. . . Where Are They Now? . . .
Hello fans,

It's time to vote again for who you would like to see featured next in Where Are They Now. Here are the choices:

Sara Rue - Popular, Less Than Perfect
Judge Reinhold - Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Bill Nye - Bill Nye, The Science Guy
Kevin Sorbo - Hercules
Melissa Joan Hart - Sabrina, The Teenage Witch

To vote, visit: Where Are They Now Archives

Now, it's time to see what's up with Lance Kerwin, who was a popular television star in the 1970s. Let's see where he is now...

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Melissa

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--DEAD OR ALIVE?--
See if you know if the following celebrities have had a visit from the "Grim Reaper":

Alan Hale, Jr. - Played the Skipper on the TV show "Gilligan's Island"

David Dukes - Played Wade Halsey on the TV series "Sisters", appeared in the TV mini-series "The Winds of War" and "War and Remembrance" and the movie "Gods and Monsters"

Annette O'Toole - Played Lana Lang in the movie "Superman III", co-starred in the movies "48 Hours", "Cross My Heart" and "One on One"

(Answer at the bottom)
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Lance Kerwin
Learn More About Lance Kerwin on Celebrity Nooz

BIRTH DATE: November 6, 1960 in Newport Beach, California

CLAIM TO FAME: Anybody who grew up during the '70s would have had to be living in a cave not to remember Lance Kerwin. He was a very popular and was the star of the classic 'James At 15', 'Salem's Lot' and numerous 'After School Specials'.

FAMILY LIFE: Yvonne (1998 - present) 2 children
Kristen Lansdale (? - ?) (divorced) 1 child
Three daughters Savannah, Trinity, and Terah.

INFO: Kerwin was raised in Elsinore, California. His father was an acting coach, and his mother was a performer. His father used to bring him home scripts for his son to read.

TRIVIA: Was the highest paid kid in TV during the 70's.

Dated Rosanna Arquette.

Arrested for possession of crack cocaine in San Francisco, in 1989. Turned out to be baking soda and the charges were dropped.

By his own account, Lance smoked marijuana at age 6 and was a heavy user by age 9. He says, "I went through rehab maybe 12 times."

WHERE IS HE NOW: In 1990, Lance moved to Hawaii, found a soul mate in Kristen Lansdale, and worked on sobriety. He wasn't very successful. He took bit parts and walk-on roles as his drug use escalated out-of-control and career completely bottomed out.

In 1994, Lance and Kristen gave birth to a baby girl named Savannah. It was inspiration enough to reclaim his life and career. He and Kristen split, and Lance moved to a Bible Ranch in Perris, California. During the week, he occupies a studio apartment on the group's complex with his daughter Savannah.

His last movie role was in 1995s, "Outbreak."

Since 2006, Lance has served as an assistant pastor with Calvary Chapel Romoland/U-Turn 4 Christ, a non-profit Christian rehabilitation, restoration, and discipleship program located in southern California, helping men and women overcome similar addictions to those he developed as a young actor.

Word is he still gets notices for acting work, but turns them down.

WRITE TO LANCE KERWIN:
Lance Kerwin
PO Box 101
Temecula, CA 92593

Video Clips of Lance Kerwin:

Salem's Lot - 1979 Trailer

James at 15 Theme Song

CREDITS:
1995 Outbreak...American Mercenary

1992 FBI: The Untold Stories (TV series)...James Lackey
Colonel Penn

1991 Final Verdict (TV movie)...Harry Johnson

1991 Adam 12 (TV series)...Drew White
Eye of the Beholder (1991)

1990 Challenger (TV movie)

1989 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)...Eddie Frayne
Seal of the Confessional (1989)

1987 Houston Knights (TV series)
Colt (1987)

1986 Simon & Simon (TV series)...Ed
Eye of the Beholder (1986)

1985 Enemy Mine...Joey Wooster

1985 The Fourth Wise Man (TV movie)...Passhur

1985 Faerie Tale Theatre (TV series)...Kay
The Snow Queen (1985)

1985 Finder of Lost Loves (TV series)...Adam Hill
Haunted Memories (1985)

1982-1985 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)...42 / Gary Gordon
Bad Breaks (1985)
42 (1982)

1982-1984 Insight (TV series)...Jim / Jody
Courage (1984)
A Gun for Mandy (1982)

1984 Hotel (TV series)...Ron
Mistaken Identities (1984)

1983 A Killer in the Family (TV movie)...Ray Tison

1982 The Mysterious Stranger (TV movie)...#44

1982 CBS Afternoon Playhouse (TV series)...Billy Lee Daniels
The Shooting (1982)

1981 Advice to the Lovelorn (TV movie)...Larry Ames

1981 Side Show (TV movie)...Nick Pallas

1981 Circus Picture (TV movie)

1980 Children of Divorce (TV movie)...Tony Malik

1980 The Boy Who Drank Too Much (TV movie)...Billy Carpenter

1980 CBS Library (TV series)...Russ
Animal Talk (1980)

1980 Hagen (TV series)...Herb
The Rat Pack (1980)

1979 Salem's Lot (TV series)...Mark Petrie

1978 Family (TV series)...Dexter
Generations (1978)

1977-1978 James at 16 (TV series)...James Hunter

1978 The Busters (TV movie)...Albie McRae

1977 Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy (TV movie)...Joe, Jr. (age 14)

1977 Cheering Section...Bob

1977 The Bionic Woman (TV series)...Prince Ishmail
Jaime and the King (1977)

1977 The New Adventures of Wonder Woman (TV series)...Jeff Hadley
The Bushwhackers (1977)

1977 The Death of Richie (TV movie)...Russell Werner

1976 The Loneliest Runner (TV movie)...John Curtis as a Youth

1974-1976 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)...Adam Rush / Buzz / Ezzie /...

1976 Amelia Earhart (TV movie)...David Putnam

1976 NBC Special Treat (TV series)
The Phantom Rebel (1976)

1976 Good Heavens (TV series)
Jack the Ribber and Me (1976)

1976 Sara (TV series)
Bright Boy (1976)

1975 The Family Holvak (TV series)...Ramey Holvak

1975 Escape to Witch Mountain...Boy in Green-Striped Shirt (uncredited)

1975 Gunsmoke (TV series)...Tommy Harker
The Fires of Ignorance

1974 Reflections of Murder (TV movie)...Chip

1974 The Greatest Gift (TV movie)...Ramey Holvak

1974 Wide World Mystery (TV series)...Todd, Swimmer's son
The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer (1974)

1974 Cannon (TV series)...Kid With Note
The Exchange (1974)

1974 Police Story (TV series)...Joey Jr.
Fathers and Sons (1974)

1974 Little House on the Prairie (TV series)...Danny Peters
100 Mile Walk (1974)

1974 Shazam! (TV series)...Chad Martin
The Brothers (1974)

1974 The Healers (TV movie)...Kennedy Brown

1974 Emergency! (TV series)...Wheeler Boy
Messin' Around (1974)

To see Then & Now pictures of Lance Kerwin, visit: Celebrity Nooz

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--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--
Alan Hale, Jr. - DEAD (Cancer)
Born: 03/08/1918 Died: 01/02/1990

David Dukes - DEAD (Heart attack)
Born: 06/06/1945 Died: 10/09/2000

Annette O'Toole - ALIVE
Born: 04/01/1952

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WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...
8/15
Bob Birch, 56, American bassist (Elton John), apparent suicide by gunshot.
Altamiro Carrilho, 87, Brazilian musician and composer, lung cancer.
Punch Gunalan, 68, Malaysian badminton player, liver cancer.
Harry Harrison, 87, American science fiction writer (Make Room! Make Room!, The Stainless Steel Rat).
Masayoshi Hayase, 72, Japanese baseball player (Orix Buffaloes), lung cancer.
Musfik Kenter, 80, Turkish theater actor, cancer.
Ashok Mehta, 65, Indian cinematographer (Bandit Queen), lung cancer.
Arben Xhaferi, 64, Macedonian politician and Albanian-rights activist, complications from a stroke.

8/14
Vilasrao Deshmukh, 67, Indian politician, kidney and liver failure
Svetozar Gligoric, 89, Serbian chess grandmaster, stroke.
Sergey Kapitsa, 84, Russian physicist, demographer, and television host; son of Pyotr Kapitsa.
Charles Maynard, 42, Bahamian politician, apparent heart attack.
Ron Palillo, 63, American actor (Welcome Back, Kotter), apparent heart attack.
Phyllis Thaxter, 90, American actress (Superman, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo), Alzheimer's disease.
Zhou Kehua, 42, Chinese criminal, shooting.

8/13
Helen Gurley Brown, 90, American author, publisher, and businesswoman; editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine (1965-1997).
Salvador Escudero, 69, Filipino politician, cancer.
Kathi Goertzen, 54, American journalist and television anchor, benign brain tumors.
Nellie Gray, 88, American pro-life activist and lawyer, natural causes.
Brent Grulke, 52, American creative director of the SXSW music festival, cardiac arrest.
Tom Hofwander, 58, Swedish musician, lethal fall from moving vehicle.
Ray Jordon, 75, Australian cricketer and football coach, cancer.
Herve-Maria Le Cleac'h, 97, French bishop in the Roman Catholic Church.
Johnny Munkhammar, 37, Swedish politician, Member of the Swedish Parliament and writer, adenoid cystic cancer.
Johnny Pesky, 92, American baseball player, manager, and coach (Boston Red Sox).
Joan Roberts, 95, American musical theatre actress (Oklahoma!), congestive heart failure.