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Metcalf and Roth divorcing

Laurie Metcalf, Sandra Bernhard, Alicia Goranson, John Goodman, Roseanne, Michael Fishman and Sara Gilbert (L-R), cast members in the television comedy series "Roseanne," ham it up on the red carpet at the DVD launch party for "Roseanne Season One" in Los Angeles July 18, 2005. . (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen)
Laurie Metcalf, Sandra Bernhard, Alicia Goranson, John Goodman, Roseanne, Michael Fishman and Sara Gilbert (L-R), cast members in the television comedy series "Roseanne," ham it up on the red carpet at the DVD launch party for "Roseanne Season One" in Los Angeles July 18, 2005. . (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen) | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. actor Matt Roth has filed for divorce from actress Laurie Metcalf, his partner of 18 years, court records show.

TMZ reported the news Tuesday.

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Roth cited irreconcilable differences as the cause for the split after six years of marriage. He said they separated in 2008, TMZ reported.

The couple are the parents of sons Will, 17, and Donovan, 11, and daughter Mae, 6.

Metcalf played Jackie on TV's "Roseanne," while Roth played the recurring role of Jackie's abusive boyfriend Fisher.

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