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Lance Kerwin (born November 6, 1960) is an American actor, known primarily for roles in television and film during his childhood and teen years in the 1970s. He played lead roles in the TV series James at 15,[1] and the made-for-TV films The Loneliest Runner and Salem's Lot.

Lance Kerwin
Lance Kerwin, 1977, in James at 15)
Born	(1960-11-06) November 6, 1960 (age 62) Newport Beach, California, United States
Years active	1974–1995
Spouse	Yvonne Kerwin ​ (m. 2000)​

Early life and career

Kerwin was raised in Lake Elsinore, California.[2] His father was an acting coach, who brought home scripts for his son to read.[3] His mother was also a performer and later, a talent agent.[2] He is the youngest of five brothers. His brother Shane was his stand-in.

In the 1970s, Kerwin appeared in a number of made-for-TV movies and series. He was, said former theater critic and British Film Institute governor John Holmstrom, "probably America's leading boy actor of the late Seventies ... a handsome lad ... [with] considerable sensitivity as an actor".[4] His serious acting roles often portrayed anguished characters facing difficult challenges, such as in The Loneliest Runner, The Boy Who Drank Too Much, and Children of Divorce.

Personal life

Despite the common misconception, he is not related to actor Brian Kerwin.

Kerwin has a daughter, Savanah Paige, with Kristen Lansdale and four children with his wife Yvonne: daughters Trinity, Terah, and Kailani, and son Justus Joe. He gave up acting in the mid-1990s.

In a July 2010 article, it was stated that Kerwin was then working as a "pastor at Calvary Chapel in Kapaa, Hawaii and a U-Turn for Christ program leader".[5] In that same article, Kerwin and his wife Yvonne pled guilty to falsifying documents to obtain state medical assistance in Hawaii. Kerwin was sentenced to five years probation and 300 hours of community service.[5] He publicly apologized.

Filmography

References

External links

• Lance Kerwin at IMDb

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