How did Paul Sorvino and Dee Dee Benkie meet?

Paul Sorvino died at 83 on monday.

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His wife,Dee Dee Benkie, confirmed the news.

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Paul Sorvino and wife Dee Dee Benkie announced

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their elopement on Cavuto in January 2015

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The two first met in the green room during separate appearances on the network.

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It was a journalist who first sparked their love match.

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Their first date was at the famous Del Frisco's steakhouse

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Dee Dee called her husband a "true renaissance man"

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