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Kyle MacLachlan’s fans all know him as an iconic character — but which character that is might vary. To some, he’s FBI Agent Dale Cooper from To others, he’s Orson Hodge from or Trey MacDougal from Newer fans might even know the 65-year-old as an actor who’s not afraid to be a little silly on social media. He has more than 500,000 followers on , where he’s shared videos of himself singing along to , or partaking in to promote his .

He knows he’s been branded a “ ,” a term of endearment bestowed upon celebrities who In addition to appearing in and his own podcast in recent months, MacLachlan stars in a new for the return of a cult-favorite menu item at Arby’s: potato cakes. If there’s one thing he knows how to do, it’s giving his fans what they want. He spoke with Yahoo Entertainment about his whimsical social media presence, his illustrious acting career and which song and snacks he’s most passionate about this summer.



This interview has been edited for length and clarity. The whole thing got started when I was making a podcast called . It’s such a crazy story, I thought, “Why don’t we try to promote this online and do some of the wacky stuff that actually existed in the community that we visited?” We did some spoof stuff, and since there [in the story about a small Southern town that reportedly served as Pablo Escobar’s shipping port], there’s all sorts of strange, crazy behavior.

That launched my page into a sort of silly space where we.

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