Lee Majors

Birth Name:

Lee Lee Yeary

Birth Place:

Wyandotte, Michigan, United States

Profession

Actor, Producer, Soundtrack, Director, Music department

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

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