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James Darren, ‘Gidget’ and ‘T.J. Hooker’ Actor, Dead at 88


James Darren, best known for appearing in ‘Gidget’ and ‘T.J. Hooker’ died at the age of 88 on September 2

Darren’s son, Inside Edition correspondent Jim Moret, told The Hollywood Reporter his father was due to undergo aortic valve replacement surgery but was deemed too weak to have the procedure. When it comes to must-see police dramas and cop shows, fans have a lot to choose from — including Law & Order: Special Victim Unit and Chicago P.D. “The defining moment was when I was at a studio in San Francisco and word got out that I was there,” Darren recalled to Los Angeles magazine in 2015 about his popularity among young women.

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