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Kyle MacLachlan
Biography
The "boy next door, if that boy spent lots of time alone in the basement", is how Rich Cohen described Kyle MacLachlan in a 1994 article for "Rolling Stone" magazine. That distinctly askew wholesomeness made MacLachlan a natural to become famous as the alter ego of twisted director David Lynch. MacLachlan was born and raised in Yakima, Washington, to Catherine Louise (Stone), a public relations director, and Kent Alan McLachlan, a lawyer and stockbroker. He has Scottish, English, Cornish, and German ancestry. MacLachlan graduated from the University of Washington in 1982. The darkly handsome actor made his feature film debut when he starred in the big-budget David Lynch adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune (1984), but only enjoyed real success after appearing in a second Lynch project, the moody and perverse classic, Blue Velvet (1986). The following year saw MacLachlan appearing as an otherworldly FBI agent in the cult classic sci-fi film, The Hidden (1987). This turned out to be a sign of things to come, as MacLachlan soon took on another oddball G-ma
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Kyle MacLachlan
American actor (born 1959)
Kyle Merritt MacLachlan[1] (; néMcLachlan, February 22, 1959)[2] is an American actor best known for his Emmy-nominated and Golden Globe-winning role as Dale Cooper in Twin Peaks (1990–1991, 2017) and its film prequel Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992). He is also known for his roles in another two of Twin Peaks co-creator David Lynch's films: Paul Atreides in Dune (1984) and Jeffrey Beaumont in Blue Velvet (1986). MacLachlan's other film roles include Lloyd Gallagher in The Hidden (1987), Ray Manzarek in The Doors (1991), Cliff Vandercave in The Flintstones (1994), Zack Carey in Showgirls (1995), and Riley's father in the Inside Out film series (2015, 2024).
In addition to Twin Peaks, MacLachlan has had prominent roles on television such as Trey MacDougal on Sex and the City (2000–2002), Orson Hodge on Desperate Housewives (2006–2012), The Captain on How I Met Your Mother (2010–2014) and How I Met Your Father (2022), the Mayor of Portland on Portlandia (2011–2018), Calvin
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Kyle MacLachlan
Kyle MacLachlan is perhaps best known for his performance as FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper in David Lynch's ground-breaking series, Twin Peaks, for which he received two Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe Award. Kyle has also starred in Desperate Housewives and Sex and the City. Recent appearances include President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Atlantic Crossing, Doctor Karlock in Capone, Calvin Zabo in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Captain on How I Met Your Mother, US attorney Josh Perrotti on The Good Wife and an ongoing role as the Mayor of Portland in Portlandia.
Film/TV: Atlantic Crossing, Capone, Carol's Second Act, Tesla, The Staggering Girl, High Flying Bird, The House with a Clock in Its Walls, Giant Little Ones, Kyle Maclachlan's Stolen Thumb, Portlandia, American Dad!, Twin Peaks, Gravity Falls, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Good Wife, Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces, Believe, How I met Your Mother, Breathe in, Made in Jersey, Muppets vs. Goldman Sachs, The Doctor, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, 'Peace, Love & Misunderstanding', M
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