INTERTESTING FACTS ABOUT THE PEOPLE BEHIND TWIN PEAKS
Compiled by Bruce Yarbor
From the TWIN PEAKS trading cards and other sources
'Laura Palmer's death is FBI case #11219
When Agent Cooper lay bleeding and thought he may die, these are the thought she dictated to Diana. He
said he thought of things like these at "times like this": 1. He wished he treated people with more care and
respect. 2.He would like to sit on a tall hill, in the cool grass, with the sun in his face. 3.He wished he would
have been able to crack the Lindbergh kidnapping case. 4. He would love to make love to a beautiful woman
that he cared for. 5. And of course, he wanted to visit
DAVID LYNCH
BORN: Missoula, Montana
SIGN:
LIKES:
EDUCATION:
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Eagle Scout, Collaboration with Angelo Badalamenti included the TWINS PEAKS
SOUNDTRACK and Julee Cruise’s FLOATING INTO THE NIGHT. Directed the film INDUSTRIAL
SYMPHONY NO. 1, which had Julee Cruise in it.
STRENGTHS:
WEAKNESSES:
----------------------------------MARK FROST
BIRTHDAY: 11-25-53
SIGN: Sagittarius
LIKES: Baseball
EDUCATION: Carnegie Mellon University
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: A playwright, actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. Can hit to the opposite
field (in baseball). Writer for three years on HILL STREET BLUES and won a Writer's Guild Award for it.
Wrote GOOD MORNING CHICAGO, the sequel to GOOD MORNING VIETNAM, wrote and associateproduced THE BELIEVERS, directed STORYVILLE.
STRENGTHS: Bats right, and throws right. Coached the Twin Peaks Softball team to 24-14 record in 198990.
WEAKNESSES:
----------------------------------ANGELO BADALAMENTI
BIRTHDAY: 3-22-37
SIGN: Aires
LIKES: Turkey club sandwiches and golf
EDUCATION: Eastman School of Music in NY, Manhattan School of Music.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Hold's master's degrees in composition, French horn, and piano. Has won eight
ASCAP awards, has been recorded and released internationally by many artists including: Julee Cruise,
George Benson, and Patti Austin. Written musical scores for 12 films including: BLUE VELVET, WILD AT
HEART, CUSINS, TOUGH GUYS DON'T DANCE, NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION,
WAIT UNTIL SPRING DANDINI, and THE COMFORT OF STRANGERS. Collaboration with David Lynch
included the TWINS PEAKS SOUNDTRACK and Julee Cruise’s FLOATING INTO THE NIGHT.
STRENGTHS:
WEAKNESSES:
----------------------------------JENNIFER LYNCH
NICKNAME: "Tree Frog"
BIRTHDAY: 4-7-68
SIGN: Aries
BORN: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
LIKES: Coffee (hot, heavy cream, heavy sugar), artichokes (melted butter is a must!), a good story at a good
diner over good coffee, a good idea and a whole day to think about it.
EDUCATION: Interlochen Arts Academy in Mich., Class of 1986
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Girl Scout, by writing THE SECRET DIARY OF LAURA PALMER, has become the
unofficial spokesperson for Laura Palmer. Finished a screenplay at 19 years old and is set to direct it at 22.
Rarely loses at Monopoly!
STRENGTHS: Damn good at keeping secrets.
WEAKNESSES:
----------------------------------JULEE CRUISE
BIRTHDAY: 12-1-56
SIGN: Sagittarius
LIKES: To cook
EDUCATION: Drake University
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Performed in many theatrical productions, been on TV in TWIN PEAKS, ALICE IN
WONDERLAND, PUSS IN BOOTS, WIND IN THE WILLOWS, and SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. Recently
completed her first film INDUSTRIAL SYMPHONY NO. 1, which was directed by David Lynch. Album
FLOATING INTO THE NIGHT is produced by David Lynch and was written my David Lynch and Angelo
Badalamenti, the single from it, FALLING, can also be found on the TWIN PEAKS SOUNDTRACK album,
along with her song THE NIGHTINGGALE, which she preformed in the Roadhouse in Twin Peaks.
STRENGTHS: Sense of humor
WEAKNESSES:
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F.B.I. SPECIAL AGENT DALE B. COOPER
NICKNAME: "Coop"
BIRTHDAY: 4/19/54
SIGN: Aries
LIKES: Any Jelly donuts and a good cup of coffee
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Became an Eagle Scout as a teenager with a perfect 100 on the marksmanship test.
STRENGTHS: Acutely aware of the human mind. If he hadn't joined the FBI, he may have been a magician
because the sense of magic and mystery fascinates him.
WEAKNESSES: Once allowed the execution of his professional responsibilities to be compromised by his
personal feeling for a very gentle and beautiful woman.
MISC: Cooper carries a pocket-sized tape recorder now because at a kid he was forced to carry a heavy,
two-reel tape recorder on his back.
SHERIFF HARRY S. TRUMAN
BIRTHDAY: 5/13/50
SIGN: Taurus
LIKES: Cowboy hats and Japanese food
EDUCATION: Twin Peaks High School; Washington State College
WEAKNESSES: Gets lonely. Doesn't feel like he can always live up to the admiration that the townspeople
give him, he doesn't always have the answers and solutions.
MISC: Harry has been sheriff for 6 years. He moved up the ranks from Assistant Sheriff after a lifelong
ambition to become the chief law officer in his hometown. Because he knows all about the townspeople’s
interest and lifestyles, he is better at his job than an outsider would be. The Sheriff’s Station is located in the
center of TWIN PEAKS on Highway 21, which is the main street. Two blocks down the street is the Wagon
Wheel Bakery.
DEPUTY ANDY BRENNAN
BIRTHDAY: 2/27/60
SIGN: Pisces
LIKES Lucy Moran
EDUCATION: Twin Peaks High School
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Saved Cooper's life once
STRENGTHS: Has a big heart, but it breaks when he sees something bad.
WEAKNESSES: Clumsy and cries too much
LUCY MORAN
NICKNAME: "Luc"
BIRTHDAY: 5/27/62
SIGN: Gemini
LIKES: To please others
EDUCATION: Tacoma High School; Mrs. Smith's School Of Secretarial Science.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Employee of the year in 1988
STRENGTHS: Caring and sensitive, has good communications skills, and is dedicated to Sheriff Truman.W
EAKNESSES: Doesn't know when to say no
DEPUTY TOMMY HILL
NICKNAME: "Hawk"
BIRTHDAY: 9/16/50
SIGN: Virgo
LIKES: Native American art and crafts like Jewelry
EDUCATION: Zuni Reservation High School
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Has won the one-armed ax throw at the Packard Timer Games for the last 5 years
straight.
STRENGTHS: Is able to speak the truth into the wind.
WEAKNESSES: Is intolerant of those who would rape and destroy the beauty of the earth.
LAURA PALMER
NICKNAME: "Blue Eyes"
BIRTHDAY: 7/22/72
SIGN: Cancer
LIKES: Potato pancakes with creamed corn topping
EDUCATION: Twin Peaks High School
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Won the Blue Ribbon at the National Riding and Jumping Derby, and was crowned
Twin Peaks High School Prom Queen, started the local Meals-On-Wheels.
STRENGTHS: Loves to try new things
WEAKNESSES: Was so afraid of BOB
JAMES HURLEY
BIRTHDAY: 1/1/73
SIGN: Capricorn
LIKES: Harley Davison Motorcycles
EDUCATION: Twin Peaks High School
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Had to raise himself and did a good job considering
STRENGTHS: A quiet inner strength and prefers to be alone
WEAKNESSES: Doesn't trust anyone but most people trust him
DR. LAWRENCE JACOBY
NICKNAME: "Doc"
BIRTHDAY: 1/30/34
SIGN: Aquarius
LIKES: Bright colors and Hawaiian shirts, anything Hawaiian
EDUCATION: Punahou School in Hawaii, University of Hawaii Medical School.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Place third in interscholastic surfing competition in his senior year in high school, his
research on "tropical disorders" is still the basis for treatment techniques of that mental ailment.
STRENGTHS: Sees the world through rose-and aqua-colored glassed, thereby balancing the right and left
side of his brain.
WEAKNESSES: Inability to conform to any reality
DR. WILL HAYWARD
NICKNAME: "Doc"
BIRTHDAY: 5/25/29
SIGN: Gemini
LIKES: V-neck sweaters and occasional day off
EDUCATION: University of Washington; University of Washington Medical School.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Former president of the Northwest Chapter of the American Medical Association,
served on the national committee of the AMA for the study of euthanasia.
STRENGTHS: A caring bedside manner and commitment to the practice of family medicine.
WEAKNESSES: Doesn't devote enough time to his family
DONNA HAYWARD
BIRTHDAY: 9/2/72
SIGN: Virgo
LIKES: James Hurley
EDUCATION: Twin Peaks High School
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Honor roll all 4 years of high school, voted "most likely to succeed" in her senior
class.
STRENGTHS: Careful, even though she's adventurous
WEAKNESSES: Her undying friendship with Laura
PIERRE TREMOND
BIRTHDAY: 1/10/83
SIGN: Capricorn
LIKES: Chicken and magic tricks
EDUCATION: Twin Peaks Elementary School
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: One of the youngest Master Magicians who can make himself disappear.
STRENGTHS: Good at slight-of-hand magic tricks
WEAKNESSES: He dislikes creamed corn
MADELEINE FERGUSON
NICKNAME: "Maddy"
BIRTHDAY: 6/22/68
SIGN: Cancer
LIKES: Chocolate malted with whipped cream on top
EDUCATION: Missoula High School in Montana
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Values her independence, has job and own apartment
STRENGTHS: Very close to Laura Palmer and her parents
WEAKNESSES: People often think she is Laura Palmer
PETE MARTELL
BIRTHDAY: 6/28/34
SIGN: Cancer
LIKES: Fishing and a good game of chess
EDUCATION: Missoula High School in Montana
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Perennial winner of the annual Twin Peaks Chess Tournament, caught an area
record 364 lb Sturgeon at Black Lake last year that was 10'9" long.
STRENGTHS: Can bait a hook in the dark
WEAKNESSES: He loves Catherine Martell
CATHERINE MARTELL
BIRTHDAY: 11/20/40
SIGN: Scorpio
LIKES: Family traditions
EDUCATION: Twin Peaks High School
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Has a strong sense of civic, served on the Twin Peaks Town Council for 13 years,
was president of the United Way for two terms, plans to be chief operating officer of the upcoming
Ghostwood Country Club and Estates, always wins "Best Costume" at Halloween parties.
STRENGTHS: Speaks fluent Japanese and French
WEAKNESSES: Spiteful when she doesn't get her own way
JOSIE PACKARD
BIRTHDAY: 9/2/62
SIGN: Virgo
LIKES: Frequent shopping trips to Seattle
EDUCATION: Fujimoto High School in Japan
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: The youngest female corporate executive/owner in the multimillion-dollar timber
industry when she inherited Packard Mill.
STRENGTHS: Extremely self-motivated and has developed a survival mentality from numerous male
mentors.
WEAKNESSES: She has bad luck with men
NORMA JENNINGS
BIRTHDAY: 9/30/50
SIGN: Libra
LIKES: Big Ed Hurley
EDUCATION: Twin Peaks High School; Twin Peaks Community College
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Former Miss Twin Peaks 1969, Twin Peaks Chamber of Commerce Small Business
Owner Of The Year 1987.
STRENGTHS: Makes a great cup of coffee, always looking for new recipes to improve her diner.
WEAKNESSES: Makes a poor choices in men, can't get along with her mother.
SHELLEY JOHNSON
NICKNAME: "SHEL"
BIRTHDAY: 5/30/72
SIGN: Gemini
LIKES: TV, but mostly soaps
EDUCATION: 2 years only at Twin Peaks High School, didn't graduate
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Is a hard worker, thinks she hasn't accomplished anything in life yet but wants to
become manager at the RR Diner.
STRENGTHS: Is very tolerant and accepting of others
WEAKNESSES: Missed part of life by not staying in school and by marrying too young.
LEO JOHNSON
BIRTHDAY: 4/25/68
SIGN: Taurus
LIKES: Money, ice cream, and birthday cake
EDUCATION: Twin Peaks High School; MTA Truck Drivers School
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Bought his own 16-wheel truck by the time he is 20 years old by working hard at
paper route and other jobs, was a hall monitor in high school.
STRENGTHS: A hard worker and therefore a good provider for his family.
WEAKNESSES: A bad judge of character, has a bad temper
BOBBY BRIGGS
NICKNAME: "Briggsie"
BIRTHDAY: 12/10/72
SIGN: Sagittarius
LIKES: Football
EDUCATION: Twin Peaks High School
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Starting quarterback on the Twin Peaks High School football team and team captain
his senior year, hold the record for most pass completions in the schools history with 150, voted "Most
Handsome" male in his senior year.
STRENGTHS: A strong passing arm, leadership abilities, very successful with women, Shelley adores him.
WEAKNESSES: Prefers short cuts to success, doesn't study much and hates going to class.
ED HURLEY
NICKNAME: "Big Ed"
BIRTHDAY: 10/26/50
SIGN: Scorpio
LIKES: The purr of a well-tuned engine, Norma Jennings' coffee
EDUCATION: Twin Peaks High School
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Wide receiver on the famous 1968 State Champions Twin Peaks High School
football team.
STRENGTHS: Knows American made car engines like back of hand
WEAKNESSES: Can't make big decisions in his personal life, a bad shot.
NADINE HURLEY
BIRTHDAY: 1/25/50
SIGN: Aquarius
LIKES: Chocolate shakes
EDUCATION: 3 years only at Twin Peaks High School, didn't graduated
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Only person to be a Twin Peaks High School cheerleader in two different nonconsecutive decades (1966 and 1989), invented the silent drape runner.
STRENGTHS: Has been known to bend steel with her bare hands
WEAKNESSES: Has 20-0 vision, has a strong jealous streak
THE LOG LADY
REAL NAME: Margaret Lanterman
BIRTHDAY: Unknown
SIGN: Libra
LIKES: Fresh Bear Claws and broccoli, reading historical novels, and taking long walks in the woods.
EDUCATION: Twin Peaks High School; Evergreen State University in Washington.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Instrumental in teaching fire prevention in Twin Peaks, taught ballroom dancing,
visits the sick and the unhappy, a former candy striper, is a nature docent with the Twin Peaks Wilderness
Society.
STRENGTHS: Her forearms
WEAKNESSES: Rugged, good-looking men, and saplings.
BENJAMIN HORNE
NICKNAME: "Ben"
BIRTHDAY: 8/4/40
SIGN: Leo
LIKES: Cuban cigars
EDUCATION: Twin Peaks High School; Stanford University
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: President of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity at Stanford, served on the Governor's
special Advisory Board for Trade and Development, doubled annual earnings of family business in four short
years.
STRENGTHS: Has a nose for business transactions, persuasive powers to close deals.
WEAKNESSES: None!!!
AUDREY HORNE
NICKNAME: "Princess"
BIRTHDAY: 8/15/72
SIGN: Leo
LIKES: Saddle shoes, wool sweaters, and skirts
EDUCATION: Twin Peaks High School
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: President of the Twin Peaks High School French Club, voted "Best Dressed" in her
senior class.
STRENGTHS: Inquisitive, adventurous, lots of personal charm, can perform a neat little trick with a cherry
stem that makes her desirable and mysterious.
WEAKNESSES: Spoiled rotten, moody, and naïve
JERRY HORNE
NICKNAME: "Jer"
BIRTHDAY: 12/4/45
SIGN: Sagittarius
LIKES: Brie and good French bread
EDUCATION: Gonzaga University in Washington, Gonzaga University Law School.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Finished college on a five-year plan as an academic red-shirt, finished law school in
three years, took three tries to pass the state bar exam.
STRENGTHS: Gets along great with foreigners
WEAKNESSES: Feels he is always in the shadows of his brother Ben Horne, and he is.
RICHARD TREMAYNE
NICKNAME: Dick
BIRTHDAY: 3-23-60
SIGN: Aries
LIKES: Ascots and English Tea
EDUCATION: Eton College (the best, of course), England
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: He brings the latest European vogues to the otherwise drab and dull northwest
fashion scene of Twin Peaks, since he is the head buyer of Men's Fashions at Horne's Department Store.
STRENGTHS: An impeccable dresser, superb dancer, a qualified clothier, and a smoker.
WEAKNESSES: He finds it hard to express negative thoughts about oneself.
JEAN RENAULT
BIRTHDAY: 4-1-40
SIGN: Aries
LIKES: Caviar, champagne, and fancy women
EDUCATION: Quebec Reform School
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Shrewd business dealings have made him a very wealthy man with many important
connections.
STRENGTHS: Smart instincts and quick reflexes have served him well.
WEAKNESSES: Not a particularly caring or sensitive guy who tends to discard friends quickly.
THE GIANT
BIRTHDAY: Unknown
SIGN: Unknown
LIKES: Unknown
EDUCATION: White Lodge
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Befriended Cooper and gave him the clues to find Laura's killer, also returned his
ring.
STRENGTHS: Came from the place where the spirits that rule man and nature reside, is a messenger of
truth.
WEAKNESSES: Can only be seen by those who believe.
PHILLIP GERARD
A.K.A.: Mike
A.K.A.: The One-Armed Man
BIRTHDAY: 2-6-38
SIGN: Aquarius
LIKES: Shoes
EDUCATION: Spokane Voc-Tec High School
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: He lived to tell about BOB!
STRENGTHS: Can tolerate BOB.
WEAKNESSES: Without his drugs, he is BOB's familiar.
BOB
A.K.A.: Killer BOB
A.K.A.: Leland Palmer
BIRTHDAY: From the beginning of time
LIKES: Nothing!
EDUCATION: No formal education
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Has survived as long as man has been on earth.
STRENGTHS: Can inhabit human souls and through them, act out evil, and thinks punishment is the only
acceptable form of retribution.
WEAKNESSES: Cannot possess everyone.
LELAND PALMER
NICKNAME: Lee
BIRTHDAY: 2-26-44
SIGN: Pisces
LIKES: Forties and fifties music
EDUCATION: University of Washington, U. of Washington Law School
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: As a third year law student was elected editor of the U. OF WASHINGTON LAW
REVIEW, won all of that school's prestigious Moot Court Competitions as well as awards for "Best Brief" and
"Best Oral Argument." Today has successful law practice that specializes in corporate and securities law.
STRENGTHS: Able to handle complicated international business deals. Love to dance and sing, with a
better-than-adequate tenor voice. And is a scratch golfer.
WEAKNESSES: BOB!!!!!!!
SARAH PALMER
NICKNAME: Mrs. P.
BIRTHDAY: 3-3-46
SIGN: Pisces
LIKES: A cigarette and a good glass of Chablis
EDUCATION: Missoula High School, University of Montana
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: President of the local bridge club until Laura's murder.
STRENGTHS: A strong-willed woman who has a great deal of tolerance for pain and anguish. Has a sixth
sense.
WEAKNESSES: Does not see the evil in the world until it is too late. Should have more open communication
with family. Too dependent on sedatives.
ALBERT ROSENFIELD
BIRTHDAY: 9-13-56
SIGN: Virgo
LIKES: French cuisine and big cities
EDUCATION: Yale University, FBI Academy
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Graduated first in my class at Yale, has advance training in chemistry and forensic
studies at the FBI Academy.
STRENGTHS: Analytical skills in forensic science as it translates human behavior.
WEAKNESSES: Doesn't possess strong people skills, and has a disdain for small-town mentalities.
MAJOR GARLAND BRIGGS
NICKNAME: "Major"
BIRTHDAY: 1-3-38
SIGN: Capricorn
LIKES: Fly-fishing
EDUCATION: Boys High School in NYC, Virginia Military Institute
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Flew a twin-engine plane solo at the age of 8.
STRENGTHS: Good at keeping secrets, speed-reading, and birthday surprises.
WEAKNESSES: Didn't listen to my own intelligence that said the owls are not what they seem.