Lance Kerwin

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Lance Kerwin
James at 15 Lance Kerwin 1977 No 2.jpg
Lance Kerwin, 1977, in James at 15)
Born (1960-11-06) November 6, 1960 (age 60)
Newport Beach, California, United States
Years active1974–1995
Spouse(s)Yvonne Kerwin (2000–present)

Lance Kerwin (born November 6, 1960) is a former American actor, known primarily for roles in television and film during his childhood and teen years in the 1970s. He played lead roles in the TV series James at 15,[1] and the made-for-TV films The Loneliest Runner and Salem's Lot.

Lance Kerwin currently sells timeshares with Diamond Resorts and lives on the island of Kauai, Hawaii.

Early life and career[]

He was raised in Lake Elsinore, California.[2] Kerwin's father was an acting coach, who brought home scripts for his son to read.[3] His mother was also a performer and later, a talent agent.[2] He is the youngest of five brothers. His brother Shane was his stand-in.

In the 1970s, Kerwin appeared in a number of made-for-TV movies and series. He was, said former theater critic and British Film Institute governor John Holmstrom, "probably America's leading boy actor of the late Seventies ... a handsome lad ... [with] considerable sensitivity as an actor".[4] His serious acting roles often portrayed anguished characters facing difficult challenges, such as in The Loneliest Runner, The Boy Who Drank Too Much, and Children of Divorce.

Personal life[]

Despite the common misconception, he is in no way related to actor Brian Kerwin.

Kerwin has a daughter, Savanah Paige, with Kristen Lansdale and four children with his wife Yvonne: daughters Trinity, Terah, and Kailani, and son Justus Joe. He gave up acting in the mid-1990s and worked as a minister with U-Turn For Christ on Kaua'i, Hawaii.[5]

In July 2010, Kerwin and his wife Yvonne pled guilty to falsifying documents to obtain state medical assistance in Hawaii. Kerwin was sentenced to five years probation and 300 hours of community service.[5] He publicly apologized.

Filmography[]

References[]

  1. ^ Labov, William; Browne, Ray Broadus; Browne, Pat, eds. (2001). The Guide to United States Popular Culture. Madison: Univ of Wisconsin Press. p. 252. ISBN 978-0879728212.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Lance is 'Off And-Running'" The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.) January 15, 1977 p. 10.
  3. ^ The Instructor 1979 vol 88; p. 18.
  4. ^ Holmstrom, John (1996). The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995. Norwich: Michael Russell. pp. 328–329. ISBN 978-0859551786.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Lileks, James (July 28, 2010). ""James at 15" star pleads guilty". Star Tribune. Minneapolis.

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