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James Darren’s Son Jim Moret Recalls His Time With His Dad: ‘I Think Joy Is His Legacy’
T.J. Hooker’s James Darren passed away in September, but his son Jim Moret exclusively tells Closer about what James left behind. ‘I think joy is his legacy.’
When James next appeared in Irwin Allen’s 1966 sci-fi series The Time Tunnel, Moret began to truly comprehend his father’s fame. James had rocketed to stardom playing the surfing-singing heartthrob Moondoggie in three Gidget movies, as well as a WWII soldier in 1961’s The Guns of Navarone, a Golden Globe Best Picture winner. John Springer / Getty ImagesMoret also admired his father’s determination to keep growing as an artist – from teen idol to starring on the 1980s cop drama T.J. Hooker and directing episodes of popular TV shows, including The A-Team and Melrose Place.
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