Melissa Gilbert is engaged

Melissa Gilbert is engaged to actor Timothy Busfield. This will be her third marriage. She was previously married to Bo Brinkman and bruce Boxlightner.

Really? That's an odd match.

Didn't she just break up with someone this past year?

Melissa Gilbert is engaged, and she's keeping it in the TV-star family: The groom-to-be is Timothy Busfield, formerly of "thirtysomething" and "The West Wing."

The two are engaged, "and both are incredibly happy," a representative of Gilbert confirmed to People on Tuesday.

"They've known each other for quite some time, as their paths have crossed off-and-on over the past 20 years," a source told Us Weekly, which first reported the news. They got engaged over the holidays, said the source, and celebrated the occasion Monday at Mr. Chow restaurant in Beverly Hills.

In addition to acting, Busfield is a prolific TV director, with episodes of "Damages," "Lipstick Jungle" and "Without a Trace" under his belt, to name a few. The "Little House on the Prairie" star popped back into the public eye last year on "Dancing With the Stars," where she partnered with Maksim Chmerkovskiy and finished fifth.

It will be a third marriage for both actors. Gilbert, 48 and a mother of two, was previously married to Bo Brinkman and Bruce Boxleitner. The split with Boxleitner was finalized in 2011. Busfield, 55 and a father of three, was married to Radha Delmarter and then Jennifer Merwin. His second marriage, which ended in 2007, lasted nearly 20 years.

She broke up with some French or Italian guy. I didn't even know she was dating Timothy. They are and odd match.

I hope for their sake, it's not "rushed". But weddings don't mean lifetime for many in Hollywood.
I didn't recognize him right away from "Thritysomething" I watched that on Netflix out of nostalgia a few months back...but it lost most of the feeling I had back then. It seemed dated although some shows were still good. (they did whine a lot on that show) : )

Let's see how long this one lasts...

Jonathon must be running out of wedding gifts!

oh wow!!!!Good luck

"Jonathon must be running out of wedding gifts!"


LMAO Dave!

Yes, this is a VERY odd match. I never pictured them together. Rob Lowe has been married for many years, but if he was single it would be fun for them to find their way back to each other, now that they're more mature.

It HAS to be LOVE!

Rob was always too much of a pretty boy for my taste, (like Tom Cruise) but maybe she's outgrown the "hollywood model" after her breakup with the Frenchman

This was less than a year ago.
http://www.zimbio.com/Melissa+Gilbert/articles/_-BREnH5l5Z/Melissa+Gilbert+Found+Mr+Right+Paris

hope it last

OH GAG A RONI! He looks like Fozzy Bear! IS SHE BLIND???!! Bruce was 100 times better than that!! This will last about 15 mins!!

I don't like it one bit!!! lol

Gin and Carol!
I'm shocked!

wounder how long it will last?

Although Melissa's track record shows that she's all about the hot guy (and often 'bad boy'), maybe she's matured to where it's more about personality over looks. It would be great if that's the case. I always liked Timothy on Thirtysomething...I watched it often when it aired.

OH alright Amy....lol. I do hope the best for her...always, but she just doesn't have a good track record with guys whose last name start with a B !

In all seriousness, I do feel happy for her... lol

Gin wrote:

OH alright Amy....lol. I do hope the best for her...always, but she just doesn't have a good track record with guys whose last name start with a B

Oh wow, you're right!! That is NOT a good sign!

And I admit, they are definitely an odd match! I never saw that one comin'!

Carol wrote:

In all seriousness, I do feel happy for her... lol

me to lol

[quote="littlehouselover"]Rob was always too much of a pretty boy for my taste, (like Tom Cruise) but maybe she's outgrown the "hollywood model" after her breakup with the Frenchman

That "Pretty Boy" that she outgrew has been married once for the last twenty two years. She should be so lucky!