Richard Dean Anderson, who was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on January 23, 1950, is best known for his character on the popular TV series MacGyver. His appearance on the popular series General Hospital marked the start of his career, then went on to the seven-year run of MacGyver. Anderson loves to watch sports during his spare time, and watch the popular cartoon series, The Simpsons.
Jack O’Neill is played by Richard Dean Anderson on the Sci-Fi Channel original series Stargate SG-1. O’Neill is the founding commanding officer of the SG-1, and was promoted to Brigadier General and assumed command of Stargate Command. After a year, O'Neill was promoted again to Major General.