Then And Now: 70’s Child Stars And What’s Keeping Them Busy These Days

Published on 09/06/2020
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Johnny Whitaker – Now

Johnny had gone through a long and difficult period of substance abuse, so his family decided to hold an intervention to force the actor to get help. It was a twelve-step program that helped him to overcome his issues struggle with substance abuse and for 12 years now, he has been clean. Fact: Johnny speaks different languages fluently like Spanish and Portuguese, and American and French Sign Language.

Johnny Whitaker - Now

Johnny Whitaker – Now

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Mike Lookinland – Then

On the series The Brady Bunch, Mike played the youngest son in the family, Bobby Brady. The character is energetic and nice, but Lookinland surprisingly showed a range of emotions in playing Bobby in some of the show’s episodes. Fact: Mike’s hair is naturally curly and sandy brown in color. To portray the character Bobby Brady, the actor had to get his hair straightened and dyed to match the show’s other male characters. Sometimes, this caused problems because if the set lights got too hot, the hair dye ran down his face!

Mike Lookinland - Then

Mike Lookinland – Then

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