Who is Courtney Thorne-Smith’s husband? All about agent Roger Fishman as Melrose Place star files for divorce

Courtney Thorne-Smith has filed for divorce from her husband, Roger Fishman, after four years of living their separate lives.

According to a report in the Us Weekly, the Melrose Place star indicated in her court documents, filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court on June 17, 2025, that she separated from Fishman in September 2021, and now wanted a divorce. She cited “irreconcilable differences” as reason for the split.

Their divorce comes after 18 years of marriage. Courtney Thorne-Smith reportedly tied the knot with her husband on December 31, 2007. The couple met in 2004 in a flight, three years after Courtney split from her first husband, Andrew Conrad. They share a 17-year-old son for whom she has filed for joint custody.

Roger Fishman is a famous photographer, known for nature and wildlife photography. He is also an artist, adventurer and activist. He was once a businessman and had a successful career in corporate marketing.

Fishman then founded his own production consulting company and is now involved in consulting, video production and social media marketing for major companies.

He has been also been professionally associated with Thorne-Smith as her agent, according to Today.

All we know about Roger Fishman as Courtney Thorne-Smith files for divorce

Courtney Thorne-Smith and Roger Fishman got married in 2007 after dating each other for several years. According to a report in Today, the couple took their wedding vows in an intimate ceremony at Thorne-Smith’s house. They welcomed their son, Jacob Emerson Fishman, in 2008 at Los Angeles' Cedars Sinai Medical Centre. He is 17 now.

In an interview with On Landscape, Fishman said that he was raised in Orange, Connecticut. He is the youngest of all siblings and has two older sisters. While he was growing up, his family faced financial difficulties, and his parents’ unhappy marriage ultimately led to their divorce.

He told the outlet:

“After my parent's divorce, my mother had to buy groceries and pay bills while getting paid $2/hour and working 6 days a week as a dental hygienist. In fact, I was given food stamps in elementary school and refused to use them because I was embarrassed, as it would mean that other kids could see how financially poor we were.”

Driven by financial troubles, Roger Fishman built a successful career. He grew up being influenced by National Geographic, watching Jacques Cousteau and studying wildlife, and different cultures around the world.

He worked for 10 major companies, eventually founding his own production consulting business, per his biography on his official website.

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However, after his son was born he pursued his passion for art and adventure and became a photographer. He camped with the Penguins in Antarctica, braving the negative 40 degree temperatures. He sailed through the Drake Passage twice, took photographs of a mother Cheetah with her cubs in Kenya, and grizzly bears in Alaska.

Besides nature and wildlife, he loves capturing dramatic landscapes to document the climatic changes. His primary focus in recent years has been on aerial photography and videography, particularly in regions like Greenland and Iceland.

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