Clean-cut, square-jawed Kyle MacLachlan first gained notice as the protagonist in David Lynch's work but won no plaudits for his lackluster debut in the bizarre adaptation of Frank Herbert's classic science fiction novel "Dune" (1985). Cast after a nationwide search, the dark-haired actor was amusingly unconvincing as the mystical action hero of the perverse sci-fi epic. He redeemed himself with his on-the-money portrayal of Jeffrey Beaumont, the ingenuous teenage sleuth in "Blue Velvet" (1986), Lynch's examination of the seamy underbelly of small town America.

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