Christopher Atkins

Noel catches up with Christopher Atkins. The actor is best known for his starring roles in The Blue Lagoon and The Pirate Movie. The Blue Lagoon made him an international star and earned a Golden Globe nomination for his role as Richard Lestrange. Atkins reunited with Brooke Shields in an episode of her television series, Suddenly Series.  The actor had a hit song, "How Can I live Without Her," from The Pirate Movie.  He had a recurring role as swimming instructor Peter Richards on Dallas.  He starred alongside Lesley Ann Warren in the film, A Night in Heaven, directed by John G. Avildsen. His performance earned him a Golden Raspberry Award. Christopher talks about being typecasted as "the shirtless guy." He also performed on Circus With The Stars and appeared in Playgirl.  We discussed his first horror film, the 1990 movie, Shakma, co-starring Roddy McDowall. Filmmaker David Lynch called Shakma his favorite film of 1990.