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I didn't want to be the typical teen idol. I didn't want to be Leif Garrett. I didn't want to be Shaun Cassidy, David Cassidy or Parker Stevenson. I wanted to do my own thing.

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Willie Aames
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: July 15
Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Reality Television Participant
Screenwriter
Television Actor
Television Producer
Voice Actor
LA
California
Albert William Upton
Teen
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David
Shaun
Typical
Garrett
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Leif
Wanted
Stevenson
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