Personal life Linda Lavin
lavin , husband steve bakunas @ kennedy center, june 19, 2011 lavin has been married 3 times. first marriage ron leibman ended in divorce in 1980. second marriage kip niven (de), whom met on set of alice, ended in bitter divorce in 1992. while lavin has no biological children, stepmother children of second husband, , stepmother of third , current husband, artist/musician steve bakunas, whom married in 2005. couple had resided in wilmington, north carolina committed community members working rehabilitate impoverished neighborhoods including renovating many homes, donating park city , creating community theatre, red barn studio. in 1997, lavin founded linda lavin arts foundation in wilmington, promote , foster advancement of performing , visual arts, special emphasis on arts in education. foundation has created theater program called girl friends, purpose raise self-esteem of at-risk teenage girls of inner city. in wilmington, stage director. 1 of directorial credits 1998 production...