Happy Birthday wishes go out to actor Richard Dean Anderson who turns 64 years old today. Anderson was born in Minneapolis, Minn. and grew up in Roseville, Minn.  Anderson was a big hockey player and wanted to play professionally until he broke both arms when he was 16 years old in separate games three weeks apart.  The second break landed him in the hospital for three months.

Anderson has never been married but has a 15 year old daughter named Wylie Quinn Annarose Anderson with former partner and actress Apryl A. Prose. He has dated actresses Teri Hatcher, Lara Flynn Boyle, Sela Ward, and former German ice skater Katerina Witt.

Anderson once formed a rock band in college called "Rick Dean and the Dante" with his friend Carl Dante. Anderson played guitar and sang.

Anderson got his start in 1976 playing Dr. Jeff Webber in the daytime soap "General Hospital." Anderson made guest appearances in "The Love Boat" "The Facts of Life" and starred in "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" and "Emerald Point N.A.S."  

Anderson starred in MacGyver for seven years and 139 episodes.  I always enjoyed MacGyver. He never used a gun and always got himself out of tight situations with nothing more than his Swiss Army knife. 

I just watched an episode of Stargate SG-1 last night with Corey who has several of the series on blue ray. Anderson plays Col. Jack O'Neill and travels around to different planets thru the stargate.  Anderson received an award and was made an honorary Brigadier General in the U.S. Air force for portraying the air force in a positive light. 

Anderson was considered for the part of Sonny Crockett on the television series "Miami Vice" and the part of John McLane in the movie "Die Hard."