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Christopher Atkins never forgets his on-screen kiss with Linda Gray on the TV “Cougar.”
The actor played camp counselor Peter Richards, the much younger lover of Grey’s Sue Ellen Ewing in the hit television series Dallas from 1983 to 1984.
“They put me together and Linda, and she was the first cougar,” Atkins told Fox News Digital. “Our first kiss scene, which solidified this moment between us two, was on the dock at this place on the lake, and everyone is watching. Usually, everyone goes home after their scene… They say “action.”
“Dallas” star Patrick Duffy starts the morning with a bottle of champagne and tequila
Christopher Atkins as Peter Richards and Linda Gray in Dallas around 1983. (CBS via Getty Images)
“Linda said to me, ‘So what was it?” he recalled. “I thought, ‘What do you think I should say to it? Ah, that was awful, shall we do it again? I said, ‘Yeah, that was good.’ And then, all of a sudden, my lips numbed, as a joke.
“That was my introduction to Dallas.” He laughed.
The cast of “Dallas” was the infamous prank on the set. (Arami)
The steamy TV romance made headlines that day. Sue Ellen (played by Larry Hagman), who was married to the fillangling oil tycoon, was secretly portrayed on her boy’s toy. USA TODAY It has been reported. Atkins, 22, and Gray, 43, made famous by the famous Us Magazine cover and “Take the Cradle.”
In “Dallas,” Christopher Atkins played Linda Gray’s much younger lover. (CBS Photo Archives/Getty Images)
“I will never forget, I was walking… in the hotel, and this woman, you could see her, she is staring at me,” he said. “This woman started coming straight to me and coming soon. [to] My face and say, “You’re too young for her!” This was what it was. And it was stealing the cradle. ”
Atkins described the cast of “Dallas” as a prank. No one left the studio unharmed.
Linda Gray and Christopher Atkins are reunited with the 2023 “Women of the 80s.” (Christopher Atkins)
“They were all practical jokers,” he said. “They were all crazy. They were just fun and nutty.”
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Christopher Atkins said he’s been wearing Speeds and a small trunk all the way through the “Dallas” season. (Brad Elterman/Filmmagic/Getty Images)
As part of his sex symbol role, the “Dallas” producer put on him in a small swimming trunk.
“I took a note from the network saying I was going to stop cramming my speed,” Atkins laughed. “I was thinking, what the hell is that? I mean, it’s kind of a backhand composure… I think Larry Hagman or someone was free [pranking me] Because they put me speed for the show. They didn’t have to do that, but that’s what they did. So I think the notes were more joking. ”
Christopher Atkins is in the process of making a film. (Christopher Atkins)
By then, Atkins had already been stripped for his first film, “Blue Lagoon” from the 1980s. He was 18 years old and his co-star Brooke Shields was 14 years old.
Watch: Christopher Atkins looks back at “The Blue Lagoon” and “Dallas”
The Shield and the crew of the film have long insisted that she uses a double body in naked scenes and glues her to her body to prevent her breasts from being exposed. People Magazine It has been reported.
Atkins auditioned for the role in the hopes that he would simply get the bragging rights he read for a major film. He was ultimately selected from 4,000 candidates.
Brookshields was 14 when he appeared on “Blue Lagoon.” (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
“I kept calling,” Atkins said. “The last one was with Julie Warner. Michael J. Fox and “Doc Hollywood” A few years later. If Brooke hadn’t done so, she would have won the role. I knew the director wanted Brook Shields, but I didn’t know much about her at the time. ”
Christopher Atkins said he didn’t know much about Brook Shields before they were stuck on the island together in “The Blue Lagoon.” (Sonia Moskowitz/Getty Images)
“I lived there [a] Boat from the island [where we were filming]…She hadn’t come yet,” he said. The director had her picture on my bed so I was able to fall in love with her before the film began. That was my introduction to Brook Shields. ”
The film was controversial for portraying two young characters in sexual relationships, but it wasn’t the first time Shield had raised an eyebrow. People Magazine reported that she appeared on “Pretty Baby” two years ago, where she played a 12-year-old prostitute.
“The Blue Lagoon” was the ninth highest growth film of 1980. (Arami)
“The crew was all Australian,” Atkins said. “At the time, all Australian beaches were topless. It was very natural and free for Australians. And we were on an abandoned island, with no tourists or anything. We were the only ones on this island… [And] These two kids natural [and deserted] Environment, they are not dressed. What they need to hide would not have been at the forefront of their minds. ”
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Premiering in 1980, “The Blue Lagoon” continues to be controversial today due to its portrayal of sexuality between two young stars. (Columbia Photos/Getty Images)
“As time passed, it became more and more natural to not wear clothes,” Atkins said. “The crew has become so easy. Randall. [Kleiser]the director made it very simple about it. [The scenes] It was absolutely important to the film, but not grand. It wasn’t something that was there for a film exhibition. He really wanted this to be as natural and realistic as possible. I figured it out and got it. ”
“By the time I finished four and a half months on that island, it was [was] It’s really hard for me to dress on the beach,” he joked.
Turtle Island was a private island that served as the tropical environment of the “Blue Lagoon.” It is now open to the public. (Sonia Moskowitz/Images/Getty Images)
People Magazine said critics dislike the film. But that Academy Award nomination For the best cinematography. The outlet reported that the film was raked over $58 million, making it the ninth-highest cultivation film of 1980.
“Blue Lagoon” was Christopher Atkins’ first film. (Getty Images)
Looking back on his Hollywood career, Atkins insisted he had no regrets.
“I reached the point of my marriage in a young marriage,” he said. “I wanted to be a dad rather than chase after business… When I was 16, I used to be Teaching sailing on rye in New York For little kids. From the incredible salary I was getting, I would one day clean up a dollar when I had kids. That’s how badly I wanted the kids. When I had two kids, I did whatever I had done my way to keep food on the table for them and keep work. ”
As for his Hollywood career, Christopher Atkins said he had no regrets. (Arami)
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“I’ve been blessed,” he recalled. “I’ve done over 100 different movies and TV shows at this point. Now, my kids have had kids. That’s pretty amazing… I’ve done everything in this business other than making my own movies.
