Full Name | Jim Lovell |
Net Worth | $700,000 |
Date Of Birth | March 25, 1928 |
Place Of Birth | Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
Height | 1.8 m, 1.8 m |
Profession | Test pilot, Astronaut, Writer, Actor, Naval Officer, Astronaut, Actor, Writer, Test pilot, Naval Officer |
Education | United States Naval Academy, MacDowell Montessori School, University of Southern California, University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States Naval Academy, University of Southern California, MacDowell Montessori School, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Nationality | American, American |
Spouse | Marilyn Lovell, Marilyn Lovell |
Children | Jeffrey Gerlach, Barbara Gerlach, James Gerlach, Susan Gerlach, Jeffrey Gerlach, Barbara Gerlach, James Gerlach, Susan Gerlach |
Parents | Blanche Lovell, James Arthur Lovell, Blanche Lovell, James Arthur Lovell |
Nicknames | Lovell, Jim, James Lovell, Jim Lovell |
IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0522554 |
Awards | Hubbard Medal, Hubbard Medal |
Nominations | Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation |
Movies | Apollo 13, Apollo 13 |
Star Sign | Aries |
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1 | Inducted into the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame in 1993. |
2 | One of the most experienced NASA astronauts from the Apollo era having flown two Genmini flights and two Apollo flights. |
3 | Flew with Frank Borman on Gemini 7 setting a duration record and rendezvousing with Gemini 6. |
4 | Flew with Buzz Aldrin as commander on Gemini 12 rendezvousing with an Agena target vehicle and conducting a two hour EVA (Aldrin) to prove that man could work in space. |
5 | On Apollo 8 he again flew with Frank Borman and Bill Anders becoming the first men to leave earth orbit and circle the moon. They made a memorable Christmas Eve television broadcast showing the lunar surface and reading from the first chapter of Genesis. |
6 | Commanded the ill-fated Apollo 13 with Jack" Swigert and Fred W. Haise re-energizing the world's interest in the Apollo program while trying to survive in their lifeboat Aquarius. |
7 | During the Apollo 8 mission, Lovell and the other crew members did a Christmas Eve broadcast in which they read some passages from the Bible and wished everyone on Earth a Merry Christmas. The following day, Lovell jokingly told Mission Control that he had seen Santa Claus. |
8 | Retired from the Navy with the rank of Captain. He stressed this when given the cameo role in "Apollo 13". |
9 | Currently lives in Lake Forest, Illinois, an affluent suburb of Chicago. His family operates an upscale restaurant in Lake Forest, called Lovell's; his son, Jay, is the head chef. |
10 | Has a major street named in his honor in Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
11 | One of only three men to have visited the Moon twice - though Lovell is the only one of the three never to walk on it. The others are John Young and Eugene Cernan. |
12 | Was turned down for selection to become one of the original seven Mercury astronauts in 1959. He subsequently succeeded in becoming one of the nine new astronauts (aka "The Gemini Nine" or "The New Nine") selected for the upcoming Gemini and Apollo programs in September of 1962. |
13 | At the conclusion of the Gemini program, in November of 1966, he had spent a total of eighteen days in outer space (fourteen days as the co-pilot of Gemini VII, and four days as the Command Pilot of Gemini XII). That gave him the record of more time in space than any other American astronaut, or Russian cosmonaut. With the added time of his subsequent Apollo missions, it was a recond he held until May of 1973. |
14 | United States Naval Officer who began his career in May 1946 after enlisting in the U.S. Naval Reserve. In 1948, after two years of inactive reserve duty, was discharged from enlisted status to receive appointment to the Naval Academy. Graduated in June 1952 to receive commission as an Ensign, USN, under the service number 507205. Served as a Naval Aviator, Experimental Test Pilot, and later Command Astronaut until February 1973. Retired February 29, 1973 in the grade of Captain, United States Navy. |
15 | Appointed as Midshipman, United States Naval Academy, on July 3, 1948 by recommendation from Congressman John Brophy of Wisconsin |
16 | 10 grandchildren |
17 | Children: Barbara L (b. 13 Oct 1953), James A, Jr. (b. 15 Feb 1955), Susan K (b. 14 Jul 1958), Jeffrey (b. 14 Jan 1966) |
18 | US astronaut on Gemini 7 and 12, and Apollo 8 (first to go around the moon) and 13 (aborted due to explosion but returned safely). |
19 | Born at 2:10am-EST |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Fight for Space | 2016 | Documentary | Himself - Astronaut |
WGN Morning News | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
The Last Man on the Moon | 2014 | Documentary | |
Fox News | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
The Daily Show | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
The Apollo Years | 2009 | Video | Himself |
Discovering Deerpath | 2009 | Documentary | Himself |
The Third Foot (An Interview with Buzz Aldrin) | 2009 | Video documentary | Himself |
When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions | 2008-2009 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself / Himself - Apollo 13 / Himself - Apollo 8 / ... |
NASA: Triumph and Tragedy | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Apollo 13 / Himself - Apollo 8 |
1968 with Tom Brokaw | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
The Colbert Report | 2007 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
Situation Critical | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
One O'Clock News | 2007 | TV Series | Himself - Apollo 13 Commander |
In the Shadow of the Moon | 2007 | Documentary | Himself (as James Lovell) |
Pritzker Military Library Presents | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Apollo 13: The Inside Story | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Commander of Apollo 13 |
American Experience | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Apollo 8 Astronaut |
Conquering Space: The Moon and Beyond | 2005 | Video documentary | Himself - Captain, NASA Astronaut (as James A. Lovell Jr.) |
Project Gemini: A Bridge to the Moon | 2003 | Video documentary | Himself |
Failure Is Not an Option | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Astronaut |
Charlie Rose | 2002 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Tom Hanks | 2002 | TV Special | Himself |
Modern Marvels | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Apollo 13 Commander |
Late Show with David Letterman | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
LateLine | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
The Unexplained | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 | 1996 | Video documentary | Himself - Apollo 13 Commander |
American Dreamers | 1996 | TV Movie | Himself |
Apollo 13: For the Record | 1995 | Documentary | Himself |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
Network First | 1994 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Pilot, Apollo 8 / Commander, Apollo 13 |
Apollo 13: To the Edge and Back | 1994 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (as James Lovell) |
Moon Shot | 1994 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Astronaut Candidate / Astronaut |
For All Mankind | 1989 | Documentary | Narrator - Apollo 8, Apollo 13 (voice, as James A. Lovell Jr.) |
Spaceflight | 1985 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
V.I.P.-Schaukel | 1977 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
The Man Who Fell to Earth | 1976 | | Himself (Commander of Apollo 13) (as Captain James Lovell) |
ABC's Wide World of Sports | 1974 | TV Series | Himself |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
Panorama | 1960 | TV Series documentary | Himself |