Bill Hudson

Actor

Popular As William L. Hudson

Birthday October 17, 1949

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Age 74 years old

Nationality United States

#2173 Most Popular

1949

William Louis Hudson Jr. (born October 17, 1949) is an American musician and actor.

1965

He was a vocalist in The Hudson Brothers, a band he formed in 1965 with his two younger brothers, Brett and Mark.

1974

In 1974, Hudson dated actress Jill St. John.

1976

A year later he became involved with Goldie Hawn, and they married in 1976.

They had two children, Oliver Hudson (b. 1976) and Kate Hudson (b. 1979), who were raised by Hawn and Kurt Russell.

1978

He later had a brief acting career, appearing in supporting roles in Zero to Sixty (1978), Hysterical (1983), and Big Shots (1987).

He also appeared in a recurring guest role on the series Doogie Howser, M.D..

Hudson was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, the eldest of three sons (Brett and Mark are his two younger brothers) born to Eleanor (née Salerno) and William Louis Hudson.

His mother was Italian American (his maternal grandfather came from Carlentini, Province of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy).

He and his brothers were nephews (by marriage) of actor Keenan Wynn.

Hudson's father left his family when Hudson was six (famously saying he was going out for a pack of cigarettes), and he stated that his mother had to depend on welfare to support her children.

He and his siblings were raised in their mother's Catholic faith.

1980

Hudson filed for divorce in 1980 and it was finalized two years later.

1981

Hudson next had a brief relationship with Ali MacGraw, which dissolved by mid-1981.

1982

Hudson married Cindy Williams in 1982 and they had two children, Emily (b. 1982) and Zachary (b. 1986) before divorcing in 2000.

1987

As an actor, Hudson appeared in the film Big Shots (1987), and three episodes of the television series Doogie Howser, M.D. from 1989 to 1992.

1988

Hudson campaigned for Democratic politician Michael Dukakis' presidential bid in 1988.

2006

He and then-girlfriend Caroline Graham have a daughter together, Lalania (b. 2006).

2011

Hudson released his memoir, Two Versions: The Other Side of Fame and Family, in December 2011.

He and his brothers had a Saturday morning variety show called The Hudson Brothers

2015

When Oliver slammed his biological father in a public statement on Father's Day in 2015, Hudson spoke out for the first time to accuse Hawn of "willfully alienating" him from their children through the years.

2018

In 2018, Hudson's son, Oliver, told Larry King that he and his father had begun speaking again after being estranged for many years.