How many kids does Willie Nelson have?

Willie Nelson has seven children and has been married four times. He had three children with his first wife, Martha Matthews - Lana, Susie and Billy. They divorced in 1962. In 1963, he married Shirley Collie. They had no children together, but Nelson had a daughter, Paula Carlene Nelson, with his next wife, Connie Koepke, while he was still married to Shirley. Nelson and Collie divorced in 1971. Nelson then married Koepke the same year. They had a second daughter, Amy Lee, before divorcing in 1988.

Nelson married his current wife, Annie D'Angelo, in 1991. They had two sons together, Lukas Autry and Jacob Micah.

Nelson is well known for his country music career. His most famous songs are Always On My Mind, On the Road Again,, and Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys.

Besides his music career, Nelson has become famous for his roles in several movies and television shows. His first TV appearance was as Charles Strayhorn on The Rockford Files in 1978. He had a recurring role as Marshall Elias Burch on Dr.Quinn, Medicine Woman from 1996-1998. He also played Uncle Jesse on The Dukes of Hazzard and The Dukes of Hazzard:The Beginning.

He has two projects to be released in 2013, Angels Sing and Cottonwood and recently celebrated his 80th birthday at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, where he performed.

Updated on Monday, May 06 2013 at 02:35AM EDT
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