Happy Birthday Patrick Duffy

American Voices

March 17, 2009 | ISSUE 45•12

Today is acting legend Patrick Duffy's 60th birthday. What do you think?

At first I didn't understand why everyone was drinking lots of beer and wearing green today, but now I realize it's because of Patrick Duffy's birthday.

Max Schwartz
Preschool Attendant
Sure most people think of him as Bobby Ewing from Dallas or Frank Lambert from Step By Step, but to me he'll always be the goat from CBS’s 1985 made-for-TV production of Alice Through The Looking Glass. Happy Birthday, Goat.

Maura Bois
Home Search Consultant
Patrick Duffy is also the name of the man who owns that bar and grill in Kirkwood. But I know he has dabbled in acting, too. So which one are you talking about?

Stu Granozio
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