Biography
Matthew Nelson is a son of the American teen idol Ricky Nelson and actress Kristin Harmon. He is the identical twin brother of songwriter/musician Gunnar Nelson and brother of Tracy Nelson and musician Sam Nelson.
His paternal grandparents are Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hilliard from the long-running television program, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. His maternal grandparents are football player and sports broadcaster Tom Harmon and the 1940s b-movie actress Elyse Knox. His maternal uncle is actor Mark Harmon.
Matthew Nelson married model/actress Yvette Nelson in 1995. He filed for divorce in Los Angeles County Superior Court on March 10, 2009, citing irreconcilable differences.
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