Richard Thomas who played John Boy on The Waltons turns 63 today. Richard I am sure was the subject of many crushes in the 70's of both girls and guys. I was a bit too young to catch The Waltons during it's first run on TV, but I did catch the repeats with my parents as a child, and I loved John Boy, but must say I had a bit more of a crush on Jim Bob. But any guy from the Mountain with tight jeans and suspenders with two first names would have done in a pinch!
Richard Earl Thomas (born June 13, 1951) is an American actor, best known for his leading role as budding author John-Boy Walton in the CBS drama The Waltons. During his career, Thomas won an Emmy Award, and received nominations for another Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards.
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Thomas was born in Manhattan, the son of Barbara (née Fallis) and Richard S. Thomas, in 1951. His parents were dancers with the New York City Ballet and owned the New York School of Ballet. He attended The Allen Stevenson School and the McBurney School in Manhattan. Thomas was seven when he made his Broadway debut in Sunrise at Campobello (1958) playing John Roosevelt, son of future U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Thomas married Alma Gonzales on February 14, 1975. They had one son, Richard Francisco, born in 1976, and triplet daughters Barbara Ayala, Gweneth Gonzales and Pilar Alma, born August 26, 1981. They divorced in 1993.
Thomas married Georgiana Bischoff on November 20, 1994. They have one son, Montana James Thomas, born July 28, 1996. At the time she married Thomas, Bischoff had two daughters from previous marriages, Brooke Murphy and Kendra Kneifel. Daughter Kendra Kneifel has since changed her name to Kendra Thomas.
Check out the hilarious Waltons Blooper below, a little John Boy butt, but be warned...there is also a little Will Geer Butt, I repeat Will Geer butt!!!
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