12 What are some fun facts about Harrison Ford?
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This article is from the alt.fan.harrison-ford FAQ, by Angela Boyko neptunia@geocities.com with numerous contributions by others.
12 What are some fun facts about Harrison Ford?
* Frustrated by the direction his career was heading in the late '60's,
Harrison became a carpenter and turned down any role he hated.
* In 1993, a new species of spider, Calponia harrisonford, was named by
the American Museum of Natural History.
* The role of Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark was originally
offered to Tom Selleck. He couldn't be released from his "Magnum P.I."
TV series to make the film, however. Frustrated by his inability to
cast the part of Indiana Jones, Steven Spielberg went to see The Empire
Strikes Back and realized that the perfect actor had been in front of
George Lucas and he all the time.
* When he appeared on 'The Oprah Winfrey' show in the summer of 1997, she
asked him what some of his favourite things were:
Favourite technical gadget: an airplane (Harrison has a pilot's licence)
Favourite accessory: his earring
Favourite cereal: Raisin Bran ("and it's good for you")
Favourite time of day: "early, about 6am"
Favourite historical figure: Abraham Lincoln
Favourite dream: Harrison described a flying dream
Favourite memory: the birth of his first child (he noted that the
births of his other children were not less significant)
Favourite thing to sleep in: "A bed will do"
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