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"\n\nHe&amp;#39;s an absurd blend of Ernest Hemingway, Don Draper and Royal Tenenbaum. He&amp;#39;s the greatest promotion for a Mexican beer we&amp;#39;ve ever seen. He&amp;#39;s the quirky uber-man that is... The Most Interesting Man in the World.\n\nBut who is the man behind the myth, not to mention that majestic facial hair? Jonathan Goldsmith is a journeyman actor who has appeared on over 45 shows, including classic 80s fare like Dallas, MacGuyver and T.J. Hooker. He&amp;#39;s also quite the character, even without the Latin accent. We spoke with him about living on a yacht, saving lives and solving the plight of the genetically beardless.\n\n**\n\n GQ: First we have to separate some fact from fiction: Does your blood smell like cologne?**\n\n Jonathan Goldsmith: Well, some people think so.\n\nGQ: Ever bench-press any nurses?\n\n Goldsmith: Already, you want to get into my sex life. Not exactly &amp;quot;bench-pressed,&amp;quot; but you could say there was... some physical activity that required enormous strength.\n\nGQ: I heard you live on a boat.\n\n Goldsmith: It&amp;#39;s paradise. You prioritize. It&amp;#39;s like triage: what do you keep that&amp;#39;s really important to you? I have 100-year-old Tiffany silverware from my grandmother, a painting by a great-aunt who was awarded Woman of the Year by Eleanor Roosevelt, souvenirs from all over the world.\n\n **\n\n GQ: And you&amp;#39;ve saved two peoples&amp;#39; lives?**\n\n Goldsmith: Yes. One was on Mount Whitney in the Sierras, a fellow was lost in a blinding blizzard, and we found him in the nick of time and saved his life. The other was a young girl who was swimming at a crowded beach, in the middle of thousands of people. I could see that she was in trouble.\n\nGQ: I don&amp;#39;t mean any offense, but there&amp;#39;s a rumor going around that actor who plays The Most Interesting Man in the World is gay.\n\n Goldsmith: Let me introduce you to someone. My wife, Barbara. Say hello! Barbara&amp;#39;s a lesbian from way back, so... [Barbara laughs] and you want to know something? Wouldn&amp;#39;t bother me if they think he&amp;#39;s gay.\n\nGQ: I think it&amp;#39;s just an urban legend for the sake of irony, the ultimate man&amp;#39;s man is played by a gay man.\n\n Goldsmith: The more legends the better. You can also put down, if you wish, that I used to be Chinese.\n\nGQ: Used to? Yeah, I&amp;#39;m Chinese right now...\n\n Goldsmith: Are you? It&amp;#39;s a transitory state.\n\nGQ: I was thinking of giving it up, it&amp;#39;s a lot of work.\n\n Goldsmith: Maybe you should go from Tang to Tangstein, it might go further in the industry. Why limit yourself, Dennis?\n\nGQ: And you&amp;#39;re of Arab descent?\n\n Goldsmith: No, no, that&amp;#39;s also wrong. There are so many rumors out there. I understand my wife and I are porn stars.\n\nGQ: Well, you know, you&amp;#39;re gay and your wife&amp;#39;s a porn star...\n\n Goldsmith: Exactly, and she&amp;#39;s toying with it. Avant-garde, weird stuff. And we have a friend who has a Labrador retriever that&amp;#39;s- have you ever been into bestiality at all, Dennis?\n\nGQ: Moving on. You did a lot of guest spots on shows in the 80s.\n\n Goldsmith: Apparently I was killed in more different ways than anybody on television, including drowned by some people impersonating nuns.\n\nGQ: Um, what show did that happen on?\n\n Goldsmith: I think it may have been The Streets of San Francisco, but I&amp;#39;m not sure.\n\nGQ: You&amp;#39;re not sure?\n\n Goldsmith: No, did so many, killed so many times... machine-gunned, blown up, pulled apart by horses, drowned a few times, hung numerous times, once by Joseph Cotton. You&amp;#39;re too young to remember Joseph Cotton, I imagine.\n\nGQ: To be honest, I&amp;#39;m too young to remember any of this.\n\n Goldsmith: I am too. That, or I&amp;#39;m just getting senile.\n\nGQ: The beard gets a lot of play. Are we facially-challenged dudes just doomed?\n\n Goldsmith: I&amp;#39;m starting a company, I&amp;#39;m going to be selling beards. All different kinds of beards, even some for Asians.\n\nGQ: I can&amp;#39;t even imagine. That&amp;#39;s exciting, because I&amp;#39;ve wanted a beard for a while.\n\n Goldsmith: I&amp;#39;ll make a special beard for you. What kind of beard would you like? Would you like a moustache, as well?\n\nGQ: I want one like yours, your beard is magnificent.\n\n Goldsmith: Thanks. My wife helps me put it on in the morning.\n\nGQ: You take it off at night?\n\n Goldsmith: I&amp;#39;m a germaphobe, so I dunk it in Lysol and stuff. A lot of people come up and want to touch it.\n\nGQ: Any last words of advice for us aspiring Interesting Men?\n\n Goldsmith: Every day above the cement is a good one."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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