Biography
James Vincent McNichol III (born July 2, 1961), known professionally as Jimmy McNichol, is an American actor and singer who first gained fame as a teen idol in the late 1970s. At the beginning of his career his popularity quickly grew, causing networks like CBS to create and implement multiple television series specifically for his involvement and leading roles. After making a record number of appearances on top talk shows he was viewed by many as "the face you see everywhere."In 1978, McNichol recorded an album with his sister, Kristy, also a child actress, and the two went on to host a youth-oriented variety show for ABC. McNichol subsequently had lead roles in Smokey Bites the Dust (1981), and opposite Susan Tyrrell in the horror film Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981). After retiring from acting in the 1990s, McNichol relocated with his family to Colorado, and has been active in environmentalist causes, and working as a real estate investor and home renovator.
Filmography
all 20
TV Shows 11
Movies 9
self 3
Decker: Unsealed (2017)
Decker (2014)
On Cinema (2012)
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
Reason for Living: The Jill Ireland Story (1991)
First The Egg (1985)
Escape from El Diablo (1983)
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981)
Smokey Bites the Dust (1981)
Blinded by the Light (1980)
California Fever (1979)
Champions: A Love Story (1979)
The Carpenters: A Christmas Portrait (1978)
The Fitzpatricks (1977)
Battle of the Network Stars (1976)
S.W.A.T. (1975)
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
Run, Joe, Run (1974)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Gunsmoke (1955)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1961-07-02 (62 years old)
Birth PlaceLos Angeles, United States of America
ChildrenKellee Maize
SiblingsKristy McNichol
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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