Profile of Leif Garrett on Famous Like Me

Leif Garrett (born November 8, 1961) is an American singer and actor who for a short time during the 1970s was a teen idol. He was born Leif Per Nervik in Hollywood, California of Norwegian ancestry.

Son of an aspiring actress, Garrett made his acting debut in the swinging 'sixties film Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice at age five. He also starred with his sister Dawn Lyn in all three Walking Tall movies. Garrett went on to star in other movies,and made special guest star appearances in television shows.

In autumn 1976, Garrett signed a recording contract with Atlantic Records, with which he recorded his first album, Leif Garrett, released in 1977. In mid-1978 he quit Atlantic Records and signed to Scotti Bros for Feel the Need. Other Scotti Bros albums include Same Goes For You (1979) Can't Explain (1980) and My Movie of You (1981). With Matt Dillon, he starred in the 1983 Francis Ford Coppola film The Outsiders.

In 1979, three days before his 18th birthday, Garrett was involved in an automobile accident that paralyzed his best friend, who was his passenger. It has since been alleged that both were drinking. In later years, Garrett made headlines for heroin abuse, cocaine possession, and serving time in a rehabilitation center.

In 1995, he appeared in the low-budget horror film Dominion. That same year he guest-starred on The Melvins album The Crybaby to sing the Nirvana song "Smells Like Teen Spirit," and toured with them.

Discography

1970s

• 1977 - Leif Garrett
• 1978 - Feel the Need
• 1979 - Same Goes for You

1980s

• 1980 - Can't Explain
• 1981 - My Movie of You

1990s

• 1998 - The Leif Garrett Collection (Greatest Hits)

2000s

• 2000 - The Melvins - The Crybaby (Guest Appearance)

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