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Occupation: Actor.

Birthday: March 31, in the `50s.

Birthplace: Manhattan.

Current home: Los Angeles.

Marital status: Single.

Car: A 1985 black Corvette.

Working on: ”Sisters,” on NBC-TV.

The last good movie I saw was: ”Basic Instinct.”

The book I`ve been reading is: ”Time to Kill,” by John Grisham.

Favorite performer: Clint Eastwood. I could watch ”Dirty Harry” movies forever.

Favorite childhood memory: Playing Little League baseball. Sports was innocent then.

Prized possession: My Super Bowl ring. I keep it hidden in my house, but I wear it when I get dressed up.

Personal heroes: Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle.

Nobody knows I`m: A crossword-puzzle freak.

I wish I could stop: Hitting the golf ball to the right.

I`ve never been able to: Play tennis well.

If I could do it over: I would have paid more attention to my business courses in college.

I`d give anything to meet: One of the biggest thrills I`ve had was meeting Gerald Ford.

The worst part of my job is: Wearing makeup every day.

A really great evening to me is: Going to Las Vegas with a bunch of friends.

My fantasy is: I`m living in a rural part of the country in a great house that has everything I need so I never have to leave.

People who knew me in high school thought I was: Pretty cool. Little did they know.

My most irrational act: Losing more money than I could afford in Las Vegas. There`s a reason why the windows in the hotel rooms don`t open.

The worst time of my life: Right after I retired from football. I was trying to be an actor-a tough business to break into-and leaving something that had been a big part of my life for so long.

My friends like me because: I cook.

Behind my back, they say: ”He`s a know-it-all.”

My most humbling experience: Being turned down for a role as a football player in a beer commercial.