@Finn dAbuzz,
I hope so!
I had never written a fan letter and I really had no idea what to say. I didn't even know where to send it so (the A&E channel didn't have a "write to" section) so I looked the company up and wrote to him there.
Frankly, I'm just glad his "idol" was not some pop star!
I had a friend once who wrote to Walt Disney and he wrote back. She saved that letter her whole life. I'll bet it's still framed on her wall.