Did not have any interest in acting until a friend of his pressured him to go down to the audition and was chosen out of 4,000 for the role of Richard Lestrange in The Blue Lagoon (1980).
Was teaching sailing in Rye, New York when he landed his first role as Richard Lestrange in The Blue Lagoon (1980).
Has his own sporting goods company, Rocky River Outdoor
Products.
Hit #71 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1982 with the song
"How Can I Live Without Her", which appeared in the film The Pirate Movie (1982).
I really did drop out to become a dad. It's so much fun having the
little knuckleheads around.
I'm trying to peek my head back into pictures.
I couldn't go anywhere. I had my hair pulled and my clothes ripped off
of me several times. To this day, people still recognize me. I'm still
fighting the image I have from The Blue Lagoon (1980).
Everybody wants to be like everybody else.
I always wondered if I was supposed to be excellent at something or not. I think, because of that, I have a lot of insecurities about myself.