Glory warmed him by accident. Nevertheless, he managed to taste fame, get sick with star fever, stray from the creative path – and, as a result, be completely forgotten by everyone. This is the fate of Christopher Atkins.
Among the many candidates for the role of Richard Lestrange, the director of the film, Reindal Kreiser, liked this young lifeguard by profession, who had never played on the stage of the theater, and even more so in the cinema. What this dilettante took to the sophisticated maestro is a complete mystery. The director must have anticipated the opinion of future film critics, who enthusiastically wrote in the reviews that Christopher Atkins “won the hearts of millions of women with his figure and pretty appearance.” And it was indeed so: he even eclipsed the young beauty Brooke Shields, who will receive (we consider it unfair to her) the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress.
And Christopher will be nominated for a Golden Globe. The popularity of the young actor after the release of the film just went off scale. Thousands of girls, overwhelmed with happiness at the appearance of their idol, followed on his heels to get the coveted autograph. Lulling popularity will play a sinister role with Christopher Atkins: one day her supplies will run out, and real, harsh life will knock on his window. By that time, Christopher was addicted to alcohol. And in full measure: from the once attractive appearance, only the shadow of Richard from the “Blue Lagoon” has survived. And it turned out that Christopher Atkins also had almost no acting skills (to the extent that his fans expected from him).
Eloquent testimony to what has been said is several Golden Raspberry awards for roles played in films. According to the unanimous opinion of Hollywood critics, Christopher Atkins was voted the worst actor of the decade. Atkins’ attempt to find himself on television was also unsuccessful. And yet, let’s pay tribute to the willpower of the once popular actor. He realized that there were not enough stars from the sky, and took up what he really loved: he opened his own company for the production and sale of equipment for sports and fishing. And, they say, he even invented a special spoon for fishing, which is used by professionals.
True, there are certain problems with Christopher Atkins’ personal life. He was married to Lynn Weber, divorced, but still helps his children – son Grant and daughter Britney. Recently, Christopher has not acted in films, apparently preferring to indulge in sweet memories of the “Blue Lagoon” on quiet evenings, which brought him fleeting fame and bitter disappointment in his acting career.