Randle Huston "Randy" Parton (born December 15, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter, actor and businessman, best known as the brother of Dolly Parton and Stella Parton. Born in Sevierville, Tennessee, Parton is the eighth of twelve children born to Avie Lee Caroline Owens and Robert Lee Parton Sr.His sister Dolly Parton has stated in interviews that to her knowledge her father had strayed at least once or twice and fathered three illegitimate children. He is a distant cousin of adult-film actress Julia Parton. Wikipedia