Before Richard Dean Anderson decided to act, he planned a professional hockey career. Unfortunately, a serious injury was on the way to sports success. Young Richard had to undertake other classes: he was a mime and juggler, he worked at Marinland Pacific, played in the theater, founded the rock band “Ricky Dean and Dante”. At the age of 17, he went on a bicycle journey and covered 5641 miles.
Later he said he would try happiness. He started attending castings and did not have to wait long for success. His first role was the figure of Dr. Jeff Weber in the “Municipal Hospital”, who had five seasons. Anderson gained a valuable experience in the series, which guaranteed him the engagement of his life. It was in 1985 that he first appeared on the set of “MacGyver”.
“MacGyver” has gained a cult name for years. The series, which in the 1980s debuted on television, attracted crowds in front of the screens. Viewers willingly followed the fate of the main character, i.e. an agent working for the Phoenix Foundation and the US government, which solves complicated intelligence missions and saves people from oppression. And he could do all this only with the help of scientific knowledge, cleverness, creativity and everyday objects available at hand. His solutions, which helped him get out of every situation, surprised viewers many times.
The series was seven seasons and in the US was broadcast until 1992. In Poland, sections of cult production were shown, among others On TVP1, TVS, TV Puls and Polonia 1. He gained the greatest popularity of “MacGyver” thanks to emissions in Polsat.
Of course, the character of MacGyver became a television icon, but in the series we could watch more stars. The episodes include Dana Elcar, Bruce McGill, Michael des Barres, Teri Hatcher, John Anderson and Elyssa Davalos.
Interestingly – the series hid one secret, which was revealed only during the broadcast of the last season. Many viewers could miss this. Of course, it is about the real name of the main character, who for years was simply known as “MacGyver”. In fact, the character played by Richard Dean Anderson has a name and it sounds “angus”!
The main character has repeatedly repeated that he did not like his name and does not want to talk about him. The secret of the character came to light in the episode “Good Knight, MacGyver”, where we learned that it was given after a Scottish ancestor named Angus M’iver.
40 years have passed since the premiere of the series! It is natural that Richard Dean Anderson, who played the beloved Angus MacGyver, changed in appearance. When he started his adventure with the series, he was 35 years old. This year, on January 23, the actor turned 75. Has changed a lot? See the photo below!
After the success of “MacGyver”, Richard Dean Anderson became longer with another production – “Star Gates”, a series based on a full -length film with Kurt Russell in the lead role. He also received a proposal to make two films about MacGyver, but they did not win such sympathy for viewers as the series. The actor also appeared in “Legend”, “Kate Paragraph” and “Adolescent Hope”. For the last time on the screens we saw him in 2013 in “Do not Zagiej with Zołza from 23”. Since then, he has shunned flashlight and rarely appears at industry events.
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