Inside Lee Majors' four marriages: from Charlie's Angels star ex to current wife of 20+ years


The Six Million Dollar Man star, who celebrates his 87th birthday today, has also welcomed four children with two of his wives


Lee Majors, US actor, wearing a tan leather wasitcoat with his jacket thrown over his shoulder in a publicity portrait for the US television series, 'The Big Valley', USA, circa 1967. The western series starred Majors as 'Heath Barkley'© Getty Images
Ahad Sanwari
Ahad SanwariSenior Writer - New York
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Lee Majors celebrates his 87th birthday today, and his wife Faith is already celebrating him large.

Faith took to her social media page with a few throwback pictures of her husband, and included a few of him marking the special day with friend Guy Fieri.

Lee and Faith have been married for over two decades, but the actor, best known for shows like The Six Million Dollar Man and The Fall Guy, found love with her late in life.

Take a deeper dive with HELLO! into his marital history below…

Actor Lee Majors and son Lee Majors Jr attend Mauna Lani Celebrity Sports Invitational on May 16, 1991 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Mauna Lani, Hawaii.© Getty Images

Kathy Robinson

In 1961, three years before Lee would land his first (uncredited) role in the 1964 movie Strait-Jacket, he tied the knot with Kathy Robinson. While not much is known about Kathy, she is an actress as well, although didn't make an onscreen appearance until 1997 in an episode of Hello Mrs. Cherrywinkle. She also appeared in episodes of the shows Third Watch in 1999, and As The World Turns in 2000.

A year after they tied the knot, they welcomed a son, Lee Majors Jr. (pictured above with his dad), who also became an actor (credited as Lee Majors II), and appeared in three films beside his father. The couple divorced in 1964.

1976: Lee Majors, as Steve Austin, persuades an old acquaintance, beautiful Trish Hollander, (played by guest star Farrah Fawcett-Majors, real-life wife of Lee) to help him in retrieving a priceless statue, the Golden Pharaoh, which has been stolen from a small country in The Golden Pharaoh on the ABC Television Network's The Six Million Dollar Man.© Getty Images

Farrah Fawcett

Lee and Farrah Fawcett were introduced in the late 1960s by the former's publicist. They dated for a few years before finally tying the knot in 1973, at the time one of TV's most prominent power couples. Farrah used the name "Farrah Fawcett-Majors" for her screen credits for the duration of their marriage, and even after their separation.

In 1979, they separated after six years of marriage, and divorced in 1982. They remained friends until her death in 2009, with Lee later telling People: "There was a year or so when I think I saw her two weeks in one year. It's very difficult with careers like that. This business is tough. Working 14 hours a day, both of you, and the days went by."

Lee Majors and Karen Velez Circa 1980's© Getty Images

Karen Velez

In 1988, Lee married model Karen Velez. By that point, Karen (who then went by Karen Majors) had already been named Playboy's Playmate of the Month, and was then named Playmate of the Year in 1985.

She and Lee welcomed three children: daughter Nikki Majors, and twin sons Dane and Trey Majors. The couple split in 1994, and Karen tragically passed away in 2023 at the age of 62.

Lee Majors and Faith Majors attend the 51st Annual Saturn Awards at Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport on February 04, 2024 in Burbank, California.© Getty Images

Faith Majors

In 2002, Lee married Faith Noelle Cross, a model and actress, who now goes by Faith Majors. Faith, who is 36 years Lee's junior, has remained a steadfast presence at events with Lee since their marriage, which the actor once dubbed a "record in Hollywood."

Lee Majors and Faith Noelle during American Airlines Welcome Reception - May 21, 1997 at Westin Rio Mar Beach Resort in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.© Getty Images

The couple met in the 1990s through mutual friends at a dinner party in Florida. Lee told the National Enquirer of their romance: "On our first official date I took her to the Super Bowl," adding: "I even proposed at a Super Bowl party. We were watching the game at a friend's house three years ago and I handed her a little ceramic football. It had a hinge on it. She opened it and inside was a 7 1/2 carat marquis diamond in the shape of a football."

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