Some teen idols never grow up. As the years pass, they may hone their acting skills and take on more mature roles, but they never lose their youthful exuberance, their passion, or their innocence. Every day they wake up newly surprised that they are the object of someone's desire.It's a short list. I would include Shaun Cassidy, Robby Benson, Mario Lopez, and certainly Billy Warlock.
Born in 1961, Billy burst into the picture in 1982, during the last season of Happy Days, hired to up the beefcake quota of the doddering sitcom by wearing a trademark cut-off t-shirt. The teen magazines went crazy, and soon Billy's pin-ups were pushing aside such luminaries as Scott Baio and Ralph Macchio.
2. Although he enjoys the company of woman, Bill enjoys some strong buddy-bonding and rescue moments with his friend Milo (Evan Richards)
3. A woman seduces Bill by ripping off his pants. They kiss passionately. While this is occurring, the camera is aimed directly at his briefs. You can imagine what happens next.
Days of Our Lives (1988-1991, 2005-2006)
General Hospital (1997-2003)
The Young and the Restless (2007-2008)
As the World Turns (2010)
One Life to Live (2010)
He's a much better actor than Scott Baio, and more of an ally.
ReplyDeleteNo, a gay ally is a heterosexual who is a strong or vocal supporter of gay rights. To get that designation, they have to do or say something positive for the LGBT community, not just be "tolerant."
ReplyDeleteI remember him on 'Happy Days'. He was definitely older than the boys I was usually attracted to at the time, but he had that adorable "baby face" that made him seem younger than he was and the little belly-shirts and tight jeans he wore on the show provided plenty of fuel for my little 10yo fantasies.
ReplyDeleteI was watching DOOL when he first appeared. It's great that he is still so recognizable as the young man he was.
ReplyDeleteNearly creamed my pants first time I saw him in that cut off shirt. Still took years before I was sure.
ReplyDeleteBeing bi, I got to enjoy nearly the entire cast of Baywatch. (I preferred muscle over Hasselhoff.) The 90s were if nothing else a great time for my masturbation habits.
ReplyDeleteAlso, AIDS is officially a global epidemic: All over the world, but very limited in prevalence in most countries. The way my professor explained it, to be a pandemic, someone who's infected has to infect 30 other people before lunch. A bit of hyperbole, but (of course) most contact with someone with AIDS is harmless. The exceptions are sex, sharing needles, and blood transfusions/organ transplants.
Of course, some diabetics are sharing needles now. Thank you, out of control drug prices.
I've seen both terms used. "Epidemic" more in the 1980s and 1990s and "Pandemic" more recently. An epidemic technically refers to an unusually high and rapidly increasing infection rate, but in the 1980s there was no baseline to determine what was "unusually high," so they just went with "rapidly increasing." "Pandemic" just means "epidemic that is everywhere," or in many places at once.
DeletePandemic isn't just widespread, though; it's widespread in all areas across all social strata.
DeleteThe difference is a matter of kind, not degree.
His body is well used in "Society"
ReplyDeleteSociety 1989 is one of the worse movies ever. The half naked scenes of Billy Warlock are not worth watching. The entire movie should have ended up on the cutting room floor. This is one movie worthy of being deleated from your blog!
ReplyDelete‘Society’ is a great movie! It’s a bizarre horror film, which may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but that doesn’t make it a horrible movie.
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