The Downward Spiral of Leif Garret (Americas #1 Heartthrob)

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  • @theresahaddad107
    @theresahaddad107 6 місяців тому +47

    I had every photo of him that always appeared in Tiger-Beat Magazine. They decorated most of my bedroom walls.

    • @dedrathomas9222
      @dedrathomas9222 6 місяців тому +4

      TY for the memories of Best Magazine. That magazine was the best.

    • @benyankel
      @benyankel 6 місяців тому +5

      Do you remember when he did a photo shoot where he was covered in mud ?

    • @sendieloo
      @sendieloo 6 місяців тому +3

      My room too!!

    • @SylverLynx-wm2cd
      @SylverLynx-wm2cd 6 місяців тому +4

      Me too

    • @MargieM10
      @MargieM10 6 місяців тому +2

      I loved Tiger Beat!

  • @theresahaddad107
    @theresahaddad107 6 місяців тому +28

    Anyone remember BOBBY SHERMAN? I had a lunchbox w/ him on it!

    • @mailelouie658
      @mailelouie658 6 місяців тому +1

      I understand he’s a paramedic/fireman for a long time! He was more than the paramedic we see now though!

    • @theresahaddad107
      @theresahaddad107 6 місяців тому

      @@mailelouie658 🥰

    • @voozoo1606
      @voozoo1606 6 місяців тому

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    • @CrystalBallASMR
      @CrystalBallASMR 6 місяців тому +1

      I had his lunch box too. Lol

    • @PerfectlySpicy
      @PerfectlySpicy 6 місяців тому +4

      Bobby Sherman was my very first celebrity crush in 1970. Then it was David Cassidy.

  • @U.S.A..
    @U.S.A.. 6 місяців тому +11

    I used to have hair just like him when I was his age . The girls loved my hair.

  • @davidgarrett9711
    @davidgarrett9711 6 місяців тому +17

    I maybe related distantly, but i😮 can tell you alcohol does run through my family. It took me till I was 38 to get sober and a constant battle even at 66 ti keep my sobriety. David Garrett

    • @beebopalula5070
      @beebopalula5070 6 місяців тому +1

      You are a distant relative??? Can I have your autograph? 😁😂

    • @lynnestamey7272
      @lynnestamey7272 6 місяців тому +2

      Congrats on your sobriety. It's an awful narrow road with so many opportunities to be detoured. You are to be commended and I wish you continued success.

  • @JE4-1
    @JE4-1 6 місяців тому +13

    He really is a very talented guy. I hope he’s happy and healthy now.

  • @BondageBreakersIntl
    @BondageBreakersIntl 6 місяців тому +17

    Yes I had a life-size photo of him on my wall and even took a photo next to it lol saw him in concert and even though he wasn't doing the music he wanted to be doing He was awesome! Very glad to hear that he's clean and sober I have been clean and sober myself for 30 years and I know it's very hard at first very proud of him

  • @penmouse72
    @penmouse72 6 місяців тому +5

    I knew Roland for a period back in the early 90s. He never mentioned that he was the person in the wreck with Leif. I found that out years later after I lost touch with him. Roland passed away a few years ago. RIP

  • @ministerofdarkness
    @ministerofdarkness 6 місяців тому +8

    My sister totally had her room covered with posters and pictures of Leif and Andy Gibb.

  • @RealWildWitch
    @RealWildWitch 6 місяців тому +13

    I remember sneaking into his concert long ago! Donny Osmond was my first ever celebrity crush. (I still love purple because of him.)

  • @AdrienneReneau-ky4sc
    @AdrienneReneau-ky4sc 6 місяців тому +6

    Yeah Led Zeppelin

  • @gingercollier7949
    @gingercollier7949 6 місяців тому +7

    Donny Osmond, David Cassidy were the first 70’s heartthrobs. Leif was after them. I saw Leif at the Inglewood Forum at a concert. I sat in the row behind and a couple seats over from Leif and Justine Bateman. They were drinking and making out big time. Justine was sitting on his lap. It was so weird and honestly I’m not sure who the band was but they weren’t interested that’s for sure.

  • @alisacody3624
    @alisacody3624 6 місяців тому +22

    I was a member of the Leif Garrett Fan Club in the 7th grade. I came to school one day, and someone said he was dead. Several of us cried. It was my first taste of fake news.

  • @Glenrsi
    @Glenrsi 6 місяців тому +30

    David Cassidy was the first and most handsome teen heart throb in the early 70's. Leif was basically a one hit wonder.

    • @JULIASMITH-eg9kp
      @JULIASMITH-eg9kp 6 місяців тому

      😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

    • @NoNonsenseKindaGal
      @NoNonsenseKindaGal 6 місяців тому +2

      What nonsense 😊Lief Garrett was a child star and for several years he graced the cover of every teen magazine that there was so what nonsense within the one hit wonder comment 😊

  • @KattMurr
    @KattMurr 6 місяців тому +4

    My first celebrity crush was Matt Dillon. After seeing "My Bodyguard", I was smitten...😊

  • @codzy3532
    @codzy3532 6 місяців тому +3

    donny osmond in 72 my first crush david cassidy 74 john travolta leif garrett 77 those were my posters on my wall growing up oh an david essex they were all hot looking guys

  • @ChrisJensen-se9rj
    @ChrisJensen-se9rj 6 місяців тому +5

    Danny Bonaduce does something very similar, coaching parents of prospective "child stars" and pointing out that "It ain't all roses."

  • @jenniferjohnson471
    @jenniferjohnson471 6 місяців тому +4

    ❤I DID TOO!!! Loved his songs JENNIFER...gee I wonder why...

  • @lindasmith1865
    @lindasmith1865 6 місяців тому +2

    I remember him being the most handsome guy i ever laid eyes on!!!!!

  • @dedrathomas9222
    @dedrathomas9222 6 місяців тому +8

    My sister was obsessed with Leif, I was obsessed with John Travolta. I think my sister would be heartbroken to see this video. Fame comes with rewards and costs., be smart and keep grounded.

  • @voozoo1606
    @voozoo1606 6 місяців тому +3

    I would see him on the Red Line underground/subway in L.A.!! I recall him on WONDER WOMAN & FAMILY!! Hmmm. . . . . . .RICKY NELSON, yes RICKY NELSON, is the true "original teen idol"!!2:43 2:43

  • @bernadetteS4903
    @bernadetteS4903 6 місяців тому +2

    I would buy tiger beat magazines every new issue when they came out. I had his posters on my wall , along with Tony defranco, Jeff east, Shaun Cassidy and of course micheal galser . I had his song ( still have ) I was made for dancing! I would play it over and over and my brother threatened to break it, lolol. I was so upset when Three for the road was canceled! Can't say he was my first crush though! Sorry Leif ! I saw Elvis presley in Hawaii on t.v. and fell in love about 5 yrs old!

  • @ahsatan8997
    @ahsatan8997 6 місяців тому +2

    Sorry but Davy jones and Cassidy were heartthrobs too, before

  • @bonnirose7479
    @bonnirose7479 6 місяців тому +2

    Shaun Cassidy was my first celebrity crush. ❤ I had his posters on the wall, and I got his records, not Leif's. ❤

  • @sherrihearrell1197
    @sherrihearrell1197 6 місяців тому +5

    I always liked Leif Garrett

  • @no1uknugamingchannel
    @no1uknugamingchannel 6 місяців тому +3

    He was part of one of my favorite shows World's Dumbest... He was able to laugh and poke fun at his trouble and stardom

  • @Boudicea97
    @Boudicea97 6 місяців тому +2

    A lot of people in the industry from that Era well and now are not seen as a person but a commodity, once they're not selling they are discarded, usually as broken goods. They are left to pickup the peices of a puzzle they have no clue how to put back together. I met Leif Garrett years ago although he was a very nice guy you could see he was struggling.

  • @wademiller8090
    @wademiller8090 6 місяців тому +3

    The stock footage is so bad it make the video look like it's AI generated.

  • @CharlesTerrebonne-d5m
    @CharlesTerrebonne-d5m 6 місяців тому +2

    Jackyln Smith was my favorite Charlie's Angel and Mary Ann was my favorite Gilligans Island Castaway

  • @valerieladeda
    @valerieladeda 6 місяців тому +2

    I was so looking forward to this video, but had to stop watching because I can't stand the AI-generated fake narration.

  • @pattiburgess2666
    @pattiburgess2666 6 місяців тому +4

    I remember him and his sister starring in Walking Tall

  • @andreadeamon6419
    @andreadeamon6419 6 місяців тому +3

    I didn't need his posters or anything. I hung out with him for a while. When we got to where my sister and neighbor was - mom goes - hey that's the guy that your sister was talking to for a while. Kept saying how cute she was. (My sister didn't talk to me for over 3 months!)

    • @andreadeamon6419
      @andreadeamon6419 6 місяців тому +2

      I just turned 11. We were at sea world. I was bored and ready to go (had to see the animals) so we went walking around and he came right up to me. Have me a huge hug and told me to have fun

  • @JohnLee-pt5jz
    @JohnLee-pt5jz 6 місяців тому +2

    Wasn't he in an episode of the tv show family.😊

  • @StanCat4
    @StanCat4 6 місяців тому +4

    2nd. I always wondered where he went

  • @mikelockhart5528
    @mikelockhart5528 6 місяців тому +1

    When you pedestalized someone at such a young age, and then it all abruptly ends, that has to be tough for any human being to endure.
    Used, abused and sold and then….it all stops. The human ego is not meant to handle that.

  • @moriganna67ify
    @moriganna67ify 6 місяців тому +1

    My 2 older sisters would buy Tiger Beat and fought over, taking down a poster of Donnie Osmond. Then they fought over David Cassidy or Leif (leef) Garrett. 😂😂😂❤😊 I never had nightmares about Donnie looking at me from the foot of my bed. 😅

  • @zacharysmith8902
    @zacharysmith8902 6 місяців тому +1

    A very cutie boi..he’s like that song from Bad company….shooting star

  • @kreh1100
    @kreh1100 6 місяців тому +1

    I think Leif is a good person. It's very unfortunate life that he had to go through so much negativity but I think he has learned allot from it. My wishes are that he stays clean and enjoys his life ❤❤❤

  • @michaelrochester48
    @michaelrochester48 6 місяців тому +1

    You forgot that he was also on the odd couple a few times

  • @TrudyWasserberg
    @TrudyWasserberg Місяць тому +1

    I was able to meet Leif at an autograph signing a few years ago. He is very kind and the fans adore him.

  • @CatholicBoy1957
    @CatholicBoy1957 6 місяців тому +3

    I wonder if John Wayne Gacy had a poster of him on his wall.
    .

  • @yooperlooper
    @yooperlooper 6 місяців тому +2

    He was a little after my time but I remember him and am glad he's doing well. So many of these young people get on drugs at such an early age. Hollywood and the music industry are so corrupt and I don't think their parents realize it or they wouldn't let them get involved. Thanks for the upload.

  • @Angel2011
    @Angel2011 6 місяців тому +1

    It sounds like the decisions and actions of others have hurt him, too. I wish him peace.

  • @ccrgrl
    @ccrgrl 6 місяців тому +1

    Of course he was on the wall, he was hot!

  • @levieuxmoulin3882
    @levieuxmoulin3882 6 місяців тому +2

    Yup I had posters of him torn out of Teen Beat and Tiger Beat, whatever they were called back then. I had those posters taped to my bedroom walls when I was very young, probably too young to even really know much about who he was and why he was even famous. I just had a crush on him for his looks He was the very 1st celebrity poster I ever put up on my bedroom wall. I loved his hair, his eyes, everything.

  • @vickil3256
    @vickil3256 6 місяців тому +2

    I was SOOOO in love with him when I was 23z ❤❤

  • @flashinthepan3273
    @flashinthepan3273 6 місяців тому +1

    The saddest part is that he never embraced his baldness.😢

  • @TorandoStorm
    @TorandoStorm 6 місяців тому +3

    Thank you for another great video.

  • @phillipanderson7398
    @phillipanderson7398 6 місяців тому +1

    From memory the film I best know him for was about skateboarding.
    edit: The film from 1978 was named Skateboard.

  • @sburris65
    @sburris65 6 місяців тому +1

    My first crush was the Bay City Rollers. But I also had a huge crush on Leif. Very sad he grew up in a dysfunctional family. I saw a story on him, and his mom wasn't an ideal parent either. She was very permissive and didn't give him a stable hone. She would allow him to have girls stay over when he was a young teen. No wonder he turned out the way he did. I also had a crush on Donnie Osmond. Look at the difference between the two. Donnie has done well and has aged like a fine wine.

  • @isabellind1292
    @isabellind1292 6 місяців тому +1

    Thank you DoYouRemember? You have a great voice. I'd say you're definitely a "voice artist!"🥇🎨🎤🎨🥇

  • @JamesGoodwin-m5d
    @JamesGoodwin-m5d 6 місяців тому +1

    He was a cutie

  • @eddieboggs8306
    @eddieboggs8306 6 місяців тому +1

    Weren't,Barry Gibb and Rex Smith in the mix back then as well?

  • @SalAvenueNJ
    @SalAvenueNJ 6 місяців тому

    He was a part of a Tru TV show called "Worlds Dumbest", and he was hysterical in it.

  • @Hollysays
    @Hollysays 6 місяців тому

    My older sister liked Leif, I remember being intimidated by him because he was so “grown up” (I’m 53 now).My first celebrity crush was Parker Stevenson, who is older than Leif Garrett lol. Maybe those long flowing locks of Leif’s were just too much for me to handle 😂

  • @towerjunkie19
    @towerjunkie19 5 місяців тому

    My first crush was Bo Donaldson from BD and the Heywoods. Then Barry Manilow. I’m still a Fanilow. Subscribe to the channel in fact. Leif Garrett shared my bedroom walls with them and also Peter Frampton, Elton John (for his cool glasses) Andy Gibb and small pics cuz that’s all the teen mags had of Josh Albee. Lucky for me I had a good sized room and wall space

  • @robinhopkins7988
    @robinhopkins7988 28 днів тому

    I enjoyed him as my first crush! ❤ I havent heard anythjng lately, with exception to his sister Dawns health problems.

  • @JenniferSinclair-o3m
    @JenniferSinclair-o3m Місяць тому

    Tow things.
    1. The car accident was BOTH his and his friend's faults. Not HIS. The friend caused his own own issues. It wasn't "because of Leif".
    2. I want Leif Garrett to be able to deep dive into what he wants to do in life NOW. He doesn't need to relive in younger years. Who is he NOW? What college does he want to go to? What does he want to do for his next career? Everything does not need to relate back to his teen years!

  • @neoblakkrstal9865
    @neoblakkrstal9865 6 місяців тому

    I don't remember much about his music tbh. I remember him of course, hard not to, his face was plastered all over the magazines on the news stand. And no, I am strictly a straight dude, so Leif was definitely NOT my first celebrity crush. That honor probably belongs to Dawn Wells if I am completely honest. I always was a Mary Ann kind of guy. LOL!

  • @susanwilliams1575
    @susanwilliams1575 5 місяців тому

    Posters of him adorned every inch of my bedroom walls and ceiling . I was convinced that I would marry him. At 12, I went to some store where he was signing autographs. My mother didn’t drive on freeways, so my aunt drove us. I bought him a small stuffed animal. Trembling and crying while standing in line, when I got to him, I just wanted to give him his gift. He touched my hand, and I am sure I avoided washing it for as long as possible. Well, that all ended when I fell in love with my first boyfriend who actually resembled him. Unfortunately, or fortunately my boyfriend was gay. It’s a great form of birth control. Anyways, I was crazy about L G, and those are great memories.

  • @fredgutierrez1881
    @fredgutierrez1881 8 днів тому

    Why doesn't he have children? Just wondering

  • @Coffeegirl85
    @Coffeegirl85 Місяць тому

    Oh my gosh! I loved him so much! My walls were wallpapered with his posters from Tiger Beat and I had all of his albums. Sad road he went down but glad he’s doing better now.

  • @Helene-Kuhn
    @Helene-Kuhn 6 місяців тому

    My Sister and i shared a Room in those Years. Me, i was "obsessed" with David Cassidy and my Sis adored Leif Garret, which i could not understand. I did'nt and still not do like him. Sorry

  • @danaparsons1990
    @danaparsons1990 5 місяців тому

    Yes I had the posters ❤ Everyone has skeletons in their closet if some kind. They are human. He admits his mistakes. I'm glad he pulled through where so many did not. Be happy❤

  • @sisterstonerock
    @sisterstonerock 6 місяців тому

    I went to school with a fresh copy of tiger beat tucked between my books. I snuck a read about leif seeing kristy mcN , and cried my eyes out during flag ceremony 🥴
    I still laugh at my 12 year old self 😂

  • @juliegood7999
    @juliegood7999 4 місяці тому

    Yep, he was a 1970s teen idol…a tiger beat dream, a wall poster favorite

  • @thefamouspeopleus
    @thefamouspeopleus 6 місяців тому

    From his early success as a teen heartthrob to his struggles with drugs and legal battles, Garrett's story is a cautionary tale for young stars navigating the pressures of the entertainment industry.

  • @teresarobb739
    @teresarobb739 13 днів тому

    He's amazing, I'll take him any day and keep him happy❤🎉❤

  • @ahsatan8997
    @ahsatan8997 6 місяців тому

    What’s with the jackass skull and crutches logo? Or do you just not know what it is?

  • @tanyakelly1260
    @tanyakelly1260 6 місяців тому

    Boy i had a crush on him now i look back on him he looks like a drug addict. He was so cute with his hair when he lost it. He lost everything

  • @semmcstevenson
    @semmcstevenson 6 місяців тому

    Losing his hair young didn’t help

  • @berniecasey7592
    @berniecasey7592 2 місяці тому

    He was great - it was so long ago now 57 i was 12 back then

  • @naimarosales-d8i
    @naimarosales-d8i 2 місяці тому

    im 13 now and love him bro💀💀

  • @berniecasey7592
    @berniecasey7592 2 місяці тому

    I loved his music very much

  • @mailelouie658
    @mailelouie658 6 місяців тому +1

    They say he was totally bombed and wasted in that MTV where are they now confronting the guy he put in the wheelchair

    • @isabellind1292
      @isabellind1292 6 місяців тому

      His passenger was just as bombed and wasted as he was. Neither were belted in, either.
      If someone knowingly gets into any mode of transportation w/a drunk at the wheel, they're as equally responsible for their poor choices as the drunk at the wheel.

    • @mailelouie658
      @mailelouie658 6 місяців тому +1

      @@isabellind1292 oh I should have been clear I know both were wasted when they got in the accident. But when he did the MTV interview “confrontation” Leif was wasted.

    • @isabellind1292
      @isabellind1292 6 місяців тому

      @@mailelouie658 Oh I apologize. It's really quite tragic. I never knew about the crash. I would have felt very disrespected by Leif, showing up wasted.
      I also feel bad too for Leif. He did not have a very stable upbringing and it's sad that it appears his father didn't want him in his life until his own health was failing.
      At least he finally seems to be in better health. It's never too late to make changes so you can be happy.

    • @mailelouie658
      @mailelouie658 6 місяців тому +2

      @@isabellind1292 no apologies needed! His situation really sucked and ugh parents and those kinds of parents STILL exist! It’s a shame. But at least he’s alive. So many don’t make it. Too many to count. Take care!

    • @isabellind1292
      @isabellind1292 6 місяців тому

      @@mailelouie658 Thank you. You're right. I'm sure Leif knows many actors who started young like he did and who weren't equipped for sudden fame and everything that goes along w/it.
      I think Ron Howard (cute Opie) was one child actor who really did well in life. He had great parents. Have a nice day!☺

  • @lynnestamey7272
    @lynnestamey7272 6 місяців тому

    My first celebrity crush was an Indian actor named Said Khan. I just looked him up in Wikipedia and found that he passed on December 22, 2023. He was in a tv show called Maya, I just fell in love with him. Sad to learn that he is gone, and recently.

  • @SylverLynx-wm2cd
    @SylverLynx-wm2cd 6 місяців тому

    I had him on my wall. He was so hot. Serious crush. Then he disappeared. Andy Gibb too. Another flash

  • @discomania80
    @discomania80 6 місяців тому

    He superceded Shaun Cassidy as singing/acting Teen Idol in the late 70s 😮

  • @BakerLishw-2v
    @BakerLishw-2v 6 місяців тому

    He was my first crush. Like many other girls back then I would save my allowance to buy the next magazine with posters.

  • @xrrrismickey
    @xrrrismickey 6 місяців тому

    I never got the appeal.

  • @denisehalfman7503
    @denisehalfman7503 6 місяців тому

    He was definitely my first crush. My parents took me to see him when I was 9 ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @sandrashevel2137
    @sandrashevel2137 6 місяців тому

    Love him still❤

  • @pam8962
    @pam8962 6 місяців тому

    I remember him being in Tiger Beat but can't remember anything he did. Guess I was into Elton John

  • @angelikablomeke3697
    @angelikablomeke3697 5 місяців тому

    Er hat zwar viel Mist gemacht aber trotzdem halte ich zu ihn ich habe auch noch alle LPs von ihm ❤

  • @HAPPY-nz5wh
    @HAPPY-nz5wh 6 місяців тому

    I enjoy the content on this channel however I was just wondering if it would be possible to speed up the narration just a little

  • @LRaine73
    @LRaine73 6 місяців тому

    I remember my baby sitter had a huge poster of him on her wall from Tiger Beat. I always wondered what happened to him.

  • @stephenfermoyle4578
    @stephenfermoyle4578 6 місяців тому

    it is a shame, beyond a shame that ''it'' took over his life. He was not himself on talk shows and in life. They should teach this to young teens

  • @AdrienneReneau-ky4sc
    @AdrienneReneau-ky4sc 6 місяців тому

    YES REMEMBER BOBBY SHERMAN AND LIEF. GARRETT ONLY PHOTO

  • @sassydarcy1
    @sassydarcy1 20 днів тому

    Yummy

  • @thelittlegreenball6813
    @thelittlegreenball6813 6 місяців тому

    I definitely had a few posters of Leif!

  • @tommybutler2454
    @tommybutler2454 6 місяців тому

    We will always love him.

  • @AdrienneReneau-ky4sc
    @AdrienneReneau-ky4sc 6 місяців тому

    LOOK AT POOR MAN IN WC

  • @marcparsons1726
    @marcparsons1726 6 місяців тому

    Leonard Unger

  • @AdrienneReneau-ky4sc
    @AdrienneReneau-ky4sc 6 місяців тому

    FOOS BALL BORING ZZZZZZZZZ

  • @OttoByOgraffey
    @OttoByOgraffey 6 місяців тому

    I'm disappointed in your channel. I may unsubscribe. If you're interested why, I'll explain.

  • @AdrienneReneau-ky4sc
    @AdrienneReneau-ky4sc 6 місяців тому

    LIEF yes Justin Beiber look alike

  • @marilyncolley1963
    @marilyncolley1963 6 місяців тому +1

    I don't recall his name being pronounced as " Laafe " 😂😂
    It's pronounced * Leef *

    • @isabellind1292
      @isabellind1292 6 місяців тому +1

      That's the way he pronounces his name. "Layfe." I always called him Leif (as in🍂,lol)!

  • @WakeyUpU
    @WakeyUpU 6 місяців тому +1

    He was sooo cute ❤

  • @misssophie7717
    @misssophie7717 6 місяців тому

    Hardly the #1 heartthrob🤣🤣🤣

  • @jennsteeley5214
    @jennsteeley5214 6 місяців тому

    I had the biggest crush on him! I had every album and magazine that he was in. Sad how far he fell!