The Chicago Tribune. November 10, 1996
By Cheryl Lavin
RICHARD DEAN ANDERSON FAST TRACK
Birthday: January 23, 1950
Birthplace: Minneapolis
Occupation: Actor
Current homes: California and Minnesota
Marital status: Single
Car: A black Acura NSX and a black Jeep CJ7
Working on:Pandora's Clock, airing on NBC-TV on November 10 and 11
The last good movie I saw:Trainspotting
Favorite performer: Leo Kottke plays an amazing guitar.
People always think I'm: Sting or MacGyver.
I stay home to watch: I just got a satellite dish, so I'm still surfing and examining the possibilities of hundreds of channels to choose from. I watch a lot of Discovery, History, A&E, CNN and Formula One racing, and during the season, World Cup skiing and hockey.
The book I've been reading: I've been inundated with scripts.
Prized possession: My log cabin in northern Minnesota. It's mine and it's home.
Personal heroes: Bobby Orr, Gordy Howe, Jean-Claude Killey.
My fantasy is: Flying. I took an introductory course in soaring, or sky sailing, which is basically gliding in an airplane without motors. The idea of free-form flight intrigues me.
I'd give anything to meet: I'd love to hang out with a bunch of French Impressionist painters.
People who knew me in high school thought I was: On the periphery of several groups: the jocks, the long-hairs, the debate team. All I know is I wasn't invited to my first high school reunion. They claimed they couldn't find me. It's possible; I tended to disappear for long periods of time.
The best time in my life: The '60s and '70s. It was a time of big cultural change. I survived and had a lot of fun doing it.
The worst time of my life: The same time.
If I wasn't an actor, I'd be: Racing cars or exploring. I'm drawn to mountains and cold.
If I've learned one thing in life: It's that if I've learned only one thing, I'm an idiot.
Most humbling experience: Birth.
Three words that best describe me: Naked, dazed and confused.
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Lavin, Cheryl. "Richard Dean Anderson -- Fast Track." The Chicago Tribune. November 10, 1996.
