Alexander Polinsky: Adam on "Charles in Charge" grows up, models props, goes Furthur. With Andrew Keegan, Julian Sands, and some d*cks

 

 

Link to the n*de dudes

I get a lot of page views with profiles of former child stars and teen idols who have gone on to a hunk adulthood, so naturally I was drawn to Charles in Charge (1984-1990), with Scott Baio as a college student working as a live-in nanny in...um...a household full of teenage girls far too old for a nanny.

There were boys around, too, but Jonathan Ward and Michael Pearlman from the 1984-85 version can't be found.  That leaves Alexander Polinsky, who appeared as Adam Powell in 104 episodes in the second version (1986-90).  

The show was focused on Charles, his buddy Buddy (Willie Aames), and the two teenage girls, so Adam didn't get a lot of centrics: he is harassed by a bully, gets a crush on a girl, takes a babysitting job.  I recall one episode where Adam has to explain that he doesn't like playing football.  He starts off with a list of the sports he does like, lest Charles get the idea that he is a sissy/ gay..  

Left: Alex with fellow 1990s teen stars Stephen Dorff and Brian Austin Green

After Charles, the 14-year old had guest spots on Billy (about a Scottish comedian), The New Lassie (about a dog), and Joe's Life (about a stay-at home Dad), and starred in Pumpkin II: Blood Wings (1994): teenagers accidentally unleash an ancient demon, who kills them all except the Final Girl.

In Perfect Fit (2000), Dick (Alex) "turns to murder" to satisfy his girlfriend, a blue jeans devotee. 

Former Colt model and soap opera actor Nick Benedict appears as Thomas, one of the jeans donors (n*de photo on RG Beefcake and Boyfriends).

Since the 2000s, Alex has been involved mostly in his prop modeling and voiceover animation: 

Control Freak in Teen Titans

Garrett in Alpha Teens on Machines

Chameleon Boy in Legion of Superheroes.

Jimmy Olsen in Batman: The Brave and the Bold

Unicorns 1 and 2 in Breadwinners

Several characters in Monster High: the Series

He returned to live action for the the anthology movie Locker 13 (2014).  In Segment 3, Alex plays a mental patient considers jumping off a building, until the fast-talking Jason Marsden tells him about a club where members bet on when and how people will off themselves.

Ricky Schroder appeared in another segment as a down-and-out boxer who finds sinister gloves that let him win every match -- for a price.

Roger Ebert.com tells us: "Rarely do I find a movie that is so appalling if not outright insulting to all of humanity (and particularly, in this case, womankind) that it gives me a stomach ache, but Locker 13 really put me off my Cobb Salad."

Still, Alex highlights his segment in his acting demo reel.

More after the break

Alex has one writing/producer credit: Going Furthur (2016), 1966-67, Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters took a psychedelic bus called Furthur up and down the West Coast, offering Acid Tests to introduce the youth counterculture to LSD. 

50 years later, Ken's son Zane and new Merry Pranksters repeat the trip (without the LSD), visiting "music festivals, community events, tribal festivals, and national landmarks."

This one sounds interesting.

Former teen idol Andrew Keegan appears as himself.

Alex's spiritual healing began with a journey into Theravada Buddhism.  He stayed at a monastic retreat in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and plans to record an audio version of the 2003 biography of  monk Ācariya Mun Bhūridatta

Then there's the singing.  Alex and his friend Johnny Vallone have a band, Make Magic, which has been called "Simon and Garfunkle on acid!"  They perform at weddings, birthday parties, and bar mitzvahs.

Their songs on Spotify include "Went to War with a Broken Heart," "Dusty Feathers," "Save Me from Hollywood," "Low Down Love," and "You Are a Weapon"  No lyrics are available.

Their song  "The Young Maiden" was used in the soundtrack of the short The Maiden and the Princess (2011): a fairy tale teaches a young girl that it's ok to like girls.  Julian Sands stars.

Alex has never married or been associated with a romantic partner.  His instagram contains personal photos only of his dog and his parents.  That's usually a queer code, but for Alex I'm not so sure.

Some d*ck pics on RG Beefcake and Boyfriends

See also: Willie Aames: Charles in Charge's buddy goes to Paradise, shows his willie, becomes Bible Man

Andrew Keegan: From "Teenage Caveman to "The Broken Hearts Club" to...well, he got to kiss Dean Cain.

On the Road: The gay Beat Generation

Stephen Dorff: Queer characters and d*cks