'Blue Lagoon' star Christopher Atkins says alcohol cost him iconic 'Footloose' role before getting sober
Atkins now wants to work behind-the-scenes as a filmmaker. "I was partying it up way too much, and they called me in." if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('tablet', 'lb3', 'tablet-tw-ad-lb3', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } "I said ... I've been drinking and carrying on,'" Atkins recalled.
- ▪Atkins now wants to work behind-the-scenes as a filmmaker.
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- ▪I've been drinking and carrying on,'" Atkins recalled.
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Then and Now 'Blue Lagoon' star Christopher Atkins says alcohol cost him iconic 'Footloose' role before getting sober Now nearly 40 years sober, the actor reflected on his career at Fanboy Expo Knoxville in Tennessee By Stephanie Nolasco Fox News Published July 26, 2026 9:00am EDT | Updated July 25, 2026 10:00am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Christopher Atkins looks back at ‘The Blue Lagoon’ and ‘Dallas’ The actor, who was a sex symbol in the '80s, recalled playing the love interest of Brooke Shields and Linda Gray. Atkins now wants to work behind-the-scenes as a filmmaker.
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