Richard Dean Anderson

  • Name: Richard Dean Anderson
  • Date of Birth: January 23, 1950
  • Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Mini-bio: Richard Dean Anderson is an American actor, possibly best known for his role as the eponymous hero of the popular television series MacGyver and, more recently, as Jack O'Neill in Stargate SG-1, the l...( read more)ongest-running American science fiction series.




Anderson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Stuart Jay Anderson and Jocelyn Rhae Carter, and has Irish, Swedish, Norwegian and Mohawk Native American ancestry. He grew up in Roseville, Minnesota and attended Ohio University and St. Cloud State University.




He started his acting career in soap opera (appearing on General Hospital as Dr. Jeff Webber from 1976 to 1981). He also starred as Adam in the television series Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (based very loosely on the movie of the same name).

Anderson came to fame with the hit television series MacGyver which lasted from 1985 to 1992 and was highly successful throughout its entire run.
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Replace this image with an actor photoRichard Dean Anderson mini-bio: Richard Dean Anderson is an American actor, possibly best known for his role as the eponymous hero of the popular television series MacGyver and, more recently, as Jack O'Neill in Stargate SG-1, the longest-running American science fiction series.

Anderson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Stuart Jay Anderson and Jocelyn Rhae Carter, and has Irish, Swedish, Norwegian and Mohawk Native American ancestry. He grew up in Roseville, Minnesota and attended Ohio University and St. Cloud State University.

He started his acting career in soap opera (appearing on General Hospital as Dr. Jeff Webber from 1976 to 1981). He also starred as Adam in the television series Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (based very loosely on the movie of the same name). Anderson came to fame with the hit television series MacGyver which lasted from 1985 to 1992 and was highly successful throughout its entire run.

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Richard Dean Anderson Information:
Eye color: very dark brown
Height: 6''2(188 cm)
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Education: Lake Owassa grade school;St Cloud State University(Minnesota);Ohio University
Family: daughter WYLIE QUINN ANNAROSE
Resides in: Malibu,California;log cabin in Minnesota
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Political affiliation:
Personal interests/hobbies: NATURE,MUSIC,ARTS,SPORTS
Charities/Causes: MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION,CELEBRITY ALL STAR HOCKEY TEAM,SEA SHEPPERD CONSERVATION SOCIETY
Other: - Astrological sign:Aquarius ascendant Gemini
- rda has mixed blood:swedish,irish,norvegian and indian mohawk

Richard wanted to play professionnal hockey.however at 16 he broke both his arms,in separate accidents , leaving him in hospital for three months and with pins in his right arms.
-at 17 he took a 5641 mile bicycle trip accross Canada and Alaska.He set off with 2 friends but they both failed to lst the distance!
-worked as a street mime and juggler before landing a job at Marineland, where part of his role was to hold a fish in his mouth for the killer whale to snatch!
-Richard was in a band called ricky dean annd dante with his friends Carl Dante where he both sang and played guitar.
-Richard is extremely near sighted and claims that asking to wear his glasses when he read for the part of macgyver won him his role.
-The gekko film corporation is so named after richard found a gekko sitting on his chest during a holiday in Tahiti.
-Richard says "dogs are my favourite people"and to that end he has an australian shepperd called zoe which he has had since she was a puppy.
-richard founded the celebrity all stars hockey team , a collection of hockey enthusiasts from the sports and entertainment world who play in NHL cities troughout the usa for charity.
-Richard was chosen to be the honorary captain of team USA , the united states olympic hockey team in both 1988 and 1992.



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  • junvs
    junvs
    Hi Mac,
    I really appreciated your style and creativeness in MacGyver when dealing with all kinds of problems. As a matter of fact I bought a book which entails / explains the kind of thinking you've exhibited. Your such a excellent Lateral thinker, meaning creating something out of nothing and seeing things in all angles, that of course is higly applicable in all kinds of problems from domestic to executive level. Good luck and God bless.

    jun_vs@yahoo.com
    posted 141 days ago
  • dayas4
    dayas4
    Hello, I'm Dayas and i live in Africa... can you accept my friendly? sorry my english, I speak french.
    posted 226 days ago
  • vedorejhan
    vedorejhan
    great sense of humor in sg-1, he makes laugh many times.
    posted 416 days ago
  • alimoo
    alimoo
    Hi Rick i just heard the news about Stargate Atlantis being cancel, It a shame after five years. What was your reaction to the news?
    posted 448 days ago
  • alimoo
    alimoo
    Hi Rick saw your photos at the San diego con. You look great dispite other fans said negtive things about your looks. to other fans and my self you still look like one hot sexy silver fox and your look great for your age. I hope you will be doing Jack O'Neill in the third stargate moive and Macgyver third moive. there will always be one Jack O'Neill and MacGyver and that is you. when you read this (I hope you do) Say "Happy Birthday Wylie" From me and i hope you and your daughter have a great day out and you two don't get bug by the paprazzi where ever you two go for the day. Take care of your self and your daughter, love you always. Alison
    posted 467 days ago
  • macgyver56
    macgyver56
    I really really like RDA in MacGyver and SG-1!! If I had seen more things with him in it I think I would like them too! I think he is so cute and really awesome!!!
    posted 477 days ago
  • alimoo
    alimoo
    hi Rick, i miss seeing you smiling face on stargate SG1 in the last couple of years. I've seen the first moive' Ark of Trurth, it a shame that you wern't in it after all Jack O'Neill did say once 'I miss going off world' i know he misses the action, his friends SG1. But at lest he did have fun and it was his turn to blow up mother ships when it normaly Sam who dose it. LOL. I'm looking ford to the second moive coming out. I won't be about to get it till about october when it comes to New Zealand... yes that is where i'm from. I hope one day that you would come to visit and tour New Zealand,you got alot of MacGyver and stargate Fans here. I've been a big fan of yours since MacGyver and i'll always be your fan till the day i die. Take care of your self Rick and your dog and daughter. Oh before i forget, it was a shocking news about Don S Davis death, i remeber him from some of the episodes of MacGyver and now Stargate. he will be sadly miss by all his family and friends around the world.
    posted 483 days ago
  • crazy4rodeo04
    crazy4rodeo04
    i still like richard dean anderson playing oppsite john anderson in Macgyver
    posted 565 days ago
  • countryfordgirl
    countryfordgirl
    HAPPY BIRTHDAY RICHARD!!!
    posted 658 days ago
  • Eagleheart1980
    Eagleheart1980
    Yeah i agree that he was the great Mr.Sarcasm in Sg-1 =)
    He brought great laughs and very cool always when he met Thor.. =) May the good spirits protect Richard Dean Anderson.
    posted 674 days ago
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