Actress Linda Levin has died: who was her husband before Steve Bacunas?
30 december 2024 в 23:13
Linda Lavin, the main character of the CBS sitcom «Alice» and a prolific actress in theater and film, passed away at the age of 87 on Sunday. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actress, a Golden Globe winner, turned her acting work into activism, participating in the march for the Equal Rights Amendment and joining the National Commission on Working Women. She won two Golden Globes, a Tony, and was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame for her career on television, in film, and on Broadway, which spanned over six decades. At the time of her death, she was married to Steve Bakunas. Before him, she had been married twice.
So who was Linda Lavin’s husband, and who were the men before him? Learn more about the bright actress’s current husband and her two previous marriages below.
At the time of her death, the old-school actress was married to musician and artist Steve Bakunas for almost 20 years. According to the Daily Mail, Bakunas is two decades younger than her, and they got married in 2005 — on Valentine’s Day. They met six years before that at a theater in North Carolina. The couple lived in Wilmington, where they created a theater studio (Red Barn Studio), and then moved to New York.
In an interview with PEOPLE less than a month before her death, she praised her «wonderful» life with Bakunas. «I have a wonderful life, a wonderful husband standing over there, and I have a very rich and full life, and I’m grateful to be here», - she told the publication on the red carpet on December 4. «I'm thrilled to be where I am in my life right now. I’m really grateful».
In October, she posted a photo with Bakunas on Instagram and admired their love. «Spending the best birthday with my life’s love… so loving and joyful, fun and adventurous, as well as peaceful!» she captioned the post on October 15.
According to Wikipedia, Linda married actor Kip Niven in 1982, shortly after the end of her first marriage. The duo met on the set of «Alice», - where Niven appeared in several episodes as a recurring character. Although the marriage lasted ten years, the divorce in 1992 was contentious. According to Soap Central, Linda later claimed that Niven treated her with «disgust and contempt».
The publication also stated that he made excessive alimony demands, even though the couple did not have their own children (Linda was a stepmother to Niven’s children from a previous marriage). According to Soap Central, Linda claimed that her ex-husband made «no contribution» to the failed union. «This husband made no contribution as a partner, father, or supporter of my career», - she allegedly said. «Any reasonable person would have left with dignity after such behavior».
Ultimately, according to the publication, the legal battle ended with Kip walking away with $ 675,000 — a sum significantly less than the reported $ 6 million he wanted. Niven passed away in 2019, according to Wikipedia.
Linda’s first husband was Tony Award-winning actor Ron Leibman, whom she married in 1969. The marriage lasted 12 years and ended in 1981. Little is known about Ron and Linda’s marriage, but according to PEOPLE, Ron later married «Arrested Development» actress Jessica Walter in 1983
So who was Linda Lavin’s husband, and who were the men before him? Learn more about the bright actress’s current husband and her two previous marriages below.
At the time of her death, the old-school actress was married to musician and artist Steve Bakunas for almost 20 years. According to the Daily Mail, Bakunas is two decades younger than her, and they got married in 2005 — on Valentine’s Day. They met six years before that at a theater in North Carolina. The couple lived in Wilmington, where they created a theater studio (Red Barn Studio), and then moved to New York.
In an interview with PEOPLE less than a month before her death, she praised her «wonderful» life with Bakunas. «I have a wonderful life, a wonderful husband standing over there, and I have a very rich and full life, and I’m grateful to be here», - she told the publication on the red carpet on December 4. «I'm thrilled to be where I am in my life right now. I’m really grateful».
In October, she posted a photo with Bakunas on Instagram and admired their love. «Spending the best birthday with my life’s love… so loving and joyful, fun and adventurous, as well as peaceful!» she captioned the post on October 15.
According to Wikipedia, Linda married actor Kip Niven in 1982, shortly after the end of her first marriage. The duo met on the set of «Alice», - where Niven appeared in several episodes as a recurring character. Although the marriage lasted ten years, the divorce in 1992 was contentious. According to Soap Central, Linda later claimed that Niven treated her with «disgust and contempt».
The publication also stated that he made excessive alimony demands, even though the couple did not have their own children (Linda was a stepmother to Niven’s children from a previous marriage). According to Soap Central, Linda claimed that her ex-husband made «no contribution» to the failed union. «This husband made no contribution as a partner, father, or supporter of my career», - she allegedly said. «Any reasonable person would have left with dignity after such behavior».
Ultimately, according to the publication, the legal battle ended with Kip walking away with $ 675,000 — a sum significantly less than the reported $ 6 million he wanted. Niven passed away in 2019, according to Wikipedia.
Linda’s first husband was Tony Award-winning actor Ron Leibman, whom she married in 1969. The marriage lasted 12 years and ended in 1981. Little is known about Ron and Linda’s marriage, but according to PEOPLE, Ron later married «Arrested Development» actress Jessica Walter in 1983
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