WELCOME!

Welcome to Dirk Benedict Central – the only OFFICIAL website for news and information about Dirk Benedict.  Learn where and when he will next appear, any upcoming projects, etc.

We also talk about his many roles (including Starbuck and the Faceman), about Macrobiotics – basically all things Dirk Benedict, and more; we are a community of friends, people who initially came together to celebrate Dirk, his career, and his books, but who discovered that we have much more in common.

If you want to see what’s coming up for Dirk, take a look back at his previous work, see pictures from his past roles or appearances, the menu is on the right.  We bid you a warm welcome and hope you enjoy – and come back often!  You can also read some really great conversations we’ve had in the past in the old “Dirk’s Works” message board.  If you’d like to join us in our current discussions, head over to our Facebook page or Twitter account and let’s talk!

If you are an event promoter and would like to invite Dirk Benedict to appear at your event, please email me at “webmaster at dirkbenedictcentral dot com” (I spell it out like that to confuse the spambots…), and I will forward your request along.

John Pickard, Webmaster

“There is a divine moment in our lives when we become One. It is called pro-creation and it is reborn continually and forever in the future we call children.
They are our destiny and we are theirs. The extent to which we fail as parents… we fail as God’s Children.”


Dirk Benedict
Actor, Author, Director, Woodchopper, Dad

ANNOUNCEMENTS

A few items we need you to know:

**1/29/2024: Well, I hate being the bearer of bad news, but the March 1 appearance in LA has been taken off of the calendar. I don’t know the whys or wherefores, but something in the process broke… We’re disappointed. We’re a month out, so there’s always the possibility that it could get fixed, but as of right now he isn’t going to be at The Hollywood Show. I will keep you posted. -John

**1/4/2024: Happy New Year! This really should be dated yesterday, but I ran out of time and there you go… But we learned yesterday that Dirk has agreed to a new appearance between Albuquerque Comic Con in 3 weeks, and the Fargo Pop Expo in April. The Hollywood Show – which is a pretty big deal – happens March 1 and 2 and has a list of celebrities as long as my arm – including some of Dirk’s co-stars! And yes, this is so fresh not even The Hollywood Show has him on their website yet! Check out the Upcoming Appearances page for more details and a link to their site – where you can get a room at the hotel at a special discounted rate. Happy New Year, indeed! -John

**12/24/2023: To everyone who celebrates it, on behalf of Dirk and everyone associated with Dirk Benedict Central, we wish you a very happy, peaceful, and joyful Christmas!

And if you celebrate the Winter Solstice differently, we hope your celebrations are equally fulfilling, peaceful, and bring you and yours much joy and pleasure. -John

**12/4/2023: Well, it’s been far too long since we’ve had much to talk about, but here we are, post-Thanksgiving, weather turning cold as winter bears down on us, getting dark earlier… Christmas is coming… So, let’s touch base!

Everybody’s healthy, happy, family’s good, got enough wood chopped for the winter, ready to settle in for a long winter’s nap. With breaks to build snowmen, of course…

Anybody up for a mid-winter road trip to someplace warmer? Like Albuquerque, NM? In January?

I just confirmed this tonight, so check out the Upcoming Appearances page for details. Yes, he’s still going to Fargo in April!

Of course, I’ll bring any updates as I get them. -John

**6/13/2023: Good grief! It’s been a long time since I’ve posted here. So I’m happy to be able to update you with everything that’s been going on.

Not much.

There are a lot of reasons for that, though. Family, the slow recovery from the Covid years (you noticed that pretty much everything stopped, and how things have been recovering at a snail’s pace); time waits for no man, as the expression goes.

But things are picking up again. A harsher winter than usual for many areas is giving way to Summer, Canada is on fire the same way the west was a year or two ago… Our thoughts are with our Canadian neighbors and friends.

Our thoughts are also with Jack Stauffer as he continues his recovery (the GoFundMe page set up by Laurette Spang is still active – hint, hint – the link is on our Facebook page and pinned on Twitter).

And Dirk has booked an appearance. It’s not until next April, but it’s booked! The Fargo Pop Expo (in Fargo, ND) contacted him as they wrapped up this year’s event, and asked him to come to next year’s festivities – and he said yes! Details on the Coming Appearances page, which will be updated if anything changes. FYI, the 2024 details have not been posted on their website as yet.

(And if he books another one before then, you’ll be the first – well, the second – to know.)

That’s all for now. Thanks, and don’t forget to chew! -John