Rick Springfield

Rick Springfield used to date actress Linda Blair during the 1970s.

In 1984, he married his longtime girlfriend Barbara Porter. The couple has two sons, Liam and Joshua.

Rick Springfield was born on 23rd August 1949 in Guildford, Sydney, Australia. His parents were Eileen Louise and Norman James Springthorpe.

He developed an interest in music after he watched the Beatles perform in Melbourne. He worked for various bands before finally joining the rock band Zoot as a backing vocalist.

The band 'Zoot' came to popularity in 1971 after they released a hard rock cover version of 'Eleanor Rigby,' a hit song by the Beatles. The band, however, broke up after some time.

The same year, Springfield, released his debut solo single, ‘Speak to the Sky,’ after signing with Sparmac Records. The next year, he released his debut album 'Beginnings'.

After the release of his other albums including 'Comic Book Heroes’ (1973) and 'Wait for Night’ (1976), he became quite well-known. His popularity rose to new heights after the release of his 1981 album 'Working Class Dog'.

The album peaked at seventh position on the US Billboard 200. The song 'Jessie Girl' from the album was a huge hit. It won Springfield the ‘Grammy Award’ for Best Rock Vocal Male Performance.

He then released the albums 'Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet' (1982) and 'Living in Oz' (1983). Both the albums did quite well.

Rick Springfield made his acting debut in an episode of the American science fiction series 'The Six Million Dollar Man'. Other shows he appeared in over the next few years include 'The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries', 'Saga of a Star World' and 'The Rockford Files'.

He played his first important role in the medical drama series 'General Hospital'. The show not only gained extreme popularity but also made a Guinness World Record as the longest-running American soap opera.

He played the lead role in the 1984 musical drama film 'Hard to Hold'. Directed by Larry Peerce, the film starred him as a pop idol James Roberts, trying to win the affection of a child psychologist named Diana Lawson.

In 1994, he played the lead role in the T.V. series 'Robin's Hoods'. The following year, he appeared in the Broadway musical theatre in 'Smokey Joe's Cafe'.

He played a minor role in the third season of the American comedy-drama television series 'Californication'. He played a supporting role in the 2015 American comedy-drama film 'Ricki and the Flash'. The film was a commercial success.