Editing Dirk Benedict (section)

==Personal life==
===Cancer===
In the 1970s, Benedict survived a prostate [[tumor]], which he refused to have tested for malignancy. Having rejected conventional medical treatment, he credited his survival to the adoption of a [[macrobiotic diet]] recommended to him by actress [[Gloria Swanson]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Benedict|first=Dirk|date=July 2, 2014|title=An A-Team Star's Toughest Battle—Against the Specter of Cancer—is Waged in Secret and Alone|url=http://people.com/archive/an-a-team-stars-toughest-battle-against-the-specter-of-cancer-is-waged-in-secret-and-alone-vol-20-no-15/|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=September 22, 2017}}</ref>

===Marriage and family===
In 1986, he married [[Toni Hudson]], an actress with whom he has two sons, George and Roland.  Hudson had previously appeared as Dana in the fourth season ''A-Team'' episode titled [[The A-Team season 4|"Blood, Sweat and Cheers"]]. They divorced in 1995.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marikar |first=Sheila |last2=Fisher |first2=Luchina |date=May 27, 2010 |title='The A-Team': Where Are They Now? |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Movies/team-now/story?id=10760812 |access-date=February 9, 2023 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Camille |date=June 13, 2020 |title=Whatever Happened to Toni Hudson? |url=https://tvovermind.com/whatever-happened-to-toni-hudson/ |access-date=February 9, 2023 |website=TVovermind |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=The A-Team: Season 4, Episode 8 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_a_team/s04/e08 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |language=en |access-date=February 9, 2023}}</ref>

In 1998, Benedict learned that he also has another son from an earlier relationship, who was placed for adoption.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Adopted and Searching for Answers|url=http://www.parade.com/features/070501-youramerica-adoption2.html|url-status=dead|magazine=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070504012228/http://www.parade.com/features/070501-youramerica-adoption2.html|archive-date=May 4, 2007|access-date=May 22, 2012}}</ref>