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Bruce Boxleitner, a cast member in the motion picture sci-fi thriller "TRON: Legacy", attends the world premiere of the film with his wife, actress Melissa Gilbert at the El Capitan Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on December 11, 2010. UPI/Jim Ruymen 
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Published: March. 1, 2011 at 3:13 PM

LOS ANGELES, March 1 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Melissa Gilbert announced Tuesday she and actor Bruce Boxleitner have separated after 16 years of marriage.

"We have loved each other for a very long time and we share four incredible sons together," Gilbert said in a statement issued to People.com Tuesday. "On behalf of our family we ask to be allowed our privacy during this very difficult time."

The couple married in 1995 and are the parents of a 15-year-old son.

Gilbert, who is best known for her portrayal of Laura Ingalls Wilder on TV's "Little House on the Prairie," also has a 21-year-old son from her previous marriage to Bo Brinkman.

Boxleitner, famous for his shows "How the West Was Won," "Scarecrow and Mrs. King" and "Babylon 5," has two sons -- ages 30 and 25 -- from his marriage to actress Kathryn Holcomb.

Topics: Bruce Boxleitner, Melissa Gilbert
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