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Rick Springfield
Age: 60
Height: 6' 1"
Birth Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Born: Aug. 23rd, 1949
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BIOGRAPHY: Rick Springfield was born the son of a Lt. Colonel in the British Army and spent his childhood on various army bases in Australia and Britain. As a teenager, he fronted many music bands-such as the "Jordy Boys", "Wakedy Wak" and "Zoot". The latter was his most successful paving his way for his future success as a musician. However, that success was still a long time coming. While he waited for that big break he signed a contract with Universal television which cast him in bit parts in shows such as the "The Six Million Dollar Man" (1974) and "The Rockford Files" (1974). As well, he also had a recurring role on the soap "The Young and the Restless" (1973). In the early 1980's, his luck changed as he signed to RCA Records and was then cast as "Dr. Noah Drake" on the soap "General Hospital" (1963). While he had released six albums in the 1970s, his 1980 break-through album "Working Class Dog" gave him the #1 single "Jessie's Girl". From the music and TV exposure, he became a teen idol. He ruled the airwaves for a couple of years, ended his stint on "General Hospital" (1963) and attempted a a motion picture career, which fizzled.
TRIVIA:
- Throughout the 1970's he was mistaken for 'Bruce Springsteen' (qv) because of their similar surnames and musical backgrounds.
- He won a Grammy Award for the song "Jessie's Girl" in 1982.
- Sidelined for the late 1980's-early 1990's through a combination of severe depression, a bad accident in an ATV, and a decision to devote himself to his wife and two sons.
- Had hit song "Speak to the Sky" years before Working Class Dog.
- [2006] Became a US citizen, while still maintaining his Australian citizenship.
- He was linked romantically with actress 'Linda Blair' (qv) in the 1970s. There was quite an age difference at the time he was 25 and she was 15! Nevertheless, he still refers to her as the first love of his life.
- (18 September 2000) Arrested in Malibu for spousal assault and spent the night in jail but was released after he posted $50,000 bail.
- At an auction of memorabilia of items from the liner R.M.S. "Titanic", he purchased the nameplate that had come off one of the ship's lifeboats.
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