Celebrity Profile: David James Elliott, as seen in OnSat

by Cheryl Lavin

Birthday: Sept. 21, 1960

Birthplace: Toronto, Canada

Occupation: Actor

Marital Status: Married to Nancy chambers for four years

Children: A daughter 2 ½*

Car: A gold 1990 BMW 3251 convertible

Working on: I play Lt. Harmon Rabb on "JAG" on NBC-TV*

The last good movie I saw: "Braveheart"

I stay home to watch: I try to get an overview of what's on. I cruise the channels

The book I've been reading: "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

Favorite pig-out food: Vodka penne

Favorite performer: Marlon Brando

Favorite childhood memory: My father was Bahamian and we went there a lot when I was little. All my relatives are there and I have a house there. Now, I go to Duck Quay, a really private little island, whenever I need to find some peace.

Prized possession: My book collection. I started it when I started to read.

Personal heroes: Henry David Thoreau and Mark Twain

People always think I'm: At one point it was Dan Aykroyd, but he's changed considerably, then it was a young Brando.

Nobody knows I: Turned 35 this year.*

I wish I could start: sleeping in. I stopped all the things I want to stop.

If I could do it all over I'd: Have left Canada earlier and come to Mecca

I'd give anything to meet: George Hamilton. I was always a huge Beatles fan.

My fantasy is: I'm living in the Bahamas, fishing, diving, kicking back.

The worst advice my mother ever gave me: "Expect the worst and maybe you'll be surprised."

The one thing I can't stand: People who don't give 100 percent.

If I could change one thing about myself: I'd be a little more patient with people who don't give 100 percent.

People who knew me in high school thought I: Would never amount to much. I was a dreamer.

My most irrational act: going to theatre school.

The worst time in my life: When I was 17, I lost a lot of friends and people close to me.

If I weren't an actor: I'd be a writer.

*At the time of this interview