Personal Dossier |
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| Name: | Richard Dean Anderson | |||
| Character: | Colonel Jonathan "Jack" O'Neill | |||
| Date of Birth: | 23/01/50 | |||
| Birthplace: | Born and raised in Minneapolis | |||
| Age: | 48 | |||
| Hair: | Blond | |||
| Eyes: | Brown | |||
| Residence Previously: | Born and raised in Minneapolis in the suburb of Roseville. | |||
| Residence: | lives in both Vancouver and Los Angeles, as well as owing a cabin in Minnesota. | |||
| Romance: | Anderson is the eternal bachelor. | |||
| Family: | Father: | Stuart. Taught high school English, as well as being an accomplished jazz bassist. | ||
| Mother: | Jocelyn is an artist, specialising in both painting and sculpture. | |||
| Siblings: | Anderson is the eldest of four brothers: Jeffrey Scott, Thomas John and James Stuart. | |||
| Dependants: | Has a baby girl. | |||
| Pets | His current room mate is his dog, Zoe, an Australian shepherd. | |||
| Education: | Anderson studied Drama at St. Cloud College and Ohio University, he left college just short of completing his degree. | |||
Profiles |
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| Personal Profile | First
dream was to become a professional hockey player. After some serious injuries
on the ice, he turned to acting and began studying drama at St. Cloud College
and Ohio University. He then moved to Los Angeles and worked as a stage
manager for the Improvisational Theater Company.
On college radio during his Ohio U. years, he earned the nickname "Ricky Dean" and in his early years he also sang and played guitar as part of his own rock band called "Ricky Dean and Dante". |
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| Professional Profile | Richard
Dean Anderson is internationally known for his title role in the popular
television series "MacGyver," which ran for seven successful seasons on
ABC and now airs in syndication worldwide. In 1994, he recreated the role
in two "MacGyver" telefilms for ABC, which he executive produced with partner
Michael Greenberg for their production company, Gekko Film Corp. MGM is
currently producing STARGATE SG-1 in association with Glassner/Wright Double
Secret Productions and Gekko.
During this period Anderson performed in live theater as well, including a leading role in "Superman in the Bones" at the Pilgrimage Theater. Anderson finally got his acting break in 1976 when he landed the role of Dr. Jeff Webber on the daytime soap General Hospital. After five years in that role, Anderson moved on to prime-time dramas. He appeared in some short lived television series, and appeared as a naval pilot in Emerald Point N.A.S in 1983, as well as numerous guest appearances. |
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General |
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Favourite Episodes: |
I am a little torn on this one, because my favorite one to do as an actor was Brief Candle, when I got to age to 100 years old, and went through all the stages of makeup, etc. The episode itself was never fully realized in my opinion, because we had mistimed it, and basically it got edited down to the point where a lot of that process was not seen. | |||