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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.

Film career

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.

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, 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 very outspoken and overconfident student working his way through college as a male stripper.

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 ex-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.

Filmography

Spiritual Warriors (2005) .... King of Sparta
Caved In (2005) (TV) .... John Palmer
The Librarians aka Strike Force (2004) .... Ringo
True Legends of the West (2003) .... Theodore Sutherland
Quigley (2003) .... Woodward
13th Child (2002) .... Ron
The Color of Water (2002) .... Clay
The Employee of the Month (2002) .... Bill
Mending Fences (2002) .... Tom
The Stoneman (2002) .... Kip Hollings
Tequila Express (2002) .... David Manning
Title to Murder
(2001) .... Paul Shaughnessy
Civility (2000) .... John Cade
Dark Realm (2000) (TV Series)
Stageghost (2000) .... Matthew Bronson
Deadly Delusions (1999) .... Sam Gitlin
Breaking the Silence (1998) .... Jeff
The Little Unicorn (1998) .... PC Sid Edwards
Shoot (1998) .... Spence
Mutual Needs (1997) .... Andrew
Angel Flight Down (1996) .... Jack Bahr
Dead Man's Island (1996) .... Roger Prescott
It's My Party
(1996) .... Jack Allen
Red Shoe Diaries 13: Four on the Floor (1996) .... (segment "Four on the Floor")
Project Shadowchaser III (1995) .... Snake
Smoke n Lightnin (1995) .... Lightnin'
Bandit Goes Country (1994) .... Johnny Bruce
Guns of Honor (1994) .... Dusty Fog
Signal One .... Bullet Down Under (1994) .... Martin Bullet
Trigger Fast (1994) .... Dusty Fog
Dispara! (1993) .... Spence
Die Watching (1993) .... Michael Terrence
Dracula Rising (1993) .... Vlad
Wet and Wild Summer! (1992) .... Bobby McCain
Extralarge: Miami Killer (1991) .... Blake
King's Ransom (1991) .... Spence
Fatal Charm (1990) .... Adam
Shakma (1990) .... Sam
Listen to Me (1989) .... Bruce Arlington
Mortuary Academy (1988) .... Max Grimm
El Ataque de los pajaros .... aka Evil Birds (1987) .... Peter
Secret Weapons (1985) .... Allan Collier
Dallas (1978) TV Series .... Peter Richards (1983—1984)
A Night in Heaven
(1983) .... Rick Monroe (aka Ricky The Rocket)
The Pirate Movie
(1982) .... Frederic
Swan Lake (1982) (voice) .... Prince Siegfried
Child Bride of Short Creek (1981) (TV) .... Isaac King
The Blue Lagoon
(1980) .... Richard Lestrange

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