15 Facts About Jimmy McNichol

In 1978, McNichol recorded an album with his sister, Kristy, a child actress, and the two went on to host a youth-oriented variety show for ABC.

Jimmy McNichol subsequently had lead roles in Smokey Bites the Dust, and opposite Susan Tyrrell in the horror film Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker.

James Vincent Jimmy McNichol III was born July 2,1961 in Los Angeles, California, to James and Carolyn Jimmy McNichol.

Jimmy McNichol was raised by his single mother after the children's father, a carpenter, abandoned the family shortly after Tommy's birth.

Jimmy McNichol began his career at age 7, acting in a Band-Aid commercial.

Jimmy McNichol appeared in roughly 80 commercials from 1967 to 1973, including spots for Kool-Aid and Crest.

Jimmy McNichol's first film appearance was an uncredited role in Sunshine at the age of 12.

Jimmy McNichol starred in the television film Champions: A Love Story, a teen drama about an ex-hockey player and figure skater who fall in love.

Jimmy McNichol subsequently appeared in several other successful made-for-TV movies, including the thriller Blinded by the Light, in which he starred opposite his sister Kristy as a gay teenager who escapes a religious cult.

Jimmy McNichol made several low-budget feature films, including Smokey Bites the Dust and the horror film Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker, co-starring with Susan Tyrrell and Bill Paxton.

In 1984, Jimmy McNichol accepted the role of Josh Clayton on General Hospital.

Jimmy McNichol performed in a band throughout the 1980s under the name "Jimmy James".

Jimmy McNichol is an avid environmentalist and in 1998 was focusing on ecological education with a web site called ECOTV.

Since leaving acting, Jimmy McNichol began a career in residential construction and home rehabilitation.

Jimmy McNichol collaborated with Playground Television and Pet Power Kids on Animal Rescue The Rockies, a TV series documenting animal rescue and related issues.