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Date of Birth

21 February 1961, Rye, New York, USA

Birth Name

Christopher Atkins Bomann

Height

5' 10½" (1.79 m)

Spouse

Lyn Barron

(25 May 1985 - 2007) (divorced) 2 children

Trivia

Owns his own outdoor sports company and has patented his own fishing lure.

Has 2 children, a son named Grant and a daughter named Brittney Bomann, she has acted in three films.

Was teaching sailing in Rye, New York when he landed his first role as Richard in The Blue Lagoon (1980).

Hit #71 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1982 with the song "How Can I Live Without Her", which appeared in the film The Pirate Movie (1982).

Has his own sporting goods company, Rocky River Outdoor Products.

Didn't have any interest in acting until a friend of his pressured him to go down to the audition and was chosen out of 4,000 for the role of Richard in The Blue Lagoon (1980).

Never turns down charity fund-raisers.

Always takes time for autographs and photos.

Father Donald Bomann is a real estate agency owner and business exec, and mother Bitsy Nebauer a science teacher.

Personal Quotes

I really did drop out to become a dad. It's so much fun having the little knuckleheads around.

I'm trying to peek my head back into pictures.

I couldn't go anywhere. I had my hair pulled and my clothes ripped off of me several times. To this day, people still recognize me. I'm still fighting the image I have from The Blue Lagoon (1980).

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