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Gregory Neale Harrison (born May 31, 1950 in Avalon
Avalon, California

Avalon, or Avalon Bay, is the only city on Santa Catalina Island, California. Besides Avalon, the only other center of population is the small unincorporated area town of Two Harbors, California on the island....
, Santa Catalina Island, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
) is an American actor. He is probably best known for his role as Chandler in the 1987 cult favorite North Shore
North Shore (film)

North Shore is a 1987 film about Rick Kane , a young Fictional character surfer from a wave tank in Arizona, who heads to surf the season on the North Shore and see if he has the skills to cut it as a pro surfer....
 and as Pernell Roberts
Pernell Roberts

Pernell Elvin Roberts is an United States television actor and singer. He is best known for his roles as Ben Cartwright's eldest son, Adam Cartwright, on the Western television series Bonanza , and as chief surgeon, Dr....
's young surgeon, Dr. George Alonzo 'Gonzo' Gates, on the CBS
CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name....
 series Trapper John, M.D.
Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D. is an United States television medical drama and spin-off of the film MASH , about a lovable doctor who became a mentor, father figure, who also runs a teaching hospital in San Francisco, California....
 (a role he played from 1979 to 1985). He was also the title character on the 1977-78 sci-fi series Logan's Run, after which he played the role of Levi Zendt on the 1978 NBC miniseries Centennial
Centennial (miniseries)

Centennial is a 12-episode United States television miniseriesthat aired on NBC from October 1978 to February 1979. It was based on Centennial by James A....
 and had a situation comedy on CBS called Family Man, in which he played a single-father fireman who was rearing three children.

Harrison's later role as stripper
Striptease

A striptease or exotic dance is a form of erotic entertainment, usually a dance, in which the performer, known as a "stripper", gradually undresses, in a teasing and sexually suggestive manner, to music....
 John Phillips in the 1981 TV movie For Ladies Only made him a favorite with women and gay men in the 1980s.






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Gregory Neale Harrison (born May 31, 1950 in Avalon
Avalon, California

Avalon, or Avalon Bay, is the only city on Santa Catalina Island, California. Besides Avalon, the only other center of population is the small unincorporated area town of Two Harbors, California on the island....
, Santa Catalina Island, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
) is an American actor. He is probably best known for his role as Chandler in the 1987 cult favorite North Shore
North Shore (film)

North Shore is a 1987 film about Rick Kane , a young Fictional character surfer from a wave tank in Arizona, who heads to surf the season on the North Shore and see if he has the skills to cut it as a pro surfer....
 and as Pernell Roberts
Pernell Roberts

Pernell Elvin Roberts is an United States television actor and singer. He is best known for his roles as Ben Cartwright's eldest son, Adam Cartwright, on the Western television series Bonanza , and as chief surgeon, Dr....
's young surgeon, Dr. George Alonzo 'Gonzo' Gates, on the CBS
CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name....
 series Trapper John, M.D.
Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D. is an United States television medical drama and spin-off of the film MASH , about a lovable doctor who became a mentor, father figure, who also runs a teaching hospital in San Francisco, California....
 (a role he played from 1979 to 1985). He was also the title character on the 1977-78 sci-fi series Logan's Run, after which he played the role of Levi Zendt on the 1978 NBC miniseries Centennial
Centennial (miniseries)

Centennial is a 12-episode United States television miniseriesthat aired on NBC from October 1978 to February 1979. It was based on Centennial by James A....
 and had a situation comedy on CBS called Family Man, in which he played a single-father fireman who was rearing three children.

Harrison's later role as stripper
Striptease

A striptease or exotic dance is a form of erotic entertainment, usually a dance, in which the performer, known as a "stripper", gradually undresses, in a teasing and sexually suggestive manner, to music....
 John Phillips in the 1981 TV movie For Ladies Only made him a favorite with women and gay men in the 1980s. He spoofed that role in the 1986 miniseries Fresno
Fresno (TV miniseries)

Fresno is a 1986 in television television miniseries which parodied popular prime time soap operas of the day such as Dallas and Dynasty ....
 where his character appeared shirtless at every opportunity. Harrison was a regular in the final season (1989-90) of Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest is an United States primetime television soap opera which aired on the CBS network for nine seasons, from December 4, 1981 to May 17, 1990....
. In 1996, he starred opposite Eric Roberts
Eric Roberts

Eric Anthony Roberts is an American actor. His career began with King of the Gypsies , earning a Golden Globe nomination for best actor debut....
 in It's My Party
It's My Party (film)

It's My Party is a 1996 United States drama film. Written and directed by Randal Kleiser, it was one of the first feature films to address the topic of AIDS patients dying with dignity....
, a film based on the true events of a man diagnosed with AIDS who planned a two-day party to say goodbye to his friends and family and then took his own life with pills.

He also starred in the WB Network's Safe Harbor and has made guest appearances on numerous other shows such as Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel is an United States drama television series that chronicles the missions of a group of angels sent by God. Created by John Masius and produced by Martha Williamson , it ran on CBS for nine seasons, from September 21, 1994 to April 27, 2003, and aired in many countries all around the world....
, Judging Amy
Judging Amy

Judging Amy is an United States television program drama that aired from September 19, 1999 until May 3, 2005 on CBS. The show stars Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly ....
, Reunion
Reunion (TV series)

Reunion is an United States television series that aired on Fox Broadcasting Company in late 2005. The series was intended to chronicle 20 years in the lives of a group of six high school friends from Bedford , New York, with each episode following one year in the lives of the six, beginning with their high school graduation year 1986....
, Joey
Joey

Joey may refer to:...
 and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American drama television program about the Special Victims Unit in a fictional version of the 16th Precinct of the New York City Police Department....
.

For the last few years he has played the lead in a touring version of the musical Chicago
Chicago (musical)

Chicago is a Kander and Ebb musical theatre set in Prohibition in the United States Chicago. The music is by John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb and a book by Ebb and Bob Fosse....
 and was the male lead in each film of the Au Pair
Au Pair (film)

Au Pair is a 1999 telefilm starring Gregory Harrison and Heidi Lenhart....
 trilogy.

Personal life

Since 1981, Harrison has been married to actress Randi Oakes (of CHiPs
CHiPs

CHiPs is an United States television drama series produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios that originally aired on NBC from September 15, 1977 to June 17, 1983....
 fame). The couple have four children, three girls and a boy. He lived in Gold Beach, Oregon
Gold Beach, Oregon

Gold Beach is a city in and the county seat of Curry County, Oregon, Oregon, United States, on the Oregon Coast. The population was 1,897 at the 2000 United States Census....
, for 15 years and now resides in Eugene
Eugene, Oregon

The city of Eugene is the county seat of Lane County, Oregon, Oregon, United States. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie River and Willamette River rivers, about 60 miles east of the Oregon Coast....
. He enjoys surfing and golf.

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