Bill Hudson (singer)

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] Of Italian descent on their mother's side, he and his siblings were raised in the Roman Catholic faith.[6]

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 of Laverne & Shirley in 1982 and they had two children, Emily (b. 1982) and Zachary (b. 1986) before divorcing in 2000.

He also has a daughter born in 2006 to ex-girlfriend Caroline Graham.[12]

In 2018, Hudson's son, Oliver, told Larry King that he and his father had begun speaking again after being estranged for many years.[14]

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

• Bill Hudson at IMDb