Gilligan Stillwater

For music lovers, especially rock music fans, Billy Gibbons might be a familiar name. He is best known as the primary lead vocalist/guitarist of the American rock band ZZ Top. Through Billy, Gilligan Stillwater came to fame as his wife!

The world-renowned artist has a fruitful professional career, but many people still don't know about his personal life. Today we will mainly be focusing on Billy's longtime wife, Gilligan. Now, let's know some facts about the couple.

Gilligan Stillwater: Short Bio and Early Life

Gilligan Stillwater was born as Ellen J. Oetjen on March 8, 1965. Despite being a celebrity wife, Stillwater maintains a low profile. As per sources, she was born in Vietnam during the height of the Vietnam War.

While Gilligan spent many years in the spotlight, Stillwater kept her early life hidden from the world. As such, detailed information about her family background is unavailable.

Gilligan gained wide attention after dating Billy, and the couple waited a long time to get married. Later, she began serving as Billy's tour manager. 

Billy Gibbons Wife Gilligan Stillwater!

Gilligan Stillwater has been married to her long-time husband, Billy Gibbons, since December 14, 2005. The pair recently celebrated their 17th wedding anniversary. 

Also, Gilligan and Gibbons have been together for over 30 years. So, why do they wait so long to tie their wedding knot?

In an interview, Gibbons stated that he took years and years to marry because he wanted to experience the beauty of life. He thought that life was too short to make fast decisions and later regretted it.

Eventually, Gibbons decided to give marriage a try with his longtime girlfriend. Luckily, the couple hasn't regretted their decision since their union.

Gilligan Stillwater Husband and Kids

Do you know Billy is 16 years older than his beautiful wife? Despite the age gap, they perfectly understand each other's needs. Gilligan supports her husband and accompanies him on tours, parties, and events. Unlike Stillwater, Aimee Osbourne only dated musician Rai Thistlethwayte.

Well, the couple has not welcomed any child throughout their marriage relationship. However, the married couple has not revealed any specific reason for not having any kids.

Further, Billy is one of the well-known musicians. He was ranked 32 on the 2011 Rolling Stone list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. 

Gibbons has appeared in TV shows, most notably on the Fox series Bones. He is quite a busy man outside his personal life.

Net Worth: How Rich is Gilligan Stillwater & Her Husband? 

Gilligan Stillwater has an estimated net worth of $2 million. Well, Gilligan has been serving as the band/tour manager of ZZ Top for the last decade. Additionally, she also has some credits in acting.

Tour managers' average salary ranges between $46,000 and $71,000 per year. The typical fixed commission rate is 15-20% of gross income.

Now talking about ZZ Top, the band has released 15 studio albums and sold an estimated 50 million albums worldwide. Gilligan also wrote one of the songs of Billy i.e. “Missin’ Yo’ Kissin’.girlfriend-turned-wife 

On the other hand, her spouse, Billy Gibbons' net worth is $60 million. Billy has earned this huge sum of money through his successful career as a musician, record producer, and actor.

Car Collection of Gilligan Stillwater's Husband

Besides having an excellent fashion sense, Billy F Gibbons has good taste in automobiles as well. Gibbons is an avid car collector and custom car enthusiast. Billy began collecting cars as soon as he got his first royalty check. 

Stillwater's husband first bought a Cadillac Eldorado convertible. TV personalities like Wayne Carini and Jay Leno also have impressive car collections.

In his collections, Billy has a 1948 Cadillac Series 62 (known as CadZZilla), a 1962 Chevrolet Impala (known as "Slampala"), a 1950 Ford Business Coupe, and a 1958 Ford Thunderbird.

One of Gibbons' earliest custom cars, a 1933 Ford Coupe (known as "Eliminator"), is on the cover of ZZ Top's 1983 album titled Eliminator. Further, Billy published a book in 2011 about his love of cars and guitars titled Billy F Gibbons: Rock + Roll Gearhead.

Gilligan Is A Bit Of An Actress Herself

Gilligan, who is also known by the name Ellen "Gilligan" Gibbons, has dabbled in acting by taking on a few roles in smaller projects throughout the years. 

In the 2010 movie Pickin' and Grinnin', she portrayed a bartender and in the 2011 short film The Snake and Mongoose Chronicles, she played the role of a saloon keeper. According to IMDb, in 2013, she was credited as Brenda Greer in Snake and Mongoose.

Is Gilligan Stillwater Active On Social Media Sites?

Indeed, despite being a celebrity wife, Gilligan Stillwater likes to live a very low-profile life away from media attention. Besides her appearance with her long-time husband, she is not spotted that much.

Likewise, she is also not available on her social media handle, unlike other celebrities' spouses. On the other hand, her husband is very active on social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, and Facebook.

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