Elena Gilyard: Who is Clarence Gilyard’s wife?

Who is Clarence Gilyard’s wife?

Elena Gilyard is the wife of Clarence Gilyard. Elena Gilyard’s husband, Clarence is an American university professor, actor, and author who has been featured in movies, television, and regional theatre since 1980. He is sometimes credited as Clarence A. Gilyard. He has been married twice and has five children. His second wife, Elena, and he have been married since 2001 up until his death in November 2022. After she married Clarence in 2001, her names chnaged from Elena Castillo to Elena Gilyard.

When the actor was asked about his family by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, he replied: “I met my wife, got married, then we had kids, and my first two children didn’t have me.” He continued- “I was out acting all the time — 15 straight years on network television. But the commitment to my family and my wife is paramount. I knew if I didn’t work on the marriage that it wouldn’t work,“

The actor has not spoken much about his wife. He has not revealed any information about the circumstances under which met, fell in love, and started their their family. Before he met Elena, Clarence Gilyard was married to his first wife Catherine Dutko. They married in 1989 and later called it a quit.

Despite having a high-profile husband, little information is available on Elena’s personal life because she tends to stay away from the camaras of Hollywood. Elena Gilyard came into the limelight after she tied the knot with Clarence. The couple were married for more than 10 year. Their marriage have produced one child, a Son whose name is Peter Gilyard.

What happened to Elena Gilyard’s husband?

Elena Gilyard’s husband, Clarence Gilyard Jr. passed away at the age of 67 on November 28, 2022. The cause of death was announced to be a long illness but the specific illness was not mentioned. Born Clarence Darnell Gilyard Jr. on 24th December 1955 in Moses Lake, Washington, USA, the actor is known for some top-tier films and series including Matlock, Walker, Texas Ranger in a career that spans 1981 – 2005, 2012 – Present, and 1981–2005 and 2012–2016, and 2012–present.

Elena Gilyard: How did her husband’s career get started

In 1979, Elena Gilyard’s husband, Clarence took the bold decision to move to Los Angeles to start a career as an actor. Among other works, Gilyard’s role in Bleacher Bums made him what one magazine called “the first black actor to play a cheerleader” before he segued into television roles.

Gilyard, a character actor has made guest appearances on TV shows such as Diff’rent Strokes, The Facts of Life, 227, Simon & Simon, and Riptide. In 1982–1983, he was cast in the final season of the NBC TV series CHiPs as Officer Benjamin Webster, opposite Erik Estrada. He also co-starred with Jim Carrey in the 1984 NBC sitcom The Duck Factory.

Elena Gilyard’s husband, Clarence’s movie debut in 1986 was as an F-14 Tomcat radar intercept officer, Lt. (jg) Marcus “Sundown” Williams, in Top Gun. He was also a military man in the 1986 film The Karate Kid Part II. The actor appeared in the 1988 action film Die Hard as Theo, a computer expert, and thief. He also appeared as Reverend Bruce Barnes Left Behind: The Movie and its sequel, Left Behind II: Tribulation Force.

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Elena Gilyard’s husband, Clarence was also an associate professor in the College of Fine Arts – Department of Theatre at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. “His students were deeply inspired by him, as were all who knew him,” UNLV College of Fine Arts Dean Nancy Uscher revealed in a statement. “His generosity of spirit was boundless — he was always ready to contribute to projects and performances however possible.”

Clarence Gilyard’s net worth?

At the time of his death, his net worth was an estimated $ 5 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. He made this from his successful acting career as well as his teaching salary. Clarence was survived by his wife and kids, who also stayed out of the spotlight.