- Born
- Birth nameHarvey Lee Yeary
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Lee Majors was born on April 23, 1939 in Wyandotte, Michigan, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Six Million Dollar Man (1974), The Fall Guy (1981) and Scrooged (1988). He has been married to Faith Majors since November 9, 2002. He was previously married to Karen Velez, Farrah Fawcett and Thelma Kathleen Robinson.
- SpousesFaith Majors(November 9, 2002 - present)Karen Velez(November 15, 1988 - September 14, 1994) (divorced, 3 children)Farrah Fawcett(July 28, 1973 - February 16, 1982) (divorced)Thelma Kathleen Robinson(June 17, 1961 - July 20, 1965) (divorced, 1 child)
- ChildrenDane MajorsTrey Majors
- ParentsAlice YearyCarl Yeary
- Confirmed he did not attend the funeral for his ex wife Farrah Fawcett, explaining he had his own memories of her and did not want to be a distraction.
- His acting mentor was Barbara Stanwyck, whom he credits as his favorite mentor/best friend.
- Changed his name to Lee Majors after Joan Crawford and others in Hollywood had difficulty pronouncing his real name of Yeary.
- The 1973 song "Midnight Train to Georgia" was inspired by Lee Majors and Farrah Fawcett.
- In 1976, he and wife Farrah Fawcett made television history - a husband and wife each starring in separate top-rated shows.
- I was never into my looks. What's important to me is my health and family.
- [on the death of his ex-wife, Farrah Fawcett] She fought a tremendous battle against a terrible disease. She was an angel on earth and now an angel forever.
- [on playing second-fiddle to other iconic actors such as Ernest Borgnine, Danny Thomas, Eddie Albert, Michael Landon, Robert Reed, Bill Bixby, James Garner, Robert Fuller, James Brolin and Buddy Ebsen, who each have had their own successful careers: I have done a series in the '60s, '70s and '80s.
- I'm from Middlesboro, Kentucky, a little town on the Tennessee and Virginia border.
- [on his days as a football player] Even when I was young, playing college football, and I injured my knee, I bounced right back.
- The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) - $50,000 per episode (equivalent to $240,000 in 2014)
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