How Melissa Gilbert met Billy Idol. Gilbert met Idol when she and her friend Katie Wagner were seated at the far side of his VIP section at Tramps, a club in Los Angeles.

Yes, Melissa Gilbert dated Billy Idol in the '80s. Even she thought it was 'beyond crazy.' But they shared a unique, albeit brief, connection. Idol even had a special nickname for Gilbert.

Melissa Gilbert, the former child ... became a familiar face in Hollywood during the ‘80s, dating heartthrobs like Rob Lowe and Billy Idol. At 47, she competed on "Dancing with the Stars." ...

Gilbert, who was once engaged to Rob Lowe, also dated John Cusack, Billy Idol and Tom Cruise. Known as the "Queen of television movies and mini-series," Gilbert has starred in over 45 of them ...

Neither Melissa Gilbert nor Michael ... See It," which came out on Tuesday. Gilbert's book is far more dishy than Anderson's, featuring Gilbert's drug use and rocky celebrity dating life with the ...

Gilbert spent much of her life trying to keep up. The little girl who grew up playing Laura Ingalls Wilder from 9 to 18, continued in front of the camera with TV shows and movies, and with her dating ...