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Rick Springfield

Musician / Singer-songwriter / Composer | * 08/23/1949 (74) | South Wentworthville, New South Wales (Australia)
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Richard Lewis Springthorpe (born 23 August 1949), known professionally as Rick Springfield, is an Australian-American musician and actor. He was a member of the pop rock group Zoot from 1969 to 1971, then started his solo career with his debut single, "Speak to the Sky", which reached the top 10 in Australia in mid-1972. When he moved to the United States, he had a No. 1 hit with "Jessie's Girl" in 1981 in both Australia and the US, for which he received the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. He followed with four more top 10 US hits: "I've Done Everything for You", "Don't Talk to Strangers", "Affair of the Heart" and "Love Somebody". Springfield's two US top 10 albums are Working Class Dog (1981) and Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet (1982). As an actor, Springfield starred in the film Hard to Hold in 1984 and the television series High Tide from 1994 to 1997. He appeared in supporting roles in Ricki and the Flash and True Detective (both 2015). He p... ()
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Richard Lewis Springthorpe is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician, and actor. As a musician, he is known for the 1981 No.1 single "Jessie's Girl", which became a blockbuster of 1980s pop rock music and helped establish the emerging music video age. As an actor, Springfield is known for playing Dr. Noah Drake on the daytime drama General Hospital. He originated the character from 1981–1983 and then returned to play him again from 2005–2008.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Documentaries

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Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic porn producer Jack Horner aspires to elevate his craft to an art form. Horner discovers Eddie Adams, a ...

Boogie Nights

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1997 | 3.8/5 | 2h 36min
Drama
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Four pals are stuck in a rut in adulthood: Adam has just been dumped, Lou is a hopeless party animal, Craig is a henpecked husband, and Jacob does nothing but play video games in his basement. But the ...

Hot Tub Time Machine

R

2010 | 3.0/5 | 1h 41min
Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure
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Miss Tickle and and the students of the after-school group The Adventurers Club travel to magical lands with pop star Rick Springfield. ...

Mission: Magic!

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1973 | 3.0/5 | 30min per episode
Animation
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A self-loathing, alcoholic writer attempts to repair his damaged relationships with his daughter and her mother while combating sex addiction, a budding drug problem, and the seeming inability to avoi ...

Californication

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2007 | 3.8/5 | 28min per episode
Comedy, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Rick Springfield

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Rick Springfield as Actor(17)

2023 Gonzo Girl
as Carl2021 Traces
as Greg2015 Ricki and the Flash
as himself2014 Lennon or McCartney
as himself2013 Sound City
2012 An Affair of the Heart
as Ryan1998 Legion
as Senator Barklay1998 Loyal Opposition
as Philip1994 A Change of Place
1993 In the Shadows, Someone's Watching
as Brad1991 Silent Motive
as Kyle Rath1990 Dead Reckoning
as Det. Nick Knight1989 Nick Knight
as himself1985 Rick Springfield: The Beat of the Live Drum
as himself1985 Live Aid
as James Roberts1984 Hard to Hold
as Lieutenant Zac1978 Battlestar Galactica

TV Shows/Series with Rick Springfield as Actor(32)

2020 I Can See Your Voice
2016 Greatest Hits
as Dr. Irving Pitlor2014 True Detective
as Gary Globberman2013 The Goldbergs
as himself2012 The Eric Andre Show
as Renny Sinclair2010 Hawaii Five-0
as Tom2010 Hot in Cleveland
as himself2007 Californication
as Vince Vincente2005 Supernatural
as Lucifer2005 Supernatural
as himself2005 The Colbert Report
as Self - Performer2004 On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as himself2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as himself1999 The Early Show
as himself1999 Where Are They Now?
as Rick Springfield (voice)1999 Family Guy
1996 E! True Hollywood Story
as Mick Barrett1994 High Tide
as Nick Collins1994 Robin's Hoods
as Christopher Chance1992 Human Target
1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as himself1980 Solid Gold
1979 California Fever
1978 In the Beginning
as Lieutenant Zac1978 Battlestar Galactica
1978 The Eddie Capra Mysteries
as Mike Roark1977 The Incredible Hulk
1977 The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
as Anton1975 Wonder Woman
as Keith Stuart1974 The Rockford Files
as Rick Springfield (voice)1973 Mission: Magic!

Movies with Rick Springfield as Crew(1)

Sound/Music1985 Rick Springfield: The Beat of the Live Drum

Additional Information

Born: Tuesday, 08/23 1949 (August) in South Wentworthville, New South Wales (Australia) (current age: 74 years + 247 days)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Ashwood High School, Merrylands High School, Mckinnon Secondary College
Record Label: Sparmac Productions
Other names for Rick Springfield (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Richard Lewis Springthorpe"
"Richard Springthorpe"
Rick Springfield frequently works together with these people:
Rachael MacFarlane (63x, Actress)
Kevin Michael Richardson (51x, Actor)
John Viener (38x, Actor)
Ralph Garman (32x, Actor)
Alec Sulkin (31x, Actor)
Phil LaMarr (29x, Actor)
Steve Callaghan (29x, Actor)
Danny Smith (29x, Actor)
Alexandra Breckenridge (27x, Actress)
Mae Whitman (20x, Actress)
Gary Cole (20x, Actor)
Matt Schichter (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:125335, Added: 06/28/2018, Last updated: 03/29/2024