I used to love watching, “Dallas” re-runs when I was younger. I was pretty obsessed with the show, and J.R. Ewing has always been my favorite TV character. He’s one of the most badass villains out there. I wish NETFLIX would get the rights to make this show streamable, ’cause I would re-watch it again. J.R. Ewing, was the shit. He was a pretty tough dude, who you wouldn’t want to mess with.

Larry Hagman was born in Weatherford, Texas. His mother was a, Broadway actress, and his father was a lawyer. After Larry graduated high school, he was turned on into acting in drama because his mother was into it. He started taking drama classes and then started taking comedy roles on the stage, in which he got good feedback on. Hagman’s acting career didn’t start until he moved to Dallas, Texas, appearing in small roles in plays and he even had a role in “South Pacific”, with his mother, Mary Martin.

At age 25, Hagman made his TV debut in a show called, “Decoy”. After starring as guest appearances in TV series, he finally got himself a big TV role, in “I Dream of Jeannie”, in which he plays an astronaut who falls in love with a 2,000 year old genie. In 1977 Hagman was offered two big roles, one was, “”The Waverly Wonders”, and the other was, “Dallas”. He obviously, picked Dallas, in which he played J.R. Ewing. A character that made him an iconic star.

After “Dallas”, Hagman continued to have small roles in different shows and he appeared in a large number of big screen movies. He had a cameo in “Superman: The Movie”, and he also played a role, in the film, “Nixon”.

Larry Hagman, maybe gone, but his legacy will live on forever. He was 81 years old.

Kev