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Jon Provost
Born	Jonathan Provost (1950-03-12) March 12, 1950 (age 62) Los Angeles, California, USA
Occupation	Actor; Educator; Businessman
Years active	1958-present
Spouse	Sandy Goosens (1979-1993) (divorced) 2 children Laurie Jacobson (1999-present)

Jon Provost (born Jonathan Provost on March 12, 1950, in Los Angeles, California) is a former child actor of film and television. He is best known for his role as young Timmy Martin in the CBS series, Lassie.

Life and career[link]

At the age of four, Provost was cast in the film The Country Girl (1954), starring Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly. He then appeared in Back from Eternity (1956) with Anita Ekberg and Escapade in Japan (1957), again with Ekberg and an unknown (and uncredited) Clint Eastwood.

In 1957, Provost acquired the role of Timmy Martin in the CBS television series Lassie. He joined the show at the top of the fourth season as co-star to Tommy Rettig, Jan Clayton, and George Cleveland. Midpoint in the season, George Cleveland died and the show was completely revamped with Provost becoming the human star after the departures of Rettig and Clayton. Hugh Reilly and June Lockhart joined the show in 1958 as Timmy's parents (roles had been played by Jon Shepodd and Cloris Leachman). On December 25, 1958, Provost and Lassie were holiday guests on NBC's The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford. This was the only time of the five years that the Ford program ran that an episode actually aired on Christmas Day. Ford sang the carol "Some Children See Him" for the first time on this episode.^[1]

Provost as Timmy Martin in the television series Lassie, c. 1962

For seven seasons, 1957–1964, audiences grew to love Timmy and his adventures with Lassie. In 1964, however, Provost was fourteen and chose not to renew his contract though Campbell's Soup Company, the sponsor, wanted three more years.^[2] With Provost out of the picture, the format of the series was revamped. The Martins were sent to Australia to teach agriculture while Lassie was forced to remain in the United States because of quarantine regulations. Robert Bray was then cast as forest ranger Corey Stuart, Lassie's new owner from 1964-1968. Although different collies were featured throughout the run of all three series, Lassie was presumed to be the same collie, which would have made her at least 15 years old at the end of the third series.

Provost's career as a television child star ended, and he left show business when he was eighteen. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and worked for a time in the field of special education. Later, he sold real estate in Sonoma County north of San Francisco and donated his time to various causes.

In 1990, Provost was honored by the Young Artist Foundation with its Former Child Star "Lifetime Achievement" Award for his role as Timmy Martin on the original Lassie series,^[3] and in 1991, he returned to television with a recurring role on The New Lassie series as real estate agent, Steve McCullough. In one nostalgic episode, he appeared together with Tommy Rettig. In another episode, June Lockhart reprised her role as Timmy's mother, Ruth Martin. In an incredible twist, the audience learned Timmy was never properly adopted by the Martins and forced to remain in the States while they continued on to Australia. Timmy was then adopted by the McCullough family and began using the name, Steve McCullough.

Today, Provost continues to attend celebrity conventions and autograph parties. He sometimes appears on network news programs to speak about classical television and American culture. In 1994, Provost received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7080 Hollywood Blvd.

His memoirs, Timmy's in the Well: The Jon Provost Story, were released in November 2007 (Cumberland House Publishing, ISBN 1-58182-619-2). In August 2008, Provost was honored with a "Lifetime Achievement Award" at the Pocono Mountains Film Festival.

Complete filmography[link]

• 1970: The Secret of the Sacred Forest
• 1969: The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, starring Kurt Russell
• 1966: This Property Is Condemned
• 1964: The Wayfarers [TV]
• 1964: The Disappearance [TV]
• 1962: Lassie's Great Adventure (The Odyssey) [TV]
• 1957: Escapade in Japan
• 1956: Toward the Unknown
• 1956: All Mine to Give
• 1956: Back from Eternity
• 1954: The Country Girl
• 1953: So Big

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Jon Provost at the Internet Movie Database
• Jon Provost opposes AB 1634

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June Lockhart
in Son of Lassie
Born	(1925-06-25) June 25, 1925 (age 87) New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1938–present
Spouse	Dr. John F. Maloney (m. 1951–1959) «start: (1951)–end+1: (1960)»"Marriage: Dr. John F. Maloney to June Lockhart" Location: (linkback:http://en-wiki.pop.wn.com/index.php/June_Lockhart) John Lindsay (m. 1959–1970) «start: (1959)–end+1: (1971)»"Marriage: John Lindsay to June Lockhart" Location: (linkback:http://en-wiki.pop.wn.com/index.php/June_Lockhart)
Website
http://www.junelockhart.com

June Lockhart (born June 25, 1925) is an American actress, primarily in 1950s and 1960s television, but with memorable performances on stage and in film too. She is remembered as the mother in two TV series, Lassie and Lost in Space. She also portrayed Dr. Janet Craig on the CBS television sitcom Petticoat Junction (1968–70).

Career[link]

Born in New York City, Lockhart is the daughter of Canadian-born actor Gene Lockhart, who came to prominence on Broadway in 1933 in Ah, Wilderness!, and English-born actress Kathleen Arthur Lockhart.^[1][2] She made her acting debut opposite her parents in a film version of A Christmas Carol, in 1938.^[3] She also played supporting parts in films including Meet Me in St. Louis, Sergeant York, All This, and Heaven Too and The Yearling. Lockhart played the title role in She-Wolf of London (1946).

In 1948, Lockhart won a Tony Award for Outstanding Performance by a Newcomer (a category that no longer exists) for her role on Broadway in For Love or Money. And in 1951, she starred in Lawrence Riley's biographical play Kin Hubbard opposite Tom Ewell. In 1955, she appeared in an episode of CBS's Appointment with Adventure. About this time, she also made several appearances on NBC's legal drama Justice, based on case files of the Legal Aid Society of New York.^[4] In the late 1950s, she guest starred in several popular television Westerns including: Wagon Train and Cimarron City on NBC and Gunsmoke, Have Gun – Will Travel, and Rawhide on CBS.

In 1958, she was the narrator for Playhouse 90 's telecast of the George Balanchine version of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker, featuring Balanchine himself as Drosselmeyer, along with the New York City Ballet.^[5]

Lockhart as Maureen Robinson, 1965.

Lockhart is best known for her roles as TV mothers, first as Ruth Martin, the wife of Paul Martin (portrayed by Hugh Reilly), and the mother of Timmy Martin (played by Jon Provost) in the 1954 CBS series, Lassie (a role that she played from 1959–64). She replaced actress Cloris Leachman. Lockhart then became Dr. Maureen Robinson, the wife of Professor John Robinson (portrayed by Zorro actor Guy Williams) in the Lost in Space (1965–68) series. The science fiction program on CBS was popular, remembered for the design of the sleek silver spacesuits, which Lockhart wore in many publicity photos. Lockhart appeared as Timmy's mom with other notable "TV Moms" in the 1995 "Roseanne" episode "The Clip Show: All about Rosey, part 2".

Lockhart appeared as Dr. Janet Craig on the CBS sitcom Petticoat Junction, after Bea Benaderet died during the run of the show, and as a regular in the ABC soap opera General Hospital during the 1980s and 1990s. She provided the voice of Martha Day, the lead character in the Hanna-Barbara animated series These Are the Days. Lockhart was the only actor or actress to have starred in three hit series during the 1960s. Lockhart guest stared in Quincy M.E. numerous times.

In 1986, she appeared in the fantasy film, Troll. The younger version of her character in that film was played by her daughter, Anne Lockhart. They had previously played the same woman at two different ages in an episode of the television series Magnum, P.I. (1981). In 1991, Lockhart appeared as Miss Wiltrout, Michelle Tanner's kindergarten teacher on the TV sitcom Full House. She also had a cameo in the 1998 film Lost in Space, based on the television series she had starred in thirty years earlier. In 2002, she appeared in two episodes of The Drew Carey Show as Lewis's mother, Misty Kiniski.

In 2004, she voiced the role of Grandma Emma Fowler in Focus on the Family's The Last Chance Detectives audio cases. Lockhart starred as James Caan's mother in an episode of Las Vegas in 2004. Lockhart has since guest starred on episodes of Cold Case and Grey's Anatomy, in the 2007 ABC Family television film Holiday in Handcuffs, and in the 2007 feature film Wesley.

Personal life[link]

In 1951, Lockhart married Dr. John F. Maloney. They had two daughters, Anne Kathleen Lockhart, born September 6, 1953 and June Elizabeth Lockhart, born 2 years later.^[6] The couple divorced in 1959.^[7] She married architect John Lindsay that same year. They divorced in October 1970.^[8] She has not married again.

Daughter Anne has taken her mother's maiden name for her stage name, and has appeared in films and television programs.^[8] Daughter June is marketing manager/art director for an international luxury furniture manufacturer headquartered in California, with showrooms around the world.

Selected filmography[link]

1995 "Roseanne" June Lockhart as Ruth Martin 1 episode -

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: June Lockhart

• Official website
• June Lockhart at the Internet Broadway Database
• June Lockhart at the Internet Movie Database
• June Lockhart at AllRovi
• June Lockhart at the TCM Movie Database

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Greg Louganis

Photograph by Alan Light
Personal information
Full name	Gregory Efthimios Louganis
Born	(1960-01-29) January 29, 1960 (age 52) El Cajon, California
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sport
Country	United States
Event(s)	1m, 3m, 10m
College team	University of Miami and University of California, Irvine
Medal record Olympic Games Silver 1976 Montreal 10m Platform Gold 1984 Los Angeles 3m Springboard Gold 1984 Los Angeles 10m Platform Gold 1988 Seoul 3m Springboard Gold 1988 Seoul 10m Platform World Championships Gold 1978 Berlin 10m Platform Gold 1982 Guayaquil 3m Springboard Gold 1982 Guayaquil 10m Platform Gold 1986 Madrid 3m Springboard Gold 1986 Madrid 10m Platform Pan American Games Gold 1979 San Juan 3m Springboard Gold 1979 San Juan 10m Platform Gold 1983 Caracas 3m Springboard Gold 1983 Caracas 10m Platform Gold 1987 Indianapolis 3m Springboard Gold 1987 Indianapolis 10m Platform Summer Universiade Gold 1983 Edmonton 3m Springboard Gold 1983 Edmonton 10m Platform

Gregory "Greg" Efthimios Louganis ( /luːˈɡeɪnɨs/) (born January 29, 1960) is an American Olympic diver and author.

He received the James E. Sullivan Award from the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) in 1984 as the most outstanding amateur athlete in the United States.

Early life[link]

Louganis is of Samoan/Swedish descent. His teenaged parents gave him up for adoption when he was eight months old and he was raised in California by his adoptive parents, a Greek-American couple. As a child he suffered from asthma and a string of allergies; his doctor suggested an exercise program would strengthen his lungs. He was taken to his sister's dance class, and also took up gymnastics and trampoline. He began diving lessons at age eight after the family got a swimming pool and he began attempting his trampoline moves on the diving board.^[1] He attended Santana High School in Santee, California, and Valhalla High School in El Cajon, California.

Diving career[link]

As a Junior Olympic competitor Louganis caught the eye of Dr. Sammy Lee, two-time Olympic champion, who began coaching him. At sixteen Louganis took part in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where he placed second in the tower event, behind Italian sport legend Klaus Dibiasi. Two years later, with Dibiasi retired, Louganis won his first world title in the same event with the help of coach Ron O'Brien. In 1978, he accepted a diving scholarship to the University of Miami where he studied theater, but in 1981 transferred to the University of California, Irvine, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts.

Louganis was a favorite for two golds in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, but an American boycott of the games prevented him from participating. Louganis won two titles at the world championships in 1982, where he became the first diver in a major international meeting to get a perfect score of 10 from all seven judges.^[1] At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, with record scores and leads over his opponents, Louganis won gold medals in both the springboard and tower diving events.

After winning two more world championship titles in 1986, he repeated his 1984 feat in the 1988 Seoul Olympics, although not without difficulties: he suffered a concussion after hitting his head on the springboard during the preliminary rounds while performing a reverse 2½ pike. He completed the preliminaries despite his injury, earning the highest single score of the qualifying for his next dive, and went on to repeat the dive during the finals, earning the gold medal by a margin of 25 points.^[1] In the 10m finals he won the gold medal performing a 3.4 difficulty dive in his last attempt, earning 86.70 points for a total of 638.61, surpassing silver medalist Xiong Ni by only 1.14 points.^[1] His comeback earned him the title of ABC's Wide World of Sports "Athlete of the Year" for 1988.

At the time of the 1988 accident Louganis did not disclose to the public that he was infected with HIV, a diagnosis he had received six months before the Olympics. His doctor placed him on the antiretroviral drug AZT, which he took every four hours round the clock. It was 1994 when Louganis announced to the world that he was gay. He took part in the 1994 Gay Games as a diving announcer as well as putting on a diving exhibition for capacity crowds. In 1995, Louganis cowrote his autobiography Breaking the Surface, with the assistance of author Eric Marcus. In the book Louganis detailed a relationship of domestic abuse and rape, as well as teenage depression, and how he began smoking and drinking at a young age.^[1] He also disclosed to the world that he was HIV positive. As expected at that time, most of his corporate sponsors dropped him as a client when they heard the news of his HIV status. The exception was swimsuit manufacturer Speedo, who retained him as an endorser of their products until 2007. After his announcement, people in and out of the international diving community began to question Louganis's decision not to disclose his HIV status at the time of his head injury during the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Their concern was that because of the bloody nature of his injury, Louganis placed all of his diving competitors at risk of being exposed to HIV. The United States Olympic Committee expressed great concern about the possibility of HIV exposure.^[2]

Personal life[link]

Greg Louganis is openly gay. After he tested positive for HIV in 1988,^[3][4] he recounted his story in a best-selling autobiography Breaking the Surface co-written with Eric Marcus. The book spent five weeks at number one on the New York Times Best Seller list. His story was also documented in the 1996 Showtime movie Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story with Mario Lopez playing the lead and Louganis narrating.

He also produced a video diary called Looking To the Light, which picked up where Breaking the Surface left off. In the years since his diagnosis was made public Louganis has been an outspoken HIV awareness advocate. He has worked frequently with the Human Rights Campaign to defend the civil liberties of the LGBT community and people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS.^[5]

In the late 1980s and 1990s, he took on a number of roles in movies, including Touch Me in 1997 and David Oliveras' debut movie Watercolors in role of Coach Brown, a swimming instructor in a high school.

In September 2000, he appeared on Hollywood Squares as a member of famous Olympic gold medalists "Dream Team", competing in a special week of the nationally-syndicated game show series, broadcast as a tribute to the 2000 Summer Games. The episodes marked the first time that all these champions came together for this kind of television competition.

In the October/November 2010 issue of ABILITY Magazine, Louganis stated that the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy is "absurd," "unconstitutional," and a "witch-hunt." He added that "gay men and women have been serving this country for years. . . [it's] basically encouraging people who are serving our country to lie to each other." ^[6]

Also in 2012, he appeared in the penultimate episode of the second season of IFC's comedy Portlandia.

Among other influences, actor Michael Fassbender took Louganis's gait and mannerisms as inspiration for his portrayal of an advanced humanoid robot in the 2012 film Prometheus,^[7] stating that "Louganis was my first inspiration. I figured that I'd sort of base my physicality roughly around him, and then it kind of went from there."^[8]

Dog agility[link]

Louganis competed actively in dog agility competitions with his dogs Dr. Schivago, Captain Woof Blitzer, Nipper, Gryffindor (Gryff), Dobby and Hedwig (named for characters in the Harry Potter series).^[9] He published his book For the Life of Your Dog co-written with Betty Sicora Siino.

Coaching[link]

Since November 2010, Louganis has been coaching divers of a wide range of ages and abilities in the SoCal Divers Club in Fullerton, California.^[10]

Filmography[link]

Films in which Greg Louganis has appeared:

• Dirty Laundry (1987) as Larry
• Inside Out III (1992) as Max in the segment "The Wet Dream"
• Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story (narrator)
• It's My Party (1996) as Dan Zuma
• Broken Record (1997 TV movie) as Coach Hill
• Touch Me (1997) as David
• Watercolors (2008) as Coach Brown
• 30 for 30: "Tim Richmond: To the Limit" (2010)
• Portlandia, season 2/ episode 9, (2012) as himself

See also[link]

• World Fit

References[link]

External links[link]

• Greg Louganis official web site
• Greg Louganis Official Bio
• Greg Louganis biography at Olympic Movement official web site
• Greg Louganis to keynote DBSA 2007 National Conference
• Greg Louganis -
• Greg Louganis profile at NNDB
• http://www.facebook.com/greglouganisondwts?bookmark_t=page