Jimmy McNichol

Jimmy McNichol
McNichol in 2011
Born	(1961-07-02) July 2, 1961 (age 63) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations	Actor singer talk show host real estate investor
Years active	1974–present
Spouse	Renée McNichol ​ (m. 1997)​
Children	3, including Kellee Maize
Relatives	Kristy McNichol (sister)

James Vincent McNichol III (born July 2, 1961), known professionally as Jimmy McNichol, is an American actor and singer who first gained fame as a teen idol in the late 1970s. At the beginning of his career his popularity quickly grew, causing networks like CBS to create and implement multiple television series specifically for his involvement and leading roles. After making a record number of appearances on top talk shows he was viewed by many as "the face you see everywhere."^[1]

In 1978, McNichol recorded an album with his sister, Kristy, also a child actress, and the two went on to host a youth-oriented variety show for ABC. McNichol subsequently had lead roles in Smokey Bites the Dust (1981), and opposite Susan Tyrrell in the horror film Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981). After retiring from acting in the 1990s, McNichol relocated with his family to Colorado, and has been active in environmentalist causes, and working as a real estate investor and home renovator.^[2]