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Famous Birthdays April 23, 2010: With today's recession, he is probably not worth 6 million dollars. Nevertheless, we wish Lee Majors a happy 71st birthday.

Lee Majors Trivia:

Birth Name- Harvey Lee Yeary

Best known by the public for his starring roles as Col. Steve Austin in "The Six Million Dollar Man" (1974) and as Colt Seavers in "...The Fall Guy" (1981).

Turned down the Mac Davis role in North Dallas Forty (1979) in favor of an independent production that never got off the ground.

Landed the role of Joe Buck in Midnight Cowboy (1969) but "The Big Valley" (1965) was picked up for another year and was contractually obligated to pass on the role, which was then made famous by Jon Voight.

Signature exclamation as Heath Barkley in "The Big Valley" (1965) was "Boy, Howdy!".

In 1976 he and wife Farrah Fawcett made TV history - a husband and wife each starring in separate top-rated shows.


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