Christopher Atkins Filmography

Christopher Atkins is an American actor, who became famous with his costarring debut role in the 1980 film The Blue Lagoon. Atkins was born in Rye, New York, to Donald Bomann and Bitsy Nebauer. In high school, he was a lifeguard and sailing instructor, where he was discovered for The Blue Lagoon. He had no previous interest or experience in acting, but an agent he knew persuaded him to audition for The Blue Lagoon, a role he won over 4,000 other actors. In the film, he and co-star Brooke Shields played two teenage cousins who have lived alone together since they were marooned as children in... a tropical paradise, eventually falling in love. The R-rated film featured both Atkins and Shields in scant clothing, and Atkins appeared nude in several scenes, including brief full frontal nudity. The film was a huge box office success, grossing over US$58 million with a production cost of US$4.5 million. He went on to star with Kristy McNichol in The Pirate Movie , an update of Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta The Pirates of Penzance.
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