1. Jonathan J "Jack" O'Neill is a fictional character in the MGM's military science fiction franchise Stargate, primarily as one of the main characters of the television series Stargate SG-1.
17 Facts About Jack O'Neill
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Jack O'Neill subsequently becomes the main character of the television series Stargate SG-1 created in 1997 as a sequel to the movie.
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Jack O'Neill became less prominent in the eighth season, in which he is promoted to Commanding Officer of Stargate Command, at the rank of brigadier general, therefore greatly reducing the character's time spent exploring via the Stargate.
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Jack O'Neill appeared in the two other Stargate television series: he was an occasional character in the first three seasons of Stargate Atlantis, serving as an Earth contact with Atlantis, this running parallel with Stargate SG-1 for a time, and in four episodes of Stargate Universe, as a lieutenant general, having been promoted sometime after both SG-1 and Atlantis had ended.
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Jack O'Neill is a United States Air Force colonel with experience in special operations before joining the Stargate Program.
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Jack O'Neill was married to Sara O'Neill, but their marriage suffered when Jack sank into a deep depression after their son accidentally shot himself with O'Neill's pistol.
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Jack O'Neill then joins a dangerous mission through the Stargate with a couple of airmen and Dr Daniel Jackson, who deciphers how to use the Stargate.
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Jack O'Neill's standing order is to detonate a nuclear warhead near the Stargate at any sign of danger.
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Jack O'Neill is given command of the SG-1 team, which consists of himself, Samantha Carter, Teal'c and Jackson.
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Jack O'Neill possesses the ATA gene, and thus is able to operate the Ancient weapons chair and save Earth from Anubis's fleet.
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The death of Jack O'Neill is briefly shown in an alternate timeline where Ba'al controls the Goa'uld Empire.
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Jack O'Neill reappears as a lieutenant general in Stargate Universe with Nicholas Rush, where he is recruiting Eli Wallace into the Icarus Project.
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Jack O'Neill requested Stargate SG-1 to be more of an ensemble show, so that he would not be carrying the plot alone as on MacGyver.
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Jack O'Neill was influential in the development of O'Neill's character and personality from the beginning.
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Jack O'Neill returned for the second straight-to-DVD film, Stargate: Continuum in a brief cameo, and was expected to return for the third movie.
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Jack O'Neill is mainly seen in the Pentagon but later visits the Destiny after the revelations about Telford emerge.
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Jack O'Neill was presented with an award at the Air Force Association's 57th Annual Air Force Anniversary Dinner in Washington, DC, on September 14,2004, because of his role as star and executive producer of Stargate SG-1, a series which has portrayed the Air Force in a positive light since it first premiered.