Penny Marshall Ex-Husband: Who Is Michael Henry?

Penny Marshall was first married to Michael Harry. They were college sweethearts at the University of New Mexico. He played defensive end on the football team.

Henry graduated from Highland High School in Albuquerque before earning an athletic scholarship to college. Henry later earned a master’s degree in special education.

Penny Marshall wrote in her Newsweek piece that Michael Henry moved to Colorado after their divorce. According to his obituary, he met his second wife, Sherry, through his work with Special Olympics. They got married in 1983 and lived in Phoenix.

Sherry described Henry at the of his passing as the type of person who attracted attention.

Henry and his new wife had a daughter named Heather. When Henry died in 2009, his first daughter Tracy and her children Spencer, Bella and Viva were all listed as surviving family members.