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Christopher Atkins (born Christopher Bowman on February 21, 1961 in Rye, New
York) is an American actor and was a popular teen idol.
Straight out of Denison University, Atkins starred in his first movie at the
age of 19 years. The Blue Lagoon 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.
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Renowned for his boy next door looks, Chris created a buzz among girls of
all ages who loved to see him on screen. Diversely talented and 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, Chris plays
Rick Monroe, a college student who is very outspoken and overconfident.
Chris 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 Chris's youth and appearance. He appeared
on the cover of the September 1983 Playgirl magazine, and also 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 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. |
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