Lee Majors Biography

Fast Facts

• He received a bachelor's degree in history and physical education from Eastern Kentucky University in 1962
• After the deaths of his parents, he was adopted by his aunt and uncle
• In the early 1960s, he worked as a park recreation director for Los Angeles
• At 25, he landed his first, yet uncredited, role in the 1964 thriller "Strait-Jacket․"
• Quote: "I was never into my looks․ What's important to me is my health and family․"
• Quote: "(Of "The Six Million Dollar Man") "I had no idea how big the show was at the time we were doing it because I was always working․""
• He based his acting alias on head football coach John Majors from the University of Tennessee
• He played football in high school and college, and he was given the opportunity to play in the National Football League for the St․ Louis Cardinals, which was a professional football team from 1960 to 1987
• He performed the theme song for "The Fall Guy" TV series