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| 1 | American Legion member. |
| 2 | Long time member of Theatre West, one of Los Angeles's oldest, on-going theatre companies. Has directed two of its main-stage productions, in addition to serving as one of the moderators for its acting workshop, and also serving two terms on its Board of Directors. |
| 3 | Was a Nuclear Warhead Technician in the Army, and had a security clearance for access to classified material. |
| 4 | Does much of his own wrenching on his motorcycles and automobiles. |
| 5 | From books, manuals, self teaching and experience, along with natural ability, has acquired journeyman skills in many areas of construction. |
| 6 | Endowment Life member of the NRA. |
| 7 | Devours all military history. |
| 8 | Has rafted five of the top-rated whitewater river runs in America. Some more than once. |
| 9 | Slept on a mattress on the floor of a back bedroom for a year and a half, while he completely remodeled his entire house, inside and out. He did that room last. |
| 10 | Is a bachelor. |
| 11 | All through his teen years, caddied at the exclusive, Medina Country Club, outside Chicago, becoming one of its top caddies, and jocking loops for all of the big-shot members. |
| 12 | His hitch in the Army, then moving to Manhattan and living there for three and a half years without his golf clubs (which he left in Chicago), much less being able to afford the funds for green fees if he did have his clubs, broke his addiction to the game of golf, and he has yet to become re-hooked. |
| 13 | During his first year in California, he suffered a leg injury in a fight scene during a performance of a professional stage production, which disabled him from dancing and he had to drop out. When it healed in a few weeks, he was unable to get another dancing job right away, and he started to go broke. He parked cars for a couple of months at the Hollywood Brown Derby, until he was finally able to get another gig in a show. |
| 14 | He and a buddy, who had a pickup truck, once helped Goldie Hawn (when she was still working as a dancer), move into an apartment in the building they were already living in, in Hollywood. |
| 15 | Favorite classic films are From Here to Eternity (1953), On the Waterfront (1954), Shane (1953), Midnight Cowboy (1969) and Cool Hand Luke (1967). |
| 16 | Favorite contemporary classic play: Death of a Salesman. |
| 17 | Favorite classical music composer: 'Frederic Chopin'. |
| 18 | Considers Frank Sinatra's album, Only the Lonely, with Nelson Riddle, to be the greatest all-time artistic marriage of vocal styling and interpretation, to composition and arrangement, that has ever been recorded. |
| 19 | Attended the same High School in Chicago as Hugh M. Hefner, and also the "Spilotro brothers", who were characterized in the 1995 Martin Scorsese film, Casino (1995). Also, the school was the subject of the infamous academic scandal that the 2000 TV movie, Cheaters (2000), was based on. |
| 20 | With the exception of an occasional golf match and Olympic competitions, no longer has any interest in watching sports. |
| 21 | Is a history buff, for both modern and ancient. |
| 22 | Has an Associate in Arts degree in Music. |
| 23 | As a teenager in the 1950s, was more into Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Nat 'King' Cole, Johnny Mathis, Peggy Lee and cool jazz, than rock 'n' roll. |
| 24 | Politically, is an Independent. |
| 25 | Has three siblings, an older sister, a younger sister, and a younger brother. |
| 26 | His grandfather, John Keough, an Irish immigrant, has his name inscribed on the Chicago Police Memorial Wall, for being killed in the line of duty while serving on the Chicago PD. |
| 27 | Is not the actor born in Kampala, Uganda, who spells the surname differently, is not the author of maritime novels, is not the nutritionist and health coach, and is not the guy who was Lisa Marie Presley's first husband. |
| 28 | Before he got into modeling and doing parts on TV shows, he worked as a dancer. |
| 29 | Is of Irish, Swedish, and Norwegian lineage. |
| 30 | Had a side business for many years, working as a handyman, called, Dandy Dan the Handy Man, 'A guy who's nice to have around the house'. |
| 31 | Moonlighted for six months as a shirtless cocktail waiter at Chippendales nightclub in L.A. |
| 32 | Worked as a pageboy at CBS television network in New York City, and was working The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) (aka The Ed Sullivan Show) when The Beatles made their American TV debut. |
| 33 | While in the military service, was in a small NATO unit, assigned to the West German Army (the Bundeswehr), was billeted on their base in Landsberg, Germany, and participated in all training exercises with them. |
| 34 | Is a jazz fan. |
| 35 | Has designed and built sets for numerous small theater productions. |
| 36 | Voted, Best Dressed Boy, and Most Handsome Boy, in high school graduating class. |
| 37 | Attended Wright Jr. College in Chicago for one year, and earned an athletic letter for track. |
| 38 | Earned four athletic letters in high school, for football, track and golf. |
| 39 | Graduated from Steinmetz High School in Chicago, class of January, 1958. |
| 40 | Worked as a male model. |
| 41 | Motorcyclist (Big Twin, Street). |
| 42 | U.S. Army veteran. |
| 43 | Experienced mountaineer and technical rock climber. |
| 44 | Certified Scuba Diver, with a Master Certification. |
| 45 | Is a licensed pilot, with Commercial, Instrument, and Multi-engine ratings. |
| 46 | Holds dual citizenship in U.S.A. and Ireland. Has both U.S. and Euro passports. |
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