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May 17, 2024 · Smart met Gilliland when he was a guest star on the sitcom, Designing Women. “We just kind of bonded instantly. We were never apart from that day,” she recalled. The couple shared two sons.
- Lexy Perez
May 16, 2024 · In PEOPLE's exclusive look at the May 17 episode of Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?, Smart, 72, reflects on the March 2021 death of Richard Gilliland, with whom she shares sons Forrest...
- Ingrid Vasquez
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May 16, 2024 · Smart first met Gilliland when he was cast in the recurring guest role of J.D. Shackelford on “Designing Women,” appearing on the show from 1986 to 1991. “I met him when he was kissing someone else,” Smart said as she laughed during a 2017 interview, referring to Gilliland playing the love interest of one of her co-stars’ characters.
May 18, 2024 · Their story began in 1986 when Richard Gilliland, who was starring in the hot sitcom “Designing Women,” caught the eye of Jean Smart. But this spark was lit under extremely peculiar circumstances: Gilliland was already involved romantically with another character on the show, played by Annie Potts.
May 9, 2024 · Smart lost her beloved husband, actor Richard Gilliland, in 2021 when he died suddenly of a heart condition at age 71. “It’s not anything I ever dreamed would happen. Not so soon,” she says.
- C.L. Gaber
May 16, 2024 · They met when Gilliland landed the recurring role of J. D. Shackelford, the boyfriend of Annie Potts' character, Mary Jo Shively, on Designing Women (1986-1991).
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May 22, 2024 · Well, speaking of partners, you met your late husband, Richard Gilliland, while working on Designing Women. As the story goes, you asked him into your dressing room for help with a crossword...
