Patrick Duffy Biography

Fast Facts

• His popular role in the 1978 "Dallas" garnered him numerous awards including a Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role: Prime Time
• He attended the University of Washington with a degree in drama, receiving credentials in theater arts, entitling him to teach
• Quote: "I'm one of the lucky actors in television․ I don't make a lot of big waves, there's no tsunamis happening․ But there's constant activity, and that's the way I prefer to live my life․"
• In 1991 he starred in "Step by Step," and directed 49 of its episodes, before its cancelation in 1998
• He joined the cast of "Dallas" in 1978, which became a worldwide phenomenon and ranked in the top three in the early 1980s
• Before his acting career took off he worked a number of jobs, including a grocery delivery man
• Enjoys to play golf, and has played in numerous celebrity tournaments