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James Darren, the actor best known as the heartthrob Moondoggie in the
Gidget movies, has died at the age of 88.

The former Hollywood teen star, who also starred on television in the
cop drama T.J. Hooker and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, died peacefully at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles on Monday following a heart-related illness, his family said.

His son Jim Moret, an Inside Edition correspondent, told The Hollywood Reporter: “I always thought he would pull through because he was so
cool. He was always cool.”

Darren won the leading man role in 1959’s Gidget despite being unable to
surf and acted opposite iconic actress Sandra Dee. He also starred in
the sequels Gidget Goes Hawaiian in 1961 and Gidget Goes to Rome in 1963.

He played Officer Jim Corrigan in the hit 80s’ cop drama T.J. Hooker. In
the 90s, he starred as hologram crooner Vic Fontaine in Star Trek: Deep
Space Nine.

The former pop singer also directed TV hits like Beverly Hills 90210 and Melrose Place.

In the early 60s, he had pop hits with Goodbye Cruel World which reached
No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1961, and Her Royal Majesty,
written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin, which reached the top 10 in 1962.

Born in Philadelphia, he had some famous fans over the years, The
Hollywood Reporter quoted Darren as telling author Tom Beaver: “I was in
a pizza shop one day with a friend of mine. I heard this motorcycle pull
up, and in walked Bruce Springsteen in his little motorcycle cap, like
Brando wore in The Wild One — I guess he left his helmet outside. I
said, ‘Oh, I gotta go say hi to him.’

“I walked up to him and said, ‘Hi, I don’t want to interrupt you, but my name is James Darren. I just want to tell you I’m a big fan. I love all
your stuff.’ And he said, ‘James Darren? I bought “Goodbye Cruel World” in Freehold, New Jersey.’ Isn’t that sweet?”

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On Tue, 3 Sep 2024 17:27:25 +0000, DianeE wrote:

**Make sure you read the last 3 paragraphs!!--DEM

James Darren, the actor best known as the heartthrob Moondoggie in the
Gidget movies, has died at the age of 88.

The former Hollywood teen star, who also starred on television in the
cop drama T.J. Hooker and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, died peacefully at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles on Monday following a heart-related illness, his family said.

The show I watched Darren in without fail was "The Time Tunnel" where he co-starred with Robert Colbert whizzing from adventure to adventure
weekly
lost in different time periods

A bonus of the show was that it featured one of my all time favorite
movie
character actors Whit Bissell (think "I Was A Teenage Werewolf") as the
Army commander overseeing the Time Tunnel project

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On Tue, 3 Sep 2024 19:40:36 +0000, Roger wrote:

On Tue, 3 Sep 2024 17:27:25 +0000, DianeE wrote:

**Make sure you read the last 3 paragraphs!!--DEM

James Darren, the actor best known as the heartthrob Moondoggie in the
Gidget movies, has died at the age of 88.

The former Hollywood teen star, who also starred on television in the
cop drama T.J. Hooker and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, died peacefully at
Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles on Monday following a heart-related
illness, his family said.

The show I watched Darren in without fail was "The Time Tunnel" where he co-starred with Robert Colbert whizzing from adventure to adventure
weekly
lost in different time periods

A bonus of the show was that it featured one of my all time favorite
movie
character actors Whit Bissell (think "I Was A Teenage Werewolf") as the
Army commander overseeing the Time Tunnel project

I don't remember much of it now, but I liked that show also.

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On 9/3/2024 4:39 PM, Bruce wrote:

On Tue, 3 Sep 2024 19:40:36 +0000, Roger wrote:

On Tue, 3 Sep 2024 17:27:25 +0000, DianeE wrote:

**Make sure you read the last 3 paragraphs!!--DEM

James Darren, the actor best known as the heartthrob Moondoggie in the
Gidget movies, has died at the age of 88.

The former Hollywood teen star, who also starred on television in the
cop drama T.J. Hooker and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, died peacefully at >>> Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles on Monday following a heart-related >>> illness, his family said.

The show I watched Darren in without fail was "The Time Tunnel" where he
co-starred with Robert Colbert whizzing from adventure to adventure
weekly
lost in different time periods

A bonus of the show was that it featured one of my all time favorite
movie
character actors Whit Bissell (think "I Was A Teenage Werewolf") as the
Army commander overseeing the Time Tunnel project

I don't remember much of it now, but I liked that show also.

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I have zero recollection of that show even existing. I did watch him as William Shatner's sidekick in "T.J. Hooker." The main thing I wanted to
say is that I've been embarrassed all these years to admit I bought his
record "Goodbye Cruel World," and was tickled to find out Bruce
Springsteen bought it too.

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On Tue, 3 Sep 2024 20:39:08 +0000, savoybg@aol.com (Bruce) wrote:

On Tue, 3 Sep 2024 19:40:36 +0000, Roger wrote:

The show I watched Darren in without fail was "The Time Tunnel" where he
co-starred with Robert Colbert whizzing from adventure to adventure
weekly lost in different time periods

A bonus of the show was that it featured one of my all time favorite
movie character actors Whit Bissell (think "I Was A Teenage Werewolf") as the
Army commander overseeing the Time Tunnel project

I don't remember much of it now, but I liked that show also.

The show ran for one season of 30 episodes from 1966 to 1967: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Time_Tunnel

There's at least one episode on YouTube. This episode, according to
some of the 200+ comments, has Carroll O'Connor, looking much
younger than he did as Archie bunker, as a British General in the War
Of 1812:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=188vSGIkBmk

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On Wed, 4 Sep 2024 5:34:22 +0000, Dean wrote:

On Wed, 4 Sep 2024 0:02:25 +0000, DianeE wrote:

I've been embarrassed all these years to admit I bought his
record "Goodbye Cruel World," and was tickled to find out Bruce
Springsteen bought it too.

No need to be embarrassed over "Goodbye Cruel World." If, on the other
hand, you had bought "Her Royal Majesty," you would have every reason to
be embarrassed!

Come on now....however bad "Her Royal Majesty" is (and it is BADDD!!!)
his next record "Conscience" is
MUCH worse still! The ABSOLUTE PITS!!

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