15 '70s adolescent idols you have totally forgotten
These idols of adolescence burned shiny and faded in the past. I found why.
For many who has grown over the decade, music, television shows and movies ofthe 70's Stay unparalleled. They are also remembered always for delivered a new generation of teenage idols. You know the type: the fresh faces that have passed from pages ofTeenagerDecorate the walls of the chamber of fans. While such stars look likeJohn Travolta andFarrah Fawcett- continue to reach the status of Hollywood legend, part of their comradeIdols of adolescence You have long left the company or have faded in the past. Continue reading on a major memory lane on walking and discovering what some of these old stars are so far.
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1 Bobby Sherman
Bobby Sherman First, found his feet in Hollywood as a house singer in the variety show,Fiesta!And from there, his career took off. Although he did STAR in shows likeMeet, aPerdrix family Spinoff, the music is where he really struck his stride, releasing hits, including "easy come, easy." After his career in entertainment,Sherman became a policeman and medical trainer. Today, the 78-year-old woman and his wifeBrigitte Concentrate their attention to theChildren's Foundation Brigitte and Bobby Sherman, educate children living in poverty.
2 Robby Benson
Robby Benson Stardom Shooting Playing Nick Peterson inIce castlesAnd later, animated immortality has reached a Disney prince. He provided the voice of the beast in 1991The beauty and the Beastand has taken over this role over the years for various related projects. Other than that, he became a director by walking behind the camera for episodes of enormous shows likeFriendsAnd also taught cinema in some different institutions. Benson, now 66,retired teaching In 2016, and became frank on cardiac health after sufferingFour open heart surgeries He himself.
3 Clark Brandon
Clark Brandonnow 63, became a star thanks to the seriesOut of blue andMr. Merlinbut he moved away from acting in 1989 after playing Auggie in the moviefast food. Through the 90s, he directed instead, working onDark secrets, Skeeter, andThe last road. But finally, he ended up completely changing career paths. Brandon has helped establish the preparatory academy of arrested (which is now known asTalent), and after leaving his position as the student dean in 2019, he became executive director ofConservation of oceans at the pole pole.
4 Rickle
You could first have fallen in love withRickle When he played Jeremy Larkin onYoung rebels, a short-life television series on adolescent spies acting against the British in 1777 America. After appearingA life to live andTexas, Ely retired from the actor. We know a lot about his life beyond these years, although his wifeKristold a Facebook fans page thatELY DEATH On December 9, 2019, after a "long illness".
5 Jimmy Baio
No, the last name is not a coincidenceJimmy Baio Is a teenage old idol comradeScott BaioSecond cousin. He came to the fame playing in Billy Tate inSoapand would continue to appear in shows, includingThe love boat andFantastic islandwith the movieBad new bears in training. It is not clear what Baio, who is now 60, is doing today, but his famous relative, Scott, said thatThey never really met.
6 Lance Kerwin
In the 70s,Lance Kerwin was everywhere,Small house in the meadow ABC's AFTERSchool promotions and, including playing the role of title inJames at 15. Although he took a break to act in the 90s, he's back like Anderson inThe wind and the calculation, which is due in 2022. Today, Kerwin, 61, lives in Hawaii, sellingTimeshares with diamond stations.
7 Leif Garrett
After spending his childhood in movies and on television,Leif Garrett truly reaches the idol status of adolescence when he started to free music in the 70s. He took out his first album,Leif Garrett, which understood the single blow "put your head on my shoulder" in 1977. But unfortunately, his early success did not prevent him from struggling later in life. After several arrests related to drugs and alcohol (includingA 1979 car accident who left his paralyzed passenger), the old idol of adolescence ended inTri-ordinate of the Court In 2010. Now Sober, Garrett 60 years publisheda memoir,Truth of idol, in 2019.
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8 Kristy McNichol
You may rememberKristy McNicholLike my friendFamily-A role that won his two Emmy awards. AfterStruggling with his mental health As a young actor, McNichol retired from the company in the late 90s. Things seem to have improved a lot for her since. In 2012,McNichol is released as gay, sharing that she had been in a relationship with partnerMartie Allen For more than 20 years. Today, at age 59, McNichol always meets fans and talks about his television and movie work in conventions.
9 Willie Aames
In the 70s and '80, you can usually findWillie Aames on TV. He played in two strokes of sitomsEight andCharles in chargeBut he came out of the world of entertainment in the early 2000s to try something new. Speak to sayOPRAH WINFREY for herWhere are they nowSeries in 2013, Aires explained thatHe became cruise director for Oceania. But, after a long hiatus Acting, you can now catch Aams, 61, in the occasional master's film, includingDate my father andLove on the menu.
10 Rick Springfield
Early in his musical career, including when he was a member of the Zoot Group,Rick Springfield was positioned as an idol of adolescence. He has acquired a huge traditional popularity with his solo music, especially his "daughter of Jessie". At 72, the Australian singer is making music and tour. It alsoHis own Sirius XM show and associated with other rockerSammy Hagar to createBeach bar.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
11 Kent McCord
Play the Jim Reed Police onAdam-12 in the late 1960s and early 70s was whatKent McCord on the map, although it was going to appear in movies, includingAirplane In the 1990s and early 2000s. The 79-year-old actor keeps most of the private life these days but left fans know viaHis official website That he always meets those who love his work through virtual conventions and events.
12 Pamela Sue Martin
Pamela Sue Martin, now 69, is best known for playing Nancy Drew in theHardy Boys / Nancy attracted the mysteries and later, play Heireress Fallon Carrington Colby onDynasty For four years. Although she has a cameo in the cwNancy attracted Pilot in 2019, Martin did not act almost much recently, but in 2015, she told ABC the list of guests in the morning that her son, Nicholas Allen, is adult, sheWorks on a book.
13 Tony Defranco
The Partridge family could have been one of the most famous family groups in the 70s, but do not forget the Defranco family!Tony Defranco (in the photo above center) was the main singer and the rest of the group consisted of his brothers and sisters,Benny,Marisa,MerLINA, andNino. Their first single, "Heartbeat - It's a LoveBeat" was recorded when Tony was only 13 years old. Decades later, Tony is 62 years old and has beenWork as real estate agent for Sotheby's For more than 20 years.
14 Andy Gibb
Andy GibbThe biggest claim of fame was to be the younger brother of members ofThe Bee GeesBut he was a teenage idol in his own right. His singles hit '70s include "I just want to be your everything", who hit n ° 1. But Gibb fought with an addiction, and heDeath at 30 In 1988 of cardiac inflammation after the complaint of thoracic pain.
15 Cheryl ladd
Cheryl ladd joins the casting of The Angels de Charlie After the departure of Farrah Fawcett of the series and played Kris Monroe. She has acted for years later, including in several lifetime films. The last 70-year-old film, A song from a cowgirl , will hit the theaters in April 2022. In 2005, she published her book Token Chick: Guide to a woman at golf with boys .
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