John: My next guest has a job that -- he has just been trying to save the world for the past 12 years, first as Hercules and now on the hit show Andromeda, Kevin Sorbo.

[Applause]

John: There is a male playboy, do they have a male playboy?

Cara: Playgirl.

?: Yes, I am sure a lot of girls buy that magazine.

John: What do you think?

?: They don't, not one.

?: There you go.

John: How are you.

Kevin: Good, yourself.

John: thanks for coming on

Kevin: My pleasure good to be here and good to meet you in person. First time we've met.

Carson: We go way back. [Carson and John]

John: So we have a couple of first timers and a couple of old-timers about and you must feel like an old-timer.

Kevin: Thanks.

John: You're welcome. That's the way to break the ice. But you are in great shape you have got to be.

Kevin: You know, I am six three, so people who meet me for the first time and recognize me from Hercules and they think I am as big as I was back then. I have dropped about 30 pounds of muscle, I am an actor, I will flex for you [to Cara]. You can't be the same size forever and I wanted to do something different with Andromeda and that's what I have been doing for the last five years.

John: Do you have to pump up --

John: I meant, steroids.

Kevin: No, no, no, never touch those. We worked 12, 14 hours days, shot the series in New Zealand and I worked out two hours every single day this is like normal for me. I can eat and drink and do whatever the heck I want and stay just like this.

John: We have a picture when you were Hercules.

Kevin: Standing behind a fake fern at a studio in Universal.

John: Is that in New Zealand or LA.

Kevin: That was actually in LA that was after the first year. The first season I had hair extensions done until season two, it was my real hair.

John: Am I distracting you with this shawl? I know you are jealous you don't have one.

Carson: I am moments away for a nap.

John: Let me take this off, not, Cara, not to take anything away from you.

John: And you decided to give up on this Hercules thing or the timing seems perfect.

Kevin: Universal wanted to go three more years but I was burnt out. Seven seasons in New Zealand. It was wonderful. Cara, you have been there.

Cara: I have. And it is beautiful.

Kevin: Majel Roddenberry gave me a call and said I have this series, my husband created back in 1969 they did a pilot with John Saxon in 1970, you may remember him from Enter the Dragon with Bruce Lee. They didn't pick it up and 30 years later, they gave it to me and here we are on the fifth year already. We passed the 100 episode a few weeks ago.

John: I think we have a clip.

[Clip from "When Goes Around"]

[Applause]

John: Voting, are you voting.

Kevin: I already voted actually I am shooting the series in Vancouver so I had to do the out of country thing and I have already done it and I cast my vote.

John: Would you care to share with us who you voted for.

Kevin: I am in the same category you are [addressing Carson Daly] I think it is not important.

Kevin: It would be weird for me to come out out here and say it.

John: I voted for XXXXXXXXXX, Cara what about you?

Cara: Well because he looks like, for so many reasons because he is going to be so great to look at for the next four years. You remind me of the tree in Lord of the Rings that saves the day. Doesn't he look like that?

John: I am not a huge Lord of the Rings fan. The trees.

Cara: The big long, tall faced trees.

Kevin: Look, I vote for the best man. Okay? I have voted Democratic in my life and Republican. I don't think they should be so hard-core it is just one party. They should go with their guts.

John: In this election who is the best man.

Kevin: It is not important what I think.

John: Yes it is.

Kevin: I will tell you afterwards.

John: I am an undecided voter.

Kevin: Then you are stupid it is a day away. People who haven't made up their minds by now, good lord they shouldn't be allowed to vote.

[Applause]

John: Kevin Sorbo voted and he will come on and tell me.

Kevin: I voted for the man who is best for the job. Whoever that is I am not going to say, it really doesn't matter what my opinion is. I want people to vote their gut not with their emotions.

John: What is this about you doing a series on network TV.

Kevin: This is my last year on Andromeda.

John: It is ending no matter what.

Kevin: Well, it may or may not be. I don't know yet but the series was a five-year contract for me and I fulfilled the obligation and I am ready to move on. I got a pilot with ABC for a new sitcom for the fall of 2005.

John: Have you ever thought about running for politics?

Kevin: Have I ever thought about it?

John: Because you seem to be riding the fence pretty well about it. "I may or may not do it".

Kevin: No, no, no. You know, if I actually was in politics you would get pretty straightforward answers from me.

John: Where did you grow up by the way.

Kevin: Minneapolis Minnesota, born and raised.

John: Good luck, I hope that works out, ABC in the fall.

Kevin: Yes next fall, 2005.

John: What is it about.

Kevin: It will be sports related. Barry Kemp. He created Coach which went nine years and created the Newhart show and also one of the head writers on Taxi, so he has got a pretty good resume.

John: You are looking good, Kevin.

Kevin: Thanks.

John: Looking like you can keep young.

Kevin: I am trying to.

John: You are a family man.

Kevin: I am. Two small boys, three-year-old and six-month-old.

John: Kevin Sorbo, Ladies and Gentlemen, we will be right back.

[Applause]

John: I can't drag it out of you guys.

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