Several of the boys who starred in various Neverending Stories had brief but memorable teen idol careers. Born in 1980, Jason James Richter was already famous before playing Bastian in Neverending Story III (1994) for his role as Jesse, best friend of the killer whale in Free Willy (1993).
With all that acting exposure, you'd expect the teen magazines to be gushing in ecstasy and filling their pages with shirtless photos, but they virtually ignored Jason -- only a few shots, none shirtless. Maybe it was because he was a little. . .um. . .chunky, not thin and androgynous or a man-mountain in training.
But most gay boys couldn't care less about a few extra pounds. He had a nice smile, and he had lots of roles that minimized girl-craziness to emphasize platonic friendships with giant aquatic mammals and elderly Native Americans.
Yes I recall his exuberantly innocent energy! The boy was very adept at rolls. I agree his looks, no one that young should worry ending up emaciated because that's a image. Seems he must now be a nice father a adult proving all the more, he was as a boy should: unworried, not afraid to eat a little it's good for us , energy etc, and he stayed clean I wish everyone could. Use nothing only a beer or a prescription you actually get for some purposes. Best to Richter;
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