Happy 80th Birthday, Larry Hagman

Starpulse

He became known to millions around the world as scheming, backstabbing oil baron J.R. Ewing in classic TV drama series "Dallas" - and Larry Hagman will celebrate a Texas-sized milestone on Wednesday when he turns 80.

Hagman, a native of Fort Worth, Texas, was an established TV and movie actor in the when he was catapulted to worldwide fame after landing the role of the treacherous businessman in 1978.

And as he prepares to re-visit his most famous character when Dallas re-launches next year, WENN has put together 10 fascinating facts about the star to say - Happy Birthday, Larry!

* He underwent a liver transplant in 1995 after years of heavy boozing left it ravaged. He has since become an outspoken campaigner for liver donation, and wears a ring made from gallstones removed from the organ during the transplant.

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