How old is Si Robertson of Duck Dynasty? Wife, kids, marriage 5 things to know [Photos]

Silas Robertson, better known as Uncle Si on A&E's hit reality show Duck Dynasty and he's just published his book Si-Cology 1 this month.

This much loved Robertson family member often gets blamed for things and sometimes thinks he's seen a black panther roaming around close to the home and business.

He's also married, which many viewers were unaware of until he introduced his wife a few weeks ago for an episode of Good Morning America.

Si, the younger brother to Phil Robertson, has been married to Christine for 43 years and happily so, as they hugged affectionately in the video clipped.

"It was about 75," says Christine. What was? How many times Si asked her to marry him before she said yes, apparently.

But he told Parade that she was not set to join the family in the reality show. "She's got better sense than all the rest of us," he said.

Si's also a big tea drinker - but he likes it straight, no sugar for this man please.

What makes a great jug of tea?

It's simple: "Put three bags in a pot of water, turn the heat on the water and let it boil, put a saucer over it and let it seep. Then pour it into a gallon jug and then I drink it."

Si was born in Vivian, Louisiana, on 27 April 1948 and he shares some of the highlights from his eventful life in Si-cology, from fishing with his brothers and skipping classes at Louisiana Tech, to his time serving in the Vietnam War, to falling in love with Christine and having their two children, Trasa and Scott.

He actually served in the military for 25 years and told The Christian Post that it was this that made him feel that he hadn't been there enough for his kids.

She begs to differ.

"I was in the military, so I told my wife that I was never there for the kids when they were growing up. And she said, 'oh yeah you were. Let me go get a photo album.' And she was showing me dressed as a bunny rabbit for Easter and Santa Claus during Christmas time. Personally, I didn't feel that I was there enough," he said in the interview.

It was after retiring from the military in 1993 that he joined the family Duck Commander business.  With the show becoming a phenomenal success, Si has his own fan base - he told of one woman who drove 450 miles to a signing in Arkansas and told him she was ready to marry him, at which point he had to break the bad news that she was already spoken for.  

But when he does sign things for people, he has two Bible verses he likes to jot down along with his signature. 

In the interview with The Christian Post, he had this to say: "When I sign people's stuff I put down John 3:16 and 17. Most people can tell you what 16 says, OK. 'For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son.' But they don't know nothin' about 17. It says Jesus didn't come to condemn us. If anybody had a right to condemn someone, it would be the son of God. If he didn't do it, then hey, we definitely are not qualified to do it."

" data-caption="null" data-credit="null">
News
Campaign aims to mobilise 500,000 Christians for Christmas outreach
Campaign aims to mobilise 500,000 Christians for Christmas outreach

Shine Your Light is aiming to mobilise half a million Christians to share the gospel with five million people across the UK this Christmas, with more than 2,000 churches already signed up, organisers say.

The Church of England should repent for previous calls to ban 'conversion therapy'
The Church of England should repent for previous calls to ban 'conversion therapy'

The Church of England's uneasiness about the government's ‘conversion practices’ bill is a perfect lesson in the old adage, 'be careful what you wish for,' writes Dr Martin Davie.

Leaked Home Office report links 'Christian extremism' to traditionalist beliefs and immigration concerns
Leaked Home Office report links 'Christian extremism' to traditionalist beliefs and immigration concerns

An internal Home Office report lists concerns about immigration, multiculturalism and changing social values among the characteristics associated with what it calls "Christian extremism", it has been reported.

Tearfund calls for COP31 funding to reach farmers struggling with climate change and food insecurity
Tearfund calls for COP31 funding to reach farmers struggling with climate change and food insecurity

Tearfund warns that worsening climate conditions are threatening food production and pushing more people towards hunger.