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Johnny Whitaker
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| Known for: | General Hospital, Tom Sawyer, Napoleon and Samantha |
| Birth name: | John O. Whitaker Jr. |
| Birthday: | 13 December 1959, Van Nuys, California, USA |
| Height: | 6' (1.83 m) |
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Graduated from Sylmar High School outside of Los Angeles after "Family Affair" (1966) was canceled. He then spent two years in Portugal as a full-time, volunteer missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. When he returned to the US, he attended Brigham Young University and obtained a degree in communications in 1986.
He was the fifth of eight children born to Thelma and John O. Whitaker, Sr. He was born at 12:14 AM, Pacific Standard Time.
He gave Jodie Foster her first on-screen kiss in Tom Sawyer (1973).
Began his acting career at the age of three. He was discovered while singing in his church's children's program, where he broke up the entire congregation after he'd forgotten the words to the song and started to improvise with his own. He went on to do his first on-air performance in a commercial for OK Used Cars.
In 1999, he received the Former Child Star Lifetime Achievement Award at the Young Artist Awards.
Finding it harder to transition into young adult roles and following the tragic death of his 18-year-old "Family Affair" (1966) co-star Anissa Jones, Johnny took what was supposed to be an extended sabbatical from acting and a return to "normalcy" by attending public schools again. He instead went into missionary work.
His sister, Dora Whitaker is a well-established talent agent in North Hollywood, California.
In June of 1984 he married a theatrical agent named Symbria Wright. They divorced four years later.
Co-starred with young Jodie Foster twice in films. The first time was in Disney's Napoleon and Samantha (1972), and then she played Becky Thatcher to his Tom Sawyer (1973). He made national tours for the "Tom Sawyer" line of boys' clothing after being cast in the the musical film. Eventually the same firm put out a "Johnnie Whitaker" line as well.
Brother of Billy and Dora Whitaker.
Best known by the public for his role as Jody Davis on "Family Affair" (1966).
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