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William Louis Hudson Jr.[1] (born October 17, 1949)[2] is an American musician and actor. He was a vocalist in The Hudson Brothers, a band he formed in 1965 with his two younger brothers, Brett and Mark. 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..

Bill Hudson
Hudson in 1974
Born	William Louis Hudson Jr. (1949-10-17) October 17, 1949 (age 73) Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Occupation	Musician, actor
Years active	1965–2015
Spouses	Goldie Hawn ​ ​ (m. 1976; div. 1982)​ Cindy Williams ​ ​ (m. 1982; div. 2000)​
Children	5, including Oliver & Kate
Relatives	Mark Hudson (brother) Brett Hudson (brother) Sarah Hudson (niece)

Early life

Hudson was born and raised in Portland, Oregon,[2] 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).[3][4][5][6] He and his brothers were nephews (by marriage) of actor Keenan Wynn.[7]

Hudson's father left his family when he was six (famously saying he was going out for a pack of cigarettes),[6] and he stated that his mother had to depend on welfare to support her children.[8] He and his siblings were raised in the Roman Catholic faith.[6]

Career

The Hudson Brothers

Other ventures

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.

Hudson released his memoir, Two Versions: The Other Side of Fame and Family, in December 2011.[9]

Personal life

In 1974, Hudson dated actress Jill St. John.[10] A year later he became involved with Goldie Hawn, and they married in 1976. Hudson filed for divorce in 1980[11] and it was finalized two years later. They have two children, Oliver Hudson (b. 1976) and Kate Hudson (b. 1979), who were raised by Hawn and Kurt Russell. Hudson would later accuse Hawn of "willfully alienating" him from their children.[12]

Hudson next had a relationship with Ali MacGraw, which dissolved by mid-1981.[13]

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

He also has a daughter (named Lalania) born in 2006[12] to ex-girlfriend Caroline Graham.[14]

In 2018, Hudson's son, Oliver, told Larry King that he and his father had begun speaking again after being estranged for many years.[15]

Hudson campaigned for Democratic politician Michael Dukakis' presidential bid in 1988.[8]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1978	Zero to Sixty	Eddie
1978	Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park	Man in Kiss Booth
1978	The Millionaire	Eddie Reardon	Television film
1980	The Love Boat	Dr. Louis DaCosta	1 episode
1983	Hysterical	Frederic Lansing / Casper
1986	Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color	Tom Burke	Episode: "Help Wanted: Kids"
1987	Big Shots	Mr. Dawkins
1989	Just Like Family	Tom Burk	TV series, 5 episodes
1989–1992	Doogie Howser, M.D.	Michael Plenn	3 episodes

References

External links

• Bill Hudson at IMDb

На других языках

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[ru] Хадсон, Билл (певец)

Уильям Луи Хадсон-младший (англ. William Louis Hudson Jr.[2], родился 17 октября 1949 года)[3] — американский музыкант и актёр, вокалист рок-группы The Hudson Brothers[en], в которой выступал с младшими братьями Бреттом и Марком. Некоторое время снимался в кино, играя роли второго плана в фильмах «От нуля до шестидесяти[en]» (1978), «Истерик[en]» и «Большие шишки[en]» (1987), а также в одной из серий телесериала «Доктор Дуги Хаузер[en]».

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