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Richard Dean Anderson Biography

Film actor

Richard Dean Anderson, born on January 23, 1950, is an accomplished film actor from the United States. He is best known for his role as Major General Jack O'Neill in the science fiction television series 'Stargate'.

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“So it allows me to travel, I'll be doing that and running these great rivers and doing what I've done in the past without much purpose other than for the experience.”

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“I don't want to have children...I want to date them!”

Want Children

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“Being a father, well, I don't know if this is a change, but it makes me want to get out of here faster. Get off the clock. Just 'cause the baby is my reason for living, my reason for coming to work.”

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“Being away from her is torturous and I'd much prefer to be with her. So I just try to get out of here as soon as I can. I make sure I do my job real well and fast.”

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“Dogs are my favorite people.”

People Dog My Favorite Pet Insightful

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“They are a fairly aggressive conservation organization that was started to protect the great whales particularly, but in general all marine life around the world. So those are the people I'm trying to attach my name to.”

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“As far as the future for the Showtime episodes that have already aired, we are sold into syndication so we'll be appearing primarily on the Fox syndicated networks and then eventually the SCI FI Channel. So, we'll be around for a while.”

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“I've also been working with the Challengers Club in the inner city of Los Angeles for 15 years now, I guess, and it's essentially an inner-city recreation club for boys and girls.”

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“There's editing, and scripts to read and edit, and casting, and all the elements of production that just sort of take up the normal downtime that you would have as an actor. So there's not a lot of that for me.”

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“You have to suspend disbelief a little bit to buy into your situation and to the story and to how the character will react. You have to tweak your credibility a little bit, is basically what it comes down to.”

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Author:Richard Dean Anderson

About the Author

Born: January 23, 1950
Known for: Film actor
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