James Darren, who went from teen idol status acting in youth-oriented movies like “Gidget” to becoming an actor in TV shows such as “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” and “T.J. Hooker” and a singer and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. James Darren, the former teen idol and pop singer who played the dreamy surfer Moondoggie in three Gidget movies before starring ...

James Darren, Gidget teen idol actor who rose to fame in the 1950s, has died at 88, according to Nancy Sinatra, who counted him among her closest friends. “One of my dearest, closest friends in all ...