Actor Larry Hagman passed away yesterday from cancer related complications. He was 81.
Hagman wasn't so much a predominant actor in my time, his hay day really was from the 1960s to 1980s, but he still managed to become a staple in my childhood. Hagman's two most predominant roles were as Major Tony Nelson in I Dream of Jeannie and J.R. Ewing in both the original run of Dallas and the more recent continuation of it. I've never watched either incarnation of Dallas but I absolutely loved Jeannie as a kid and grew up watching it. As for Dallas.. well, I may not have watched it, but you'd be hard pressed to be as interested in pop culture as I am without having heard some of the details of the show. The show, after all, was famous for its cliffhangers.
I'm not going to make any guarantees, but I will try to do a 2012 incarnation of Dallas as a tribute to Hagman at some point in the near future. I'm not too sure about the exact when, as I'm crazy busy with school, but sometime soon.
No comments:
Post a Comment