Christopher Atkins

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 is best known for his film debut as Richard Lestrange in the blockbuster/remake The Blue Lagoon (1980). 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. Atkins continues to act in films, and is currently in Australia shooting his reality TV show (A Sports Fishing Show).

Teen idol and sex symbol

Renowned for his cute, 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 lady fans, and was shirtless in almost all his movies and television appearances.

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Shirtless - Movies - Television

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Chris is natural blond and desperately tried to move on from his Blue Lagoon image and did not want to be typecasted.

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Blond - Desperate - Blue Lagoon - Typecast

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He returned to his natural straight hair, which enhanced his looks from a scruffy young guy to a handsome, athletic, muscular young man.

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Scruffy - Athletic - Muscular

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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.

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Teen magazines - Television - Commercials - Coke - Adidas

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All this popularity and fame came with a big price, Chris would get mobbed by people anywhere he went and the paparazzi kept a constant watch on him to get some big money shots.

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Popularity - Fame - Mob - Paparazzi

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September 1983 Chris Atkins was the on the cover of Playgirl magazine, and also posed nude for a pictorial. He posed nude for the magazine again in December of the same year.

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September - 1983 - Playgirl

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Under just a year of entering the industry, Chris had a big fan following and he became a teenage heartthrob.The girls loved him and wanted him, while the guys followed him as an idol and just wanted to be like him.

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