“Which meant Texas to me,” Jacobs recalled in a 2008 interview with the Television Academy. In the academy interview, Jacobs recalled being on a conference call with actor Robert Foxworth, who was being considered for the role. When Foxworth asked how the ruthless J.R. could be made more sympathetic, Jacobs recalled, he told him that was not going to happen. In the academy interview, Jacobs recalled being on a conference call with actor Robert Foxworth, who was being considered for the role.When Foxworth asked how the ruthless J.R. could be made more sympathetic, Jacobs recalled, he told him that was not going to happen. Jacobs was a creator, producer and executive producer of several other series through the 1990s, but none were as successful.

Source: Forbes August 27, 2023 13:36 UTC