Jennifer Landon's 8 Siblings: All About Her Brothers and Sisters

Mar. 15, 2025

Jennifer Landon in 2022; her in 1988 with dad Michael Landon, mom Cindy and brother Sean.Photo:Richard Rodriguez/ Stringer/Getty Images; Ron Galella/Getty Images

Richard Rodriguez/ Stringer/Getty Images; Ron Galella/Getty Images

Jennifer Landongrew up on television sets, alongsideher eight siblings: Mark, Josh, Cheryl,Leslie, Michael Jr., Shawna, Christopher and Sean.

Mark’s mother is Dodie Levy-Fraser, who married Michael in 1956. Michael adopted Mark, and the couple also adopted a son named Josh together. Cheryl, Leslie, Michael Jr. and Shawna are from Michael’s second marriage to Marjorie Lynn Noe. In this third marriage toCindy Landon, he welcomed Jennifer and son Sean.

In the years following Michael’s death, Jennifer and her siblings have opened up about the tragic loss and how it’s brought them closer. Looking back on their childhood, Cheryl remarked how grateful she is to have grown up with a dad who “truly loved us.”

“He was very much a family man,” she toldThe Coronado Newsin 2023. “I am so proud to have a father who had such an incredible effect on our people because he truly loved us.”

While attending the 2024 Monte-Carlo Television Festival, Lesliespoke about her father’s legacyat aLittle House on the Prairiepanel. “One of the things I miss the most about my dad is his laugh,” she cherished, going on to say that “most of my memories are about laughter he brought to our family.”

“Sometimes it feels like just yesterday that he was here. But I think that he would be so thrilled to see his loved ones holding up his legacy,” Leslie told PEOPLE on the30th anniversary of their father’s death.

Keep reading to learn more about Jennifer Landon’s eight siblings: Mark, Josh, Cheryl, Leslie, Michael Jr., Shawna, Christopher and Sean.

Jennifer has five brothers and three sisters

Michael and Marjorie Landon with children Leslie, Michael Jr. and Shawna in 1976.Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

TheYellowstoneactress comes from a big blended family, including five brothers and three sisters. She is the second youngest of the Landon sibling clan.

Mark is the oldest of his siblings, having been born to Michael’s first wife, Dodie Levy-Fraser, in 1948. Michael adopted Mark (who died in 2009) when he and Dodie tied the knot in 1956. They also adopted their son Josh prior to their divorce in 1962.

When Michael married Marjorie Lynn Noe in 1963, he adopted her daughter from a previous relationship, Cheryl. The couple, who were married for nearly a decade, welcomed four children together: sons Michael Jr. and Christopher, and daughters Leslie and Shawna.

Michael Landon Jr., Leslie Landon and Michael Landon in the ’70s.NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images

NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images

Jennifer and her siblings caught the acting bug at a young age. During the ‘60s and ‘70s, their father rose to fame for his roles inBonanzaandLittle House on the Prairie— and that’s how many of them got their feet wet in Hollywood.

Cheryl survived a near-fatal car accident during her college years

Cheryl Landon in 1999.Andrew Shawaf/Getty Images

Andrew Shawaf/Getty Images

Cheryl was in a coma for three days, during which Michael said he promised that if she recovered, he “would do my best to make a product to help people.” That promise came to fruition nine years later when he created and starred inHighway to Heaven.

Jennifer and her siblings were all very close with their father when he died in 1991

Michael and Marjorie Landon with their kids.American Broadcasting Companies/Getty Images

American Broadcasting Companies/Getty Images

In July 1991, Michael died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 54. His sudden death forever altered his children’s lives, especially Jen and Sean, who were both under 10 when he died.

“It is devastating beyond comprehension to lose a parent, especially at an early age,” Jennifer told thePancreatic Cancer Action Network. “When dad was fighting the disease, Sean was too young to understand. I understood more; I knew if he was doing well or not well on any given day.”

“I was too young to know he was famous,” added Sean, “but I knew how fun and playful he was.”

A year after their dad’s death, Leslie shared that she and her older siblings were doing everything possible to keep Michael’s light alive at home.

“Dad loved to bring in fantasy play and pretending, which is a lot of what we do with the little ones still,” she told PEOPLE in 1992. “There are games that I play with them that Dad taught Mike Jr. and me when we were little — like African safari in the pool.”

Shawna and Sean both work in Los Angeles real estate

Michael Landon with kids Leslie, Michael Jr., Sean and Shawna.NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty Image

NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty Image

Shawna and Sean are Los Angeles realty powerhouses. Having grown up in southern California, the sister-brother duo credit their upbringing for providing them a front row seat to the Los Angeles real-estate landscape.

Shawna, who also has a background in marketing, has been a realtor at Compass since 2022. She works closely with clients in the entertainment industry, and specializes in “luxury properties” that cover “a wide array of cities and neighborhoods, from Bel Air to Venice,” according to herLinkedIn bio.

Meanwhile, Sean represents Douglas Elliman Real Estate. His niche is Malibu and surrounding neighborhoods, perhis bio page. “Sean Landon was born and raised in Malibu with deep familial ties to this special beach side community,” reads the bio.

Christopher has produced some of the biggest horror movies in Hollywood

Christopher Landon in 2023.Michael Tullberg/Getty Images

Michael Tullberg/Getty Images

Christopher has written, directed and produced some of the most popular horror films of the 21st century. His resume includes theParanormal Activityfranchise,Happy Death Day 2UandFreaky. In August 2023, he was alsonamed the new directorfor the next film in theScreamfranchise,Scream 7.

Additionally, he revisited their father-son relationship while writing and directing Netflix’sWe Have a Ghost.

“There’s a lot of that in the movie, of me unpacking my relationship with my dad,” he gleaned in anIndieWireinterview. “My dad died when I was 16, so I never got to have the adult conversations with him, and so this is, kind of in a weird way, my way of doing that.”

Michael Jr. has produced movies about and Cheryl has written books about their late father

Michael Landon Jr. in March 2024.VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images

VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images

This project kickstarted Michael Jr.’s passion for storytelling. He’s since gone on to write, direct and produce blockbuster hits such asThe Velveteen Rabbit(2007).

Cheryl is a motivational speaker

Cheryl Landon Wilson in 1998.John Chapple/ Contributor

John Chapple/ Contributor

Cheryl now resides in Coronado, an island off the coast of San Diego. She’s been an active member of her church’s community since moving there in 2017. In addition to overseeing the church’s outreach program, she’s worked as a motivational speaker and lecturer.

“My family is the church … I am just happy here,” she toldThe Coronado News.

Elsewhere in the interview, Cheryl remarked on the secret vow that her father had made — unbeknownst to Cheryl — in the wake of her 1973 car accident. The surprising declaration had inspired Cheryl to become a motivational speaker in Michael’s honor. She recalled thinking upon her father’s death, “What could I give this man who has given me the world?”

source: people.com