Melissa Gilbert

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Melissa Gilbert

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Melissa Gilbert was born on May 8, 1964 and is 60 years old now.

Birthday: May 8, 1964
How Old - Age: 60

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Melissa is alive and kicking and is currently 60 years old.
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Is Melissa Gilbert's father, Paul Gilbert, dead or alive?

Melissa Gilbert's father, Paul Gilbert, is still alive and kicking at the age of 57. He is American and has had a career as a guitarist.

Is Melissa Gilbert's mother, Barbara Crane, dead or alive?

Barbara Crane's information is not available now.

Melissa Gilbert's sisters :

Melissa has 2 sisters:
  • Melissa Gilbert's sister, Sara Gilbert, is still alive and kicking at the age of 49. She is American and has had a career as an actress.

  • Melissa Gilbert's sister, Claudia Cowan, is still alive and kicking at the age of 66. She is American and has had a career as a tv news person.

Melissa Gilbert's brother :

  • Melissa Gilbert's brother, Jonathan Gilbert, is still alive and kicking at the age of 56. He is American and has had a career as a child actor, stock broker.

Melissa Gilbert - Biography

Melissa Ellen Gilbert is an American actress, television director, and 2016 Democratic candidate for Michigan's 8th congressional district. Gilbert served as the President of the Screen Actors Guild from 2001 to 2005. In 2009, her autobiography Prairie Tale: A Memoir, was released. In 2014, she wrote a short story for children, called Daisy and Josephine as well as My Prairie Cookbook: Memories and Frontier Food from My Little House to Yours. In 2016, Gilbert ran for U.S. Congress as a Democrat in Michigan's 8th congressional district and she won the Democratic primary. She later dropped out because of head and neck injuries sustained in a 2012 accident.
After her break up with Rob Lowe, Gilbert left for New York City to star in the play A Shayna Maidel. Gilbert was set up with actor Bo Brinkman, a cousin of actors Randy Quaid and Dennis Quaid. The couple married on February 22, 1988, only seven weeks after her relationship with Rob Lowe ended. Gilbert became pregnant months later. On May 1, 1989, she gave birth to son Dakota Paul Brinkman. The couple divorced in 1992.

Only weeks after Gilbert's divorce filing, Bruce Boxleitner's former wife, Kathryn Holcomb, set Boxleitner up with Gilbert. Holcomb by then was married to actor Ian Ogilvy. Gilbert had met Boxleitner as a teenager when they both were on Battle of the Network Stars when Gilbert introduced herself, and she had a pin-up of him in her locker. But Boxleitner ignored her because she was a teen and he was many years older than she was. After reconnecting, the couple started dating on and off for over a year. They were engaged twice and Boxleitner broke up with her each time. After reuniting for a third time, they finally married on January 1, 1995, in her mother's living room. Gilbert quickly became pregnant, but went into premature labor more than two months before her due date. She gave birth to a son, Michael Garrett Boxleitner, named in honor of Michael Landon, on October 6, 1995. His middle name is in honor of Garrett Peckinpah, her friend Sandy Peckinpah's son, who had died suddenly of meningitis at age 16. Gilbert is also stepmother to Boxleitner's two sons with Holcomb, Sam (born 1980) and Lee (born 1985). On March 1, 2011, Gilbert announced that she and Boxleitner had separated. On August 22, 2011, Gilbert filed for divorce from Boxleitner.
On January 29, 2013, Gilbert's representative confirmed the actress's engagement to fellow actor Timothy Busfield. The couple married on April 24, 2013. Since July 2013, Gilbert and Busfield have resided in Howell, Michigan.

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