1. Jack Bauer is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Fox television series 24.
29 Facts About Jack Bauer
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Jack Bauer is not a crooked agent; though his frequent use of torture to gather information has generated much controversy and discussion.
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Jack Bauer is the only character in the show to have appeared in all episodes.
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Jack Bauer was born in Santa Monica, California, on February 18,1966, to Phillip Bauer, who placed his livelihood in his company, BXJ Technologies.
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Jack Bauer has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Master of Science degree in Criminology and Law from the University of California, Berkeley.
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Jack Bauer enlisted in the United States Army and later graduated from Officer Candidate School.
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Jack Bauer first served in the Special Forces, and was later a member of the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta, popularly known as Delta Force.
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Jack Bauer left the Army with the rank of Captain after twelve years of service.
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Jack Bauer was recruited into the Counter Terrorist Unit by Christopher Henderson, CTU's Director of Field Operations.
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Jack Bauer has shown a high proficiency with firearms.
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Jack Bauer can handle explosives and electronic devices, and has a high resistance to torture.
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Jack Bauer is fluent in German and has demonstrated some ability to either speak or understand Spanish, Serbian, Russian, and Arabic.
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Jack Bauer is shown to be capable of flying planes and helicopters.
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Jack Bauer is a formidable hand-to-hand combatant from his years in the Army and as a federal agent, and he has killed multiple enemies in hand-to-hand combat.
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Jack Bauer has lost his wife Teri, murdered by a traitor who had infiltrated CTU.
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The relationship with the Secretary's daughter is all but severed when Jack Bauer makes the decision to save a material witness over Audrey's ex-husband.
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Jack Bauer lost his best friend, Tony Almeida, and former boss, Michelle, to a car bomb.
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Jack Bauer lost his friend, former President David Palmer, to the same assassin who killed his friends.
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Jack Bauer: I've been wrestling with this one my whole life.
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Jack Bauer is the lead protagonist of the 24 series and the books, and has appeared in every episode to date.
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Jack Bauer is featured in all four prequels, that can be found on the 24 DVD releases and various websites.
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Since Holt was involved with the Chinese government, it is believed that Jack Bauer leaked information that led to his identity being discovered and execution.
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Jack Bauer tells Ramirez that if he ever sees him again, he better say "The Lord's Prayer", because it will mean he's come to kill him.
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Jack Bauer begins waiting outside a ship where terrorists are going to release a ricin bomb in the water supply.
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Jack Bauer finally kills Madsen near the end of the game when he tries to escape by shooting up his speedboat with a Zastava M80 assault rifle, causing it to explode.
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Jack Bauer kills Max, who was holding Kate hostage, saving her life.
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Jack Bauer appeared in the season 18 episode 24 Minutes of The Simpsons.
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Enraged, Jack Bauer reappears at the end of the episode, having called all agents of his organization and abandoning his prior mission so that he could hunt Bart down and arrest him.
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Jack Bauer is one of only two Male Lead Drama TV Actors ever to have won all 4 awards, the other being Bryan Cranston for his role as Walter White on Breaking Bad.