Glenn Billingsley Jr: Facts About Barbara Billingsley's Son

Posted by Zora Stowers on Saturday, May 18, 2024

Glenn Billingsley Jr is a Restaurateur and also the son of the late American actress Barbara Billingsley. Glenn’s mother Barbara began her career with uncredited roles in Three Guys Named Mike (1951), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), and Invaders from Mars (1953), and was featured in the 1957 film The Careless Years opposite Natalie Trundy. She then appeared in recurring TV roles, such as The Brothers.

Glenn Billingsley Jr: Bio Summary

NameGlenn Billingsley Jr
Born1945
Age77 years old as of 2022
Famous asBarbara Billingsley’s son
SiblingsDrew Billingsley
ParentsBarbara Billingsley and Glenn Billingsley
SpouseKaren Zappas
ChildrenLogan Billingsley, Morgan Billingsley, and Taylor Billingsley

Glenn Billingsley Jr was born in 1945, in Los Angeles, California, in the United States of America. He is 77 years old as of 2022. His parents are Barbara Billingsley and Glenn Billingsley. His mother was an actress while his father was a restaurateur. He has a brother called Drew Billingsley.

Drew Billingsley was born in 1942 and he is 80 years old as of 2022. Glenn Jr is an American by nationality. Glenn Jr’s grandparents are Lillian Agnes (née McLaughlin) and Robert Collyer Combes, a police officer. There isn’t much information about Glenn Jr’s formative years. His educational background is still unknown.

Career

Glenn Billingsley Jr is a restaurateur. He and his brother Drew Billingsley have owned and operated Billingsley’s Restaurant in West Los Angeles since 1974 in the tradition of their father and their great uncle, Sherman Billingsley, founder of New York City’s very fashionable 1940s-era nightclub, The Stork Club.

Glenn Billingsley Jr is also a celebrity child. He is the son of the famous actress, Barbara Billingsley. When Barbara began her career, she had uncredited roles in Three Guys Named Mike (1951), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), and Invaders from Mars (1953). She was featured in the 1957 film The Careless Years opposite Natalie Trundy.

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Barbara Billingsley is also known for her performance in recurring TV roles, such as The Brothers. She gained prominence for her best-known role as June Cleaver, the mother in the television series Leave It to Beaver (1957–1963) and its sequel The New Leave It to Beaver (1983–1989).

Barbara Billingsley appeared as the “Jive Lady” in Airplane! (1980), and her final film role was as Aunt Martha in the 1997 film version of Leave It to Beaver. She made her final onscreen appearance in the 2003 television movie Secret Santa.

Personal Life

Glenn Billingsley Jr is a happily married man. He is married to a beautiful woman identified as Karen Zappas. The couple got married in a beautiful ceremony that happened in 1976, in the presence of their loved ones. Their union has been blessed with three children.

Glenn Billingsley Jr and Karen Zappas’ children are Morgan Billingsley, Taylor Billingsley, and Logan Billingsley. According to Glenn Jr’s mother Barbara Billingsley’s IMDb profile, Taylor, wanted to follow in her grandmother Barbara’s footsteps and become an actress but her parents do not approve that she should begin as a child actress.

Glenn Billingsley Jr and Karen Zappas have been married for over four decades and counting. The couple is still enjoying a blissful married life and fighting through rough times together. There is no sign of divorce anytime soon.

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Meanwhile, Glenn Billingsley Jr has lost his beloved mother Barbara Billingsley, and his father Glenn Billingsley, Sr. Barbara died of polymyalgia at her home in Santa Monica, California, on October 16, 2010. She was 94 years old when she took her final breath. She is interred at Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery, Santa Monica.

Glenn Billingsley, Sr died on 5 February 1984, in Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, USA. He was 71 years old when he died. The cause of his death is not available.

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