain in 2003
He was 71 at the time of his passing. They share two sons, Connor Gilliland, 36, and Forrest Gilliland, 17. Seen in 2020
He was 71 at the time of his passing. They share two sons, Connor Gilliland, 36, and Forrest Gilliland, 17.
In 2024 Smart called his death 'such a shock' when she discussed his 'unexpected' passing.
'Losing your mate of 35 years—I mean, literally half my life I lived with him is just kind of indescribable,' she said on Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
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'And it just, you go through this period of thinking it's just not real,' she added. 'It's just this isn't real. You know? This just doesn't make any sense.'
Hacks is
Hacks is ending with season five. The HBO Max dark-comedy drama sees Smart play a stand-up comedienne named Deborah Vance, and Hannah Einbinder stars as Ava Daniels, Deborah's young comedy writer
The HBO Max dark-comedy drama sees Smart play a stand-up comedienne named Deborah Vance, and Hannah Einbinder stars as Ava Daniels, Deborah's young comedy writer.
The duo attempt to navigate their dynamics as a professional partnership and their personal lives through the comedy industry.
Einbinder said the atmosphere on set will be 'bittersweet' as the cast knows it will be the last time they work together on the show.
She told Live From E!: 2025 Emmys host Heather McMahan: 'I think it will feel different. We're going to start next week, and knowing it's the last season is really bittersweet.'
However, she said the decision to end Hacks is smart. She explained: 'But I think it's right. It's nice to do something as many times as it should be done [and] not overstay your welcome. Rip it and do it and laugh and cry.'
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