1. Christopher Atkins Bomann was born on February 21,1961 and is an American actor and businessman.
13 Facts About Christopher Atkins
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Christopher Atkins starred in the 1980 film The Blue Lagoon and played Peter Richards on Dallas.
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Christopher Atkins Bomann was born and raised in Rye, New York.
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Christopher Atkins is the son of Donald Bomann and Bitsy Nebauer, who divorced during his childhood.
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When he began acting, Christopher Atkins dropped the last name Bomann and used his middle name, Christopher Atkins, as his last name.
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The film's director, Randal Kleiser, stated that Christopher Atkins was a sailing instructor with no acting experience when he was cast in the film.
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Christopher Atkins appeared both nude and scantily clad in the film.
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In 1982 Christopher Atkins posed nude for Playgirl, and co-starred with Kristy McNichol in The Pirate Movie, an update of Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta The Pirates of Penzance.
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For one season, Christopher Atkins had a recurring role as camp counselor Peter Richards on Dallas.
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In 1999, Christopher Atkins appeared in the television sitcom Suddenly Susan, which starred Shields.
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In 2009, Christopher Atkins appeared on VH1's Confessions of a Teen Idol, a reality show featuring former teen idols.
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In 2023, Christopher Atkins appeared in Ladies of the '80s: A Divas Christmas, where he reunited onscreen with his Dallas costar, Linda Gray.
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Christopher Atkins married Lyn Barron Weber of Sydney, Australia, on May 25,1985.