The "Blue Lagoon" star revealed at Fanboy Expo Knoxville how partying cost him the "Footloose" lead and reflected on nearly ...

“I went in and I just blew that audition,” Christopher Atkins confessed.

There is something wonderfully bittersweet about watching Footloose the Musical at Murry's Dinner Playhouse, which runs ...

Christopher Atkins almost played the part of Ren McCormack in 1984's Footloose before the role went to Kevin Bacon.

1984's Footloose was an unexpected smash hit, and even star Kevin Bacon didn't cotton onto a certain element of the film ...

Seventy-five college, high school and middle school students from colleges and schools in Riverside and San Bernardino ...

Christopher Atkins says drinking cost him the lead role in Footloose, which ultimately went to Kevin Bacon.The 65-year-old actor claimed he was the film bosses' favourite to play Ren McCormack in the ...

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There’s no such thing as partying too hard… right? Wrong. And while lifestyles of the rich and famous are often peppered with ...

“So now I gotta cut loose … Footloose …” Don’t deny it. You’re already singing along and shaking your head to the beat, aren’t you? The 1984 classic ...

Speaking during a Q+A session at Fanboy Expo Knoxville in Tennessee, Christopher admitted he was struggling with excessive partying when the opportunity came along. The entertainer recalled: "I was a ...

Late singer Lauren Bennett's family includes partner Kenny Wormald, the Footloose star, and their 6-year-old daughter Harlow.