Bruce Boxleitner & Melissa Gilbert

Bruce Boxleitner and Melissa Gilbert
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Bruce Boxleitner and Melissa Gilbert  
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Bruce Boxleitner and Melissa Gilbert were married for 16 years. They dated for 3 years after getting together in 1992 and married on 1st Jan 1995. 16 years later they divorced on 25th Aug 2011.

They had a son named Michael Garrett age 28.

On Screen Matchups

Bruce Boxleitner and Melissa Gilbert were in 2 on-screen matchups, notably House of Secrets(1993) and Zoya(1995).

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Bruce Boxleitner is a 73 year old American Actor. Born Bruce William Boxleitner on 12th May, 1950 in Elgin, Illinois, USA, he is famous for Babylon 5, Tron. His zodiac sign is Taurus.

Melissa Gilbert is a 59 year old American Actress. Born Melissa Ellen Gilbert on 8th May, 1964 in Los Angeles, California, USA, she is famous for Laura on Little House on the Prairie. Her zodiac sign is Taurus.

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Relationship Statistics

StatusDurationLength
Dating1992 - 1st Jan 1995 3 years
Married1st Jan 1995 - Dec 2011 16 years, 11 months
Total 1992 - Dec 2011 19 years, 11 months


(1 January 1995 - 25 August 2011) ( divorced) ( 1 child)
Was introduced to last ex-husband Bruce Boxleitner by his ex-wife, Kathryn Holcomb.
son Michael Garrett Boxleitner on October 6, 1995
Ex-wife Kathryn Holcomb introduced him to future wife, Melissa Gilbert. He called off his engagement to Melissa twice before they finally made it to the altar. The couple have since divorced.
March 01, 2011
Melissa Gilbert, 46, has separated from her husband of 16 years, Bruce Boxleitner, 60, a rep for the actress confirms.
Wed in 1995 after a stormy courtship, the couple have one son, Michael, 15, named for Michael Landon, Gilbert's costar, mentor and father figure during her 9-year (from 1974 to 1983) stint as Laura Ingalls on TV's Little House on the Prairie.
Gilbert also has a son, Dakota, 21, from her previous marriage to Bo Brinkman; Boxleitner has two sons, ages 30 and 25, from his previous marriage to former actress Kathryn Ogilvy."We have loved each other for a very long time and we share four incredible sons together," Gilbert, a former president of the Screen Actors Guild, said in a statement. "On behalf of our family we ask to be allowed our privacy during this very difficult time."
Melissa Gilbert Files For Divorce From Bruce Boxleitnera
Thursday August 25, 2011
Nearly six months after announcing their separation, Melissa Gilbert filed for divorce from her husband of 16 years, Bruce Boxleitner.
Gilbert, 47, cites irreconcilable differences in her filing Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court. She seeks joint custody of their son Michael, 15, who was named after Gilbert's costar and mentor Michael Landon on TV's Little House on the Prairie.
Gilbert also seeks not to pay spousal support to Boxleitner, 61, an actor who recently appeared in Tron: Legacy.
The pair also have three adult sons from their previous marriages.
The divorce papers were filed the same week that Gilbert's sister, The Talk's Sara Gilbert, announced the end of her relationship with Allison Adler. They will share custody of their two children.
Only weeks after Gilbert's divorce filing, Bruce Boxleitner's ex-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, as she had a pin-up of him in her locker. But Boxleitner ignored her, as 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.

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Relationship Timeline

25th August, 2011 - Divorce

1st March, 2011 - Breakup

6th October, 1995 - Child

1st January, 1995 - Marriage

1992 - Hookup

Couple Comparison

Name
Bruce Boxleitner
Melissa Gilbert
Bruce Boxleitner
Melissa Gilbert
Age (at start of relationship)
41
27
Height
Male
6' 2" (188 cm)
Female
5' 3" (160 cm)
Zodiac
Taurus
Taurus
Occupation
Actor
Actress
Hair Color
Salt and Pepper
Red
Eye Color
Hazel
Hazel
Nationality
American
American
Religion
Christian
Jewish
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Children

NameGenderBornAge
Michael GarrettMale6th October, 199528 years old

Onscreen Matchups

  • House of Secrets House of Secrets 1993
  • Zoya Zoya 1995

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bobJun 24, 2010

Idont know that couple enough to place any comments. But they seems to be a nice couple,if I would have been in the area at the time I would have try my chance,to be is man.


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