Christopher Atkins recalled losing his chance to star in Footloose, a role that eventually went to Kevin Bacon, due to his drinking problem. The 65-year-old actor recently appeared on a panel at the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Christopher Atkins appeared in the movie, The Blue Lagoon (Image: Getty) Christopher Atkins, known for his breakout role in The ...

The former teen heartthrob, 65, starred alongside Brooke Shields in the iconic movie about two teens who were marooned on a tropical island as children, and then grew up and fell in love. In later ...

Christopher Atkins has claimed that director Randal Kleiser attempted to manipulate his relationship with co-star Brooke Shields during the filming of the 1980 movie “The Blue Lagoon” to enhance their ...

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The 65-year-old actor recently appeared on a panel at the Fanboy Expo Knoxville in Tennessee, where he took a trip down memory lane. The movie star explained during the panel that the filmmakers of ...