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In 1974, Springfield dated and lived with then 15-year-old actress [[Linda Blair]]. He considered it his first "grown up" relationship, despite nearly ten years' difference in their ages.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nndb.com/people/007/000024932 |title=Rick Springfield |publisher=Nndb.com |date= |accessdate=2010-04-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rickspringfield.net/biography.html |title=Rick Springfield RLS Fan Site |publisher=Rickspringfield.net |date= |accessdate=2010-04-06}}</ref>
In 1974, Springfield dated and lived with then 15-year-old actress [[Linda Blair]]. He considered it his first "grown up" relationship, despite nearly ten years' difference in their ages.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nndb.com/people/007/000024932 |title=Rick Springfield |publisher=Nndb.com |date= |accessdate=2010-04-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rickspringfield.net/biography.html |title=Rick Springfield RLS Fan Site |publisher=Rickspringfield.net |date= |accessdate=2010-04-06}}</ref>


Springfield married Barbara Porter at the end of 1984. In his book [[ Late, Late at Night ]] Springfield describes his first meeting with Barbara as being at his managers office, and meeting fifteen year old Barbara, who was his managers new receptionist. He also indicates that they started quietly dating at that time. Springfield married Barbara when she turned eighteen years old. Rick and Barbara have two sons, Liam and Joshua.{{cn|date=May 2011}}
Springfield married Barbara Porter at the end of 1984. In his book [[ Late, Late at Night ]] Springfield describes his first meeting with Barbara as being at his managers office, and meeting fifteen year old Barbara, who was his managers new receptionist. He also indicates that they started quietly dating at that time. Springfield married Barbara when she turned eighteen years old. Rick and Barbara have two sons, Liam and Joshua.{{cn|date=May 2011}}Also, in [[Late, Late at Night]] Springfield outlines his battle with sexual infidelity in his marriage to Barbara. He admits to dating Demi Moore, Dana Wheeler, Morgana Welch, Connie Hamzy and Geraldine Edwards, the woman the Penny Lane character was based on in ''[[Almost Famous]]'', and many others. He admits that he sought therapy to control his impulses and make a better effort at his marriage. He writes that the therapy helped him in this regard, and that he is now monagamous with Barbara, referring to her as his best friend.


In 1985, when his first son was born and after the release of his "Tao" album, Springfield took a break from his musical career to spend more time with his family, and to deal with the depression that had affected him since his adolescence.<ref>Fox News, [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,318530,00.html "American TV Icon: Rick Springfield"], ''O'Reilly Factor,'' December 27, 2007.</ref><ref>Radio 94.5 "The Buzz" [http://www.rickspringfieldfans.com/multimedia/audio/thebuzz.html Interview], February 2, 2006</ref><!-- [http://www.etonline.com/music/news/36635/index.html] Gone--> Springfield had also battled depression in the 1970s, when the serious illness of his father (who died on April 24, 1981) and career troubles caused him to "hit the wall" and contemplate suicide.<ref name=soap>''[[Soapography]]'', "Rick Springfield and [[Kimberly McCullough]]", aired June 16, 2007 on [[SOAPnet]]</ref>
In 1985, when his first son was born and after the release of his "Tao" album, Springfield took a break from his musical career to spend more time with his family, and to deal with the depression that had affected him since his adolescence.<ref>Fox News, [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,318530,00.html "American TV Icon: Rick Springfield"], ''O'Reilly Factor,'' December 27, 2007.</ref><ref>Radio 94.5 "The Buzz" [http://www.rickspringfieldfans.com/multimedia/audio/thebuzz.html Interview], February 2, 2006</ref><!-- [http://www.etonline.com/music/news/36635/index.html] Gone--> Springfield had also battled depression in the 1970s, when the serious illness of his father (who died on April 24, 1981) and career troubles caused him to "hit the wall" and contemplate suicide.<ref name=soap>''[[Soapography]]'', "Rick Springfield and [[Kimberly McCullough]]", aired June 16, 2007 on [[SOAPnet]]</ref>

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Rick Springfield

Rick Springfield (born Richard Lewis Springthorpe; 23 August 1949)[1] is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician, and actor. As a musician, he is known for the 1981 #1 single "Jessie's Girl", which became a blockbuster of 1980s pop rock music and helped establish the emerging music video age. As an actor, Springfield is known for playing Dr. Noah Drake on the daytime drama General Hospital. He originated the character from 1981–1983 and then returned to play him again from 2005–2008.

Early Life

Springfield was born in the outskirts of Sydney, Australia on August 23, 1949. The son of Norman (an Australian Army career-officer) and Eileen.[1][2] Springfield has an older brother, Mike.

Due to his father's Army career, the Springthorpe family moved to London, where they lived between 1960-1962. The family moved back to Australia in June 1962, where they settled in the Melbourne suburb of Ormond.

Music

Rick's first band ~ Icy Blues ~ was formed in high school. Rick left school in his late teens and around the same time joined a band called Moppa Blues, who then change their name, first to Group X and then Daniel Jones Ensemble. The band was playing local gigs. Rick is then approached by Pete Watson, an Australia musician of the 1960s, to join his band Rockhouse and it was here he was first referred to as 'Rick Springfield'.

In 1968, the band changed the name to MPD, Ltd, and in October of that year ~ when Springfield waas 17 years old ~ embarked on a tour of Vietnam to entertain the troops stationed there.[3]

In 1969, Springfield replaced guitarist Roger Hicks in the Australian rock band Zoot, a position he held until the band's break-up in 1971.[4][5]

The 22-year-old Springfield relocated to Hollywood, California in 1972.[3] His debut single "Speak To The Sky" was a major pop hit, peaking at #14 in Billboard and his debut album "Beginnings" became the first of seven top 40 album successes.[citation needed] However, follow-up success was hampered by rumours that the record company, Capitol Records, was paying people to purchase Springfield's albums, leading some radio stations to boycott his music.[6]

Springfield moved on to Columbia Records in 1973 with a barely charting single and an album that failed to chart. During this period he starred as "himself" in the ABC-TV Saturday morning cartoon series Mission: Magic!, a supernatural cartoon for which he usually wrote and performed an original song in each episode. He came close to having another top 40 pop hit in 1976 from the album "Wait For Night" but during the late 1970s concentrated mostly on his acting career, guest starring in a number of prime time television dramas.[1]

Springfield continued to write and record, and in 1981 released the incredibly successful "Working Class Dog" album, that garnered the Top Ten songs "Jessie's Girl" and "I've Done Everything For You". "Jessie's Girl went to Number 1 on the 'Billboard' Charts and became a worldwide hit. Springfield went on to have success with albums "Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet" (1982) and "Living In Oz" (1983).

Springfield has continued to release albums throughout the late 1980s, into the 1990s, the 2000s and beyond. He is constantly touring, with a dedicated fan base wherever he appears.

Springfield was one of several performers who participated in the Live Aid charity concert in 1985.[7]

Springfield was a judge for the eighth annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists.[8][9]

Acting

In 1978, he played the character of Zac in Saga of a Star World, which is, with some differences, the pilot episode of the original Battlestar Galactica TV series. In 1981, Springfield became a soap opera star on General Hospital. He had signed a contract with RCA Records and already recorded the album Working Class Dog, which neither he nor his agent had expected would do very well, which is why Springfield took the soap role. But the song "Jessie's Girl" went to #1, and Springfield ended up both playing the role of Dr. Noah Drake from 1981 through 1983, while simultaneously going on tour with his band. The success of the song boosted the ratings of the show, which according to Springfield "became the biggest show on TV for that summer," and the fame from the show likewise boosted the sale of the song.[3]

In 1984, Springfield made one full length feature film, Hard to Hold,[10] and in 1998 he played in the film Legion. Springfield also wrote the soundtrack for "Hard To Hold". In 1992, he played the title role in the short-lived ABC series Human Target, based on the DC Comics character of the same name.[11]

In 1991, Springfield appeared in the made for TV movie, Dying to Dance,[12]

In addition to the roles on television and in film, Springfield also acted in musical theatre. In 1995, he was a member of the original Broadway cast of the musical Smokey Joe's Cafe.[13] This Tony Award-nominated musical featured the songs of rock & roll songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. From February 2000 through December 2002, Springfield performed in EFX Alive![14] at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Rick stars in several episodes of the third season of Showtime's Californication. His first appearance was in episode 3 on October 11, 2009, in which he plays a "twisted version of himself"; a "hedonistic Rick Springfield" from the past.[15]

General Hospital

See also: Noah Drake and Eli Love

In December 2005, Springfield was asked by the General Hospital producers to return to the show, and he returned to his role as Dr. Noah Drake after a 23-year absence.[16][17] His run was subsequently extended, although as of 2007 he remains a guest star on recurring status, and not a full contract cast member.[18]

Personal Life

In 1974, Springfield dated and lived with then 15-year-old actress Linda Blair. He considered it his first "grown up" relationship, despite nearly ten years' difference in their ages.[19][20]

Springfield married Barbara Porter at the end of 1984. In his book Late, Late at Night Springfield describes his first meeting with Barbara as being at his managers office, and meeting fifteen year old Barbara, who was his managers new receptionist. He also indicates that they started quietly dating at that time. Springfield married Barbara when she turned eighteen years old. Rick and Barbara have two sons, Liam and Joshua.[citation needed]Also, in Late, Late at Night Springfield outlines his battle with sexual infidelity in his marriage to Barbara. He admits to dating Demi Moore, Dana Wheeler, Morgana Welch, Connie Hamzy and Geraldine Edwards, the woman the Penny Lane character was based on in Almost Famous, and many others. He admits that he sought therapy to control his impulses and make a better effort at his marriage. He writes that the therapy helped him in this regard, and that he is now monagamous with Barbara, referring to her as his best friend.

In 1985, when his first son was born and after the release of his "Tao" album, Springfield took a break from his musical career to spend more time with his family, and to deal with the depression that had affected him since his adolescence.[21][22] Springfield had also battled depression in the 1970s, when the serious illness of his father (who died on April 24, 1981) and career troubles caused him to "hit the wall" and contemplate suicide.[3]

Rick Springfield has written two songs as a dedication to his father: "April 24, 1981" (from "Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet"), and "My Father's Chair (from "Tao").[citation needed]

Springfield has a lifelong love of dogs, going back to his boyhood and used his beloved Ron on the covers of "Working Class Dog" and "Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet".[citation needed]

On May 3, 2011, Springfield was released from jail after being arrested by sheriff's deputies Sunday night on suspicion of drunken driving. The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department says in a news release the rocker was stopped around 8 p.m. after a deputy spotted him speeding in his 1963 Corvette on Pacific Coast Highway. The department states a test showed Springfield's blood-alcohol content was .10 percent, which is over the .08 limit in which a percent is presumed to be drunk. The singer was released Monday around 2 a.m. and is due in a courtroom in Malibu for a first appearance on July 5. [23]

Biography

In 2010, Rick Springfield's biography was released, entitled "Late, Late At Night". Springfield authored the book, a candid memoir about his life. All the highs and lows, from the early days in Australia through to the crazy success of the 1980s and beyond, while battling depression and many dark thoughts. The book is personal and tells of one man's journey to find spiritual peace in his life.

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Discography

Main article: Rick Springfield discography

References

  1. ^ a b c "Rick Springfield Biography". bio. channel (UK). Retrieved 25 June 2010. Rick Springfield Biography (Richard Lewis Springthorpe)
  2. ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/86/Rick-Springfield.html
  3. ^ a b c d Soapography, "Rick Springfield and Kimberly McCullough", aired June 16, 2007 on SOAPnet
  4. ^ "Official Web Site". Rick Springfield. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
  5. ^ "Zoot". Birtles.com. 2002-06-07. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
  6. ^ According to the 2005 A&E documentary Rick Springfield: Behind The Image.
  7. ^ Lee Linder (14). "'Global jukebox' makes plea for Africa". The Southeast Missourian. Associated Press. p. 6. Retrieved 25 June 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  8. ^ PRLog
  9. ^ Independent Music Awards – 8th Annual IMA Judges
  10. ^ {{IMDb title|0087384|
  11. ^ King, Susan (July 31, 1992). "Rick Springfield Targets Acting as Road to Success". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
  12. ^ {{IMDb title|0205896|Dying to Dance}}
  13. ^ "ITDb: Show Query: Smokey Joe's Cafe". Theatredb.com. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
  14. ^ "Review of EFX Alive, starring Springfield by Chuck Rounds on". Igoshows.com. 2001-02-22. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
  15. ^ "RickSpringfield.com". 17 September 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
  16. ^ Aurthur, Kate (2005-11-30). "Rick Springfield Returns as an Older, Drunker Soap Opera Hero". New York Times.
  17. ^ Kroll, Dan J. "GH News | Rick Springfield Returning to GH | General Hospital @". Soapcentral.com. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
  18. ^ [1][dead link]
  19. ^ "Rick Springfield". Nndb.com. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
  20. ^ "Rick Springfield RLS Fan Site". Rickspringfield.net. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
  21. ^ Fox News, "American TV Icon: Rick Springfield", O'Reilly Factor, December 27, 2007.
  22. ^ Radio 94.5 "The Buzz" Interview, February 2, 2006
  23. ^ Yahoo News[2]

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