Blurb: Former ‘70s child television star, Dan grew fond of the rakish moustaches and man-scaping machinations sported by many of his co-stars, including Grizzly Adams’ Dan Haggerty (Dan starred as Adams’ loyal bear friend, Ben). Alas, like so many child stars, Dan continually found himself typecast as a scrappy, pimple-faced youth forever being rescued by dogs from hidden wells or extolling the virtues of tolerance and acceptance of all races and creeds to 8th-grade shop class bullies, and was never allowed by his producers to follow in his heroes’ facial-haired footsteps. Then one day, in a spurt of youthful rebellion, the 39-year-old actor walked out on the business that had been his only home since being adopted from a northern Romanian orphanage at the age of 7, and today is finally proud to wear an upper lip free of sunshine and fresh air. “Today,” Dan says, “the spotlight finally shines on me.”
Quote: “I take my hat off for one thing, one thing only.”
Moustache Hero: The Bandit
Your ‘Strength’ in the competition: I charged my loyal hound with burying all my shaving creams and man-grooming tools in my backyard. Despite my pleadings, she will not divulge their location.
- SILVER Growth/Change in Appearance
