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  1. 3 days ago · Axelle / Bauer-Griffin / Getty Images. “Hacks” star Jean Smart and her late husband, Richard Gilliland, were married 30 years and share sons Connor and Forrest. Smart, 72, and Gilliland ...

  2. Mar 26, 2021 · ACTING legend Richard Gilliland, the longtime husband of Designing Women star Jean Smart, has passed away at the age of 71. The iconic showbiz couple share two children, Connor and Bonnie.

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  3. Jun 20, 2021 · Jean Smart’s husband, Richard Gilliland, died unexpectedly on March 18, 2021, of a heart condition at 71. The 69-year-old actor was in the middle of filming “Hacks” for HBO Max when tragedy...

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  4. Jan 30, 2022 · Smart and her husband Richard Gilliland were married for thirty-four years, and their forever journey began after they co-starred on CBS's hit series "Designing Women." While the actress played Charlene Frazier Stillfield, Gilliland acted as J.D. Shackleford.

  5. May 17, 2024 · Jean Smart Recalls Losing Late Husband: “It Was So Unexpected” In a sit-down interview on 'Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?,' Smart recalled the shock of Richard Gilliland's death in...

  6. Sep 20, 2021 · On Sunday, the Hacks star, 70, attended the 2021 Emmys with her 13-year-old son Forrest, whom she shares with her late husband Richard Gilliland. Smart is also mom to son Connor, 31.

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    Smart first met the man who would later become her husband in 1986 while filming Designing Women, according to Entertainment Weekly. At the time, Gilliland was cast to play J.D. Shackelford, the boyfriend of Annie Potts' character Mary Jo Shively, leaving Smart to once joke she met her husband “when he was kissing someone else.” Although Gilliland ...

    Smart and Gilliland welcomed a son they named Connor in 1989. However, not much is known about Connor, who is now in his early 30s, as he has lived most of his life outside the public eye and off social media.

    Smart was accompanied to the 2021 Emmys byher youngest child, Forrest, who was “ecstatic” about her Emmys win for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. “I was thrilled to share it with my youngest, and he’s ecstatic!” Smart told Entertainment Tonight. “So that was really special.” In May 2009, Smart and Gilliland welcomed their second child ...

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