In 2006, while starring in the Los Angeles production of “The Ghost and Mrs. Muir”, he met Katharine McPhee, another performer in the show. Ms. McPhee would go on to become one of “American Idol’s” most popular contestants (though she was eliminated), and she is the current star of the hit television show “Smash”. The two were married in 2008. Mr. Cokas has moved away from performing somewhat, and has shifted his focus to producing, launching his own company called Zenith Film Group.