Physical Characteristics Height: 6'1"Hair: BrownWeight: 180-184 lbs.Eyes: BlueGenerally right-handedRuddy complexion (did not require face makeup for movie roles)Eyesight - Nearsighted since childhood. Began wearing glasses around the time he entered high school. Began wearing contact lenses when he began his acting career, which was shortly after they first became available.Hearing - Hard of hearing, especially in the right ear, since an actor fired a pistol near his head during the making of a motion picture. The film was one of the four, released in 1939 and 1940, in which Reagan portrayed Secret Service agent Brass Bancroft. To avoid causing embarrassment, Reagan never publicly identified the particular film, or the individual who fired the gun. Began wearing a hearing aid in 1983. Favorite - Physical Activities GolfHorseback ridingRanch workSwimmingTarget shootingAfter onset of Alzheimer's Disease, favored golf over more strenuous activities. Favorite - Bible Verse "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotton son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16 Favorite - Books The Bible Books (in childhood) Northern Trails, by William Joseph LongThat Printer of Udell's, by Harold Bell WrightBook series featuring the Rover Boys, Tarzan of the Apes, and Frank MerriwellThe Bible Book Genres FictionHistorical Favorite - Christmas Carol Silent Night Favorite - Cologne Royal Briar Favorite - Comic Strip Peanuts Favorite - Desserts BrowniesCarrot cakeChocolate cakeChocolate chip cookies Favorite - Food/Recipes/Beverages Apples - Apple ciderCornbread dressingEggplant LasagneHamburgers (grilled)Macaroni and CheeseIce CreamJellybeans (Favorite Flavor: Licorice)Pumpkin Pecan PieMeatloafMonkey breadSplit Pea SoupTurkey Soup Favorite - Hymn Battle Hymn of the Republic Favorite - Magazine National Review Favorite - Reagan's Movies and His Roles Knute Rockne, All American (1940) Supporting Part: George Gipp (The Gipper)King's Row (1941) Lead Role: Drake McHugh Favorite - Movie Soundtrack The Sound of Music (1965) Favorite - Poem If, by Rudyard Kipling Favorite - Prayer Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord; Who can shew forth all his praise? Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times. Remember me, O Lord, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people; O visit me with thy salvation; That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance.Psalm 106:2-5 Favorite - Presidents George WashingtonAbraham LincolnCalvin Coolidge Favorite - Song Nancy With the Laughing Face Favorite - Sport Major League BaseballFootball - College and Professional Favorite - Symphonic Works Concerto #1, TchaikovskyLara's Theme (from Doctor Zhivago)Firebird Suite, StravinskyGrand Canyon Suite, Ferde GrofePorgy and Bess, Gershwin Favorite - Television Shows 1965: Bonanza1967: The Carol Burnett ShowThe Dean Martin ShowMission: Impossible1981: Little House on the PrairieThe Waltons Favorite - Tree Sycamore Dislikes - Foods Brussels sproutsLiverTomatoes Dislikes - His Own Movies That Hagen Girl (1947) First in Life Automobile - a 1934 Nash Lafayette CoupeJob - A construction contractor hired him at 14 to dig ditches ten hours a day, six days a week, for a wage of 35 cents per hour. He saved the money earned (about $200) for his college tuition.Movie - Love Is On the Air (1937), in which he played a radio announcer. Lifetime Nickname The nickname “Dutch" was first applied to Ronald Reagan, in childhood, by his father. According to Reagan's autobiographies, he received the nickname soon after his birth, from his father's remark that he looked like “a fat little Dutchman." Reagan has also stated, however, that his father gave him the nickname because of the “Dutch boy" haircut, once popular for little boys, that his mother gave him when he was a toddler. When asked to reconcile the two stories of the nickname's origin, Reagan stated that the haircut strengthened the use of the nickname. Religion Although raised in his mother's Disciples of Christ denomination, beginning in 1963 Reagan generally attended Presbyterian church services at Bel-Air Presbyterian Church, Bel-Air, California. He became an official member of Bel-Air Presbyterian after leaving the Presidency. In addition, Reagan stated that he considered himself a “born-again Christian."