1. James Brolin received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 27,1998.
32 Facts About James Brolin
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James Brolin was born Craig Kenneth Bruderlin in Westwood Village, Los Angeles, California.
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When his parents invited a director over to his family's house for dinner before auditioning, James Brolin met another fellow actor and classmate, Ryan O'Neal, who was about a year younger than James Brolin.
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James Brolin's assurance grew when O'Neal invited him to a casting agency.
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James Brolin graduated from high school in 1958, and his family was already encouraging him to become an actor like O'Neal.
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James Brolin attended Santa Monica City College and studied drama at the University of California Los Angeles before signing a contract with 20th Century Fox in 1960.
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James Brolin made three guest appearances on the popular 1960s series Batman, alongside Adam West and Burt Ward, as well as roles in The Virginian, and Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law alongside Arthur Hill and Lee Majors.
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James Brolin had a recurring role on the short-lived television series The Monroes.
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James Brolin had small roles in several films including Take Her, She's Mine, Dear Brigitte, Von Ryan's Express, and Fantastic Voyage.
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James Brolin is referred to as "PW" and the role of Pee-wee's girlfriend "Dottie" is played by Morgan Fairchild.
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James Brolin became widely known for his portrayal of youthful, skilled assistant physician Dr Steven Kiley.
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James Brolin was nominated for Golden Globes three times for Best Supporting Actor and won twice between 1971 and 1973.
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James Brolin starred in the television films Short Walk to Daylight and Trapped.
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In 1983, James Brolin returned to television to star in another series and teamed with producer Aaron Spelling's prime-time soap opera, Hotel, for ABC.
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For Hotel, James Brolin was nominated twice for Golden Globes between 1983 and 1984 for Best Performance By an Actor in a TV Series but lost both times.
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In 1997, James Brolin's luck changed with the syndicated television series Pensacola: Wings of Gold.
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James Brolin served as an executive producer and director on the series.
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In 1997, James Brolin hosted Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, a television series that shows five stories which have to do with the paranormal and supernatural.
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James Brolin has had a number of supporting roles in major cinema releases since 2000.
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In 2002, James Brolin played Governor Robert Ritchie of Florida, the Republican opponent of President Jed Bartlet, on the TV series The West Wing.
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In late 2003, James Brolin portrayed Ronald Reagan in the television film The Reagans.
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In 2005, James Brolin guest starred on the TV series Monk as casino owner Daniel Thorn.
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James Brolin appeared in the 2009 comedy film The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard.
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James Brolin appeared in a 2009 episode of Psych, titled "High Noon-ish", where Brolin played the sheriff of a tourist-attracting "Wild West" town.
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James Brolin has played Richard Castle's mysterious father in two episodes of ABC's Castle, in 2013 and 2014.
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James Brolin appeared in the NBC sitcom Community as William Winger, Jeff Winger's estranged father.
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From 2015 until 2019, James Brolin played the role of John, the family patriarch, in the CBS comedy Life in Pieces.
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James Brolin has been married three times and has three children.
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In 1966, James Brolin married Jane Cameron Agee, a wildlife activist and aspiring actress at Twentieth Century Fox, 12 days after they first met.
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In 1985, James Brolin met actress Jan Smithers on the set of Hotel, and they married in 1986.
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In 1996, James Brolin met Barbra Streisand through a friend, and they got married on July 1,1998.
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James Brolin is the stepfather of Streisand's only child, Jason Gould.