James Darren

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine [1998 - 1999]

T. J. Hooker [1982 - 1985]

The Time Tunnel (Dr. Tony Newman) [1966 - 1967] (# of episodes: 30)

Shivaree [1965]

Donna Reed Show [1959]

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (Mechanical Man)
 

James Darren Biography

Even more than the typical teen idol, James Darren`s roots in authentic rock & roll were tenuous. Darren began recording for Colpix in the late `50s at the beginning of a screen career that saw him star in numerous films, most notably Gidget. More at home with standard MOR, show tune-like material than rock, and not much of a singer in any case, Darren was nonetheless marketed as a pop/rock performer to his predominantly young female constituency. He ran off quite a few novelty-tinged hit singles in the early `60s, of which "Goodbye Cruel World," which made number three, was the biggest and best. Top Brill Building pop songwriters -- including the Goffin-King, Mann-Weil, and Pomus-Shuman teams, as well as Bob Crewe, Gloria Shayne, and Howard Greenfield -- gave Darren material, albeit material that was well below their usual standards. He recorded quite a bit after his early-`60s heyday, reaching the Top 40 in 1967 with "All" and charting as late as 1977 with "You Take My Heart Away." During the `90s, Darren co-starred on the Star Trek spin-off Deep Space Nine as hologram crooner Vic Fontaine, reprising songs from the series on the 1999 album This One`s From the Heart. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

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posted by Irma Enriquez
I love James Darren and his Gidget movies. I wish that he would come to Houston so that I can see him perform.
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posted by mary k
I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED JAMES DARREN HE IS MY FAVORITE STAR OF ALL TIME AND THE GIDGET MOVIES WERE MY FAVORITES BUT I HAVE SEEN A LOT AND WOULD LOVE TO SEE HIM IN PERSON
posted 234 days ago

 
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posted by liljenjen
JAMES DARREN IS A GREAT ACTOR
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posted by AshleyConley101
James Darren is the Best Actor that there could ever been! I just Love all Gidgets, the movies!
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  • I think Ricky Nelson said it best in "Garden Party": "You can`t please everyone, so you got to please yourself." If you`re content with doing what you`re doing, stick with it. If not, find the road that takes you there.
  • On being a teen idol: "At times it was Chinese torture."
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  • Interviewed in Tom Weaver`s book "I Talked with a Zombie" (McFarland & Co., 2008).
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  • His father was killed in the raid on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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  • As a teen he commuted from South Philly to New York to attend Stella Adler`s drama classes.
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  • Spotted by talent agent Joyce Selznick of Columbia Pictures while waiting for an elevator, he was signed in 1956 and given the name "James Darren" by the studio in honour of the Kaiser-Darrin sports car.
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  • First wife Gloria Terlitzky was a childhood sweetheart. They had a child named Jimmy. Second wife Evy Norlund`, a former Miss Denmark of 1958, gave him two sons, Christian and Anthony.
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  • At one time in the 1970s he toured the country with comedian Buddy Hackett as a singer.
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  • He is of Italian ancestry.
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  • Godfather of A.J. Lambert, who is the daughter of Nancy Sinatra and granddaughter of Frank Sinatra. Darren was a close friend of Sinatra and his family.
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  • His current surname, Darren, since 1959, was inspired by the famous automobile of the 1950s.
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  • His wife, Evy Norlund, is the former Miss Denmark of 1958.
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  • Father of CNN anchorman Jim Moret.
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  • Also known as a singer and his singing talents are revealed as the portrayal of the hologram Vic Fontaine on a couple of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993) episodes.
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  • Spouse: Evy Norlund (6 February 1960 - present) 2 children; Gloria Terlitsky (1955 - 1959) (divorced) 1 son
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