Lawson married his first wife , actress Denise Gordy on New Year 's Eve 1978 . They have one daughter , actress Bianca Lawson . In March 1992 , he survived the USAir Flight 405 plane crash , after take-off from LaGuardia Airport , in Queens , New York City . In the summer of 2013 , Lawson began dating Tina Knowles , a fashion designer and mother of singers Beyoncé and Solange Knowles . Lawson and Knowles had been friends for over 30 years and she was the best friend of his late sister . The couple married on April 12 , 2015
USAir Flight 405
USAir Flight 405
Richard Lawson (actor)