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‘Family Affair’ Star Johnny Whitaker Reveals Downside to Childhood Fame: ‘It Was Not Cool’
Family Affair star Johnny Whitaker tells Closer exclusively about the downside of childhood fame, revealing 'it was not cool' and he was subjected to teasing.
In addition to charming primetime viewers on Family Affair as adorable Jody, Johnny starred in kid-friendly fare including Saturday morning’s Sigmund and the Sea Monsters and the 1973 musical Tom Sawyer. “[ The Brady Bunch ’s] Christopher Knight says that Hollywood loves its puppies, but once they become dogs, they don’t want anything to do with them,” Johnny says. I also do a regular ministry at the jail once a month to bring a message of hope, faith and courage to men who are incarcerated for drugs and alcohol.
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