Christopher Atkins
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| Christopher Atkins | |
| Birth name | Christopher Atkins Bowman |
| Born | February 21, 1961 (age 46) Rye, New York |
| Spouse(s) | Lynne Barron (1985 - ?) (divorced) |
| Notable roles | Richard Lestrange in The Blue Lagoon |
Christopher Atkins (born Christopher Atkins Bomann[1] on February 21, 1961) is an American actor and was a popular teen idol.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Atkins was born in Rye, New York to Donald Bomann and Bitsy Nebauer.
[edit] Career
Straight out of Denison University, Atkins starred in his first film at the age of nineteen years, which gained him a brief burst of fame. The romance adventure remake The Blue Lagoon, opposite Brooke Shields, was released in 1980 and became a huge box office success.
He went on to star in The Pirate Movie (1982), an update of Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta The Pirates of Penzance. He hit #71 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with the song "How Can I Live Without Her.", which appeared in The Pirate Movie. It had a big following and became a cult classic. Renowned for his boy next door looks, Atkins created a buzz among girls of all ages who loved to see him on screen. Diversely talented, the very sporty Atkins did not disappoint his fans, and was shirtless in almost all his movies and television appearances.
In A Night in Heaven (1983), also starring Lesley Ann Warren, Atkins played Rick Monroe, a very outspoken and overconfident student working his way through college as a male stripper.
Atkins has been the cover boy of innumerable teen magazines and has appeared in several television commercials representing big brand names such as Coke and Adidas, all of which utilised Atkins' youth and appearance. He appeared on the cover of the September 1983 Playgirl magazine, and posed nude for a pictorial. He posed nude for the magazine again in December of the same year.
Atkins continues to act in films, and is currently in Australia shooting his reality TV show (A Sports Fishing Show). He and his ex-wife, Lynne Barron, have two children: Grant (b. December 10, 1985) and Brittney (b. May 1, 1987). He owns his outdoor sports company and has patented his own fishing lure.
[edit] Filmography
- Spiritual Warriors (2005) as King of Sparta
- Caved In: Prehistoric Terror (2005) (TV) as John Palmer
- The Librarians a.k.a. Strike Force (2004) as Ringo
- True Legends of the West (2003) as Theodore Sutherland
- Quigley (2003) as Woodward
- 13th Child (2002) as Ron
- The Color of Water (2002) as Clay
- The Employee of the Month (2002) as Bill
- Mending Fences (2002) as Tom
- The Stoneman (2002) as Kip Hollings
- Tequila Express (2002) as David Manning
- Title to Murder (2001) as Paul Shaughnessy
- Civility (2000) as John Cade
- Dark Realm (2000) (TV Series)
- Stageghost (2000) as Matthew Bronson
- Deadly Delusions (1999) as Sam Gitlin
- Breaking the Silence (1998) as Jeff
- The Little Unicorn (1998) as PC Sid Edwards
- Shoot (1998) as Spence
- Mutual Needs (1997) as Andrew
- Angel Flight Down (1996) as Jack Bahr
- Dead Man's Island (1996) as Roger Prescott
- It's My Party (1996) as Jack Allen
- Red Shoe Diaries 13: Four on the Floor (1996) (segment "Four on the Floor")
- Project Shadowchaser III (1995) as Snake
- Smoke n Lightnin (1995) as Lightnin'
- Bandit Goes Country (1994) as Johnny Bruce
- Guns of Honor (1994) as Dusty Fog
- Signal One, also known as Bullet Down Under (1994) as Martin Bullet
- Trigger Fast (1994) as Dusty Fog
- Dispara! (1993) as Spence
- Die Watching (1993) as Michael Terrence
- Dracula Rising (1993) as Vlad
- Wet and Wild Summer! (1992) as Bobby McCain
- Extralarge: Miami Killer (1991) as Blake
- King's Ransom (1991) as Spence
- Fatal Charm (1990) as Adam
- Shakma (1990) as Sam
- Listen to Me (1989) as Bruce Arlington
- Mortuary Academy (1988) as Max Grimm
- El Ataque de los pajaros, also known as Evil Birds (1987) as Peter
- Secret Weapons (1985) as Allan Collier
- Dallas (1978) TV Series as Peter Richards (1983 - 1984)
- A Night in Heaven (1983) as Rick Monroe (also known as Ricky The Rocket)
- The Pirate Movie (1982) as Frederic
- Swan Lake (1982) (voice) as Prince Siegfried
- Child Bride of Short Creek (1981) (TV) as Isaac King
- The Blue Lagoon (1980) as Richard Lestrange
