Gretchen Hillmer Bonaduce came into the limelight when she got married to the world-famous actor, and television personality, Danny Bonaduce. Gretchen’s father-in-law, Joseph Bonaduce, was also a popular TV writer and producer.
Gretchen Hillmer Bonaduce’s Family
Gretchen Hillmer Bonaduce was born on September 24, 1965, in Waukegan, Illinois, USA. She lived a simple life away from the paparazzi, so there isn’t much information available on the web about her family background, siblings, etc. She rose to prominence when she got married to Daniel Bonaduce. She first met Daniel at an event hosted by his radio show on November 4, 1990, and they married the same day. Despite the unusual start to the marriage, the two remained married for over sixteen years. had two children together named Isabella Bonaduce (aka Countess Isabella Michaela Bonaduce) and Dante Bonaduce (aka Count Dante Jean-Michel Valentino Bonaduce).
Dante Daniel Bonaduce was born on August 13, 1959, in a dysfunctional family and suffered severe physical and emotional abuse at the hands of his father, TV writer and producer Joseph Bonaduce, while his mother Betty could only stand by helplessly. Daniel married his first wife, Setsuko Hattori in 1985, and they divorced in 1988. On November 4, 1990, he met Gretchen on a blind date, and, on a whim, they married the same day. On April 9, 2007, the two divorced, citing irreconcilable differences.
Daniel began dating his current wife, Amy Railsback, in April 2007. They met at a Starbucks in the Los Angeles area. Amy, who is 23 years his junior, is a former substitute school teacher. He proposed to Amy in March 2009, and the couple married on November 22, 2010, at the Four Seasons in Maui, Hawaii. Gretchen met an American Drummer, Kevin Kautzky Starr. The duo got engaged back in 2009 and has been together for more than a decade.
Gretchen Hillmer Bonaduce’s Net Worth
Gretchen Hillmer Bonaduce is a well-known television personality. She rose to prominence after appearing in television shows such as ‘America’s Deadliest Home Video’ in 1993, ‘Breaking Bonaduce’ in 2005, and ‘Celebrity Paranormal Project’ in 2006. Similarly, she is a professional writer. On August 14, 2018, she released her book ‘Surviving Agent Orange: And Other Things I Learned from Being Thrown Under the’. Gretchen rose to prominence due to her relationship with her ex-husband Daniel Bonaduce, who is a renowned radio personality, actor, television personality, and professional wrestler.
Daniel is best known for his role as Danny Partridge in the sitcom series “The Partridge Family,” for which he earned a Former Child Star “Lifetime Achievement Award” from the Young Artist Foundation. Gretchen was featured on The Learning Channel’s A Baby Story (1999), during her pregnancy and the birth of her son, Dante Bonaduce, along with Daniel. In March 2019, Danny and his wife listed a condo in Hollywood for $1.05 million. They also own a home in Los Feliz, California which has at times been listed for $5 million.
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