Little House on the Prairie actress Melissa Gilbert, 43 and son, Michael Garrett, 11, have lunch at The Ivy last week. Michael’s father is Bruce Boxleitner, 57, who Melissa married in 1995. Melissa also has an older son, Dakota Paul, 18, with first husband, Bo Brinkman, 50. You might know Melissa as the girl who dated Tom Cruise as a teenager before he was famous!
Source: Splash News via Celebrity Puke
Thanks to CBB reader Susie.
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tink1217 on
melissa looks exactly the same, this woman doesn’t age!! her son is adorable and looks alot like her!
Bella Mama on
actually, wasn’t it Rob Lowe that she dated for several years?
Sarah’s note: Yes, she dated Rob for a long time. She also dated Tom, apparently.
Catherine on
I think Melissa Gilbert dated Rob Lowe for awhile when she was a teenager. I don’t remember the Tom Cruise connection.
Nicole on
She also dated Rob Lowe for a long time in the late 80s!!
sil on
I think it was Rob Lowe, not Tom Cruise….
Sarah’s note: If you google Melissa and Tom’s names, you’ll see that they dated as teenagers. 
Yes, she did date Rob (and was engaged to him) but he was already famous at the time.
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