{"id":9675,"date":"2025-03-27T01:43:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T01:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=9675"},"modified":"2025-03-27T01:43:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T01:43:08","slug":"t-j-hooker-actor-james-darren-dies-aged-88","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=9675","title":{"rendered":"\u2018T.J. Hooker\u2019 actor James Darren dies aged 88"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"show-inline-featured-image wp-caption alignnone\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-main-thumbnail size-main-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/09\/03094704\/ajam-664x350.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/09\/03094704\/ajam-664x350.jpg 664w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/09\/03094704\/ajam-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/09\/03094704\/ajam-412x216.jpg 412w\" alt=\"James Darren. Credit \/ Getty Images\" width=\"664\" height=\"350\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Darren. Credit \/ Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Actor James Darren, known for his work on films including\u00a0<em>Gidget<\/em>\u00a0and TV shows such as<em>\u00a0T.J. 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href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/09\/02\/james-darren-dead-dies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TMZ<\/a>\u00a0that his father was having heart issues and was a patient at Cedars-Sinai\u2019 cardiac unit.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s believed that Darren had initially gone to hospital for an aortic valve replacement, only to be judged too weak to safely undergo the procedure.<\/p>\n<p>He was subsequently sent home, but returned to hospital a short time later.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always thought he would pull through,\u201d his son Jim\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/james-darren-dead-gidget-time-tunnel-tj-hooker-1235989762\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said<\/a>, \u201cbecause he was so cool. 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Ca. 1960s.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Darren shot to prominence as a teen idol after landing the role of surfer Moondoggie in 1959\u2019s\u00a0<em>Gidget.\u00a0<\/em>He reprised the role in the two sequels\u00a0<em>Gidget Goes Hawaiian\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>Gidget Goes to Rome<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The actor also had a recurring role as police officer Jim Corrigan on\u00a0<em>T.J. Hooker<\/em>. He appeared in a total of 66 episodes across four seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond acting, James also enjoyed a career as a singer and performed the theme song for\u00a0<em>Gidget<\/em>. As per reports, he also directed a variety of episodes on shows like\u00a0<em>Melrose Place<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Beverly Hills, 90210<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>The A-Team<\/em>\u00a0among others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rest in peace, James Darren.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GIDGET\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/szQ_xq2us3s?start=2&amp;feature=oembed\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Darren. Credit \/ Getty Images Actor James Darren, known for his work on films including\u00a0Gidget\u00a0and TV shows such as\u00a0T.J. Hooker\u00a0and\u00a0Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,\u00a0has died at the age of 88. 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