- Born
- Birth nameGunnar Eric Nelson
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Gunnar Nelson is a American singer-songwriter and musician who, with his twin brother Matthew Nelson, is a member of the multi-platinum-selling band Nelson, which had a #1 hit in 1990 with the single "(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection". Entertaining is encoded in the Nelson brothers' DNA -- his father was pop star Ricky Nelson and his mother was actress Kristin Harmon, the sister of TV superstar Mark Harmon, while his paternal grandparents were bandleader Ozzie Nelson and singer Harriet Nelson Nelson of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952) fame.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Jon C. Hopwood
- SpouseLila Nelson(2013 - present) (1 child)
- Parents
- RelativesMark Harmon(Aunt or Uncle)David Nelson(Aunt or Uncle)
- As soon as Matthew and Gunnar Nelson turned 18 their mother said that they would either have to go to college or they would have to find another place to live. The Nelsons packed up their pickup truck and left to live with their father.
- Grandson of Ozzie Nelson, and Harriet Nelson. Brother of Tracy Nelson, Matthew Nelson, and Sam Nelson. Nephew of David Nelson, Mark Harmon, and Kelly Harmon. His maternal grandparents are the football great (and later sport broadcaster) Tom Harmon, and the 1940s "B" movie actress Elyse Knox.
- Son of Ricky Nelson, and Kristin Harmon.
- Cousin of Teri Nelson Carpenter.
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