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Johnny Whitaker (born John Orson Whitaker, Jr.; December 13, 1959)〔 is an American actor notable for several performances for film and television during his childhood. The naturally redheaded Whitaker is best known for his role as Brian Keith's nephew, Jody Davis, on ''Family Affair'' from 1966 to 1971, originated the role of Scotty Baldwin on ''General Hospital'' in 1965, played the lead in Hallmark's 1969 ''The Littlest Angel'',〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Littlest Angel (TV) )〕 and portrayed the title character in the 1973 musical version of ''Tom Sawyer''. ==Biography== Whitaker was born in the Los Angeles district of Van Nuys, the fifth of eight children to Thelma and John O. Whitaker, Sr.〔 〕 and started his professional acting career at the age of three by appearing in a television commercial for a local used car dealer. In 1965, Whitaker originated the character of the young Scotty Baldwin in the soap opera ''General Hospital''. In 1966, he acted in a major feature film, ''The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming'', which also starred Brian Keith, the actor who would later play Whitaker's uncle in the television series ''Family Affair''. ''Family Affair'' aired from 1966 to 1971. It co-starred Whitaker playing the role of an orphaned boy named Jody Davis, living in a high-rise apartment in New York City with his sisters Buffy (Anissa Jones) and Cissy (Kathy Garver), his uncle Bill Davis (Brian Keith), and Bill's gentleman's gentleman, Mr. French (Sebastian Cabot). While a regular on the show, he also starred in the Hallmark Hall of Fame production ''The Littlest Angel'' and an episode of the long-running western ''The Virginian'' in 1969. After ''Family Affair'', Whitaker went on to star in the 1973 Sid and Marty Krofft Saturday morning children's series ''Sigmund and the Sea Monsters'' alongside Billy Barty and Scott Kolden, as well as appearing in feature films, including Disney's ''Snowball Express'', ''The Biscuit Eater'', ''Napoleon and Samantha'' and ''The Magic Pony''. His most prominent feature film role during this period was the lead in the 1973 musical version of ''Tom Sawyer''. Whitaker graduated from Sylmar High School, and then spent two years in Portugal doing missionary work for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.〔 Upon returning to the United States he attended Brigham Young University, graduating in 1986 with a degree in Communications. In an interview with Tom Snyder on ''The Late Late Show'', Whitaker said he briefly worked as a computer consultant at CBS. He later joined a Los Angeles talent agency, Whitaker Entertainment, owned by his sister. Whitaker was Dana Plato's former manager.〔 〕 In 1999, Whitaker received the Young Artist Former Child Star Lifetime Achievement Award at the 20th Youth in Film Awards.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 20th Annual Youth in Film Awards )〕 He formerly starred in and co-produced the radio talk show, ''The Dr. Zod and Johnny Show''.〔 In 2014, Whitaker starred as Judge Taylor in a theater production of ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' at Sandhills Community College in North Carolina. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Johnny Whitaker」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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