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Leif Garrett, with his tousled blonde hair, big trusting eyes, and sexy yet boyish good looks, set many a teen girl's heart to racing in the '70s. He started working at the tender age of five, appearing in movies like Skateboard -- which happened to do more for the popularity of skateboards than for his acting career. In his teens he became a bubblegum pop singer and pinup boy who young females swooned over. His biggest musical hit was a song titled, "I Was Made for Dancing." The smash disco single topped the charts in both the United States and the United Kingdom. All too often, finding fame and riches so early in life takes a huge toll later -- and so it was for Garrett. Leif Per Garrett was born in Hollywood, CA, in 1961. Being raised in such a city, and being born with eye-catching good looks, it's little wonder he became an actor before he tested his singing ability. Both he and his two sisters, Dawn Lynn and Debralee Scott, were taken to local casting calls at a very early age. ...