Editing Cary Elwes (section)

== Personal life ==
Elwes met photographer Lisa Marie Kurbikoff in 1991 at a [[Cook-off#Chili cook-off|chili cook-off]] in [[Malibu, California]]; they were engaged in 1997.<ref name="Marriage">{{Cite news |date=3 May 2007 |title=Celebrities – DeGeneres 'Bedding' Talk-Show Guests |work=[[Watertown Daily Times]] |page=D2 |quote=Elwes and Lisa Marie (''née'' Kurbikoff) met in 1991 at a Malibu chili cook-off. They were engaged in 1997 and tied the knot three years later.}}</ref> They married in 2000 and have one daughter.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Silverman |first1=Stephen M. |last2=Jordan |first2=Julie |date=27 April 2007 |title=Cary Elwes, Wife Welcome a Girl |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20037158,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107065256/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20037158,00.html |archive-date=7 November 2011 |access-date=26 September 2011 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> Elwes and his family lost their home in the [[Palisades Fire]] during the [[January 2025 Southern California wildfires]], but evacuated safely.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/local-news/cary-elwes-malibu-home-lost-palisades-fire-wildfires-1236104921/|title=Cary Elwes Shares Update That He Lost Malibu Home After Documenting His Evacuation|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=January 8, 2025|access-date=January 9, 2025}}</ref>

In March 2021, Elwes posted on his social media accounts that his younger half-sister Milica had died after battling Stage 4 cancer for more than a year.<ref>{{Cite Instagram |postid=CMb2XUTAS2n |user=caryelwes |title=My dear sweet Milica. I dislike having to write this about you as it puts the finality on something I have been dreading to accept, which is that you are gone. What can I share about my extraordinary sister in this short space? First and foremost, she had an enormous capacity to care for others over herself. A rare quality of inclusion which makes this loss even more insurmountable. Even whilst suffering she would not want to talk about her day, but about yours. And that conversation would usually end with a few good laughs. In fact, having a good laugh was really important to Mil and that laugh was totally infectious. She was able to laugh as much at death as she was at life. Truly a force to contend with. A candle that burned ever so brightly. I would watch people who met her for the first time and stand back trying to not to smile as I watched them realize this woman was completely without pretense. No filter at all. But in a good way. Looking for the good in people and then making sure to make friends with them. I have met many of the Angels who have surrounded her from the start of their friendship and never left her at the end. To all of you, too many to mention here, I thank you from my completely shattered heart. And to all of you who have shared your outpouring of support to me and my family at this difficult time, we are truly grateful. My North Star will forever twinkle tears in memory of you, Milica. God speed, sweet angel 💔😥🙏 |first=Cary |last=Elwes |date=2021-03-15}}</ref>

Elwes is known for his feud with [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Texas Senator and ''Princess Bride'' fan [[Ted Cruz]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Puente |first=Maria |title=Ted Cruz and Cary Elwes in Twitter spat over 'Princess Bride.' Again. |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/02/03/ted-cruz-and-cary-elwes-twitter-spat-over-princess-bride-again/4381215001/ |access-date=2021-04-12 |work=[[USA Today]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-02-04 |title=Ted Cruz and actor Cary Elwes Twitter feud over 'Princess Bride' |url=https://abc13.com/10311285/ |access-date=2021-04-12 |work=ABC13 Houston |language=en}}</ref> According to the ''[[Hollywood Reporter]]'', Elwes initiated the 2020 fundraiser that re-united many ''Princess Bride'' cast members to support Joe Biden in the battleground state of Wisconsin.<ref name="AP0913">{{Cite news |last=Strauss |first=Jackie |date=17 September 2020 |title=How Wisconsin Democrats Used Hollywood Reunions to Make a "Critical Difference" in the 2020 Election |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/how-a-grassroots-effort-in-wisconsin-sparked-hollywoods-2020-reunion-movement |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915220631/https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/stars-reunite-for-princess-bride-wisconsin-democratic-fundraiser/article_02335c4d-7eb0-52a8-ae47-b1c438c2f396.html |archive-date=15 September 2020 |access-date=15 September 2020 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |quote=Elwes organized the Princess Bride reunion event with the original cast of the 1987 classic film in mid-September that went on to raise $4.25 million dollars.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Goldman |first=David |date=6 September 2020 |title='The Princess Bride' cast is reuniting and Ted Cruz is livid about why |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/06/media/princess-bride-reunion-trnd/index.html |access-date=2021-04-12 |work=CNN}}</ref> The [[Princess Bride Reunion|''Princess Bride'' Reunion]] raised more than $4 million for [[Democratic Party of Wisconsin|Wisconsin Democrats]].<ref name="jso917">{{Cite web |last=Spicuzza |first=Mary |date=17 September 2020 |title='A fundraiser of unusual size': Princess Bride reunion raises $4.25 million for Wisconsin Democrats |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/17/princess-bride-reunion-raises-4-25-million-wisconsin-democrats/5793750002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024130937/https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/17/princess-bride-reunion-raises-4-25-million-wisconsin-democrats/5793750002/ |archive-date=24 October 2020 |access-date=18 September 2020 |website=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |quote=Elwes also played a key role in organizing the fundraiser.}}</ref>

=== ''Saw'' lawsuit ===
In August 2005, Elwes filed a lawsuit against [[Evolution Entertainment]], his management firm and producer of ''[[Saw (2004 film)|Saw]]''. Elwes said he was promised a minimum of 1% of the producers' net profits and did not receive the full amount.<ref name="Cary">{{Cite news |last=Mitchell |first=Peter |date=20 August 2005 |title=Not everyone happy with their cut from Saw |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/film/not-everyone-happy-with-their-cut-from-saw/2005/08/20/1124435169494.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107064640/http://www.theage.com.au/news/film/not-everyone-happy-with-their-cut-from-saw/2005/08/20/1124435169494.html |archive-date=7 November 2012 |access-date=26 September 2011 |work=[[The Age]] |agency=[[Association of American Publishers|AAP]]}}</ref> The case was [[legal settlement|settled out of court]]. Elwes returned to the series in 2010 reprising his role in ''[[Saw 3D]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gingold |first=Michael |date=25 April 2010 |title="Saw VII" Synopsis and Cast Revealed – Including Cary Elwes! |url=http://www.fangoria.com/index.php?id=641:saw-vii-synopsis-and-cast-revealedincluding-cary-elwes&option=com_content&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=167 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614095114/http://www.fangoria.com/index.php?id=641:saw-vii-synopsis-and-cast-revealedincluding-cary-elwes&option=com_content&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=167 |archive-date=14 June 2012 |access-date=26 September 2011 |website=[[Fangoria]]}}</ref>