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Leif Garrett (born Leif Per Nervik; November 8, 1961) is an American actor, singer, and television personality. He worked as a child actor, then in the 1970s became famous as a teen idol in music. He later received much publicity for his drug abuse and legal troubles.
Along with the likes of Shaun and David Cassidy and the Bay City Rollers, Leif Garrett is one of those names people automatically think of when it comes to 1970s teen idols.
Leif Garrett. Actor: The Outsiders. Born on November 8, 1961 in Hollywood, California, Leif grew up in a world of showbiz and got his first taste of acting in the blockbuster film, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) playing the son of Elliott Gould and Dyan Cannon, though he was uncredited.
Oct. 19, 2010 -- Before there was Bieber and before Timberlake took off, there was a 1970s doe-eyed pop star whose spandex pants, satin shirts and silky hair were plastered across the bedroom walls of teenage girls all across America. Leif Garrett was a superstar.
In the interest of full disclosure, I was one of the countless teenage girls who plastered their bedroom walls with Leif Garrett posters throughout the ’70s and early ’80s. In fact, I was so smitten with the sleepy-eyed, flaxen-maned heartthrob — who stole girls’ hearts in such fare as 1983’s Francis Ford Coppola film The Outsiders ...
Born 1961 Leif Garrett was one of the earliest American teen heart throbs of the 1970s. He had several top ten hits during his music career.
With Alex Rocco, Vincent Van Patten, Leif Garrett, Julie Sommars. After his wife's death, a freelance photographer/writer and his two sons assuage their grief with an adventurous new lifestyle: they sell their house, buy a large recreational vehicle, and embark on a long road trip through the U.S.A.
In 1977, a young teenager with long, golden hair and tight leather pants burst onto the music scene, stealing girls’ hearts all over the world. His name was Leif Garrett, pronounced like “Lafe,” not “Leaf.”.
ROCK TALK WITH MITCH LAFON PRESENTS '70s pop icon, Leif Garrett.Leif discusses his new book Idol Truth: A Memoir, his band F8, our infamous evening in LA wit...
It’s hard to think of a fall from fame more dramatic than Leif Garrett’s. He was one of the hugest teen idols of the 1970s, his face plastered all over teen magazines like Tiger Beat and 16.