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My Take
Carrying a famous surname is a blessing and a trap, and Michael Landon Jr. strikes me as someone who chose the harder, quieter path: stepping behind the camera as a director, writer, and producer rather than just trading on the name. I respect creators who build a body of work in the less glamorous machinery of storytelling, where craft matters more than a face. Born in 1964 in Encino, he seems wired for the long game, valuing steady, sincere output over flash. I'd love to see how his sensibility differs from, and pays tribute to, the legacy he inherited.
Overview
Michael Graham Landon (born June 20, 1964), known as Michael Landon Jr., is an American actor, director, writer, and producer.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Michael Landon Jr.
- Name (Japanese)
- マイケル・ランドンJr
- Reading
- まいける・らんどんJr
- Born
- June 20, 1964 (age 61)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Dragon
- Origin
- Encino, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television producer / film producer / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.