Gidget song james darren biography

By StarTrek.com Staff

StarTrek.com is saddened to report the passing of James Darren, who played the charismatic lounge singer, Vic Fontaine, across seven episodes for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's last two seasons. He passed away on September 2, 2024, at the age of 88.

Born June 8, 1936, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as James William Ercolani, Darren knew early on he wanted a career in show business. His father would take him to local bars and nightclubs in Philly where he would get up on stage and sing a song or two.

Darren would go on to have a multifaceted career spanning film, television, and recording music. His teen heartthrob image landed him the breakout role as the leading man, the surfer/singer Moondoggie, in Gidget (1959) alongside Sandra Dee and Cliff Robertson. Following his crooner

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James Darren

American actor (1936–2024)

James Darren
Darren in The Time Tunnel (1966)
Born	James William Ercolani (1936-06-08)June 8, 1936 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	September 2, 2024(2024-09-02) (aged 88) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Years active	1956–2017
Known for	Actor, singer, director
Notable work
Spouses	Gloria Terlitsky ​ ​ (m. 1955; div. 1958)​ Evy Norlund ​ ​ (m. 1960)​
Children	3, including Jim Moret

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 the youth and beach-culture film Gidget (1959) and its sequels. He also appeared in The Gene Krupa Story (1959),

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James Darren enjoyed a successful, multi-faceted career, spanning six decades of motion picture, television, recording and live concert performances. With a notable career in films (Gidget, The Guns of Navarone) as well as television (The Time Tunnel, T.J. Hooker, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Darren re-emerged on the movie en plats där en händelse inträffar ofta inom teater eller film with his first co-starring role in a motion picture in 40 years in "Lucky."

Daily Variety recently raved:
Meanwhile, in another corner of the dryckesställe, James Darren - yes, that James Darren (aka Moondoggie from the '50s and '60s Gidget movies, and the younger cop from T.J. Hooker) gives what arguably is the finest rulle performance of his career as Paulie, a putatively reformed ne'er-do-well. Paulie claims he changed his reckless ways decades ago when he hooked up with Elaine (a nicely br