On January 23, 2023, Richard Dean Anderson celebrated his 73rd birthday. The actor was living out of the spotlight on a farm in Malibu, and in March 2022, he was spotted wearing casual clothes running a few errands.
Richard was known for his role as Angus “Mac” MacGyver, but he eventually faded from the spotlight after leaving “MacGyver” in 2004. He left the series because there was something new in his life that he wanted to focus on.
In 1998, he and his ex, Apryl Prose, welcomed their daughter, Wylie Quinn Annarose, whom Richard wanted to help raise. Although the now-single star was typically no longer featured in the media, in January 2019 he shared a lovely Facebook photo of himself and his daughter posing together.
The couple looked happy and seemed to have a close bond. The actor was in his late 50s and quite excited when he became a new dad after living a single life.
On January 23, 2023, Richard Dean Anderson celebrated his 73rd birthday. The actor was living out of the spotlight on a farm in Malibu, and in March 2022, he was spotted wearing casual clothes running a few errands.
Richard was known for his role as Angus “Mac” MacGyver, but he eventually faded from the spotlight after leaving “MacGyver” in 2004. He left the series because there was something new in his life that he wanted to focus on.
In 1998, he and his ex, Apryl Prose, welcomed their daughter, Wylie Quinn Annarose, whom Richard wanted to help raise. Although the now-single star was typically no longer featured in the media, in January 2019 he shared a lovely Facebook photo of himself and his daughter posing together.
The couple looked happy and seemed to have a close bond. The actor was in his late 50s and quite excited when he became a new dad after living a single life.
Hollywood’s busiest bachelor cried when he became a father at 48
In the past, Richard has dated famous women like Katarina Witt, Sela Ward, Marlee Matlin, Lara Flynn Boyle, and Teri Hatcher. His dexterity was greater than that of Warren Beatty, and in 1998 one publication described him as “Hollywood’s busiest bachelor.”
Prose, a former prop and wardrobe stylist for Los Angeles television and print ads, caught wind of Richard’s bachelor ways. She assumed that he was an actor who couldn’t commit at 40 and believed that she would never date him.
However, in the spring of 1996, Prose’s friend Michael Greenburg arranged for her to meet the actor for lunch in New York City. Greenburg was Richard’s business partner, and he and Prose flirted immediately after meeting.
The former hairstylist revealed that they had become good friends by the end of the week. He found the star sweet and generous, but still doubted him because he thought he would always want to be a playboy.
Prose called her mother one day and confessed that she had met a man she wanted to be with forever. She begged her mother not to tell anyone about them because the man had a “bad reputation”.
Richard once revealed that when he first met Prose, he found her “extremely beautiful” but also “adored” her sense of humor. The actor admitted that they fell in love quickly, and in November 1997, she called him and told him that she was three weeks pregnant.
The former stylist confessed that the pregnancy had not been planned and that she expected her to “go crazy”. However, he urged her to stay calm and said that it would be great since he had always wanted to be a father.
As the reality of what was happening hit him, Richard began to cry and then bought every parenting book he could find. I was even looking forward to going with Prose to a yoga class in preparation for childbirth.
After being with the former hairstylist for two years, Wylie was born on August 2, 1998, when Richard was 48 years old. Her father confessed that he could sit and look at her all day, and when he got home from work, the doting father took it upon himself to change his daughter’s diaper.
Oddly enough, it was something she loved to do, along with burping and feeding Wylie. The actor was present when his daughter was born, calling the moment “the most overwhelming experience” of his entire life.
The star [Richard Dean Anderson] noted how the moment was one he would cherish and declared the day one he was proud of.
She decided her role was to support Prose when her daughter didn’t cry or breathe when she was born and had to be revived. Doctors and nurses rushed to save her, and when Richard was sure Wylie was no longer in danger, he collapsed.
The star said she cried with relief and realized in that moment that her life had turned upside down. Unfortunately, Richard’s relationship with Prose did not last as long as she had hoped, but his role in her daughter’s life did intensify.
Farm Life as a homebound father after separating from his daughter’s mother
Prose’s relationship with Richard ended in 2003. By 2017, the actor had semi-retired from Hollywood and lived a quiet, normal life on a farm with his two dogs and daughter, then ten, whom he drove to school in the morning. and collected. later.
So Richard, 59, sacrificed his career to raise his daughter. In June 2012, the loving father showed how proud he was of Wylie by sharing his photo on Twitter, revealing that he had graduated from high school.
The star noted how the moment was one he treasured and declared the day one he was proud of. In the image, the girl smiled softly as she posed in the back seat of a car.
