Sam Hilliard Nelson is the son of
Kristin Harmon and
Ricky Nelson. His brothers are
twins
Matthew Nelson and
Gunnar Nelson (Matthew and Gunnar
had a number one hit, in the early 90s, called "Love and Affection").
His sister is
Tracy Nelson, who had
a starring role on the
Father Dowling Mysteries (1989)
and has also acted on stage in the musical, "Grease".
He has a band called
H is Orange.
He is the nephew of
David Nelson,
cousin of Daniel and James (David's children).
Sam also has one niece named Remi and one nephew named Eli (both
Tracy's children).