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For many who grew up during the decade, the music, TV shows, and movies of the '70s remain unmatched. They're also fondly remembered for delivering audiences a new generation of teen idols. You know the type: the fresh faces who went from the pages of Teen Beatto decorating fans' bedroom walls. While some such stars—like John Travolta danFarrah Fawcett—would go on to achieve Hollywood legend status, some of their fellow teen idols have long ago quit the business or have otherwise faded into the past. Read on for a major walk down memory lane and to find out what some of these former stars are up to now.

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Bobby Sherman first found his footing in Hollywood as a house singer in the variety show, Heboh!, and from there, his career took off. Though he did star in shows like Getting Together, SebuahPartridge Family spinoff, music is where he really hit his stride, releasing hits including "Easy Come, Easy Go." After his career in entertainment, Sherman became a police officer and medical trainer. Today, the 78-year-old and his wife Brigitte focus their attention on the Brigitte and Bobby Sherman Children's Foundation, educating kids living in poverty.

Robby Benson shot to stardom playing Nick Peterson in Ice Castlesand later achieved animated immortality by becoming a Disney prince. He supplied the voice of the Beast in 1991's Si cantik dan si buruk rupaand has reprised that role over the years for various related projects. Other than that, he went on to become a director, stepping behind the camera for episodes of huge shows like Teman-temanand has also taught film at a few different institutions. Benson, now 66, retired from teaching in 2016, and has become outspoken about heart health after undergoing four open heart surgeries diri.

Clark Brandon, now 63, became a star thanks to the series Out of the Blue danMr. Merlin, but he walked away from acting in 1989 after playing Auggie in the movie Makanan cepat saji. Through the '90s, he directed instead, working on Dark Secrets, Skeeter, danThe Last Road. But ultimately, he ended up switching career paths completely. Brandon helped establish the Areté Preparatory Academy (which is now known as Qualia), and after leaving his position as the Dean of Students in 2019, he became the executive director of Pole-to-Pole Ocean Conservation.

You might have first fallen in love with Rick Ely when he played Jeremy Larkin on The Young Rebels, a short-lived TV series about teenage spies acting against the British in 1777 America. After appearing in Satu kehidupan untuk hidup danTexas, Ely retired from acting. Not much is known about his life beyond those years, though his wife Keristold a Facebook fan page that Ely died on Dec. 9, 2019, after a "long illness."

No, the last name isn't a coincidence—Jimmy Baio is fellow former teen idol Scott Baio's second cousin. He came to fame playing Billy Tate in Sabun mandi, and would go on to appear in shows including The Love Boat danFantasy Island, along with the movie Bad News Bears in Training. It's not clear what Baio, who is now 60, is doing today, but his famous relative, Scott, has made it clear that they've never actually met.

In the '70s, Lance Kerwin was everywhere, from Little House on the Prairie to ABC's Afterschool Specials and, most notably, playing the title role in James at 15. Though he took a break from acting in the '90s, he's back as Anderson in The Wind and the Reckoning, which is due out in 2022. Today, Kerwin, 61, is living in Hawaii, selling timeshares with Diamond Resorts.

After spending his childhood in movies and on TV, Leif Garrett truly reached teen idol status when he began releasing music in the '70s. He released his first album, Leif Garrett, which included the hit single "Put Your Head On My Shoulder" in 1977. But sadly, his early success didn't keep him from struggling later in life. After multiple drug- and alcohol-related arrests (including a 1979 car accident that left his passenger paralyzed), the former teen idol ended up in court-ordered rehab in 2010. Now sober, 60-year-old Garrett released a memoir, Idol Truth, in 2019.

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Andy Gibb.klaim terbesar untuk ketenaran adalah menjadi adik laki-laki dari anggotaBee Gees., Tapi dia adalah idola remaja di kanannya sendiri. Hit-nya '70-an single termasuk "Aku hanya ingin menjadi segalanya bagimu," yang mengenai No. 1. Tapi Gibb berjuang dengan kecanduan, dan diameninggal pada usia 30 tahun Pada tahun 1988 peradangan jantung setelah mengeluh sakit dada.

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