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Parker Stevenson, The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, TV, 1977-1979. Future Dynasty star Pamela Sue Martin was the girl detective and Cassidy (younger half-brother of TV star David Cassidy) was Frank Hardy. The suits then thought Stevenson was a better choice and switched Shaun to Joe…leading poor Leif Garret out of any Hardy gig.
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Kim Milford, Laserblast, 1977. Being a Hardy boy prevented Shaun from participating in this science fiction zero – shot over three weekends. Director Michael Rae’s second film (n better) happened in… 2005. As of 2021, there has bnot been a third.
- Maxwell Caulfield, Grease II, 1982. Waiting six years to make Grease had lost producer Allan Carr his definitive lead – Elvis! Now, waiting another six for the sequel had lost him his audience. No one cared who was leading the T-Bird gang, anymore. Too busy watching Pink Lady Michelle Pfeiffer – she worked with Cassidy. not Caulfield, in all her tests. Greg Evigan, Bee Gee Andy Gibb, Timothy Hutton, Rick Springfield were in the loop for Cool Rider, the Aussie student at Rydell High. Before the premiere, Caulfield was hailed as a new John Travolta. When it flopped, “nobody would touch me. It felt like a bucket of cold water had been thrown in my face. It took me 10 years to get over Grease.”
Birth year: Death year: Other name: Casting Calls: 3