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James Darren
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With 274,210 views on Tuesday, 3 September 2024 our article of the day is James Darren.
James William Ercolani (June 8, 1936 – September 2, 2024), known by his stage name James Darren, was an American television and film actor, television director, and singer. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, he had notable starring and supporting roles in films including Gidget (1959) and its sequels, The Gene Krupa Story (1959), All the Young Men (1960), The Guns of Navarone (1961), and Diamond Head (1962). As a teen pop singer, he achieved hit singles including "Goodbye Cruel World" in 1961. He later became more active in television, starring as Dr. Anthony Newman in the science fiction series The Time Tunnel (1966–1967). He appeared in the regular role of Officer James Corrigan in the police drama T. J. Hooker (1983–1986) and in the recurring role of Vic Fontaine in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1998–1999).
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For the full current version of the article, see James Darren on Wikipedia.
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With 274,210 views on Tuesday, 3 September 2024 our article of the day is James Darren.
James William Ercolani (June 8, 1936 – September 2, 2024), known by his stage name James Darren, was an American television and film actor, television director, and singer. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, he had notable starring and supporting roles in films including Gidget (1959) and its sequels, The Gene Krupa Story (1959), All the Young Men (1960), The Guns of Navarone (1961), and Diamond Head (1962). As a teen pop singer, he achieved hit singles including "Goodbye Cruel World" in 1961. He later became more active in television, starring as Dr. Anthony Newman in the science fiction series The Time Tunnel (1966–1967). He appeared in the regular role of Officer James Corrigan in the police drama T. J. Hooker (1983–1986) and in the recurring role of Vic Fontaine in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1998–1999).
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:15 UTC on Wednesday, 4 September 2024.
For the full current version of the article, see James Darren on Wikipedia.
This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.
Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.
Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.
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Until next time, I'm standard Joanna.
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Welcome to Popular Wiki at the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 274,210 views on Tuesday, September 3, 2024 article of the day is James Darren. James William Arco Lonnie, June 8, 1936, September 2, 2024, known by his stage name James Darren, was an American television and film actor, television director and singer. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, he had notable starring in supporting roles in films including Gidget, 1959, and its sequels, The Gene Krupa Story, 1959, All the Young Men, 1960, The Guns of Navaron, 1961, and Diamond Head, 1962. As a teen pop singer, he achieved hit singles including Goodbye Cruel World in 1961. He later became more active in television, starring as Dr. Anthony Newman in the science fiction series The Time Tunnel, 1966 to 1967. He appeared in the regular role of Officer James Corrigan in the police drama TJ Hooker, 1983 to 1986, and in the recurring role of Vic Fontaine in Star Trek, Deep Space Nine, 1998 to 1999. This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 115 UTC on Wednesday, September 4, 2024 for the full current version of the article. Search Wikipedia for James Darren. This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons attribution share-alike license. Visit our archives at wiki of the day.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes. Follow us on Mastodon at wiki of the day at Masto.ai. Also check out Germudgen's Corner, a current events podcast. Until next time, I'm standard Joanna.
Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today.
With 274,210 views on Tuesday, 3 September 2024 our article of the day is James Darren.
James William Ercolani (June 8, 1936 – September 2, 2024), known by his stage name James Darren, was an American television and film actor, television director, and singer. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, he had notable starring and supporting roles in films including Gidget (1959) and its sequels, The Gene Krupa Story (1959), All the Young Men (1960), The Guns of Navarone (1961), and Diamond Head (1962). As a teen pop singer, he achieved hit singles including "Goodbye Cruel World" in 1961. He later became more active in television, starring as Dr. Anthony Newman in the science fiction series The Time Tunnel (1966–1967). He appeared in the regular role of Officer James Corrigan in the police drama T. J. Hooker (1983–1986) and in the recurring role of Vic Fontaine in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1998–1999).
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:15 UTC on Wednesday, 4 September 2024.
For the full current version of the article, see James Darren on Wikipedia.
This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.
Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.
Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.
Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.
Until next time, I'm standard Joanna.
With 274,210 views on Tuesday, 3 September 2024 our article of the day is James Darren.
James William Ercolani (June 8, 1936 – September 2, 2024), known by his stage name James Darren, was an American television and film actor, television director, and singer. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, he had notable starring and supporting roles in films including Gidget (1959) and its sequels, The Gene Krupa Story (1959), All the Young Men (1960), The Guns of Navarone (1961), and Diamond Head (1962). As a teen pop singer, he achieved hit singles including "Goodbye Cruel World" in 1961. He later became more active in television, starring as Dr. Anthony Newman in the science fiction series The Time Tunnel (1966–1967). He appeared in the regular role of Officer James Corrigan in the police drama T. J. Hooker (1983–1986) and in the recurring role of Vic Fontaine in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1998–1999).
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:15 UTC on Wednesday, 4 September 2024.
For the full current version of the article, see James Darren on Wikipedia.
This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.
Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.
Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.
Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.
Until next time, I'm standard Joanna.