Boxleitner was born in Elgin, Illinois, on May 12, 1950. During his childhood, he had dreams of superstardom. In the 1970s, Boxleitner auditioned for television roles, including How the West Was Won.

In Gilbert’s 2009 memoir, Prairie Tale, she writes about her relationship with her second husband. The actors got together after Boxleitner’s first wife set them up. Right away, they shared an intense ...

Cast member Bruce Boxleitner holds an Identity Disc as he poses with his wife Melissa Gilbert at the world premiere of the film "TRON: Legacy" in Hollywood, California, December 11, 2010. Reuters ...

Our friends at ComingSoon have learned today that Bruce Boxleitner, who played Tron in the original Tron, will return for Tr2n. Details on his role were not revealed, except that he is currently ...

Tron himself, actor Bruce Boxleitner, says he's "moved on" from the franchise as a result of Disney's decision in May to pull the plug on Tron 3. When /Film asked Boxleitner if he thought Tron 3 could ...

Boxleitner played Captain John J. Sheridan for four seasons and 88 episodes during the show’s original run. He would reprise the role again in three made-for-TV movies to close out the ’90s and once ...

In a new interview with /Film, Bruce Boxleitner has made it clear that he no longer cares if the Tron franchise moves forward again. “I’m done with it. I’ve moved on,” Boxleitner said. “I hate to say ...

Fans of the Tron franchise are baffled by the absence of the titular character in two of its three films, including no appearance in the newly released Tron: Ares and only brief flashbacks in Tron: ...

On this week's very special Tron-themed episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim and Jeremy are joined by our editor Alex Billington to conduct a Q&A with Tron himself - actor Bruce Boxleitner. As we all ...

Star Trek: The Next Generation‘s Brent Spiner, who had been cast in the role, had a family emergency and had to pull out, which cleared the path for Boxleitner. Boxleitner will play Vice President ...

Before the film has even hit theaters, Disney's upcoming Tron: Legacy has spawned an animated TV series, Comingsoon.net reports.  Tron: Uprising, which will air on kids digital cable channel ...