- Mickey Middleton is the ex-wife of Bryan Cranston – an American actor, director, and producer
- She married two to three times after she divorced Cranston
- The mother of five served as a missionary in Africa and was also a stage actress
Mickey Middleton whose birth name is Michelle Middleton is an American former teacher, writer, singer, and the first and ex-wife of American actor Bryan Cranston. She also had a brief career as a stage actress.
In her career, she used the pseudonyms; Mickey MorningGlory, Michelle Busby, and M.M. Busby. She is also famed for being the author of many book series, including The Trackers Series.
Her Family and Life Before Fame
Mickey Middleton was born in Daytona Beach, Florida. Her year of birth is conflicting as different sources report two different dates. While others suggest that she was born in 1947, others claim that she was born in 1955.
Since she has not given any date as far as we are aware, there is still uncertainty as to which date is accurate. Yet, since her ex, Ryan was born in 1956, there are chances that she was born in the 1950s – probably 1955.
Regardless, she was born to Lt. Col. Wilbur A. Middleton and Mary Strickland Middleton. Her father, Wilbur served in the US Army and was a professor. He was enlisted into the army at 17 and served tours in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.
He also commanded battalions and held numerous prestigious titles, promotions, and responsibilities. He died at 78 on June 23, 2006.
In the case of Mickey’s mother Mary, there is nothing much known about her but she celebrated her birth every 12 May until her death.
Mickey has a brother named Mike Middleton with whom she was raised together with.
Middleton’s Education, Acting, and Music Career
Mickey went to Seabreeze Senior High School. She obtained a degree in Elementary Education 1-6, certification in Music K-12, and Ethnomusicology at Florida State University.
According to an Amazon page, as a teenager, Mickey lived in California and it was at the time that she worked as a stage actress and singer, and songwriter. She is also a member of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA).
She worked as a Teacher and also Became a Writer
Bryan Cranston’s ex-wife took the path of teaching in a high school and focused on it for years. She taught in Enfield public school and won the Florida Center for Teachers Award given by the Florida Humanities.
As a writer, Mickey wrote stage plays and musicals; children’s picture books, and product training manuals among others.
She has also used different pseudonyms throughout her career. The names include Mickey Middleton, Michelle Busby, and Mickey MorningGlory.
Her other career path took her to work as a proposal writer at Mass notifications at Keller Williams Realty, Inc. as well as a technical writer at Panama City Beach, Florida.
Mickey also had a career working as a Change Management Records Administrator at iSirona, a Product Training Specialist at NantHealthm, and Director of First Impressions at Keller Willians Reality Inc.
What to Know About Her Career as a Novelist
As earlier stated, Mickey wrote several novels under different names. As M.M. Busby, she authored The Sabbatical Directive.
Under the pseudonym Michelle Busby, she authored the series: The Tainted Teacup (Holmes & Watson Culinary Whodunits Book 1), Egg Hide Homicide (Holmes & Watson Culinary Whodunits Book 2), and Heart Burn Holiday (Holmes & Watson Culinary Whodunits Book 3).
The former teacher, through the name Mickey MorningGlory released most of her books, including The Trackers Series which contains Kachina: The Snapshot’s Story, MIST: The Bloodhound’s Story, and Backtrack: The Scout’s Story.
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How Mickey Middleton Met and Married Bryan Cranston
Mickey and Bryan Cranston were married in 1977 after they met at a theater in Florida.
Shortly after they met, Mickey followed Cranston to Los Angeles where they lived together before getting married at Mickey’s parents’ house in Prescott, Arizona.
The union lasted only 5 years from 1977 before it ended in divorce in 1982. It has been revealed that Ryan had noted in his autobiography, A Life in Parts, that he was not ready when he married Mickey.
He also claimed to have not totally understood the depth of their vow. These according to him continued to the failure of the marriage.
Following that, Ryan married Robin Dearden in 1988. They had a daughter, an actress named Taylor Dearden in 1993.
Her Life After Ryan, The Other Men She was Married to, and Her Children
Following the end of her union with the famous American actor, Mickey went ahead to marry again. Many sources claimed that she was married two different times after her first marriage.
Several sources have reported that she was married to a man named Steve Newman and they had two children – Katie and Beth Newman. Yet, her father’s obituary page point out that his son-in-law (Mickey’s husband) was Johnny Johnson.
Also, in 2022, she became married to another man named John Lane.
So, from these names given here, it is apparent that she was married three different times after Ryan. However, from what we have verified, she was only married to two men (Johnny Johnson and John Lane) and has a son named Steve Newman (Except if he is named after his father who is believed to be Mickey’s second husband).
With respect to how many children she has, the former stage actress is a mother of 5.
She has a son named Stephen “Steve” Newman and four daughters Keri, Mary, Stephanie Newman, and Katie. She often celebrates them on her Facebook page.
