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 Cuomo met [[Kyoko Ito Cuomo|Kyoko Ito]] in [[1997]] at one of his solo concerts<!--I'm not sure it's ever been 100% confirmed which show he met her at.--> in Cambridge, Massachusetts.<ref>"Kyoko" ''Riverpedia''. https://books-r-fun.herokuapp.com/wiki/Kyoko</ref> The two reconnected in [[2005]] after Cuomo thought of her, two years into his period of celibacy.<ref name="dreamlife" /> The two married on [[June 18]], [[2006]].<ref name="rivwedding">Weezer.com archived on Archive.org, July 1 2006: [https://web.archive.org/web/20060701010316/http://weezer.com/]</ref> The pair have two children.
 ===Beliefs===
-Cuomo has been a vegetarian since childhood<ref>"[https://thebadpennyblog.com/2010/09/17/weezers-rivers-cuomo-in-2002-i-think-i-had-a-falling-out-with-the-fans/ Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo In 2002: ‘I Think I Had A Falling Out With The Fans’" ''The Bad Penny''.</ref><ref name="latimesspreadsheet">Wood, Mikael. "[https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-rivers-cuomo-weezer-teal-album-black-album-20190222-story.html Being Rivers Cuomo: Why Weezer’s frontman put his life into a spreadsheet]" 22 February 2019. ''Los Angeles Times''</ref> though he briefly experimented with eating meat in his early thirties.<ref>[https://www.weezerpedia.com/w/index.php?title=Rivers_Cuomo&curid=2&diff=120964&oldid=119914 Weezerpedia edit by User:Rivers]</ref> Cuomo has considered himself an atheist throughout his life.<ref name="whativebeenupto" /> Though he practices Vipassana, a Buddhist form of meditation, he does not consider himself a Buddhist,<ref name="yogamag" /> and does not publicly ascribe to any particular religion. He lent financial support to the 2007 film ''The Dhamma Brothers'' about a prison meditation program in Alabama.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20071224182903/http://www.frizzylogic.org/fl/2007/07/11/the-dhamma-brothers/ The Dhamma Brothers]" ''FrizzyLogic'' 11 July 2007. Archived by ''Wayback Machine''</ref>
+Cuomo has been a vegetarian since childhood<ref>"[https://thebadpennyblog.com/2010/09/17/weezers-rivers-cuomo-in-2002-i-think-i-had-a-falling-out-with-the-fans/ Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo In 2002: ‘I Think I Had A Falling Out With The Fans’" ''The Bad Penny''.</ref><ref name="latimesspreadsheet">Wood, Mikael. "[https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-rivers-cuomo-weezer-teal-album-black-album-20190222-story.html Being Rivers Cuomo: Why Weezer’s frontman put his life into a spreadsheet]" 22 February 2019. ''Los Angeles Times''</ref> though he briefly experimented with eating meat in his early thirties.<ref>[https://www.weezerpedia.com/w/index.php?title=Rivers_Cuomo&curid=2&diff=120964&oldid=119914 Weezerpedia edit by User:Rivers]</ref> Cuomo has considered himself an atheist throughout his life.<ref name="whativebeenupto" /> Though he practices Vipassana, a Buddhist form of meditation, he does not consider himself a Buddhist,<ref name="yogamag" /> and does not publicly ascribe to any particular religion and has never stated his personal beliefs on the subject. He lent financial support to the 2007 film ''The Dhamma Brothers'' about a prison meditation program in Alabama.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20071224182903/http://www.frizzylogic.org/fl/2007/07/11/the-dhamma-brothers/ The Dhamma Brothers]" ''FrizzyLogic'' 11 July 2007. Archived by ''Wayback Machine''</ref>
+On [[November 1]], [[2019]], Cuomo performed songs at Yangapalooza!, a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate {{Wikipedia|Andrew Yang}}. Cuomo did not explicitly endorse Yang.<ref>Hogan, Mark and Bloom, Madison"[https://pitchfork.com/news/heres-what-happened-during-rivers-cuomos-yangapalooza-set/ Here’s What Happened During Rivers Cuomo’s Set at the Andrew Yang Rally in Iowa]" ''Pitchfork''. 1 November 2019.</ref> He has never expressed his political beliefs publicly and has never endorsed any political candidate.
-On [[November 1]], [[2019]], Cuomo performed songs at Yangapalooza!, a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate {{Wikipedia|Andrew Yang}}. Cuomo did not explicitly endorse Yang.<ref>Hogan, Mark and Bloom, Madison. "[https://pitchfork.com/news/heres-what-happened-during-rivers-cuomos-yangapalooza-set/ Here’s What Happened During Rivers Cuomo’s Set at the Andrew Yang Rally in Iowa]" ''Pitchfork''. 1 November 2019.</ref>
 ===Soccer===
 Cuomo was an avid soccer fan for several years, originally wanting to be a soccer player when he grew up.<ref name="studio90" /> On [[January 26]], [[2008]], Cuomo competed in the Mia Hamm and Nomar Garciaparra Celebrity Soccer Challenge.<ref>Thompson, Paul. "[https://pitchfork.com/news/28510-rivers-cuomo-plays-in-celebrity-charity-soccer-game/ Rivers Cuomo Plays in Celebrity Charity Soccer Game]. ''Pitchfork''. 28 January 2008.</ref> In 2009, Cuomo competed in the Athletes for Africa 5v5 match alongside actor [[Michael Cera]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20161231170043/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/actor-takes-part-in-charity-soccer-tournament-today/article1201621/ Actor takes part in charity soccer tournament today ] ''Globe and Mail''. 22 August 2009.</ref> Cuomo wrote the 2010 Weezer single "[[Represent]]" for the U.S. Soccer team ahead of the World Cup. In January of 2013, Cuomo received a diagnosis of an unspecified condition in his knee that prevents him from playing soccer. Said Cuomo, "Once I realised I couldn’t play, it became too emotionally painful to watch the sport and I haven’t since."<ref>Ryan, Gary."[https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/does-rock-n-roll-kill-braincells-weezer-rivers-cuomo-3765447 Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo: “If Taylor Swift ever wants to make a rock album, I’d love to help out!”]" ''NME''. 21 June 2024.</ref>