Footloose Almost Had Christopher Atkins | Annapolis News

What if Footloose starred Christopher Atkins? The guy from The Blue Lagoon was offered the lead — but crashed the audition so bad from drinking they had to walk away. Now nearly 40 years sober, he admits he never wanted to be an actor — his dream was baseball. His big break came by accident when a modeling agency scouted him, and he had no idea what a movie camera was. The Blue Lagoon changed his life overnight — but the fame was overwhelming for a kid who’d never even seen a film set. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/669a776621c390d8